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Jacob McSweeny is assistant news director and a multimedia journalist with the Whanganui Chronicle
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Proposed Kāinga Ora homes 'nowhere near' enough to fix Whanganui’s housing problems
“Because all of us, everybody in Whanganui, suffer because of inadequate housing.”
Ohakune vegetable growers grapple with cost pressures
"You can only absorb so much until it’s not worth growing."
Offshore wind farm could bring hundreds of jobs, consortium says
She said their proposal's wind farm was "quite a bit larger" than any onshore operation
Wage squeeze: 'We'll pay the best, the most that we can'
Chamber chair Glenda Brown said businesses are pressured to pay premium wage rates.
The company in Whanganui with its fingerprints all over famous retail stores
"We've been here 40 years and they [Whanganui public] have no clue."
MSD boss meets with workers losing jobs after dud ski season
'This [ski] season doesn't look as if it's going to get any better.'
Local car dealers say they have seen demand for new vehicles wane
Prices of near new cars are expected to "come off the boil" as the market normalises.
Whitebaiting season drops from 15 weeks to nine, concerns spots could be crowded
The whitebaiting season has been cut down from 15 weeks to just short of nine.
Bullrush! Cow v cop as beast makes run for freedom
The cow was seen walking up Maria Pl before police arrived to try control it.
Finance expert says to stay the course with KiwiSaver, don't panic
Tom Hartmann described the drops in KiwiSaver as theoretical, 'paper losses'.
Hospital's mental health unit moved to Wicksteed St
Patients and staff were moved to the Te Rito site on Wicksteed St about two weeks ago.
'Anzac veteran' supporting anti-mandate protesters never served
Vernon Ballance of Whanganui donned a replica uniform.
Taco Bell seeks consent to build Whanganui store
A decision has not yet been made on the resource consent application.
'Every week's a crisis': Eat or pay bills as cost of living cripples family budgets
"Food is one where it's making a terrible impact ... That's a basic."
Fire crew remains overnight after wood factory fire
Eastown Timber owner says he will start talking to insurers before they start rebuilding.
Five tips to save for your home deposit in small-town NZ
Lifting KiwiSaver payments, stricter budgeting and finding cheaper rent are some ideas.
Elderly woman frustrated by no-shows from in-home carers
Aged Concern Whanganui: No-shows of in-home carers are increasing
On yer bike: An in-depth look at cycling in Whanganui
'You don't need to be in the latest gear and you don't need to be good.'
Sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson dies in hospital, aged 74
Stewart Murray Wilson, known as the Beast of Blenheim, has died in hospital.
How August lockdown put house settlements in jeopardy
One person got stuck obliged to buy house in Australia but couldn't finish sale here
Local memories of 9/11 terror attack flood back 20 years on
'I will never, ever, in a million years forget that moment'. Locals share their memories.
Has Whanganui stuck to the rules on lockdown?
Whanganui people largely compliant apart from a few night crawlers, police say
Ministry reveals how many Covid-19 close contacts in Whanganui region
After going to Bayleys Auckland conference, Whanganui staff in self-isolation.
'We're old hands': Whanganui housing market holding up in lockdown
'Everybody's developed ways to be able to keep the industry moving during these periods.'
Standoff between builders and council over new consent rules
Stratford builders say guidelines suddenly being implemented by council delaying projects.
Investors drop out of Whanganui housing market, first-home buyers fill void
"Three months ago it was carnage."
At a crossroads: How Bulls is thriving
The "humming" town of several thousand people seeing a new influx of residents.