Latest from Whanganui

Local Focus: Learning event attracts Māori digital startup accelerator

PMP looking for young people. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Foredune restoration under way

Iwi and Coast Care planting Morgan Street beach. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rob Rattenbury: How pervasive is white supremacy in NZ?

OPINION: White supremacists do exist in our country, though hopefully not in great numbers

Arts award for prison weaving tutor

Juanita Davis has been volunteering her time to teach raranga to men at Whanganui Prison.

Firefighter retires after 56 years

Firefighter Jes Sorensen is retiring to write his memoir and work on his house.

The rise of Puanga: What it means and how it's celebrated

Puanga, the Aotearoa New Year, is a time to remember the past and look to the future.

Council seeks solution for obsolete parking meters

Whanganui's parking meters are "past their use-by date", Councillor Helen Craig says.

Museum explores revolving curatorial role for hapū and iwi

It would allow each iwi to curate an exhibition based on the Taonga Māori collection.

Obituary: John Palamountain's legacy his life's work

The Whanganui businessman had a passion for land and animals.

Community fridge project nears completion

The Whanganui Community Fridge will enable food redistribution and help prevent waste.

Local Focus: Robins return to Manawatū

The moving story of moving 40 birds to their new home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

How Whanganui plans to attract more film productions

Whanganui and Partners has its eyes on turning the region into a Hollywood hotspot.

Polar blast: Desert Road closed

Snow is expected as low as 300m in some spots of the central North Island.

Watch: Paddle steamer lifted from river

The vessel has been lifted from the river for a safety inspection and work to its boiler.

Woman seriously injured in mobility scooter incident

A pedestrian pace is urged for mobility scooter users after a crash in a supermarket.

Colder than the North Pole: Antarctic blast nearing NZ

Here's what you need to know about the regions and roads forecast to be worst-hit.