Taihape earn right to hold Whenuaroa Shield
Awarded the shield, Taihape keep it on the field in season opener with Ratana.
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Marist first off rank in Premier restart
Premier rugby kicks off with new-look eight team draw.
Premier rugby restart with shields on the line
After last weekend's false start, Wanganui club rugby hosts some big games on opening day
Symes and Gallien join Hurricanes Under 20's
Talent young Wanganui players get the call up.
Welcome to the busy mum cafe in Marton
A Marton busy mum of six has taken over a popular town cafe.
Rugby: Hunterville top of Senior table; Border win Shield
Senior rugby takes centre stage after Premier is delayed for a week.
Utiku gone and Premier rugby postponed
Season won't kick off until next weekend with a completely redone draw.
Taihape's young coach following father's footsteps
Dane Whale takes over from dad Kerry as Premier rugby kicks off.
Facial eczema danger in Whanganui region
Farmers urged to monitor facial eczema in livestock after sudden spike in spores.
Perils of the Parapara - A lifeline at risk
Is Whanganui's most dangerous road getting worse?
Rob Mather takes the honours at Mataroa sheepdog trials
The annual Mataroa sheepdog trials took place at the weekend
Historic home Fernielea on the market
A grand Whanganui home is to be sold for the just third time in 151 years.
Fun run backs dementia support team
Two businesses come to aid of dementia group struggling for funds
Big fishing prize is luck of the draw
Hundreds fish Whanganui's South Beach, mainly kahawai and sharks caught
Gita's blast brings blackouts across Whanganui region
Blackouts over the region as cyclone blasts through
Young Guns fire several shots at dog trials
Young trialists show good form at sheep dog event
Welsh narrowly beat New Zealand pair at A & P Show
Fierce competition in shearing and woolhandling at the Taihape A & P Show
Tribes continue Waitangi Tribunal hearings
The Mokai Patea Waitangi Claims Trust takes parallel actions toward land claim settlement
Whanganui region of two halves for rainfall
The Whanganui coast is gasping for rain but inland farmers have had some good showers.
Lookout tower rising from the ashes
Rebuilding of the lookout tower on Mt Stewart is expected to start in new year.
Boys to compete at whitewater rafting champs
Four Taihape teens are off to World rafting champs in Argentina.
Thunderstorms brewing over North Island
A second round of thunderstorms are brewing after yesterday's downpours
Fatal impact: The last flight of the Kaka
All 13 killed when plane skidded then slammed into Mt Ruapehu in 1948.
Powerless in the Taihape high country
Properties in hill country around Taihape could be without power for a week or longer.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Bugle player marks 50 years of ANZAC service
Rob Webb has lived a life of service. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Vehicle fire closed section of SH 1
Vehicle fire temporarily closed State Highway 1 south of Waiouru.
Farmer's post gains half a million views
Dan Mickleson has been praised for a Facebook post about mental health issues
Jono's tears a 'tipping point' for farmer
Young farmer "astonished" at the response after sharing his struggle with depression.
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'How to Dad' attends National Gumboot Day
How to Dad YouTube star Jordan Watson made a guest appearance at the gumboot throwing competition in Taihape - but did his skill with gumboot throwing match his skill in front of the camera? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Taihape man shears one million sheep
Kopere Downs has been a shearer for 20 years, and now he's reached a major milestone. He has shorn his millionth sheep. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Giant weta graces KiwiBurn
This year, one of the centerpieces at alternative fesitval KiwiBurn was a giant weta, built in Auckland by a team of designers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Taihape cops dial-a-driver service
Former policeman Colin Mower is still ensuring Taihape people are safe. He has set up a dial-a-driver service for the town. It's