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Talking Rugby with John B Phillips
JB Phillips brings us up to date with local rugby

Live: 6 deaths, 1653 new Covid cases; Figures at lowest rates since February
The seven-day rolling average of cases today is 2425.

Rugby: Whanganui claim Pinetree Log in big win over King Country
The sides battled mud as well as each other at Cooks Gardens on Saturday.

Museum Notebook: The best desk
The beautiful roll-top kneehole desk belonged to John Tiffin Stewart.

Funding plea for 'appalling' Taranaki state highways
The potholes caused a motorcycle rider to be sent to hospital, Mayor Phil Nixon says.

Stephen Perofeta makes last-minute All Blacks debut
Whanganui back took to the field in the last 50 seconds of Saturday's loss to the Pumas.

Italian students coming to Whanganui
Students want to create dialogue between Italian rivers and Whanganui River

Rob Rattenbury: A good party takes serious planning
Having organised a few reunions over the years, Rob Rattenbury says he has it down pat.

Q&A: Frank Bristol on how we look after our mental health
Bristol says people are opening up more about mental health now than 20 years ago.

Bright skies on horizon for Whanganui
Temperatures are expected to increase from Monday to Thursday, according to MetService.

Jay Rerekura: He waka eke noa - we're all in this together
In the words of Israel Adesanya: When one of us win, we all win."

New constable hopes to make city safer
Tamara Hunt and the other 57 new constables will start their duties on September 5.

Songs Without Jokes 'hugely refreshing'
Bret McKenzie takes a new approach in his first solo album.

Firefighter strike impacts businesses
The union has given notice of further strikes for the next two weeks.

Delayed surgeries to be fast-tracked
Some Whanganui patients who have been waiting more than a year will be prioritised

Dog fight investigation stops after owner takes her pet back from pound
Robi Martin says she will never report another dog bite again

Abuse in care: Apology from ex head of MSD to survivors
A senior public servant has apologised for the way victims of state abuse were treated.

Nine Covid-related deaths, 2318 new community cases today
There are 357 people in hospital with the virus, including seven in intensive care.

Ohakune braces for impact as Ruapehu workers lose jobs
"Everyone's kind of knuckled down and we all know how to do this."

Why Horizons wants to bring wasps into the region
Public submissions on the plan to introduce the insects are open until September 30.

Man arrested by armed police charged with attempted murder
A man arrested by armed police has been charged with attempted murder.

Athletics Insight: Trains and boats and planes
Alec McNab was fortunate to have two teams to support at the Commonwealth Games.