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Whanganui DHB chairwoman Dot McKinnon said the deficits were a reflection of an increase in poor health throughout the country.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

In the red: Whanganui health board posts $3.8m deficit

13 Oct, 2018 12:00pm
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Whanganui DHB $3.8m in the red for 2017/18

Jen and Penny de Jongh with some of the kids at the Lighthouse Foundation Nepal.

NEW ZEALAND

Sold to brothels: Mother and daughter battle horrors of sex trafficking in Nepal

13 Oct, 2018 8:45am
3 minutes to read

Kiwi mum and daughter help girls in Nepal who are often sold to brothels from age nine.

NEW ZEALAND

Blind teen tells classmates to get heads out of phones

12 Oct, 2018 5:36pm
3 minutes to read

Darcy Britton warns students: look up.

Peter Tantrum and Lawrence Calman standing over the parts of the elevator.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

99-year-old Whanganui elevator failed with person inside

11 Oct, 2018 6:00am
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Durie Hill elevator cable snapped.

Briar Novis said the trip was a long time coming but now it's so close she's feeling a mixture of nerves and excitement.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

MS sufferer off to Russia this week

11 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Whanganui MS sufferer off to Russia for stem-cell treatment.

How a dog died after visiting Otamatea Reserve remains a mystery.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Dog death tests don't support pest bait theory

10 Oct, 2018 5:02pm
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Testing for rat and slug bait prove inconclusive in determining cause of dog's death.

Look familiar? Artist Julia Holden needs someone who resembles Gottfried Lindauer's 'Portrait of Kate Sperrey' from the late 19th century.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Resident artist needs lookalikes

9 Oct, 2018 11:00am
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Tylee Cottage resident needs lookalikes

Alice Giltrap's recovery has stunned doctors.

NEW ZEALAND

Brain infection: Teenager defies medical odds

9 Oct, 2018 6:00am
3 minutes to read

Alice Giltrap back in Whanganui after emergency flight to Wellington.

Dog walkers want to know what killed a dog that had been walking at the popular Otamatea Reserve last week.

THE COUNTRY

Calls for test results to be made public

9 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Other dogs fell ill after walking at park

Tony Sanson's Horticultural Services company is up for a national ACC award. Photo / Jacob McSweeny

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Why people with disabilities make better employees

8 Oct, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Horticultural Services nominated by disability services & support organisation Workbridge.

PROPERTY

Estate agents didn't disclose leaks

7 Oct, 2018 5:00pm
3 minutes to read

Whanganui real estate agents fined and censured.

Bedford Ave's Pink Flats. Photo / Stuart Munro Whanganui Chronicle

PROPERTY

Mayor's message to landlord: Repair flats or 'get out'

6 Oct, 2018 9:29am
3 minutes to read

Mayor supports MBIE investigation into Pink Flats

Otamatea Reserve is popular with dog walkers and hosts the Wanganui Dog Obedience Club.

NEW ZEALAND

Dog dead amidst poison fears at popular dog park

5 Oct, 2018 2:22pm
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Dog dies of unknown causes after park visit

Kaitoke School has seen 22 students leave this year.

NEW ZEALAND

Mass exodus: 22 kids withdrawn from school over teacher bullying claims

4 Oct, 2018 12:00pm
3 minutes to read

What's going on at Kaitoke School?

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Tenants fed up with run-down pink flats

3 Oct, 2018 4:03pm
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Tenants fed up with run-down Pink Flats

The poster the DHB is using to promote mental health wellbeing.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

DHB says more youth presenting issues

3 Oct, 2018 9:00am
2 minutes to read

DHB wants mental health care every week.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Mayors frustrated with increasing costs

30 Sep, 2018 11:12am
11 minutes to read

Mayors in the region are fed up with lack of resources and want a slice of Govt funding.

Kevin Edmonds is frustrated with the emails being sent out of his account by a hacker.

NEW ZEALAND

Don't panic - Kevin Edmonds is fine and well, his email just got hacked

29 Sep, 2018 7:50am
2 minutes to read

Whanganui retiree frustrated with messages he didn't send

Sumita Dale said the woman was someone who had her wits about her and seemed unlikely to fall for a scam - showing that it can happen to anyone. Photo / Bevan Conley.

NEW ZEALAND

Woman loses $4000 to fake Spark call

27 Sep, 2018 4:00am
4 minutes to read

Whanganui woman's Spark scam highlights dangers of believing who calls.

LIFESTYLE

Kiwi family feared teenage daughter was dead three times

26 Sep, 2018 2:21pm
4 minutes to read

What was thought to be glandular fever turned out to be near fatal encephalitis.

Technician Leanne Allan from Gonville Health Pharmacy, holding a specialised maternity Smokerlyzer.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Lung checking device more available

24 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Device helping smokers know extent of damage to lungs more available.

Chris Cresswell was a big advocate of caring for the environment and bought what he believed to be the first fully electric car in Whanganui.

NEW ZEALAND

Popular doctor masked depression until it was too much

21 Sep, 2018 7:45pm
4 minutes to read

Coroner says Whanganui doctor was adept at hiding depression.

Cresswell: the expectations around Christmas are stressful on often already stretched budgets.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

'But we don't have to succumb to this': Cresswell's last words in the Chronicle

21 Sep, 2018 11:46am
2 minutes to read

Chris Cresswell on Christmas: "We don't need more."

Harold Spencer wanted more warning the elevator was going to be closed.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Elevator out twice in two months

20 Sep, 2018 8:04pm
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Elevator out twice in two months

Two Whanganui Girls' College students drawing native bush down at the Bushy Park wetlands. Photo / Stuart Munro

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

A new nursery for Bushy Park - thanks girls

20 Sep, 2018 4:00pm
2 minutes to read

Bushy Park hosts conservation classes

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Expert warns urgent action needed

20 Sep, 2018 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Whanganui DHB mental health expert: time to rethink alcohol and drug use.

An example of a Citroen 2CV on a raid in the Rangitikei area last year.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Little French cars raid North Island

18 Sep, 2018 6:00am
3 minutes to read

Citroen 2CV trip coincides with the first public release of the car 70 years ago.

Countdown Victoria Ave pharmacist, Peter Yu, alongside technicians, Alaine Roberts, and Teresa Jurgens.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

New pharmacy offers cheaper prescriptions

18 Sep, 2018 4:00am
2 minutes to read

New pharmacy at Whanganui Countdown store

PROPERTY

Springvale houses in hot demand

17 Sep, 2018 12:00pm
3 minutes to read

The Whanganui suburb where houses sell in 12 days

Gonville Health is one of three GPs that have agreed to share doctors' notes in an online patient portal.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

GPs share notes via Shared Care Record

14 Sep, 2018 7:00am
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GPs to share appointment notes through online portal.

UCOL as well as Te Wānanga o Aotearoa both had yearly increases in their enrolments for beginner's classes in te reo Māori.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Te Reo beginners lining up for classes

13 Sep, 2018 6:00pm
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Enrolments for te reo Māori classes rising in Whanganui

Ross Dunlop says the council debt is not a problem. Photo / File

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Tables show council with most debt

13 Sep, 2018 7:30am
3 minutes to read

South Taranaki District Council's mayor says its high debt levels not a problem.

Rhys Hogg takes 13-year-old son Hunter shopping during the quiet hour.

BUSINESS

Marton Countdown's quiet hour a success

13 Sep, 2018 6:00am
3 minutes to read

When the lights are on and glare reflects off the floor, it hurts so much Hunter screams.

NEW ZEALAND

Mattresses on floors and staff assaulted at mental health unit

13 Sep, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Staff abuse and patients sleeping on mattresses on floor at Te Awhina unit.

The accounts show the taxi ride Patterson took in 2017.

NEW ZEALAND

Ex-Whanganui DHB chief took $400 taxi

11 Sep, 2018 7:30pm
2 minutes to read

Former chief exec took $400 taxi from Wellington to Palmerston North because of weather.

Senior doctors have led by example, with almost all (94 percent) being vaccinated this year.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Senior docs lead way in vaccinations

11 Sep, 2018 1:00pm
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Senior docs lead way in vaccinations

Reporter Jacob McSweeny is taken through a memory test with Bobbie Bryce.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Bobbie Bryce runs reporter through a memory test

11 Sep, 2018 8:00am
3 minutes to read

Taking a driving test in the mind.

Bobbie Bryce puts clients through memory tests at her home based clinic.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Memory test service opens in city

11 Sep, 2018 7:01am
2 minutes to read

Memory Clinic helping ease the fears of the forgetful.

The DHB's director of Māori Health, Rowena Kui.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

DHB te reo lessons in hot demand

10 Sep, 2018 6:00am
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Te reo lessons hugely popular with Whanganui DHB staff

The car ended up about 50 metres from where it went off the road. Photo/ Bevan Conley

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Car ends up in ditch 50m from where it went off the road

7 Sep, 2018 11:42am
2 minutes to read

Man walks away from car in ditch in Whanganui with no memory of how it happened

Joseph Parker takes the controls of a plane at the New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Joseph Parker gets flying lesson

7 Sep, 2018 8:00am
Quick Read

Joseph Parker's second day in Whanganui: shooting, flying and boxing

Parker walks off the plane after being given a quick explainer by Air Chathams pilots.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Whanganui fans hail boxer Joseph Parker

6 Sep, 2018 9:40am
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Joseph Parker enjoyed time with Whanganui fans on his first day visiting the city

Parents and children (as well as two former Rapanui-Brunswick Playcentre attendees) prepare their own market to show what Sunday's Preggy2Pepe market will look like.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Organisers say it is a great day out with the family

6 Sep, 2018 8:00am
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Baby market hopes to raise money for Whanganui playcentre and provide families' day out.

Hadleigh Reid will give 35 people the chance to get necessary dental work done for free in September.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

A lot to smile about with free dental day

6 Sep, 2018 7:00am
Quick Read

Free dental care for low income Whanganui residents

Joseph Parker talks about the importance of safety in boxing following a serious injury to one fighter in a corporate bout. Photo / Stuart Munro.

SPORT

Joseph Parker: Safety must come first in corporate boxing

5 Sep, 2018 1:26pm
2 minutes to read

Joseph Parker reacts to amateurs being badly injured at corporate events.

Parker embraces four-year-old fan Brylie after she sprung on him for a hug.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Touchdown! Parker meets delighted fans at Whanganui airport

5 Sep, 2018 10:19am
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Parker meets star struck fans at Whanganui airport

One of Whangaehu School's new picnic tables.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Tables mean better lunch breaks for kids

4 Sep, 2018 4:00pm
2 minutes to read

Message out of the blue from Auckland school turns tables on picnic table disappointment

Nigel Foster and his wife Lynne are now living in Manurewa. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Man behind historic ID card tracked down

4 Sep, 2018 3:38pm
3 minutes to read

Whanganui-born Navy man behind the mystery ID card has been found living in Auckland.

Year 9 Rangitikei College students will go fees-free from 2019.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Principal says fees a burden on parents

4 Sep, 2018 3:38pm
2 minutes to read

Rangitikei College gets rid of fees for Year 9 students.

Joseph Parker will have lessons in flying and shooting while in Whanganui. He'll also go hunting for almost half the time he is here.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Flying, shooting, hunting on Parker's agenda

4 Sep, 2018 6:01am
2 minutes to read

Joseph Parker will learn to shoot, fly and hunt during time in Whanganui

St Johns Hill opened its doors to other school teachers to see what makes it an environmentally friendly leader in Whanganui.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

St Johns Hill School giving environmental workshop

3 Sep, 2018 8:15am
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St Johns Hill School showing other educators how to be an 'enviroschool'

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Messara report identifies 20 race tracks around the country to close

1 Sep, 2018 3:17pm
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Whanganui and Waverley race clubs breathe sigh of relief after Messara report

Jayne Workman with an old council map showing where

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Whanganui woman's wartime story told as part of 100 Days project

31 Aug, 2018 9:00am
3 minutes to read

The life of Whanganui woman Mag Wilson is being retold in 100 words for a special project.

Whanganui health promotion officer, Chester Penaflor, will be raising awareness of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder throughout the region in September.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

DHB runs awareness day for pregnant women

30 Aug, 2018 3:00pm
2 minutes to read

Whanganui DHB advises women to abstain totally from alcohol during pregnancy

People near the intersection where the crash happened work to get the bike out from under the van.

NEW ZEALAND

Watch as teen survives crash with minor leg injury

28 Aug, 2018 5:30pm
2 minutes to read

CCTV captures dramatic crash at intersection near school.

Helen Clark addresses the crowd of about 120 people at UCOL's 10th birthday dinner.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Clark cuts cake for UCOL's 10th birthday

28 Aug, 2018 7:00am
4 minutes to read

Former PM speaks at UCOL dinner celebrating 10 years in Whanganui.

The Eagle helicopter would be based in Ohakea and staff had been brought in from the lower North Island to help manage for the potential of increased gang tensions.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Possibly more than 100 gang members at present in Whanganui

28 Aug, 2018 4:00am
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Probably more than 100 gang members in Whanganui at the moment say police

Anne-Maree and Jolyon Thompson with their three children (from left) Krystal, Jazzlyn and Zachary.

WHANGANUI CHRONICLE

Auckland family's chance landing in Whanganui

25 Aug, 2018 10:00am
3 minutes to read

The Thompson family relishing the lack of traffic and kinder people in Whanganui.

The Rent Centre has to pay more than $34,000 for failing to lodge bonds correctly or provide information about insulation.

PROPERTY

Former tenants slam property management company

24 Aug, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Former tenants say they are not surprised to hear of The Rent Centre's failings.

The Rent Centre has been held up officials as a reminder to all landlords to be compliant under the Residential Tenancies Act.

PROPERTY

No excuse for company of 20 years property management experience says investigator

23 Aug, 2018 11:10am
2 minutes to read

The Rent Centre fined for more than 100 breaches of Residential Tenancies Act

The Board of Trustees at Kaitoke School told a group of concerned parents a petition against the decision to allow the baby to be in the classroom would be 'incredibly upsetting'.

NEW ZEALAND

Mixed reactions to allowing baby in the classroom

21 Aug, 2018 11:15am
4 minutes to read

Whanganui school found parents' concerns over baby in the classroom 'incredibly upsetting'

One parent was so frustrated at the school's decision to allow a baby in the classroom she's enrolled her son in another school where he will get undivided attention.

NEW ZEALAND

Teacher bringing baby to class sparks parent complaints

21 Aug, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Stoush brewing over Whanganui school allowing teacher to have baby in classroom.