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Summer swim spot competition winners announced
Horizons award prizes worth up to $1000 and $250.
Ruapehu win Challenge Shield but Marist keep it close
Bonus point loss despite being outscored six tries to three.
Marist and Ruapehu big game, Kaierau welcome new patron
Grand Hotel Challenge Shield on the line in Ohakune.
Game of two halves at Rochfort Park
Ruapehu signalling their superiority on top of the table so far this campaign.
Marist are in a league of their own
Converts from the Boxon rugby league team bolster the ranks.
Ohakune carrot park wins healthy park award
Community property team leader Rebecca Van Orden accepted it at a ceremony in Auckland
New maternity services offered in Waimarino
Relief for new mums in the Waimarino as a 24/7 maternity service is back in action.
Riders and retailers on cycling revolution
Bike riders and retailers agree there are more people out cycling in Whanganui.
Squash: Whanganui and Ohakune players in winning Central Districts team over Waikato
Close matchups throughout Saturday.
Opening of Raetihi art gallery will be a dream come true
Anthea Hatfield and Bernice Frost have been working on the project for over five years.
Rugby: Ruapehu pull clear of a hard running Ngamatapouri
Contrast in styles on show up in the Waitotara Valley this afternoon.
Rugby: Ruapehu looking for a new look Ngamatapouri up the valley
Another 90-point flogging seems unlikely.
Wanganui Senior rugby kicks off without Ruapehu
Second tier club competition reduced to ten teams as draw is redone at last minute.
Man comes home to teach Māori, movement and mindfulness
The death of his brother was a significant factor in Jase Te Patu creating M3 for children
Night-time water outage planned for Ohakune in March
Drinking water will be separated into ten zones that will shut down at different times
Ruapehu designer off-cuts help premature babies
Designer to run workshop for keen helpers.
Ruapehu experience helps Nelson fire response
Ruapehu's Nick Watson has returned from helping with the response to the Nelson fires
Hymech on the move after 40 years in Heads Rd
Hymech NZ is on the move from Castlecliff to central Whanganui
Jess getting hotter and hotter on the slopes of Austria
Currently ranked No 1 for women in her sport for Europe/Oceania region.
No significant changes in Ruapehu council's plan; rate rise of 3.52 per cent
Ruapehu ratepayers are in for a slightly lower-than-forecast rates rise for 2019/20.
Roadside mowing a no-go in Ruapehu
Dry conditions in Ruapehu District have prompted a restricted fire season.
Conservation Comment: Ridgway Lythgoe and the Summer Nature Programme legacy
Conservation Comment: Are we getting to soft?
Former Ōhakune firefighter deployed to Tasmania
A former Ōhakune man is helping with the fire fighting effort in Australia
Ohakune's General Lee less like a car and more like a burger
With spicy buffalo sauce, it's The Blind Finch Hamburgeria owner Derek Allomes' favourite
Man seriously injured while trying to start a car
A man was burned while trying to start a car in Ōhakune on Sunday morning
Male seriously injured while starting car in Ōhakune
A person was injured while trying to start a car in Ōhakune and taken to Hutt Hospital.
Masters Games: All in for the 30th annual event in Whanganui
Events start on Friday and continue for ten days.
Letters: Steve Baron got it wrong on state housing sales
Have your say: State house sales; racist injustice; the cruelty of 1080
Games village goes local and adds pop-up bar
Locals get chance to shine at games village.