As we head into another weekend we've selected some of the best stories you may have missed this week plus the stories most read by our online audience.
Click the headings to read the stories.
Happy Friday.
The best of the week
As we head into another weekend we've selected some of the best stories you may have missed this week plus the stories most read by our online audience.
Click the headings to read the stories.
Happy Friday.
The best of the week
Mavis Carter was Whanganui's own sporting legend who defied disability, age and terminal illness to show the world what she was made of.
Opponents vow to fight South Taranaki seabed ironsand mining decision
"The sad thing is that it is going to affect us for a long time. It is our generation who will have to deal with it in the long term."
Elderly lothario William Harding jailed for tricking women out of thousands
Three Whanganui woman may now get closure after the man who conned them emotionally and financially was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and ordered to pay reparation.
Fourteen games into their debut GR Engineering Women's Federation League season, Football Whanganui have finally emerged from a game the victors.
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Only one car involved in fatal Whanganui crash
One person was killed in a car crash in Whanganui in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Woman cut from car after Anzac Parade crash with logging truck
An elderly woman had to be cut out of her car after it clipped a logging truck on Anzac Parade on Tuesday morning.
After 39 prison sentences, man shuns gang to turn life around
After serving 39 prison sentences over 10 years a Whanganui man has spoken about turning his life around.
Police follow Bedford Ave leads after public come forward
Police are following new leads after receiving information from the public regarding historic sexual offending related to Bedford Ave.
Stick to grass and limit leaching - farm analyst
Napier-based farming expert Barrie Ridler has some answers for Horizons Region farmers struggling to curb their nitrogen leaching.
Missing Whanganui woman located
A woman who had been out of contact with family and friends since Saturday night has been found safe and well in Whanganui.
Man on home detention sent to prison for assault on former partner
A Whanganui man has been sent to prison after breaching his protection order while on home detention and assaulting his former partner.
Rachel Rose: Whanganui's real estate rock star
Everyone in Whanganui knows of Ritesh Verma, but he's famous the length of the country in his industry - because in real estate, this son of Whanganui is a rock star.
US military involved in three-vehicle crash outside RNZ Air Force base in Ohakea
US military personnel were involved in a three-vehicle crash outside a military base in the Manawatu, leaving one person with serious injuries and two moderately injured.
Possible ban on sugary drinks in council facilities
Local councils could be set to ban sugary drinks from their facilities and workplaces after Local Government New Zealand passed a remit on the final day of its national conference.
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There were about 7000 lightning strikes across the country on Sunday.