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A patient is transferred from the air ambulance to a road ambulance at Whanganui Airport.

BUSINESS

Air ambulance's secret sideline carrying celebrities

14 Apr, 2018 7:09pm

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Bruce Jellyman says the time frame for vintage wear offers more scope than people realise. Photo / Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Forward planning for Vintage Weekend

7 Apr, 2018 5:00pm
6 minutes to read

Get your vintage glad rags ready.

Saying goodbye - the ins and outs of euthanasia. Photo/ file

NEW ZEALAND

'You're asking me to kill someone:' An in-depth look into the End of Life Choice Bill

1 Apr, 2018 2:11pm
8 minutes to read

A closer look at what is being proposed as NZ edges closer towards legalising euthanasia.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Keeping the beat - HLAH drummer passes on the passion

25 Mar, 2018 5:40pm
6 minutes to read

Few drummers have had the influence and acclaim of Whanganui's Michael Franklin Browne.

Past sights of the Central Districts Field Days at Mansfield

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Farmers heading for Field Days

18 Mar, 2018 6:43pm
7 minutes to read

About 25,000 people are expected to go to the Central Districts Field Days this year.

Arne (left) and Moata Leiva Benegas select their favourite after school treats at Thistle Sweet Shop. Photo/Bevan Conley

LIFESTYLE

Sweet temptations bring happy memories

4 Mar, 2018 6:09pm
6 minutes to read

Sweet tastes bring happy memories.

Melted plastic is injected into moulds at Whanganui's Axiam Plastics. Wanganui Chronicle photograph by Bevan Conley.

NEW ZEALAND

Plastic perhaps not so fantastic

25 Feb, 2018 6:01pm
10 minutes to read

Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?

Whanganui is now home to many who have left cities for a cheaper, quieter lifestyle.

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland exodus: 'Costs are insane'

18 Feb, 2018 4:01pm
7 minutes to read

Irina Kapeli says Auckland put her in hospital.

Four years after the treatment, Karen and her husband Terry Wright are advocates for stem cell treatment. Photo/ Bevan Conley

NEW ZEALAND

'It was no chance, or some chance'

12 Feb, 2018 4:00pm
7 minutes to read

Whanganui woman's ground-breaking story about how she fought her MS.

Hori Morse's good looks and personal charm won him a lot of public support.

THE COUNTRY

Adventurous life led to tragedy and triumph for Whanganui man

29 Jan, 2018 11:30am
7 minutes to read

Whanganui man Hori Morse lived a life less ordinary.

Roadside sign on the St Lawrence Seaway.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Small-town life in the USA

14 Jan, 2018 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Same but different - life in small-town USA.

Milton back at Whanganui's Cooks Garden.

SPORT | Rugby

Georgia on his mind

6 Jan, 2018 2:03pm
9 minutes to read

The Chron talked with ex-Whanganui Milton Haig who is now coach of Georgia's Rugby team.

Live couldn't be better for Lydia Harris who opted out of supermarket spending - period. Photo/ Stuart Munro

LIFESTYLE

Zero dollar food bill, only the beginning

31 Dec, 2017 8:33am
9 minutes to read

Revisiting the Whanganui family who gave up buying groceries for a year.

Major Glenn Anderson with food being distributed by the Salvation Army to struggling families over Christmas. Photo/Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Food first, then God

26 Dec, 2017 2:00pm
7 minutes to read

Social justice and a mission to help the least able.

A mural at a crime site which Elliot's team investigated.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

The perpetrators of atrocities can actually be anyone

17 Dec, 2017 12:00pm
9 minutes to read

Whanganui lawyer Elliot Copeland reflects on his work on the Khmer Rouge trials.

Whanganui Hospital's Te Awhina acute mental health inpatient service (left) provides the best of care says a recent patient. Photo / Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Mental health services 'saved my life' - ex-patient

10 Dec, 2017 4:00pm
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Lack of housing increases pressure on mental health service.

Woman says her four children have all suffered psychological damage. Photo/ file

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Hidden scars from 18 years of abuse

25 Nov, 2017 7:00am
7 minutes to read

Had I known then what I knew now, I would have gone to Women's Refuge, says victim.

THE COUNTRY

Educating next generation at Bushy Park

17 Nov, 2017 1:06pm
7 minutes to read

Meet some of the volunteers devoted to teaching our children about conservation.

This artist's impression shows what the regional velodrome roof will look like.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Raising the roof finally on track

12 Nov, 2017 5:06am
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Pieces of the puzzle coming together for regional velodrome roofing project.

Wanganui fans celebrate their teams third successive Meads Cup and sixth in 12 years after a win over Horowhenua Kapiti at Levin Domain on Saturday. Photo/ Getty Images

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

What makes Wanganui Rugby tick?

4 Nov, 2017 12:00pm
8 minutes to read

A look at what is behind the success of Wanganui Rugby.

Sherron Sunnex is delighted with a recent Trustpower Community Award. Photo by Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Putting the unity in community

28 Oct, 2017 9:00am
8 minutes to read

From garage to bustling community hub.

Crystal rock methamphetamine, the purest form of methamphetamine. Photo/ supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Inside the life of a Kiwi P addict

22 Oct, 2017 5:47am
9 minutes to read

New Zealand woman shares her story of how P almost broke her.

Lisa Salanoa is passionate about tomatoes. Photo/Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Confessions of a tomato addict

14 Oct, 2017 4:00pm
7 minutes to read

A passion for tomatoes has kept Lisa Salanoa off the dole.

Jigsaw Whanganui staff (from left) Robina Nicholl, Nicki Rees and Anne Marie Gray facilitate the agency's parenting programmes.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Jigsaw helps parents put the pieces in place

7 Oct, 2017 1:10pm
9 minutes to read

The teenage years can be fraught for families but Jigsaw Whanganui's courses can help.

Ben McIntyre is home in Whanganui after a two year motorcycle trip from London. Photo/ Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Two wheels, two years to get home

30 Sep, 2017 7:00am
8 minutes to read

Taking the long way home to Whanganui

NEW ZEALAND

English village still cares for lost WWI Kiwi soldiers

24 Sep, 2017 12:30pm
8 minutes to read

One hundred years of care for lost men.

Catherine Scrimgeour (left) with close chum Betty Simpson. Photo/ Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Former Whanganui head matron turns 100

17 Sep, 2017 10:30am
5 minutes to read

Former Whanganui head matron turned 100 on Thursday

Some of Whanganui's youngest voters talk about what matters to them this election. From left: Caius Wrigglesworth, Penny Lilburn, McKenzie Tunua and Jack Southee. Photo/Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

The young and the old of voting

10 Sep, 2017 12:16pm
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Reporter Anne-Marie McDonald speaks with some of Whanganui's youngest and oldest voters.

Lewis Gardner has his pristine cyclorama housed in an old woolstore in Heads Rd. Photos Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Cyclorama melds lensman's love of cars and cameras

3 Sep, 2017 8:44am
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Photographer Lewis Gardner brings cyclorama to Whanganui.

Deer can be found on the boundaries of most cities, say experts. Photo/ supplied

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Stag strolls along Aramoho street

26 Aug, 2017 6:58pm
8 minutes to read

Wild fallow deer numbers are on the rise and sometimes wander in a Whanganui suburb

Chester Borrows regularly spoke up on justice issues in his 12 years in Parliament. PHOTO/ MARK MITCHELL

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Chester Borrows: An MP out of the box

26 Aug, 2017 12:01pm
7 minutes to read

Whanganui MP Chester Borrows reflects on 12 years in Parliament

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

How I quit smoking by vaping instead

20 Aug, 2017 5:00am
9 minutes to read

Simon Waters ended a 36-year addiction to tobacco. But is it safe to vape instead?

Whanganui District Council active transport facilitator Norman Gruebsch says cycling culture makes cities more livable. Photo/Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Whanganui wants to get residents on their bikes

13 Aug, 2017 4:01pm
7 minutes to read

Whanganui's transport future foreshadows different ways of moving about the city.

Mavis Carter was awarded over 250 medals over a lifetime of competing in track and field sporting events. Photo by Bevan Conley.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Farewell to an amazing Whanganui athlete

5 Aug, 2017 2:12pm
5 minutes to read

Family bid goodbye to a life-long winner.

Support Service. Light at the end of the tunnel for David Mason and Carla Leangmead. Photo Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

'Through discussion lives will be saved'

29 Jul, 2017 8:00am
9 minutes to read

Two lives saved

Andrea Bullock, left, and Sian MacGibbon from Community Education Whanganui. PHOTO/STUART MUNRO

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Community Education - learning made fun

22 Jul, 2017 7:26am
8 minutes to read

The successes and challenges facing Community Education Whanganui.

Post holes and rua pits at an archaeological dig in the Bay of Plenty. Photo/ supplied

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Unearthing our history

15 Jul, 2017 6:00pm
7 minutes to read

Whanganui archaeologist David Rudd has a special focus on New Zealand military history

Mike and Shona Bates found love at the Singing for the Brain group. Photo/Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Therapy music to the ears for brain group

9 Jul, 2017 2:19pm
6 minutes to read

A marriage made at music therapy.

Lynley Fowler has retired after 50 years at Whanganui Library. Photo/Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Lynley Fowler: Retirement booked

1 Jul, 2017 10:11am
7 minutes to read

Lynley Fowler has worked for Whanganui libraries for more than 50 years.

Living with asthma -- James Bishop-Doble spent the best part of his childhood in hospital

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Why is Whanganui asthma city?

25 Jun, 2017 3:02pm
8 minutes to read

Whanganui has a very high asthma rate - the Chronicle investigates why

Steven Richardson takes groups on motorcycle tours of the United States. PHOTO/ STUART MUNRO

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

On the road again - in the USA

18 Jun, 2017 7:00am
7 minutes to read

Whanganui man Steven Richardson leads motorcycle tours to the United States

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori principal Hine Stanley. Photo/Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Language Lessons in te reo Maori

12 Jun, 2017 9:25am
7 minutes to read

Three Whanganui schools, with three very different approaches to teaching te reo Maori

Uli Falkner and Lee Williams enjoying life back in Whanganui

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Back home after making movie magic

4 Jun, 2017 8:00am
6 minutes to read

They made magic for top movies at Weta Workshop, now they've brought it to Whanganui

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