Whanganui Chronicle
  • Whanganui Chronicle home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Taranaki
  • National Park
  • Whakapapa
  • Ohakune
  • Raetihi
  • Taihape
  • Marton
  • Feilding
  • Palmerston North

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • New Plymouth
  • Whanganui
  • Palmertson North
  • Levin

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Craig Ashworth
Craig is a Local Democracy reporter

Craig is a Local Democracy reporter

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

Check out Craig’s latest content
Caution as councils called to declare on seabed mine
Whanganui Chronicle

Caution as councils called to declare on seabed mine

13 Jun 02:58 AM
Government axes vulnerable patient helpers
Whanganui Chronicle

Government axes vulnerable patient helpers

13 May 11:57 PM

From July there will be no more money to pay healthcare guides across the country.

Iwi boss heads new board for Taranaki Maunga
Whanganui Chronicle

Iwi boss heads new board for Taranaki Maunga

05 May 09:11 PM

Wharehoka Wano will lead Te Tōpuni Ngārahu, a body representing the region's eight iwi.

How Taranaki's dairy effluent debate reached rare consensus
Whanganui Chronicle

How Taranaki's dairy effluent debate reached rare consensus

05 May 03:55 AM

Taranaki has 277 farms with consent to discharge effluent into waterways.

Australian company applies to mine Taranaki seabed under fast-track law
Whanganui Chronicle

Australian company applies to mine Taranaki seabed under fast-track law

17 Apr 06:09 AM

Opponents fear sediment discharge will harm sea life on Pātea Banks.

Land lease problems scupper plan for iwi-council centre
Whanganui Chronicle

Land lease problems scupper plan for iwi-council centre

17 Apr 03:13 AM

The parties will now pursue separate developments in Manāia.

Hapū knowledge could upend kaimoana rules
Whanganui Chronicle

Hapū knowledge could upend kaimoana rules

22 Mar 09:38 PM

Hapū say South Taranaki reefs are severely depleted, especially of pāua

Tūpuna inspire Parihaka potatoes for Te Matatini
Whanganui Chronicle

Tūpuna inspire Parihaka potatoes for Te Matatini

07 Feb 12:48 AM

The 1.65 tonnes of Agria will be served at the festival pōwhiri and to feed performers.

‘No clue’: Taranaki region urged to prepare for Te Matatini influx
Whanganui Chronicle

‘No clue’: Taranaki region urged to prepare for Te Matatini influx

30 Jan 08:34 PM

Businesses warned to expect crowds; hotels fully booked, Airbnb prices soaring.

From Auckland to Whanganui: New chairman's journey to leading Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi
Whanganui Chronicle

From Auckland to Whanganui: New chairman's journey to leading Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi

09 Dec 03:04 AM

Tahinganui Hina returned home to Whanganui in 2018.

Ngāti Ruanui trustee disrupts Sydney seabed miner’s meeting
Whanganui Chronicle

Ngāti Ruanui trustee disrupts Sydney seabed miner’s meeting

28 Nov 09:45 PM

Rukutai Watene said mana whenua have resisted the mining bid since the beginning.

Māori ward contenders told ‘do the homework’
Whanganui Chronicle

Māori ward contenders told ‘do the homework’

23 Oct 10:51 PM

'Don’t leave it to the last minute, get your whānau wrapped around you.'

Water fight: River pollution debate pits farmers against community
Whanganui Chronicle

Water fight: River pollution debate pits farmers against community

17 Oct 09:44 PM

Clear split over river clean-ups as farmers, iwi and regional council discuss plans.

Mauri arrives to uplift region for Te Matatini
Whanganui Chronicle

Mauri arrives to uplift region for Te Matatini

13 Oct 09:55 PM

The mauri stones were delivered by Aotea waka iwi of south Taranaki and Whanganui.

Boaties pledge to stop seabed miners
Whanganui Chronicle

Boaties pledge to stop seabed miners

09 Oct 01:37 AM

There's a call for direct action against would-be miners off the South Taranaki coast.

‘What’s in it for us?’ Pātea pledges to fight mining
Whanganui Chronicle

‘What’s in it for us?’ Pātea pledges to fight mining

02 Oct 10:55 PM

More than 300 people joined in a hīkoi from the middle of Pātea to the beach.

New freshwater rules opposed
Whanganui Chronicle

New freshwater rules opposed

30 Jul 09:29 PM

Taranaki Regional Council is worried the new rules may backfire.

'Crystal ball' will avoid pollution, says seabed mining company
Whanganui Chronicle

'Crystal ball' will avoid pollution, says seabed mining company

14 Mar 07:47 PM

The model to predict the drift of sediment in South Taranaki has not yet been developed.

Pātea seabed mining fight continues
Whanganui Chronicle

Pātea seabed mining fight continues

14 Mar 02:24 AM

Today is the first of an eight-day hearing to reconsider the application.

Regional councillors debate freshwater plan
Whanganui Chronicle

Regional councillors debate freshwater plan

03 Mar 11:00 PM

Taranaki Regional Council is working on its new freshwater plan under the existing laws.

Hapū fears for whale bone thieves
Whanganui Chronicle

Hapū fears for whale bone thieves

20 Feb 08:33 PM

Police have been notified and are investigating the whale bone theft.

Giant windmills blow hapū to UN
Whanganui Chronicle

Giant windmills blow hapū to UN

17 Jan 07:29 PM

Hapū of Ngāruahine iwi are filing three claims against the installation of wind turbines.

Taranaki council pushes water policy despite murky legal future
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki council pushes water policy despite murky legal future

07 Dec 06:52 PM

The coalition agreement spelled out a major shake-up of freshwater rules.

South Taranaki iwi and council draw up new partnership
Whanganui Chronicle

South Taranaki iwi and council draw up new partnership

27 Nov 08:14 PM

The new partnership is called He Pou Tikanga Partnership Strategy.

Māori reps to help set Taranaki regional plan
Whanganui Chronicle

Māori reps to help set Taranaki regional plan

08 Nov 07:54 PM

Two iwi representatives will sit with council

Iwi story to feature on ski field bridge
Whanganui Chronicle

Iwi story to feature on ski field bridge

06 Nov 04:00 PM

The bridge will be suspended 50 metres above the Manganui River.

Iwi and council seek help from nature for flooding
Whanganui Chronicle

Iwi and council seek help from nature for flooding

11 Oct 06:41 PM

The project will look at how to reduce the effects of flooding in the Waitōtara catchment.

South Taranaki council takes on local te reo styles
Whanganui Chronicle

South Taranaki council takes on local te reo styles

27 Sep 02:28 AM

The council is revamping its te reo Māori policy to embrace variations of the language.

Māori health board head says National plan a huge step back
Whanganui Chronicle

Māori health board head says National plan a huge step back

22 Sep 01:00 AM

Te Pahunga Davis says Taranaki's iwi-Māori health partnership board has barely got started

Final push for Taranaki maunga deal before election
Whanganui Chronicle

Final push for Taranaki maunga deal before election

15 Aug 02:02 AM

Uri (descendants) of the eight iwi of Taranaki have until August 16 at 5pm to vote.

Council calls for seabed mining ban
Whanganui Chronicle

Council calls for seabed mining ban

07 Jun 02:20 AM

South Taranaki District Council says 'environmental vandalism' outweighs economic benefits

Māori appointments fill South Taranaki gaps
Whanganui Chronicle

Māori appointments fill South Taranaki gaps

30 Apr 03:59 AM

This term is the first time STDC has included Māori wards

Crown agrees to give up Taranaki Maunga
Whanganui Chronicle

Crown agrees to give up Taranaki Maunga

02 Apr 02:19 AM

The park will be governed jointly by Ngā iwi o Taranaki and the Minister of Conservation,

Taranaki Maunga settlement takes next step
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki Maunga settlement takes next step

28 Mar 09:41 PM

The Treaty of Waitangi settlement will be initialled on Friday.

Taranaki Regional Council and iwi struggling to implement freshwater reforms
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki Regional Council and iwi struggling to implement freshwater reforms

14 Mar 07:25 PM

They fear future tension between them.

Final two elected seats in South Taranaki filled
Whanganui Chronicle

Final two elected seats in South Taranaki filled

19 Feb 07:57 PM

Voters have picked the last local representatives for South Taranaki.

Reefs 'teeming with life' found on Pātea seabed amid mining case
Whanganui Chronicle

Reefs 'teeming with life' found on Pātea seabed amid mining case

09 Feb 09:15 PM

Niwa says the reefs are rich with thriving plants and animals.

Taranaki kaimoana ban given legal teeth
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki kaimoana ban given legal teeth

18 Dec 01:40 AM

There's a request to extend the ban along the coastline to Hāwera.

Hapū and Greenpeace back to court for stricter hydrogen rules
Whanganui Chronicle

Hapū and Greenpeace back to court for stricter hydrogen rules

01 Dec 04:28 AM

Hiringa Energy wants to build four 206-metre tall wind turbines at Kāpuni.

Ambitious South Taranaki iwi-council multiuse centre inches closer
Whanganui Chronicle

Ambitious South Taranaki iwi-council multiuse centre inches closer

21 Nov 08:24 PM

The go-ahead's been given to work up a business case for a community/sports centre.

Co-chair likely for South Taranaki iwi committee
Whanganui Chronicle

Co-chair likely for South Taranaki iwi committee

20 Nov 08:14 PM

South Taranaki’s iwi liaison committee is being revamped.

Coastal, rural communities need more say at council table
Whanganui Chronicle

Coastal, rural communities need more say at council table

27 Sep 07:30 PM

Two South Taranaki Māori ward candidates want to provide the missing voice.

South Taranaki hapū call for extended kaimoana ban
Whanganui Chronicle

South Taranaki hapū call for extended kaimoana ban

13 Sep 10:50 PM

Most hapū of Ngāruahine will this week request an official ban along their coastline.

Poo bug makes 80 per cent of Taranaki rivers unswimmable
Whanganui Chronicle

Poo bug makes 80 per cent of Taranaki rivers unswimmable

06 Sep 10:30 PM

The Government wants 80 per cent of all larger rivers swimmable by 2030

Tactical talks mobilise tight field for Māori seats
Whanganui Chronicle

Tactical talks mobilise tight field for Māori seats

15 Aug 11:00 PM

The race is on to win Māori seats in South Taranaki and other parts of Taranaki region.

Seabed mining company grabs Aussie ally
Whanganui Chronicle

Seabed mining company grabs Aussie ally

03 Aug 09:30 PM

TTR has agreed to swap ownership of the company for shares in an Australian miner.

Health boss welcomes reforms as possible 'game-changer'
Whanganui Chronicle

Health boss welcomes reforms as possible 'game-changer'

23 Jun 09:30 PM

Hayden Wano believes the reforms may shift inequities in health.

Iwi environment unit 'big step up' for regional council
Whanganui Chronicle

Iwi environment unit 'big step up' for regional council

09 May 08:30 PM

Taranaki Regional Council has an agreement with iwi post-settlement governance entities.

Iwi considering extending Taranaki kaimoana ban
Whanganui Chronicle

Iwi considering extending Taranaki kaimoana ban

29 Apr 02:15 AM

It would mean kaimoana gathering is banned from New Plymouth to Hāwera.

Councils set for bronze medals with low rates rise
Whanganui Chronicle

Councils set for bronze medals with low rates rise

14 Apr 01:30 AM

South Taranaki could be bettered only by Waitomo and Chatham Islands.

Wards get nod despite not meeting requirements
Whanganui Chronicle

Wards get nod despite not meeting requirements

29 Mar 07:37 PM

South Taranaki wards have been approved despite not fitting the official requirements

Drive-through jabs as Māori bear Omicron brunt
Whanganui Chronicle

Drive-through jabs as Māori bear Omicron brunt

17 Mar 12:20 AM

Tui Ora is bringing Taranaki's first drive-through vaccination clinics to small towns

'Covid doesn't care about Christmas': Iwi prepare for virus spread
Whanganui Chronicle

'Covid doesn't care about Christmas': Iwi prepare for virus spread

22 Dec 07:00 PM

There are now 33 active cases in Taranaki

New name for South Taranaki council's iwi committee
Whanganui Chronicle

New name for South Taranaki council's iwi committee

14 Dec 08:40 PM

A name has been chosen after a year's consideration of options.

Iwi first in line to buy council land
Whanganui Chronicle

Iwi first in line to buy council land

30 Nov 06:50 PM

South Taranaki District Council is reviewing how it buys and sells property.

Award recognises precedent for Taranaki river restoration
Whanganui Chronicle

Award recognises precedent for Taranaki river restoration

22 Nov 08:30 PM

The award was for the removal of the Glenn Road weir from the Kaūpokonui Stream

Three Waters compulsion 'breach of trust'
Whanganui Chronicle

Three Waters compulsion 'breach of trust'

18 Nov 01:30 AM

South Taranaki District Council says the reform is anti-democratic.

Taranaki success backs Māori Party Covid calls, say leaders
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki success backs Māori Party Covid calls, say leaders

17 Nov 07:30 PM

Local iwi have done 1000+ Covid tests since the virus was found in wastewater samples.

Close contacts of Stratford family symptomatic for Covid
Whanganui Chronicle

Close contacts of Stratford family symptomatic for Covid

15 Nov 12:45 AM

Several close contacts of the family with Covid-19 in Stratford are being tested.

Iwi want more vigilance as Covid found again in Stratford sewage
Whanganui Chronicle

Iwi want more vigilance as Covid found again in Stratford sewage

10 Nov 06:00 PM

"We've had within 10 days two positive tests so it's very likely we have Covid around us."

Funding brings military-grade Whanganui Covid response
Whanganui Chronicle

Funding brings military-grade Whanganui Covid response

03 Nov 07:50 PM

There's millions of dollars of new funding for the vaccination effort around Whanganui.

Minister wants Taranaki DHB vaccine gains made permanent
Whanganui Chronicle

Minister wants Taranaki DHB vaccine gains made permanent

02 Nov 08:00 PM

Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says the tide has turned in Taranaki.

Covid cash welcomed but more change wanted
Whanganui Chronicle

Covid cash welcomed but more change wanted

23 Oct 06:30 PM

"It proves that the voice of the people on the ground does matter."

Taranaki Māori aim for 95 per cent Covid vaccinated
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki Māori aim for 95 per cent Covid vaccinated

20 Oct 06:20 PM

Iwi and Māori health providers are drawing up their own vaccination plan.

Ngarewa-Packer says let Māori fix vaccination gap
Whanganui Chronicle

Ngarewa-Packer says let Māori fix vaccination gap

19 Oct 08:00 PM

The Māori Party co-leader says Māori are being "left for last" in the Delta outbreak.

Taranaki Māori health providers struggle with DHB despite PM's optimism
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki Māori health providers struggle with DHB despite PM's optimism

17 Oct 11:00 PM

The PM's visit included a stop at a Tui Ora pop-up clinic at Paritutu Bowling Club.

Each Māori ward will cover one half of South Taranaki district
Whanganui Chronicle

Each Māori ward will cover one half of South Taranaki district

11 Oct 09:24 PM

Boundary for South Taranaki Māori wards will reflect Ngāruahine and Ngāti Ruanui iwi

Taranaki regional councillors reject Māori call for two seats
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki regional councillors reject Māori call for two seats

21 Sep 10:30 PM

After consultation councillors voted to stay with 11 seats, including a single Māori seat.

Iwi and council reach relationship agreement
Whanganui Chronicle

Iwi and council reach relationship agreement

20 Sep 08:20 PM

Te Kāhui o Rauru and South Taranaki District Council have set out their values.

Māori-only clinics to bridge vaccine gap
Whanganui Chronicle

Māori-only clinics to bridge vaccine gap

01 Sep 10:00 PM

Whānau urged to consider the worst-case scenario when deciding whether to vaccinate.

Taranaki Civil Defence prepares for disaster under lockdown
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki Civil Defence prepares for disaster under lockdown

25 Aug 01:15 AM

The Civil Defence boss says a natural disaster might take priority over the pandemic.

Two Māori seats now an option for Taranaki Regional Council
Whanganui Chronicle

Two Māori seats now an option for Taranaki Regional Council

24 Aug 11:20 PM

Public feedback has forced the council to add another option to its representation review.

$10m for conservation will create 58 jobs
Whanganui Chronicle

$10m for conservation will create 58 jobs

12 Aug 10:32 PM

The funding will create 58 new jobs over three years.

Regional council rejects call for Māori-only say on wards
Whanganui Chronicle

Regional council rejects call for Māori-only say on wards

10 Aug 07:55 PM

Iwi wanted future engagement on Māori wards focused on "people affected by the decision."

Call to make switch to Māori roll easier
Whanganui Chronicle

Call to make switch to Māori roll easier

05 Aug 10:04 PM

Māori voters get to choose between general and Māori rolls only every five to six years.

Nerves on edge for seabed mining decision
Whanganui Chronicle

Nerves on edge for seabed mining decision

30 Jul 03:38 AM

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said she was "healthy nervous" about the pending outcome.

Wastewater Covid testing expands across region
Whanganui Chronicle

Wastewater Covid testing expands across region

28 Jul 04:55 AM

Stratford and South Taranaki districts are now being sampled for traces of Covid.

Alarm bells ring for iwi over lack of wastewater tests
Whanganui Chronicle

Alarm bells ring for iwi over lack of wastewater tests

27 Jul 07:42 PM

Ngāti Ruanui has backed a call for wastewater testing beyond the city.

Taranaki wastewater response sloppy, says Māori Party
Whanganui Chronicle

Taranaki wastewater response sloppy, says Māori Party

26 Jul 08:08 PM

"They couldn't provide a reason South Taranaki wastewater is not being tested."

Māori council seats bring cuts to general councillors
Whanganui Chronicle

Māori council seats bring cuts to general councillors

01 Jul 01:14 AM

South Taranaki will lose one seat on the Taranaki Regional Council.

One-in-seven Taranaki Covid jabs by small Māori teams
Whanganui Chronicle

One-in-seven Taranaki Covid jabs by small Māori teams

21 Jun 07:33 PM

Taranaki had the lowest rate of vaccinations at 8.26 percent

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Whanganui Chronicle e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Whanganui Chronicle
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP