Back to school kids..
The last week of school holidays has been and gone and typically we may just have seen off the worst of the weather.
We've selected some of the best stories you may have missed this week plus the stories most read by our online audience.
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Happy reading.
The Watsons' Spookers story told on screen
Behind the masks is the story of family. Two families, actually.
Powerless in the Taihape high country amid snowy hills
The Gordon family and their neighbours in Taihape's Pukeokahu Road were invited to a midwinter Christmas party at River Valley Lodge on Saturday night.
Whanganui sisters row Med sea for HPV cancers
Rowing 200 miles in three days to raise $20,000 for HPV cancers is the challenge two Whanganui sisters are taking at the end of this month.
The most read stories online
Heavy rain, snow, gales as potent school holiday storm slams country
A potent second winter storm is looming with school holidays ending in wild weather that threatens havoc across New Zealand.
Desert Road to close for repairs
The Desert Road will be closed for part of Wednesday morning to allow urgent safety work to be carried out.
Truck and trailer tips blocking SH3 lane
State Highway 3 just south of Waitotara was down to one lane late Friday morning after a truck and trailer tipped over, smashing through a farm fence and blocking one lane.
What's happening with abandoned Gonville service station?
Whispers have been circulating around Whanganui about what's happening at the abandoned Gonville Service Station.
Whanganui owner mystified by graffiti attack
Taggers who defaced a Whanganui property have left the owner shocked and bewildered as to why her home was targeted.
Council wants owners of abandoned boat to remove it from Castlecliff section
Own this boat? Please collect your vessel.
A roundabout way of getting a job
On Wednesday morning Lyndon Sketcher sucked it up and held up a work wanted sign to passing traffic.
Whanganui woman raises funds for her critically-ill brother 18,000km away
It was late on Friday night when Jacqui Trodd received the news about her brother, Adrian Glockling.