New Zealand'There is still anxiety': Principals go doorknocking as kids slow to returnAnxious Auckland parents are still wary about sending kids back to school.10 Sep 06:21 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandElection Battlegrounds: Six North Island electorates to watchProfiling Whanganui, Ōhāriu, Wairarapa, Palmerston North, Hutt South, Wellington Central.07 Sep 05:00 PM
EducationComputer basics course to help employees keep up with techThe 10-week course starts at the end of September.06 Sep 05:00 PM
RugbyScrap of the underdogsRuapehu, Ngamatapouri and Marist scrap for fourth berth in premier rugby play-offs.03 Sep 05:00 PM
Employment'Don't want to get ahead of ourselves': PM on possible change in NZ's alert levelsSchool students may get a fast-track into building industry jobs.03 Sep 04:12 AM
New ZealandMan sentenced for meth-fuelled accident that killed his baby sonThe driver, who had been smoking meth, overtook on a blind corner near Waiouru.03 Sep 02:13 AM
LifestyleKiwi mum-of-five daughters on STEM crusade'Because we have five girls, they're growing up knowing that they can do anything.'31 Aug 09:57 PM
New ZealandLois Tolley slaying: Two more murder charges to be laidThe latest man charged in relation to her death has pleaded not guilty.30 Aug 09:08 PM
New ZealandTwo dead, three in hospital after horror night on New Zealand roadsA woman died in Kaitaia and a pedestrian was killed in the South Island.28 Aug 07:53 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Coal or sustainable energy? Business or the environment? Whanganui candidates state their viewsWhanganui electorate candidates on energy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.27 Aug 11:35 PM
VideoLocal Focus: Coal or sustainable energy? Business or the environment? Whanganui candidates state their viewsWhanganui electorate candidates on energy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.Watch27 Aug 11:15 PM
New ZealandThe Covid-19 moment that left Jacinda Ardern 'gutted'The PM was campaigning in Whanganui when she heard the news.22 Aug 08:14 PM
White FernsWatkin awaits national team call upJess Watkin has more than a foot in the door to re-enter the White Ferns fold.21 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ and the road ahead: Forgotten sufferers 'are really angry' about Covid spendingThe Road Ahead finds businesses and politicians working flat out - and a nation spending.19 Aug 06:00 PM
VideoLocal Focus: Who is Harete Hipango, National candidate for Whanganui?"Someone not to be messed around with". Made with funding from NZ On Air.Watch19 Aug 01:08 AM
VideoLocal Focus: Who is Alan Clay, Green candidate for Whanganui?Film director, author, performer and politician. Made with funding from NZ On Air.Watch19 Aug 01:08 AM
VideoLocal Focus: Who is Steph Lewis, Labour candidate for Whanganui?A mixed rural and urban understanding of Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.Watch19 Aug 01:08 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Who is Steph Lewis, Labour candidate for Whanganui?A mixed rural and urban understanding of Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.18 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Who is Harete Hipango, National candidate for Whanganui?"Someone not to be messed around with". Made with funding from NZ On Air.18 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Who is Alan Clay, Green candidate for Whanganui?Film director, author, performer and politician. Made with funding from NZ On Air.18 Aug 04:00 PM
EnvironmentHorizons' biodiversity spend to become contestableCouncillors decide criteria and desired outcomes from biodiversity funding.14 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan sentenced for murder of Feona McKay-PateaNgatai's sentence indication reduced by one year, after Justice Grice reads reports.14 Aug 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCovid 19, 5G and abortion: The Jacinda Ardern show hits WhanganuiLocal interactions were aplenty as Ardern and Labour's local candidates toured Whanganui.11 Aug 04:06 AM
New ZealandPM refuses to say how she'll vote in cannabis referendumJacinda Ardern is visiting the Sargeant Gallery and a mask-making factory in Whanganui.11 Aug 01:15 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPrivate schools: Are they worth $20,000 a year?Are private schools worth the money? Part 1 of a 3-part Herald investigation.09 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Unscientific': Winston Peters hits back on poor Northland poll resultNZ First leader Winston Peters says he can't believe the poll is gaining any currency.09 Aug 05:36 AM
NetballWhanganui's sporting weekThe long running traditional school sports exchange had a predictable outcome.07 Aug 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumEnvironmentRangitīkei River project looks to make river more resilient to climate changeThe project is still conceptual, but Horizons grateful to receive Govt funding.06 Aug 05:00 PM
All BlacksAndy Haden: most capped locally born All BlackFamed All Black Andy Haden had a strong Wanganui connection.03 Aug 04:42 AM
PremiumPremiumEducationThe man who's tested Whanganui drivers 15,000 times now on drive to teach good habitsTerry Fowler hopes his driving school can improve the quality of drivers in Whanganui.31 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNational MP speaks out on abortion; views differ from leader Judith CollinsThe topic saw many National MPs vote differently when the bill was passed in March.28 Jul 07:16 PM
CrimeShots fired: Two people charged after Whanganui armed offenders calloutFirearms and drugs seized from Whanganui property27 Jul 09:22 PM
New ZealandChilly start but sun coming for most of the countryFrosty start to give way to fine weather for most of New Zealand.24 Jul 08:32 PM
EnvironmentNative fish, biodiversity big winners from Jobs for NatureA Jobs for Nature injection of capital will speed up existing environmental work.23 Jul 05:00 PM