The cost of extreme weather events in New Zealand this year is likely to top $100 million, the Insurance Council says.

Flooding has forced two more blocks of Wanganui residents from their homes, as the city deals with a state of emergency from a swollen Whanganui River.

The Ministry of Health has given the all clear for Raetihi residents to use water from a new source after the town's supply was contaminated by spilled diesel.

It could be next year before Raetihi's drinking water is safe again, after a major contamination scare.

A Wanganui teen has admitted assaulting his ex-partner's mother with an orange.

Police officers are trained to save lives and help victims - and in the case of one quick-thinking Whanganui police officer that includes those with four legs.

The case of a Wanganui man accused of repeatedly grabbing his daughter's breasts has been declared a mistrial.

Two teenage girls have given evidence against a NZ Army warrant officer accused of sexually violating them.

The opening of a "pop-up" drug store in Wanganui has angered other retailers in the block and prompted community concern.

A man who repeatedly assaulted a woman and routinely tied her to a bed to stop her from going into town - all while on parole for similar crimes - was jailed yesterday.

A man facing three charges of misconduct under the Real Estate Agents Act walked out of a disciplinary hearing in Wanganui yesterday.

A man who threw a knife at a passing car carrying a mother and her daughter has been arrested.

Wanganui Hospital will retain the current spelling of its name - unless you're speaking Maori.

Many of the weekend's power cuts could have been prevented if trees had been pruned properly, according to Powerco's network operations manager Phil Marsh.

Wanganui High School and Wanganui Rugby Football Union are investigating a violent under-16s schoolboy game called off early after fighting broke out.