'I’ve definitely hit the stage of ‘Why him? This isn’t fair'.'

The club's currently owes $1.2 million.

'No matter where you are, it's still just you and the bar.'

He joins Josh Chandulal-Mackay and incumbent Andrew Tripe in the race.

The Prime Minister praised Whanganui's council during a visit to the district.

'Butterfly is my strongest stroke, so I always get out pretty fast.'

'I've just got to get up, keep functioning and roll with these punches.'

'Really, there needs to be some involvement from everybody.'

'We are not seeing an improvement on the availability of stock in town.'

The organisation has around 1600 members nationally.

The council's boss says Pukenamu Queen's Park should not become a 'bollard farm'.

'Her raw talent across all aspects of the game is truly exciting.'

'Smaller operators play a critical role and do an excellent job.'

'We would be lost without them in Whanganui.'

'I was always the class clown, the funny guy, even through my gang life.'

It has taken 'a lot of hard work' to get there.

'This is about a new generation of leadership.'

The Funky Duck will soon be 'completely and utterly gutted' as the lease ends.

'The minister and NZTA have heard us.'

Brian Baker's move to Whanganui is paying dividends.

A lot of effort has gone into 'making sure there is something for everyone'.

Possible reinvestment of funds has been labelled 'a kneejerk reaction to finances'.

'We are trying to be the best we can be as a small region'.

'Time is going to go fast. We need to hear from you.'

The project received $876,250 from MBIE's Tourism Infrastructure Fund.

The bridge is regularly inspected for safety.

Councillors voted 9-4 in favour of ending the service before it even began.

Council boss David Langford is "happy to front up" to people angry with the council.

Councillors will decide its fate at an extraordinary meeting on Monday evening.

The public will soon have a say on a joint venture housing proposal.

Whanganui district councillors will vote on the agreement on February 13.

'We are not rushing this through by stealth and we are not trying to hide anything.'

'There are a million and one different tricks compared to where we were a few years ago.'

'The moment you go in there mad, you’re going to get eaten up.'

'It's not about bylaws, it's about educating people.'

Police were called to the Talbot St area on Monday morning.

It is unclear where homeless occupants will go.

'I think motorists will throw their hands up in horror.'

'He's really flourished and his love for the game is pretty inspirational.'

'We need a minimum ground temperature of 13C to carry out pavement works.'

It is still making sure kids have Christmas presents this year.

Durie Hill Tower visitors may need to keep an eye out for a firefighter on the stairs.

'They stole the whole get-up except the tie, which I buried with my dad.'

Denise Caltaux says abuse in care is at the core of a lot of the country's social issues.

'Some of these buildings need urgent attention.'

'It’s more than a drink when there’s the connection of whānau.'

'His life deserves to be celebrated because he was one of the good guys.'

'If you’re going to instigate change then you really ought to be prepared to fund it.'

Around 103,000 solar panels will be built by Harmony Energy.

'Finding savings isn’t a one-off exercise,' the Local Government Minister says.

Kai Iwi residents started a petition calling for its reinstatement.

'Let’s change the type of thinking around what a gallery can be.'

'You would struggle to find anyone with a bad word to say about him.'

Cafe profits could 'start chipping away' at gallery operating costs, but there is a risk.

The Department of Corrections project has an overall cost of around $14 million.

Councillors voted 7-6 to keep the service as is until at least next year.

'It is all designed to work with just a voice and a guitar.'

Friends of the Aviary want to turn the facility into a 'valuable, educational resource'.

A community group could get the go-ahead to operate the facility.

Donors have lent the club enough money to see it through to a sale.

Whanganui is in 'a very fortunate position' compared with many other councils.

'Even if it was $5000, that would have helped get it off the ground.'

'We knew it was a fairly crazy project but we ended up putting two and two together.'

'There is no need for anybody to be using it.'

'We need to make our shadow look bigger than we are.'

'It’s highly competitive and they don’t go there to mess about.'

'If the problem was so easy to fix, we would have done it by now.'

'I think he was throwing a blanket over all of local government.'

Temperatures are set to rise in the River City.

'For our own professionalism and self-worth, it’s about delivering great results.'

Leaving the original pipe in place does 'not bear thinking about'.

'You would have to be a pretty young person to hike from the bottom to the top.'

'We’ve got to the point where we’ve offered all the help we can.'

'If you skew the balance too much in one area you pay the price elsewhere.'

Maintaining the seal on rural roads has been under pressure 'for several years'.

'It sounds easy - take a sample and put it into a plastic cup - but it does take time.'

Whanganui District Council has debated whether to have 10 or 12 elected members in 2025.

Forty-nine solar-powered meters replaced 216 coin meters in Whanganui's CBD in 2022.