Hey everyone, welcome to this week's edition of the Whanganui Chronicle Podcast.
It's a wrap of some of our biggest and favourite news stories with a bit of insight into the Chronicle newsroom and what goes into producing your local news.
It's been windy, right? Well that's created a lot of mayhem and news. Perhaps the most touching was a group of 20 motorists who stopped to clear SH1 of fallen branches.
We discuss this week's weather plus much more, including a newly qualified surf lifesaver who made a rescue before he started duty, our own Between the Flags campaign, the festival of cricket hosted here in Whanganui and a vigil for those affected by the Australian bush fires.
Opera and Whanganui tennis star Paige Hourigan also get an airing.
Listen below and check out some of the stories discussed in the links further down. And remember to subscribe to this podcast on iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Read the stories discussed in this week's episode
Crews working to reconnect power in towns throughout region
Motorists pitch in to clear trees fallen over SH1
The New Zealand Opera School celebrates 25 years in Whanganui
Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay go to war in U18 final at Whanganui Festival of Cricket
Whanganui vigil aims to send emotional support to Australians affected by bush fires
Between the flags: On the beach with Whanganui's surf life savers
ASB Classic: Kiwi Paige Hourigan faces former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki in opening round