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Whanganui should split from Horizons with the district council expanding its role
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Local Focus: Mother smashes 43kgs 'I was bouncing off the walls'
'It was just this high, this adrenaline rush'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mum's fitness high: 'I was bouncing off the walls'
'It was just this high, this adrenaline rush'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Rachel Stewart: Why the 'h' do they bother?
Councils have perfected pretending they're doing something meaningful about water quality
Mayor frustrated by Māori ward 'myths'
Palmerston North Mayor settles Māori ward myths. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Debunking Māori Ward Myths
Palmerston North Mayor settles Māori ward myths and legends. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Teenager dies in hospital after Manawatu crash
A teenage boy has died in hospital after a crash in Rongotea this afternoon.
Local Focus: NZ's only war animal tribute
Kiwi's pay respect to Bess and war animals of WWI. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Horses of war: Thousands never returned
Respects paid to Bess and animals of the Great War. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Raining purple poppies: Remember the animals
Bulls community make purple poppies for war animals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Raining Purple Poppies
Bulls community make purple poppies for war animals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Don't be afraid of our water says Horizons chair
Horizons Regional Council talks about the future plans. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Half-way mark: Rangitikei mayor 'hats off to Labour'
Rangitikei mayor talks about future plans. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Night shot of Whanganui architecture highly commended in photography awards
Feilding photographer Heather Hocken wins $500 for her image of architecture at night.
Local Focus: Rangitikei Mayor 'I take my hat off to Labour Government'
Rangitikei Mayor talks about future plans. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Low intensity dairy farmers take award
Sustainability equals longevity for dairy farmers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Dairy farmers take supreme environment award
Sustainability equals longevity for Dannevirke dairy farmers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: New JP offers help in Malayalam
Malayalam is spoken by 38 million people. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Ten of the worst storms to hit New Zealand
Ten of the worst: the misery inflicted in New Zealand by rain, wind and snow
Half-way mark: 'It's bloody tough'
Horowhenua mayor talks about the past, future and change. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Phoebe, 15, taking on the champs
A girl and her dog are in the hunt. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: 15 year old Phoebe taking on the champs
15 year old dog trialer takes on the champs. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: 'It's bloody tough'
Horowhenua mayor talks about the past, future and change. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Bridges comes to Whangas, talks Obama and Air NZ
From dinner with Obama to opening an MP's office, Simon Bridges has had a busy four weeks
Residents await groundwater test results
Affected residents form committee, recovery manager appointed.
Local economy hit by drought, job market
Manawatu-Whanganui has taken a dip in the ASB's latest quarterly economic statistics.
Cooling capital: Wellington house prices drop
Wellington house prices have dropped while the national average stays put.
Local Focus: Weevils whipping the horsetail
World first horsetail weed control with weevils. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Attack squad of weevils released
World first horsetail weed control with weevils. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Saddle Rd reopened after truck crash, further smashes in Hawke's Bay
There have been a number of crashes in Hawke's Bay this afternoon.
Kiwi teen fighting cancer never seen in kids before
Brave Jacob Pringle, 14, is in the fight of his life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Teen fights NZ first cancer
14 year old boy fights NZ first cancer. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Who pays for regional facilities?
There is division over Horizons Regional Council's role in funding facilities.