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Stewart Murray Wilson appears in court

Serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has appeared in Whanganui District Court this morning in relation to an alleged breach of his parole conditions.

Wilson back in prison

Sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has been recalled to prison after allegations he phoned someone he was directed not to contact.

Wanganui fed up with 'disgusting' stench

Wanganui residents are fed up with the "disgusting" foul stench coming from the city's water treatment plant, but know it will be a while before the problem is fixed.

Woman safe after home explosion

A woman was lucky to escape with her life from an exploding house in Wanganui East early on Saturday morning.

Tiny dog saves family from tragedy

Bella the dog is tiny and and only 11 months old, but her insistent urgent bark on Monday night saved a family of four from tragedy.

Boozy celebration, banana incident brings jail term

A boozy celebration on being spared a term of imprisonment will see Michael David McIntyre spend the next 14 months in jail.

No plans to expand Whanganui Prison

The Department of Corrections says there are no plans to expand Whanganui Prison, despite the fact it will need to accommodate more remand prisoners when New Plymouth Prison closes next month.

Barking dog saves kids from fire

A dog that refused to stop barking when a fire broke out helped save a mother and her two children from the blaze in the bedroom of a Wanganui house.

Michael Laws tweets photo of 'Beast'

Michael Laws has posted of a photograph on Twitter which he says shows paroled sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson at a fishing competition over the weekend.

Child protection boost likely in Wanganui

Firefighters hurt battling big Wanganui blaze

Two firefighters suffered injuries likely to keep them off work for days while battling a "wall of fire" at a Wanganui house.

Sewage could be dumped in ocean - Colin Hovey

A retired engineer who helped design the Wanganui wastewater treatment plant says the solution is to put the fresh excess waste straight out to sea while the problem is being sorted.

Wanganui's "appalling stench" continues

Bad smell to hang around 'Pong-anui'

Native fish project to boost population

'Coming to get ya' appeal dismissed

A Wanganui real estate agent's appeal against his conviction and sentence for making a threatening phone call to his former employers has been dismissed.

Solid waste dump causes stench in Wanganui

Two of Wanganui's largest wet industries say they are not responsible for dumping solid waste into Wanganui's wastewater treatment plant, causing it to malfunction.

Man gets home detention after methadone death

A Whanganui man has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention for supplying methadone which eventually led to a woman's fatal overdose.