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Whanganui's newest citizens with Mayor Hamish McDouall and Whanganui District Council chief executive Kym Fell at the citizenship ceremony.

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Whanganui welcomes newest citizens

20 Apr, 2018 5:00pm

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Horror story : A scene from the new Canadian movie 'Indian Horse', which highlights harsh treatment of native American children by Canada's government.

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Chester Borrows: First World services elusive

20 Apr, 2018 4:00pm
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We may well have pockets of citizenry who do not meet the definition of First World.

Brendon Deere's restored World War 2 Spitfire will fly over the region on Anzac Day. Photo / Supplied

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Warbirds to fly over Whanganui

20 Apr, 2018 3:00pm
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Historic fighter plane and two modern ones to circle Whanganui/Manawatu on Wednesday.

Whanganui Police want to hear from anyone who noticed anything unusual around Tinirau St early on Friday morning.

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Man in critical condition after found unconscious

20 Apr, 2018 2:54pm
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A man found unconscious on a Whanganui street has critical unexplained injuries.

Devout: Aussie rugby star Israel Folau with Kiwi netballer Maria Tutaia, anouncing their engagement in 2016.

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Opinion: Reminder of how intolerant religion can be

20 Apr, 2018 2:00pm
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I think we should thank Israel Folau for reminding us how intolerant religion actually is.

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Medical cannabis grower convicted

20 Apr, 2018 1:00pm
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A man who grew cannabis to help relieve back pain now has a drug conviction.

Karen Ellett regularly featured in the pages of the Chronicle.

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The stories Karen leaves behind

20 Apr, 2018 12:00pm
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Karen Ellett's approach to life is a lesson to us all.

Mark Middleton, the stepfather of Karla Cardno, can remain in New Zealand.

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Immigration backdown: Karla Cardno's stepdad won't be deported

20 Apr, 2018 11:59am
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Mark Middleton will not be deported from New Zealand.

Wu Guangzhen prepares to ride from Whanganui to Marton, in the rain. Photo / Bevan Conley

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Cyclist says Chinese curious about NZ life

20 Apr, 2018 11:00am
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Chinese journalist adds New Zealand into his thousands of kilometres of cycling.

Brandon Tilby cut himself, damaged vehicles and had earlier stolen a barbecue in January. Photo/ File

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Man caught after failed theft attempts in Whanganui

20 Apr, 2018 10:00am
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Man in court for interfering with motor vehicles.

Daniel Stephen Guilford was convicted of wilful damage at Whanganui District Court on Tuesday, April 17. Photo/ File

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Smashed glass hit victim

20 Apr, 2018 9:00am
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The woman needed a break and was driving away with their baby in the back

FENZ staff Seton Brown (left) and Daniel Townsend (right), with electrician Matt McDermott, test an electric blanket.

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Failure rate down in electric blanket testing

20 Apr, 2018 8:00am
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Whanganui people had the opportunity to get their electric blankets checked before winter.

Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter announced she was pregnant in February. Photo/Mark Mitchell

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Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter visits

20 Apr, 2018 7:00am
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Government Minister is drawcard at events in Whanganui on Sunday and Monday.

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Immigration backdown: Karla Cardno's stepdad won't be deported

20 Apr, 2018 11:59am
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Mark Middleton will not be deported from New Zealand.

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Cyclist says Chinese curious about NZ life

20 Apr, 2018 11:00am
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Chinese journalist adds New Zealand into his thousands of kilometres of cycling.

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Man caught after failed theft attempts in Whanganui

20 Apr, 2018 10:00am
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Man in court for interfering with motor vehicles.

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Smashed glass hit victim

20 Apr, 2018 9:00am
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The woman needed a break and was driving away with their baby in the back

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Failure rate down in electric blanket testing

20 Apr, 2018 8:00am
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Whanganui people had the opportunity to get their electric blankets checked before winter.

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Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter visits

20 Apr, 2018 7:00am
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Government Minister is drawcard at events in Whanganui on Sunday and Monday.

Residents are fed up with bad driving behaviour in Delhi Ave.

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Delhi Ave residents afraid for safety

20 Apr, 2018 6:00am
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Delhi Ave resident fears for the safety of children because of bad driving in the street.

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Clashes at top and bottom of premier grade

19 Apr, 2018 9:00pm
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Shane Jones: Risk to Air NZ's brand if regions alienated

19 Apr, 2018 7:08pm
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North Otago and Wanganui set a scrum at Cooks Gardens

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Neville Hopkins: The art scrummaging

20 Apr, 2018 3:12pm

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Campbell Hart drives ahead for Ruapehu during last weekend's loss to Taihape. Photo / Merrilyn George

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Clashes at top and bottom of premier grade

19 Apr, 2018 9:00pm
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Ruapehu's first big test and Border make trek north.

Inaugural River City Swim Club members Charlotte and Andrew Hay have the best of two worlds - a new hands-on coach and remote advice via video from international experts in Australia.

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Swim club has novel approach

19 Apr, 2018 1:00pm
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River City Swim Club appoints a coach to work alongside a novel remote approach.

Young Whanganui athlete Ana Brabyn is performing well above her age group and is one to watch in the future. PHOTO/Ethan Gillespie

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Whanganui athletes to watch

Emerging Whanganui athletes revealed

Last year's Whanganui Premier A1 netball final between eventual winners Kaierau and Kaiwhaiki completed a memorable season and one that could well be repeated in 2018.

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Six team netball comp

Whanganui 2018 premier A1 netball competition reduced to six team format.

Chad Warner (blue) and several other senior players are self-coaching TCOB as they kick off their Manawatu division 1 campaign at home this weekend.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE | Sport

Home games for season start

Both the Whanganui men and women's hockey teams begin Manawatu league comp at home

James Rountree (left), Oliver Dennision, Jaxon Watt and Jet Ashworth will represent Whanganui at the New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships in Mosgiel this weekend.

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Four saddle up for Mosgiel

Four Whanganui riders head to NZ Junior Motocross champs in Mosgiel this weekend

After completing the 2017-18 national championship, Whanganui's Ross Travers, pictured, along with Rob Coley and Richard Murray will enter the UIM World Series, starting in Australia in October.

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Whanganui takes 3NZ in every jetsprint division

Tough day in Waitara as no locals make the Top 3 finals to improve their season standings.

Vanya Apiata-Hodgkinson scored Football Whanganui's only goal in a 2-1 loss to defending champions Taradale AFC at Wembley Park in Sunday. Photo / Bevan Conley

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Football: Taradale pulls back Whanganui lead

Football Whanganui looking for a much-improved 2018 performance.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE | Sport

Whanganui athletes to watch

Emerging Whanganui athletes revealed

WANGANUI CHRONICLE | Sport

Six team netball comp

Whanganui 2018 premier A1 netball competition reduced to six team format.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE | Sport

Home games for season start

Both the Whanganui men and women's hockey teams begin Manawatu league comp at home

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Four saddle up for Mosgiel

Four Whanganui riders head to NZ Junior Motocross champs in Mosgiel this weekend

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Whanganui takes 3NZ in every jetsprint division

Tough day in Waitara as no locals make the Top 3 finals to improve their season standings.

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Football: Taradale pulls back Whanganui lead

Football Whanganui looking for a much-improved 2018 performance.

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HUMAN HARDSHIP: Flooding at Onetere Drive in June 2015.

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Our priorities are all wrong, says councillor

Council staff putting statistics ahead of human hardship, says councillor

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Coffee Time at the Chron: Sarjeant Gallery proving the doubters wrong

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Andersons owner Darrell Smith is concerned about the state of the Hallenstein's heritage building.

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Andersons clothing store on the move

Andersons clothing shop is moving to new premises in Victoria Ave.

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ACT Party leader David Seymour. Photo / File

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Euthanasia debate to be fought out in Whanganui

19 Apr, 2018 7:00pm

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Bridges to nowhere: National's new leader won't make Whanganui MP Harete Hipango's job any easier.

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Frank Greenall: Simon says same old, same old

19 Apr, 2018 4:00pm
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The crucial stats pertaining to general quality of life for Maori have been in free fall.

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Whanganui man sentenced to supervision for brandishing knife

19 Apr, 2018 3:00pm
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Your letters: What goes around comes around

19 Apr, 2018 2:00pm
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Swim club has novel approach

19 Apr, 2018 1:00pm
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Editorial: Royal fan gets treated like royalty

19 Apr, 2018 6:00pm
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A cheeky request sees the nation's media chasing Whanganui woman

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Half-way mark: Rangitikei mayor 'hats off to Labour'

19 Apr, 2018 5:00pm
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Rangitikei mayor talks about future plans. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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THE REPLICANTS: Andrew Wetherall (left), Nigel Bateman, Ryan Calver and Uriah Wallace. PICTURE / PAUL BROOKS

The Replicants to rock Lucky Bar

4 Apr, 2018 4:10pm
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Classic rock from the Replicants

Kahu huruhuru by Leonie Sharp. PICTURE / JOAN STREET

Street View with Joan and Mike Street

4 Apr, 2018 4:07pm
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The arts scene

Concert tribute for singing teacher

4 Apr, 2018 3:54pm
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Lyn Shackleton to be honoured with concert

Local Focus: New JP offers help in Malayalam

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Winnemem Wintu hereditary chief and spiritual leader Caleen Sisk. Photo / ODT video still

Salmon key to life for tribe

"If we can replenish the salmon, maybe we get to grow in population too."

ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny. Photo / Supplied

Record butter prices expected

"We anticipate butter prices will shatter last year's records over coming months."

Opinion: Duck-shooting interferes with club rugby season

Terry O'Neill reckons duck-shooting interferes with club rugby throughout the regions.

A recent report shows both urban and rural practices have affected New Zealand's soil. Photo / Chris Skelton

Listen: Urban sprawl's effect on our soil

Fed Farmers' Chris Allen is concerned with the effect of urban sprawl on NZ's soil.

Animation Research Ltd owner Ian Taylor. Photo / Claire Toya-Bailey

Smarter data push for irrigation

Data can make irrigation more efficient says Ian Taylor.

St Bede's College (Christchurch) pupils Nick O'Connor (15, left), and Angus Grant (15), were thrilled to win the Tasman region TeenAg competition. Photo / NZ Young Farmers

City boy dreams of being a farmer

Angus Grant lives in Christchurch suburb of Papanui but has always wanted to be farmer.

The Country - Trees edition

Lisa Murray, Nicki Hyslop, Chris Allen, Don Carson, Barry Soper, Grant Nisbett.

Tui Qauqau-Te Paa and Aorangi Logan checking their trial crop of hemp last year. Tonight they will be explaining the economic benefits of the crop at a public meeting near Kaitaia.

Hemp opportunities in Northland under spotlight

Economic benefits of growing hemp explained in the Far North tonight

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Belgian student lands internship

19 Apr, 2018 12:01pm
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Whanganui woman who assaulted a police officer had RJ room in tears, Belgian intern tells.

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Half-way mark: Rangitikei mayor 'hats off to Labour'

19 Apr, 2018 5:00pm
2 minutes to read

Rangitikei mayor talks about future plans. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

New Zealand's land environment has been transformed - and dramatic changes have unfolded in just the past two decades. Photo / File

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Major report: What we've done to NZ's landscape

19 Apr, 2018 11:00am
13 minutes to read

NZ now losing nearly 200m tonnes of soil each year, with consequences for our environment.

Enjoying the quiet hour in Countdown Marton are manager Kirsten Dinnan (second from left) with Lara, Hunter and Rhys Hogg.

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Supermarket introduces 'quiet shopping hour' for people with autism

Parents all over the country have been calling on other stores to get on board.

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A 'most loved' mother, actor farewelled

Much loved thespian and artist dies

WANGANUI CHRONICLE | Sport

Whanganui athletes to watch

Emerging Whanganui athletes revealed

WANGANUI CHRONICLE | Sport

Six team netball comp

Whanganui 2018 premier A1 netball competition reduced to six team format.

Health burden: Hospital waiting lists nationwide are a worry. Can we change this?

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Your letters: Hospital waiting lists won't just go away

Waiting lists are out of control, with a waiting list being created for the waiting list.

Mark Zuckerberg, the Wizard of Facebook, reassures the timid lions, tin men and women, and scarecrows of Congress that all is well.

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Jay Kuten: The Wizard of manipulation

The Facebook wizard has reassured the timid lions, tin men and scarecrows of Congress.

Metallica: Eek! Best kept in your headphones.

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Business zen: Buy online or go shopping for real?

I will buy locally from a business I trust, and my money will stay in the community.

President Raimonds Vejonis: Banned the use of Russian in Latvian schools.

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Gwynne Dyer: Language of inclusion under threat in Latvia

Russian-speakers must accept that Latvia's endangered language and culture come first.

Tui Shane Hoani Rippon is considered dangerous and the public should not approach him.

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Wanted man considered dangerous

Police want to locate Tui Shane Hoani Rippon who has a warrant to arrest.

Time for change: Rates (really property tax) are fundamentally unfair, and it’s time for a more equitable system of funding local government.

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Opinion: Growing tax unfair on ratepayers

Central government needs to devise a new system, and what more appropriate time than now?

Spiralised beetroot, zucchini and carrot are packed into The Whole Mix medley pack at Speirs Foods' Marton factory.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE | Business

Speirs Foods uses its noodle to score gold

Speirs Foods' new product range has won several national awards.

Waverley historian and author Laraine Sole. Photo / Lin Ferguson

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The word on Upokongaro

Book tracks history of small Whanganui settlement.

A glimpse of the scenes that may be seen at Mardi Gras 2018. Photo/ File

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Ohakune Mardi Gras is back

Drum and bass act Pendulum will headline the event that was cancelled last year.

Wanganui Sailing Club's new outboard motors will be safer and cheaper to maintain than the current ones that have been in use for almost 10 years. Photo / Supplied

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Wanganui Sailing Club given funding for new motors

The NZCT has given the club $7000 to replace 10-year-old motors.

Coastal Bulk Shipping operator Doug Smith is optimistic the company can develop its bulk cargo operations.

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Potential growth for coastal shipping company

Whanganui-based Coastal Bulk Shipping is moving cargo between ports around New Zealand.

Fire risk management officer Andrew Cotter at the 2017 testing day with an electric blanket that started a fire.

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Check electric blankets before winter

Whanganui people can get their electric blankets safety-tested for free on April 19.

Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall (left) and New Zealand First deputy leader Fletcher Tabuteau stroll the Whanganui wharves. PHOTO/ BEVAN CONLEY

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Tabuteau: Permits ensure decades of gas

New Zealand can extract gas for decades, and electricity review should help Ruapehu people

Claude Dustin's family members Pat Turner (left), Judith Scott, Valerie Brown and Gordon Dustin were proud to witness the unveiling in Gonville. Photo / Bevan Conley

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Street poppy tribute delights family

Poppy Places project now a Whanganui reality

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Agribusiness leader Traci Houpapa to speak in Whanganui

One of the 100 most influential women in farming will speak in Whanganui.

Riley Young wants the Whanganui District Council to retain its mobile library. Photo / Bevan Conley

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Bid to save Whanganui's library bus

Brothers fight proposed library bus closure

The average Whanganui property price has risen almost 8 per cent in a year. Photo / Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE | Property

Whanganui house prices soar

Whanganui leads the growth in regional house prices.

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