Kai Iwi residents started a petition calling for its reinstatement.

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

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

Representation has been 'strongly debated' at previous council meetings.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

“The mountainous areas will very likely see some snow."

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

Readers have their say on marae investment, food safety and residential cabins.

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.

'The cost of getting a truck out there is ridiculous.'

"The council has had to navigate rising costs."

'We are seeing tonnes and tonnes of recycling not going to landfill.'

The plant's dryer will be shut for a month later this year.

There was 'a lot of shovelling' in the early days for Robbie Atkinson.

'Many people see dyslexia as a disability. You, however, see it as a possibility.'

'It’s not only for us old fellas - it's for the new ones coming on.'

'It hasn’t always been plain sailing but we get there in the end.'

'We are attempting to lead the way a little bit with this.'

If the cabin was out the back, it would be OK.

Whanganui Regional Heritage Trust and Whanganui’s two Rotary clubs are behind the project.

The council can join forces with other councils for water services or go it alone.