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Traditional ballet has lots of added modern elements
Shirley McDouall School of Dance presents Coppelia

Ready, set, play! Rātana playground ready for summer
“Basically, we had to start from scratch."

Kai Iwi flying fox looking to swing back into action
A petition to have the structure reinstalled gained over 600 signatures.

Spending trends down in lead up to Xmas
"Be kind, patient, and try to not get sucked into the whirlpool of consumerism."

Comment: Sobering lessons on life from a sprightly centenarian
Kevin came across a bloke who really put life into perspective.

Street Level Studio Gallery hosts Wairarapa artist
Rosalie Jurczenko will be exhibiting her art in Whanganui.

Rowers take on 10.5 kilometres on Whanganui River
Rowers take on 10.5 kilometres on Whanganui River

New Tea and Topics talk coming to Gonville Library
Cleaning solutions will be on offer at next week's Tea and Topics.

Richard Ellsworth reviews the Lyric Singers' 50 year celebration concert
Richard Ellsworth reviews the Lyric Singers' 50-year celebration concert

Book sale raises money for St John Eye Hospital
St John book sale raises money for Jerusalem eye hospital.

Baskerville full of laughs
Amdram's production of Baskerville is just what we all need

Two charming chaps on stage
Ethan Hall and Nate Holloway are part of Repertory's cast for James and the Giant Peach

Making Tracks with Scroggin - Whanganui Tramping Club update
MAKING TRACKS with Scroggin - Whanganui Tramping Club update

Primary school kids tough it out this Friday at Cooks Gardens
Tough kids race through obstacles again this Friday

Think you know your local sports events and people?
What do you know about local sports?

Honouring the memory of children by candlelight
Candle ceremony to remember children who have died

Are we losing the power to celebrate?
Shirley-Joy Barrow wonders if we are losing the power of celebration

Raising awareness of cystic fibrosis and a drug called Trikafta
Raewyn Tweeddale is running the 2022 Pak'nSave Whanganui 3 Bridges half-marathon

Youth appears in court on charges for Gonville burglary
They appeared on two charges of burglary and three of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.

Covid: 58 deaths, 27,076 new cases, 10 in ICU in past week as infections keep rising
The highest number of new cases in months have been reported today.

Flipping the script of 'boys will be boys' at white ribbon march
“We walk the journey of change together not just for us but for family and community."

Whanganui cricket: Renegades make history in Premier 1
Renegades won on the artificial pitch, despite missing a handful of key players.

Whanganui weather: A mostly wet week ahead
Temperatures set to be 20C and above for most of the wet week ahead,

Museum Notebook: Lucille Ward, Gown Specialist
Permanent paid employment for married women wasn't common until well after World War II.

No-swim status for Kai Iwi beach, despite summer's approach
High levels of enterococci were detected at Kai Iwi beach this week.

No sign of Maxwell anywhere in Pākaraka
Geographic Board agrees to change name from Maxwell to Pakaraka.

Sally Gibbs leading the charge for Whanganui runners
It's not all about being the fastest, though.

Nicky Rennie: Every funeral starts with a love story
There's a horrible feeling where your tears get stuck in your throat.