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Paul Delporto said he posted an article about staff abuse from patients on his Facebook page, agreeing it was happening in Whanganui.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Doctors, nurses brush off abuse as 'part of the job'

18 Jun, 2018 10:00am
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Head of Whanganui's emergency department says under-reporting of abuse of staff likely.

A few Grumpy Old Men blend into the Year 6 students' class at Kaitoke School. Photo / Stuart Munro

THE COUNTRY

Grumpy Old Men deliver schools a surprise

16 Jun, 2018 7:00am
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Grumpy Old Men handing out $500 vouchers to all schools around Whanganui.

Elvis Heke is aiming to stop young people getting into criminal behaviour by offering other pathways like fishing.

NEW ZEALAND

Former gang leader's plan to save youth

16 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Former Whanganui gang leader's plan to save youth.

The young sperm whale was the 13th to turn up along the South Taranaki coast recently.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Another whale washes up in South Taranaki

15 Jun, 2018 3:00pm
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A 13th dead whale has turned up on the South Taranaki coastline.

Two of the six inmates involved in the chaos were transferred out of Whanganui. Photo / Stuart Munro

NEW ZEALAND

Fires, vandalism as prisoners riot at Whanganui Prison

15 Jun, 2018 2:01pm
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Chaos overnight with windows broken and a fire started by inmates at Whanganui prison.

Age Concern Wanganui manager Tracy Lynn says elder abuse often goes unnoticed. Photo / Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

The battle against elder abuse

15 Jun, 2018 7:00am
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Age Concern Wanganui says elder abuse appears to be on the rise.

The Taihape Town Hall will host the first Traders Market this weekend.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Organiser on the hunt for more stall holders

13 Jun, 2018 1:00pm
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Taihape Traders Market to kick off Sunday, June 17.

St John is warning about the coming flu season as winter kicks in.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

St John sends warning ahead of flu season

11 Jun, 2018 6:00pm
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St John concerned about possible 'catastrophic' flu season

Amber Davis with some of her wood - a quarter of which is wet and the rest is green and unusable this winter.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Demand for firewood high in Whanganui

11 Jun, 2018 1:04pm
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Firewood in hot demand in Whanganui as winter kicks into gear

Brad van Bakel and partner Jaymie Massey in their Somme Parade house.

NEW ZEALAND

Escaping the Big Smoke: The wannabe homeowners targeting cheap prices

9 Jun, 2018 9:00am
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It was the best of times for buying, it was the worst of times for renting

The chief executive of the Whanganui Regional Health Network, Judith Macdonald, has reservations about Budget 2018 headlines over cheaper GP visits.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Lower costs for GP visits 'diluted'

9 Jun, 2018 6:00am
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Whanganui GPs still digesting what Budget 2018 will mean for them.

Tony Sundman checking out the surroundings near the organic village

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

YMCA leader returns from Thailand

8 Jun, 2018 9:00am
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Whanganui YMCA leader brings back lessons from organisation's environmental conference.

Most people remember their first trip to Whanganui, this truck driver certainly will. Photo / Stuart Munro

NEW ZEALAND

Truck driver's first time in Whanganui leads to embarrassing hold up

7 Jun, 2018 8:00pm
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Truck driver's embarrassing first trip to Whanganui

The three generations of Johnstone men were proud of the temperament of their bulls.

THE COUNTRY

Bull breeder finally gets supreme award

7 Jun, 2018 7:00am
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Stud breeder finally gets his gong in time for retirement

The Rangitikei District Council voted to consider sending its water to an independent lab overseas.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Testing of Bulls' drinking water considered

6 Jun, 2018 7:00am
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Rangitikei District Council to consider sending Bulls water overseas for independent check

Rangitikei District councillors preferred to get more feedback from the public as to what kind of kerbside recycling and rubbish service was wanted.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Rangitikei District Council to revisit rubbish options

2 Jun, 2018 4:00pm
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Council to go back to Rangitikei public over recycling and or rubbish collection service

Raewyn Sharrock says food is in demand at her 'give and take' shelter.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Food the overwhelming favourite on the shelf

2 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Koromiko Rd house with 'give and take' stand hoping for more food

NEW ZEALAND

Shuttle operators not in agreement over safety

31 May, 2018 2:05pm
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Shuttle operators don't want to be seen as a wild west

Michael Hawk says he had to sell computers, a TV and a cellphone to get the vouchers.

NEW ZEALAND

iTunes scam costs victim $450 in vouchers

31 May, 2018 12:01pm
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Fraudsters told Michael Hawk he had won $200,000 as part of a Facebook promo.

The sperm whales died on Kaupokonui Beach last week. Photo / Sue Mosen

THE COUNTRY

DoC says cause of whale deaths may never be known

30 May, 2018 8:00am
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DoC dismisses theories whale deaths are related to seismic surveying.

Joel Leiva Benegas said it had taken too long for health professionals to get behind vaping as a way out of smoking cigarettes.

NEW ZEALAND

Anti-smoking champion throws weight behind vaping

29 May, 2018 7:00am
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Anti-smoking champion in Whanganui gets behind vaping as a means to quit cigarettes.

In 2013 a sperm whale was found dead on the shore in Westland in the South Island.

Vet pathologist investigates whale deaths

26 May, 2018 3:00pm
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Eight whales died in a relatively rare case of sperm whales stranding on a Taranaki beach.

Donations can be dropped off at the Indus Street office or any Countdown store.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Sallies giving out 3 to 4 food parcels a day

26 May, 2018 10:00am
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Salvation Army expects to give out more than four food parcels a day in Whanganui.

Gull staff clean up the broken glass after the attempted robbery.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Gull the second store robbed in two days

26 May, 2018 6:00am
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Newspaper stand used to help stop theft

Signs warning people coming in and out of the Mowhanau Rd, which leads to Kai Iwi beach. Photo / Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Council leaves it to power company to ensure CCTV footage handled correctly

24 May, 2018 8:00am
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CCTV camera installed despite council concerns over privacy

Whanganui ED staff receive some of the teddy bears gifted by the Freemasons.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Soft toys to help children relax during treatment

23 May, 2018 4:00pm
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Freemasons give teddy bears to Whanganui DHB

Jim O'Neill and Dick Motram take apart some junk.

THE COUNTRY

Skills needed: ability to destroy things, being grumpy a bonus

23 May, 2018 10:00am
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Grumpy Old Men Enterprises need more grumpy old men, or anyone willing to help

NEW ZEALAND

Whanganui man finds royal connection in mother's letters

22 May, 2018 5:00am
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Whanganui man finds possible link with poet buried at Westminster Abbey.

Raewyn Sharrock shows off her 'give and take' stand on Koromiko Rd. Photo / Stuart Munro

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Raewyn Sharrock wants to see more house front offerings

21 May, 2018 4:00pm
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Food, books and clothes start to pile up in free for all cupboard set up on Koromiko Rd.

Racquel McKenzie (left) with her baby Hineotera Mako in a wahakura. She is with her friend, Brooke Whanarere and her baby Tai Aaria Pewhairangi Whanarere Mathews.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

The city has just one Māori midwife

18 May, 2018 12:00pm
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Whanganui situation reflects dire straits of Maori midwife workforce around the country.

Phil Hindrup explains scooters must be secured if they are to travel in taxi vans.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Horizons transport officers meet scooter users over taxi problems

18 May, 2018 7:00am
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Horizons says it hopes to have fixed the issue with taxi hoists within a month.

Colin Chapman (360 Logistics), Paul May (Paul May Lawyers) Colin Thomson (MAS), Russell Simpson (Whanganui DHB CEO).

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Russell Simpson and friends to do gruelling Everest marathon

16 May, 2018 9:00am
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Whanganui DHB chief has arrived in Nepal in build-up to charity marathon.

Jackie Bristow will be performing at the Taihape Musicians Club tonight and at Lucky Bar + Kitchen tomorrow.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

A taste of Nashville sweeps the country

15 May, 2018 7:00am
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Country singer Jackie Bristow admits to missing some things about New Zealand.

Members of the Fraternités Ouvrières proudly display the wood of the Monty's Surprise apple tree sent to them from Whanganui. Photo / Supplied

THE COUNTRY

Apple tree in France but roots in Whanganui

12 May, 2018 4:00pm
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Whanganui apples now growing in French village with NZ connection.

One of the River City taxi van Hoists in operation.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Taxi co in the dark over alleged passenger injury

12 May, 2018 5:00am
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Taxi company says it has no report of injury to passenger.

Atiria Paranihi and Ainsley Brunton are selling the Kangen machines (left) in Whanganui for about $4000 a pop.

NEW ZEALAND

Scientists warn against water machine 'placebo'

10 May, 2018 1:30pm
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Scientists are warning against buying a $4000 water machine.

Architect Andrew Patterson will speak at Heritage House this Friday, May 11, at 4.30pm.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Leading architect coming to Whanganui

9 May, 2018 12:00pm
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Award-winning architect Andrew Patterson to give a lecture in Whanganui.

Pedestrians on Wheels president Noeline Lane says something has to change or others will be injured getting into taxis. Tuesday, May 08, 2018 Wanganui Chronicle photograph by Bevan Conley.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Thigh injury for woman with multiple sclerosis after trying to climb into taxi van

9 May, 2018 6:00am
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Woman with multiple sclerosis injured trying to climb into taxi van.

Enrolled nurse Dalreen Larkin said she sees herself in Maori patients who come to the hospital looking frightened. Photo / Bevan Conley

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Maori nurse making sure all attend

9 May, 2018 5:00am
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The passionate Maori nurse making sure everyone turns up to their appointments

Midwives in Wellington march for better pay.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Midwives celebrate amid pay protests

4 May, 2018 5:00pm
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Midwives celebrate profession's international day during same week as nationwide march.

Rawiri Tinirau, the deputy chairman of Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui Trust, welcomes Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft (right) to the Iwi Chairs Forum.

NEW ZEALAND

Judge urges change to protect Maori children

4 May, 2018 8:00am
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Children's Commissioner tells iwi leaders it's time for a true revolution.

Tony Sundman hopes to take lessons from the way cities like Bangkok deal with waste from some 9 million people.

WANGANUI CHRONICLE

Youth coordinator heads to Thailand

3 May, 2018 7:00pm
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Tony Sundman's push to get Whanganui YMCA recycling lands him Thailand trip

Alan Willis-Croft said he may stop leaving his home altogether if taxi journeys are going to be more difficult and more expensive.

NEW ZEALAND

Mobility scooter users ordered to dismount

3 May, 2018 9:00am
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A move to enforce stricter safety rules makes using cabs harder for mobility scooter users