The Te Pūwaha partners plan to publish an update on their work programmes this week.

Councillor Rob Vinsen demands more information on project and how money is being used.

Harding, 37, is of Ngāi Tahu descent.

The Minister said the stories he heard were powerful.

"There was a realisation that Three Waters reform will go ahead," Cameron said.

"But if we slow down too much, nothing will happen for a number of years."

President Stuart Crosby says the LGNZ conference is an opportunity to think big.

Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase campaigned for equity in Māori representation at the Council.

He Awa Ora – Living River opens on Monday, June 27.

Whanganui's George Jackson uses his Nan's camp oven to bake the traditional bread.

Between 1993 and 1996 Sir Peter Tapsell was the first Māori to hold the role

Soraya Peke-Mason will enter Parliament in about two months as a list MP.

Elijah Pue says the move will help remove barriers to voting

Te Atawhai o te Ao is working with the Ageing Well National Science Challenge

The council may consider quitting the local government representative body altogether.

Eleven potential projects have been identified for consideration in a masterplan.

A mental health crisis response team will be established by four organisations.

Emma Rawson-Te Patu elected to the World Federation of Public Health Associations.

In a majority vote, Whanganui District Council supported a bill to amend alcohol laws.

'There is global interest in Te Awa Tupua and what iwi are trying to achieve in Whanganui'

NSW parliamentarian Mark Pearson wants similar status for the Barwon and Darling rivers

Cr Adie Doyle condemned the new public shareholding model as Government spin.

Whanganui is booked out this week.

The cultural sessions have been well received - but it hasn't been all smooth sailing.

Tribal leader dismisses calls for a referendum on co-governance

Ruapehu will now have six members from a single ward and three from a new Māori ward.

The academy is made up of 70 per cent international students.

Horizons will have a 14-seat council, including two Māori seats, in the 2022 election.

Mayor Don Cameron had to use his casting vote in the split decision.

The move is part of a new Jobs for Nature project.

There's an increase in the number of patients with Covid in Whanganui Hospital.

Whanganui is the only New Zealand community to make this year's Smart21 City list

The collective is extending its mobile response for several more weeks.

"Definitely I think there are more cases out there than we actually realise."

Uenuku iwi plans an eco-sanctuary for native plants and animals on the central plateau.

A new role will allow someone to learn about curation of the taonga Māori collection.

Mayor Don Cameron warned the move would gain nothing but was outvoted.

"Once we're on the other side, we'll be able to reflect."

People waiting for tests last week reported queueing up to three hours

The DHB says there has been unprecedented demand for tests.

The 10 to 19 years age-group is recording the highest number of cases at 19

The two new cases in Marton are the first reported since Saturday.

Marton residents are concerned about the lack of Covid-19 testing facilities.

The Whanganui District Health Board is refusing to identify the sites

It's the first arrangement of its kind in Aotearoa.

The Ranga Tupua collective says it has contacted big employers in the surrounding region.

The Ministry of Health released the information after the Whanganui DHB refused to.

The matchmaking app pairs businesses with skilled workers.

A $16 million marae renovation programme is drawing to a close.

Health providers are holding back on vaccinations for children in wider Whanganui region.

Te Tiwha Puketapu has been appointed as the new chair and Che Wilson as deputy

Some parts of rural Rangitīkei have been flagged as areas of concern.

'Our people are on the back foot in regard to economic wellbeing'

A change of tack will be needed to boost numbers in hard-to-reach areas.

"We've been very, very lucky in this region so far, but it's just a matter of time."

Māori health providers say there are low daily numbers of first vaccinations.

'I don't think people will understand [what Omicron means] until it really hits us.'

'It also shows how innovative we are as a people, as Whanganui, as Te Awa Tupua.'

Te Ranga Tupua is undertaking an online information blitz.

Iwi are concerned about the safety of river users and the risk of collisions.

The Rātana 25th celebrations will be a one-day event for the local community.

Te Ranga Tupua says people who decide not to be vaccinated still need support.

The effort to boost Māori Covid-19 vaccinations is being hampered by a shortage of nurses.

The Tira Hoe Waka has been cancelled for two years in a row.

Mobile vaccination units can be sent "exactly to where the people really need us".

Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation works on expanding honey and red meat trade at Dubai expo

"I almost feel like we're being abandoned, left behind"

The annual two-week journey down the Whanganui River has been happening since 1988.

A new wing at Sarjeant gallery will be named in honour of the late Sir Archie Taiaroa

Outgoing Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation chairwoman: "How do we keep our people close?"

The public can make submissions on the proposal until February 4.

The collective is on a 15-week mission to increase vaccination rates.

Mavis Mullins has been at the helm of the incorporation for 12 years.

An iwi leader said many whānau thought schools closing for summer gave some protection

Another 3781 vaccinations are needed for Whanganui Māori to reach the 90 per cent target.

"We could lose a number of people" - Ruapehu District Council chief executive

Raetihi hot tubs decision gets feasibility study

"Across the ages, we'll need to be first-line carers because the system won't cope."