As we head into the first weekend of 2018 we've selected some of our favourites and the stories most read by our online audience this week.
Happy New Year.
Click the headings to read the stories.
As we head into the first weekend of 2018 we've selected some of our favourites and the stories most read by our online audience this week.
Happy New Year.
Click the headings to read the stories.
The peaceful 47km drive along Waitotara Valley Rd brings us to Ngamatapouri.
One year on: Whanganui family gave up buying groceries for a year
A year ago when a Whanganui mother-of-four decided to opt out of grocery spending for 12 months few people believed she could do it. But 365 days down the track and a zero dollar food bill is only the beginning.
Solid performances at Girls Under-18 cricket tournament in Whanganui
A young Whanganui side playing well out of its age group is gaining a solid grounding in the art of cricket under the watchful eye of mentor Jessica Watkin.
Bid to make Whanganui NZ's social enterprise capital
Whanganui is to get its first social enterprise expo and, if all goes well, a social enterprise hub to promote business with a conscience.
8. Karla Mills welcomes uniform change at Whanganui High School
"Everyone has caused a big fuss over my fight for 'girls wearing pants', when really I want everyone to have the option. Warmth doesn't have an age."
7. Whanganui surfers revel in big waves after calm spell
"It started really early this morning, very clean and very big, a really fast-moving swell. We have had a really beautiful surf today."
6. Fifty years of sea views from Castlecliff home in Whanganui
Whether it's lightning out at sea or a fire in the dunes - Dolly Bunker never gets tired of the view from her Castlecliff house.
5. Chicken delivers a super-sized egg 9.5cm for Christmas
Whanganui woman Gail Pointon has been keeping chickens for about 20 years but she has never seen an egg like the one she collected recently.
4. New Year's Eve out there on Turakina Beach
Koitiata village resident Ken Gillon has taken the desire to be beside the sea to new lengths - building a steampunk "tiny house" to drive closer to the water.
3. Whanganui boy's BMX bike stolen from family home's driveway
Christmas joy turned to tears for 11-year-old Jansen Pears when his new BMX bike was stolen from the driveway of his family's Aramoho home.
But there was some good to come out of it... Whanganui boy's stolen BMX to be replaced by generous donor
Editorial: Whanganui boy whose bike stolen offered replacements
2. Mainstreet Whanganui seeks information on vandalism of tree lights in Majestic Square
Mainstreet Whanganui is devastated that newly-installed Christmas lights in the Majestic Square trees have been vandalised.
1. Windermere Berry Farm stops 'pick your own' option due to thefts
People hoping to pick their own berries at Whanganui's Windermere Berry Farm are out of luck.
A Government directive to councils to deliver the basics has cast a shadow over plans.