Latest from Whanganui

'Balancing act': Who will pay for more shared pathways?

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

Whanganui pipped by champions in Heartland Championship thriller

It was a give-and-take encounter between the heavyweights.

Rugby: Whanganui thrash Wairarapa Bush

Whanganui head straight to the top of the ladder.

Letters: Marae investment will prove its worth

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

Charitable trust unlocking the power of fruit

Heritage Food Crops Research Trust looks into medicinal properties of plant-based food.

Council roading team fighting forestry crunch

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

Showers hitting Whanganui this weekend

'The best chance for any outdoor excursions would be Saturday morning.'

Increase in patients at new chemotherapy unit

'We now have five Whanganui staff members trained to provide treatment.'

Pool roof failure impacts Whanganui's swim team

'It seems odd that you’ve got an indoor pool that has to be shut in winter.'

Investigation into suspicious car, house fire

Fire crews and police were called to Whanganui East about 3.40am on Tuesday.

'Absent friends' missed as Jags lose to Athletic

From full-strength to bare bones for match day.

Judge to career burglar: 'Stop making promises and actually do something'

Pre-sentence report said Reijhan Green was a 'high-risk' offender with a violent history.

Showery start but sunshine coming for Whanganui

'Up until Friday it should be nice.'

Sarjeant redevelopment on track but costs rising

Sarjeant director Andrew Clifford says the gallery 'is already looking spectacular'.

Whanganui Development XV cruise past Wairarapa

The side got straight to work.

Coaches lace up as Whanganui Tāne Māori sneak past Horowhenua-Kāpiti

They started with 14 men against a full-strength opposition.

Rob Rattenbury: Whanganui’s flash rush hour

Opinion: In 10 minutes Whanganui had gone from Sleepy Hollow to a bad day on the motorway.

Rural residents 'in the dark' about kerbside recycling

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