Strong independent women come together

Ball to raise funds for rescue helicopter

28 Jul, 2017 5:04am
3 minutes to read

Grateful patient Jason Wing wants to raise more money for the region's rescue helicopter

He's legally blind, runs half marathons and needs a job

28 Jul, 2017 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Legally blind runner has half-marathon - and a new job - in his sights.

Metro rugby has a place

27 Jul, 2017 10:02pm
4 minutes to read

Colts division rugby has a place in the game

Pilots take over fallen colleague's company

27 Jul, 2017 5:08pm
2 minutes to read

Whanganui's Hill Country Helicopters has new owners.

Council likely to ban fizzy from its grounds

27 Jul, 2017 5:00pm
3 minutes to read

It could remove fizzy and sport drinks from vending machines on council land.

What's On: July 27-August 2

27 Jul, 2017 3:25pm
2 minutes to read

Your guide to what's happening in our region, July 27 - August 2.

Chance to quiz the candidates

27 Jul, 2017 2:04pm
Quick Read

Meet the Candidates meeting invitation

Memories of tragic Wahine sinking still strong

27 Jul, 2017 1:02pm
3 minutes to read

Memories of the tragic Wahine sinking still strong

'I was never loved as a child'

27 Jul, 2017 12:50pm
4 minutes to read

A new report argues intellectually disabled people in state care suffered systemic abuse.

Garden walkway leads to tea house

27 Jul, 2017 12:17pm
2 minutes to read

New access to provide "contemplative walk" to Japanese tea house at Bason Botanic Gardens.

Virtual doctors' visits in Patea

27 Jul, 2017 11:19am
2 minutes to read

Virtual consultations will link people in Patea with Taupo doctors by video conference.

Pastor celebrates healthy kai cookbook

27 Jul, 2017 10:00am
3 minutes to read

Whanganui Maori pastor has published a book on how to grow and cook healthy food.

Chance to quiz the candidates

27 Jul, 2017 2:04pm
Quick Read

Meet the Candidates meeting invitation

Memories of tragic Wahine sinking still strong

27 Jul, 2017 1:02pm
3 minutes to read

Memories of the tragic Wahine sinking still strong

'I was never loved as a child'

27 Jul, 2017 12:50pm
4 minutes to read

A new report argues intellectually disabled people in state care suffered systemic abuse.

Garden walkway leads to tea house

27 Jul, 2017 12:17pm
2 minutes to read

New access to provide "contemplative walk" to Japanese tea house at Bason Botanic Gardens.

Virtual doctors' visits in Patea

27 Jul, 2017 11:19am
2 minutes to read

Virtual consultations will link people in Patea with Taupo doctors by video conference.

Pastor celebrates healthy kai cookbook

27 Jul, 2017 10:00am
3 minutes to read

Whanganui Maori pastor has published a book on how to grow and cook healthy food.

Alcohol sales and other restrictions proposed

27 Jul, 2017 9:30am
2 minutes to read

No new off-licences will be granted if they are within 100 metres of a sensitive site.

Frank Greenall: Election hangs by thread

27 Jul, 2017 8:30am
4 minutes to read

Winston Peters' brand of gallows humour may give him the last laugh in a hung Parliament.

Region calf rearing contest begins

27 Jul, 2017 7:41am
2 minutes to read

School to review uniform policy

27 Jul, 2017 7:34am
3 minutes to read

Sport: Click here for more

Grand final day

27 Jul, 2017 10:59pm

5 minutes to read

Marton favourites but Hunterville have legacy

27 Jul, 2017 10:15pm
3 minutes to read

Undefeated Senior competition team takes on the side who won six straight titles.

Metro rugby has a place

27 Jul, 2017 10:02pm
4 minutes to read

Colts division rugby has a place in the game

Malaysia win rematch in Hawera

Tourists rebound from their loss in Whanganui on Tuesday night.

Water laps club's lower levels

Philippa Baker-Hogan rowing column

Bryce Hackett beats 11 others in Wanganui Car Club autocross round

South Taranaki sport stars inducted into hall of fame

Sports hall of fame in winners in South Taranaki

Malaysia go down fighting in Whanganui

International basketball returns to Whanganui

Whanganui women lose 2-0 to table toppers

Football Whanganui only lose 2-nil to table-topping Federation team

Malaysia win rematch in Hawera

Tourists rebound from their loss in Whanganui on Tuesday night.

Water laps club's lower levels

Philippa Baker-Hogan rowing column

Bryce Hackett beats 11 others in Wanganui Car Club autocross round

South Taranaki sport stars inducted into hall of fame

Sports hall of fame in winners in South Taranaki

Malaysia go down fighting in Whanganui

International basketball returns to Whanganui

Whanganui women lose 2-0 to table toppers

Football Whanganui only lose 2-nil to table-topping Federation team

Editor's Picks

The town with two digital doctor clinics

Patea people can get free health care through Ngāti Ruanui and a tele health team

Whanganui's latest export

Q-West's latest export

Artist dies days before exhibition launch

Waverley artist spent months preparing to show her work, then died.

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News

Water laps club's lower levels

27 Jul, 2017 6:01am

4 minutes to read

Community doctor sorely needed in Patea

26 Jul, 2017 8:00pm
2 minutes to read

Old timers in Patea say they need a real doctor.

Land of milk gives way to honey

26 Jul, 2017 7:36pm
3 minutes to read

South Taranaki sport stars inducted into hall of fame

26 Jul, 2017 4:00pm
2 minutes to read

Whanganui midwives welcome donated babies' quilts

26 Jul, 2017 3:00pm
2 minutes to read

New lease on life for old lifeboats

27 Jul, 2017 5:34am
3 minutes to read

There are at least three former lifeboats, in various stages of renovation, in Whanganui.

Making Tracks with Scroggin

26 Jul, 2017 10:00pm
Quick Read

Bryce Hackett beats 11 others in Wanganui Car Club autocross round

Wanganui Midweek

27 Jul, 2017 3:27pm
3 minutes to read

Safety first with the Tramping Club

Knitters get busy for Birthright

27 Jul, 2017 3:21pm
3 minutes to read

Women's Institute knitter makes woollen goods for Birthright

Front Bit

27 Jul, 2017 3:21pm
5 minutes to read

Scam letters and hospital parking

NZ Herald Local Focus

Watch NZH Local Focus: Lotto winner gives cheques to local charities

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Watch NZH Local Focus: Is it time for Tauranga Moana Museum?

Dying for a coffee? Now there's a Death Cafe

NEW ZEALAND

Watch NZH Local Focus: Kiwi kids tackle silent film

Watch NZH Local Focus: Rotorua company moving into Christchurch and Auckland

Rural News

Growers speak out over avocado thefts

The all-seeing eye of Google Earth helps thieves pin-point likely avocado orchards.

Front mounting forks fit the bill

When Wayne Fraser of Pahiatua has a job that needs doing, he likes to tackle it himself.

Winston Peters: Housing crisis hitting Far North hard

The housing crisis is having a massive impact across the country, says Winston Peters

Dieback disease affecting pines

Pahiatua arborist Kevin Nicholson observed the dieback in pines three years ago.

Taratahi takes over Telford campus

Telford has been handed over to its new operator.

Southern Dairy Hub officially opened

Southern Dairy Hub "a testament to Southland's tenacity, determination and passion."

Hi-tech tools tap profit from hard hills

Regular high-performer farm endorses the benefits of agri-tech

Videos to help farmers protect water quality

Series of videos produced to help farmers reduce nitrogen loss from their land.

More local news

Women take the stage as Whanganui and Marton's new Justices of Peace

26 Jul, 2017 1:44pm
3 minutes to read

Four woman have been appointed Justices of Peace

26 Jul, 2017 10:00pm
Quick Read

Bryce Hackett beats 11 others in Wanganui Car Club autocross round

Hikoi of peace: Man carries a cross throughout NZ

26 Jul, 2017 11:30am
2 minutes to read

Couple deliver a message of hope by carrying a homemade cross, between 20-50 km a day.

Business Zen: Actions need to back up the ads

Perhaps businesses should invest less in flashy adverts and more in their future success.

Grand old building has new life

Riverside dining just became a whole lot more interesting.

Your views: Readers' letters

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Artist dies days before exhibition launch

Waverley artist spent months preparing to show her work, then died.

Jay Kuten: Turning comfortably numb

Over half the soldiers in Vietnam used heroin to cope with the stress of guerrilla warfare

Special meeting to discuss South Taranaki freedom camping

Extraordinary council meeting in Hawera to discuss freedom camping bylaw.

Horizons' community grants funding spread across region

Whanganui women lose 2-0 to table toppers

Football Whanganui only lose 2-nil to table-topping Federation team

Rep rugby squads named

Three Wanganui age group rugby rep squads named

The town with two digital doctor clinics

Patea people can get free health care through Ngāti Ruanui and a tele health team

Power restored to most Taihape homes

Most people in the Taihape hill country now have electricity back on.

Four points separate five teams

Four points separate five teams on premier Whanganui netball table

Whanganui's latest export

Q-West's latest export

Opinion: New help for victims of elder abuse

All seniors deserve respect, dignity and care, whatever their circumstances.

It's still troubled in Kashmir

Kashmir aspires to be independent and unified but politics and religion may keep it split

Council tries to evict 'unclean' tenant

Application to evict "filthy" tenant who counters he shouldn't be made to clean it.

New Waiheke ferry hits the water

New Auckland to Waiheke ferry launches in Whanganui.

Dealership moves location for better traffic

New premise for David Jones Motors

Your views: Readers' letters

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Horopito crash victim dies in hospital

Man involved in Horopito crash early this month has died in Wellington Hospital.