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'Fiddly works': Sarjeant redevelopment delayed

Finding sufficient labour is 'proving to be quite challenging'.

'I want to change someone’s life': Ceramics award offering $15k prize

Rick Rudd is 'paying it forward'.

Person taken to hospital after Whanganui house fire

The family had done the right thing by gathering at a clear meeting place outside.

“For the safety of our tamariki”: Council continuing with possible speed limit reductions

“Just because central government says jump we don’t say ‘how high?’"

Loads of rubbish: New waste rules outlined by council

Proposals went to public consultation this week.

Ruapehu farm gates open for outdoor adventure

Raetihi farmers open their gates for a quad-sapping adventure.

Award-winning Whanganui restaurant on market

“The bones are there and they’ve been built with blood, sweat and tears . . ."

Mt Ruapehu a trap for ill-prepared climbers

“There’s a lot more risk on Ruapehu," says search and rescue officer.

Two decades on: Pregnant woman plucked from Mangamahu roof shares her story

Seilena Phillips-Edwards' rescue touched hearts during the Whanganui floods.

Strange stench leads to evacuation of homes in Whangaehu

“We used a gas detector to go through a house and building in the area.”

From coal to low-carbon concrete: Bullocks plans for eco-friendly future

'This is a bit of trial but it’s certainly worth a crack.'

Stretch of central NI state highway to close overnight for weeks

Six to eight weeks of closures coincide with a new roundabout opening at Ōhakea.

Forty-year cricket stalwart off to over-60s World Cup

There won't be any 'funsies cricket' in Chennai.

'A massive problem': Conference addressing the hidden cost of violence

“I really think that people don’t want to confront it.”

Future of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts uncertain as buyer backs out

Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton says the decision is frustrating for local businesses.

Whanganui teams stay afloat in cricket's Coastal Challenge

United smashed Paraparaumu and moved to second spot on the table.

‘New voices unearthed’ in South Taranaki

A new collection of more than 100 poems pays homage to South Taranaki towns.

Letters: More buses supported

Readers have their say on increased public transport and climate change.