Rangitīkei 'reasonably under control' after weekend storm
Most of the roads in the region's towns have been cleaned and re-opened.
Most of the roads in the region's towns have been cleaned and re-opened.
Marton School staff spent Monday cleaning up after wild weather hit the district.
The weather caused widespread issues across Whanganui and Rangitīkei.
The Whanganui council has contacted lower-price suppliers in a bid to drive prices down.
The development of the hub is expected to bring at least 220 new jobs to the district.
A rising Kiwi motorsport star is set to join the Formula Regional Japanese Championship.
Anyone can attend the daytime events on Saturday at South Mākirikiri School.
All of the buildings concerned had been cited as needing earthquake strengthening.
The road students walk down currently has a speed limit of 80km/h.
It's been suggested the Lake Alice water tower should become part of a permanent memorial.
The school said all of the students involved in the fatal crash were uninjured.
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating the scene of the crash.
Whanganui is expected to be hit by severe southeast gusts on Tuesday.
Contractors hadn't applied to be there because the permit cost too much.
The commemoration will happen on February 4 at 1pm.
Funding from the Provincial Growth Fund was applied for, but never given out.
The tower was last sold in 2017 for about $120,000.
Only two mayoral candidates in Whanganui, Rangitīkei and Ruapehu support the current plan.
A child was given a paralysing drug, probably as a punishment at Lake Alice in 1978.
Plentyful is setting up a factory in Marton.
It will be Andy Watson's fourth term if he is re-elected Rangitīkei Mayor.
Rangitīkei District Council has failed to improve its CouncilMARK rating.
Tylee Cottage artist-in-residence Andrew McLeod is working on two large canvases
The project has transformed the reserve into a popular recreational area.
Kaierau take on Pirates who are in do-or-die mode for staying in the playoff hunt.
A Powerco representative said repairs were continuing to be made to the lines
Rail was very popular among submitters to Horizons public transport plans.
The Queen and Prince Philip rode in an open-top car down Victoria Ave to Cooks Gardens.
One person was killed when a truck and train collided in May last year.
The club is aiming to return to the heights it reached in the early 2000s.