New ZealandBarking dog saves kids from fireA 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.12 Feb 09:30 PM
New ZealandMichael 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.11 Feb 09:00 PM
New ZealandFour people hospitalised after Wanganui fireFour people have been hospitalised after a fire at Wanganui last night.11 Feb 07:19 PM
New ZealandDog returns to attack mother, childA Wanganui woman who was attacked by a large dog during a bike ride with her daughter was shocked when it escaped and returned for a second attack.04 Feb 09:00 PM
New ZealandInjured woman found floating down Whanganui RiverA woman has been taken to hospital after being found floating down the Whanganui River in Taumarunui.30 Jan 07:13 PM
New ZealandCharities reeling after break insTwo Wanganui charities have been left reeling after they were broken into over the weekend.22 Jan 10:30 PM
New ZealandBaby's death: 'Very old' facilities replacedThe "very old" maternity services building where a newborn baby died when he did not receive effective ventilation following his birth has been demolished and replaced.18 Jan 02:43 AM
New ZealandDispute over baby's deathA coroner has found that a newborn baby died because he did not receive effective ventilation following his birth at Whanganui Hospital.17 Jan 06:06 AM
New ZealandCyclists swarming to WhanganuiThe Whanganui River Rd has more tourists than last year, including an increasing number of cyclists.06 Jan 09:44 PM
New ZealandFirefighters hurt battling big Wanganui blazeTwo firefighters suffered injuries likely to keep them off work for days while battling a "wall of fire" at a Wanganui house.03 Jan 09:44 PM
New ZealandSewage could be dumped in ocean - Colin HoveyA 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.01 Jan 05:38 AM
New Zealand'Coming to get ya' appeal dismissedA Wanganui real estate agent's appeal against his conviction and sentence for making a threatening phone call to his former employers has been dismissed.18 Dec 10:52 PM
New ZealandSolid waste dump causes stench in WanganuiTwo 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.18 Dec 10:50 PM
New ZealandMan gets home detention after methadone deathA Whanganui man has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention for supplying methadone which eventually led to a woman's fatal overdose.17 Dec 05:49 AM
New ZealandPrincipal quits over education 'madness'A Castlecliff principal has quit the profession he loves after 24 years, slamming schools becoming businesses and the advent of National Standards.13 Dec 09:25 PM
New ZealandNo breach at wastewater plant despite smellWanganui District Council has not breached resource consent despite the city's wastewater treatment plant having to be partially shut down.13 Dec 04:53 AM
New ZealandRacer hopes to break land speed recordWanganui racer Mick Paul is aiming to realise the dream of a late Christchurch aircraft engineer to break Burt Munro's land speed record.12 Dec 11:50 PM
New ZealandOne dead after house fire in WanganuiA person has died in a house fire in Wanganui today.11 Dec 03:14 AM
New ZealandWanganui, Whanganui now officialBoth place names 'Wanganui' and 'Whanganui' have been recognised as official names of the city in Parliament today.06 Dec 01:30 AM
New ZealandSister's plea for little 'big' brotherThe sister of a "big, gentle, kind kid" stabbed in the face with a screwdriver in Wanganui still hopes the police will find her brother's attacker.05 Dec 09:00 PM
New ZealandMussolini faces axe in WanganuiThe Wanganui phone book will no longer have an image of Italian dictator Mussolini on its cover.30 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandChristmas in ICU for stabbed teenThe teenager stabbed in the face in Wanganui will spend Christmas in intensive care at Wellington Hospital.27 Nov 08:07 PM
New ZealandTerror as thugs smash in doorAn "unprovoked attack" in Wanganui was described by a female staying the weekend at a Victoria Ave flat as like being in a war zone.26 Nov 10:00 PM
New ZealandThieves target 12 tourists on maraeTwelve people travelling as part of a group of 48 Italian tourists staying at a Jerusalem marae on Sunday night had $5000 worth of gear taken by thieves.26 Nov 09:56 PM
