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Students' hard work wins scholarships

Macy Duxfield got scholarships, did university papers in Year 13

Huge assembly as school prepares for coming year

Whanganui High School adopts a house system and organises around it

Building boom boosts Whanganui

Whanganui building firms are benefiting from the New Zealand construction boom.

Pregnant Black Fern paddles her heart out

Sosoli Talawadua returns to Whanganui with Black Fern teammate for charity event

Got a business idea ... now make it Thrive

Social enterprise expo could ignite new businesses around the city

'All we wanted was 20 minutes for him to say goodbye'

Man held in custody was refused 20 minutes to say goodbye to his dying father.

Your say: Assaults by patients are a real threat

Readers letters: Hospital security; rental issues; Knighthoods; National leadership race

Bus filmed backing 300m on busy state highway

It's the second driving incident caught on camera at that intersection this month.

Doctor faked certificate out of 'desperation'

Disgraced junior doctor used fake documents to get a job at Whanganui Hospital.

Business tips for Whanganui women

Whanganui women have the opportunity for some top-level business motivation.

Extending Glassworks opening days costly

Council ponders whether NZ Glassworks should open up on public holidays.

Cricket mad Hamish wins masters silver

Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall wins cricket silver at NZ Masters Games in Dunedin

'National would have been stuffed without Bill English'

Bill English has been a very solid leader for National, local party members say.

39-year-old woman pleads guilty to arson

Mental health patient guilty of arson

Young councillor leads way in meeting attendance

Figures reveal which Councillors attended most meetings.

'It was no chance, or some chance'

Whanganui woman's ground-breaking story about how she fought her MS.