Nixon Street contractors unearth something very, very old
“It’s probably something we’ll never see again in our lifetimes."
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Gardening: Great year to grow your own spuds
With vital growing areas affected by the weather, now's the time to plant potatoes.
Alexander Reid on bagels, pocket money and avoiding renovations
Despite his best efforts, chores will find Alexander Reid in the end.
Whanganui bookshop with around 60,000 books for sale
Included in the store's collection were first-edition publications of Winnie the Pooh.
Gangster due to fly free denied parole after dumb decisions
Gordon Runga was ready to be paroled from prison until he got caught climbing the fence.
Millions of bricks and thousands of hours: Brickanui ready to go
'It’s enough to keep you busy for a couple of hours.'
Ultimate Airbnb? Iconic Mangaweka plane for sale
It lends itself perfectly to an AirBnb - just by the word ‘air’.
Cyclocross racers from 34 schools to roll into Whanganui
The event will be held on July 15 along with Awa Cross racing for adults and younger kids.
Minister of Finance attended launch of Labour’s Whanganui electorate campaign
Robertson helped incumbent Whanganui Labour MP Steph Lewis kick off her re-election bid.
Canine finds buddies in Gonville Library
Tin Tin has made friends at Gonville Library.
Carl Bates is standing for National Party for the Whanganui electorate seat
Carl Bates for National Party for the Whanganui electorate seat for the elections.
Suffering doesn’t have a border, its all around the world
Whanganui's Sandra Kyle has returned home after an extended trip to India
Up to $20,000 of funding up for grabs for climate action
Fruit trees in schools and green bikes received funding in previous years.
More to photos than meets the eye
Early forms of trick photography are on show at the Whanganui Regional Museum.
Dressage steward Jos Gresham earns top prize
Horse lover and Bulls resident Jos Gresham named Dressage Official of the Year.
Club rugby: Marist Celtic and Utiku chase Senior honours
One side has waited over 30 years to be called champions again.
Club rugby: Taihape and Border to write another chapter
Championship rivals to do battle again.
Taxpayer funds council's strategy overhaul
'We need to set our sights on being ambitious and bold for the future.'
Win earns Whanganui jockey place in exclusive group
Parkes dedicated the 1000th win to a long-time supporter who died last year.
Whanganui event to celebrate Puanga and Matariki
The event will celebrate the Māori New Year in Whanganui and the surrounding districts.
'Can't control it': The worrying trend among Kiwi kids that has experts alarmed
Children in the study wore body cams to track their television, online and games use.
'Beam of sunshine': Alleged murder victim had a 'great future ahead of her'
Her employer said 'huge sadness' swept through the office following her death.
Artists pushing the boundaries of line drawings
First place in the Parkin Drawing Prize is valued at $25,000.
Work on river bank will cost ‘significantly' more than planned
"These numbers have the potential to get extremely big".
The 'beautiful' tree causing chaos in Castlecliff
The roots are "embedded in drains and case law”.
'I'll ... shoot you and you won’t be seen again': Extortion after man wears rival colours on gang's turf
The terrified victim went into hiding for a year after the standover.
Athletics Insight: Why do people get up early on Saturday to do parkrun?
The riverbank walkway was adopted for parkrun and has proved to be a success story
Regional trains backed by young people
High school students want to see passenger trains connecting the regions.
Artist spending two months on sheep and beef farm
The Gullies Residency was established in 2022
The price tag which left deputy mayor ‘gobsmacked’
'Dollars are just going out the door'.
Sarjeant Happenings: Art book project under way
The Sarjeant's former director Gordon H. Brown has gifted his art book collection.
'Utter nonsense': Disqualified, drugged driver claims victim jumped in front of him
“Your story about the victim jumping in front of your bike is utter nonsense.”