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Wildwoods Estates a stunning lifestyle home

A Riverbank Rd lifestyle home is an exquisite reflection of a bygone era in Whanganui.

Ivory heads changed Whanganui and Partners

New leader will set goals and work to make Whanganui a better place to live.

Teachers happy National Standards gone

A new year with no national standards is welcomed by teachers' union NZEI Te Riu Roa.

Entertainment, food, stalls, talk at two venues

Signing the Treaty of Waitangi to be remembered at two community days.

The woman behind the film: 'I'm whāngai myself'

Sharing the Love filmmaker shares her own experiences of being brought up by family.

Gareth Carter: Lawns rampant as summer enters last month

Gareth Carter's regular gardening column

'Do not touch' - Jacinda's baby bump etiquette

A mum-of-7 who touched the PM's belly without permission said she immediately felt regret.

Watch: 'Idiot' driver's terrifying near-miss at 100km/h

The oncoming driver had to swerve at full speed to avoid a terrible crash.

Local Focus: The road to paying it forward

Hospice helps man who helps a woman who helps a hospice. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Car smashes into Whanganui home

Girl driver smashing car into family's home 'pure accident', say police.

Editorial: Cafe culture worth embracing

Whanganui's cafe culture is second to none. But it wasn't always this way.

Pulling the crowds for 32 weekends a year supports lifestyle

Small businesses on the move make for a kind of freedom - but it's not for everyone

Families flock to Turakina for Scots-style fun

Scottish sports and culture attract about 1500 to highland games at Turakina

New varieties displayed at Whanganui flower show

Good quality dahlias, gladioli and other flowers, fruit and vegetables displayed to public

Local Focus: House rotted out from under elderly couple

Seven weeks after moving in, an odious smell began seeping through the home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Jetskiers 'putting kids' lives in danger'

Jetskiers hooning around the shoreline at Lake Wiritoa are upsetting locals.

Second man falls down cliff near festival

The man fell in the same place as another man a day earlier.

Gladioli and dahlias the star turns of summer flower show

The Wanganui Horticultural Society Summer Show is a chance to see new flower varieties