The fire spread into trees and grass and measured up to 10m by 15m.

The defending champions are looking good.

'I’m absolutely a green tea person.'

'This is where we’ve found our forever home.'

Excitement brews in the rowing community as Whanganui schools start their campaigns.

Whanganui retailers are hoping for a busy end to the year this Christmas.

OPINION: The colour of picked rose blooms offers vibrancy and life.

'We do our best but we are in extremely difficult times.'

The facility has lost a gas sponsorship worth $40,000 in the past year.

The death has been referred to the Coroner

'We’ve got our enforcement teams and where we can, we’ll track them down.'

Women’s Refuge Whanganui received 97 calls to its crisis line last month.

Gang patches can no longer be worn in public.

“I couldn’t even keep water down."

The current cost for the project is $4.5 million.

The Wanganui Special Olympics organisation is about to reach 40 years strong.

Athletics has moved to a grass track at Collegiate in the meantime.

'I can't stress enough that once your dog has signs, you're too late.'

As the crowd chanted, Seymour walked back into the Beehive with his MPs.

'There has been huge buy-in across the community, from new entrants to 85-year-olds.'

There has been a suspicious car fire on Castlecliff Beach.

'We need a minimum ground temperature of 13C to carry out pavement works.'

Fleet Line Markers and more recognised at the Whanganui Business Awards

'When you’re on, you’re on.'

The city can expect a damp, breezy week ahead.

The tohu was produced by kaupapa Māori designer Tyrone Ohia.

The Art in the Garden fundraiser will take place at the end of November in a new location.

A Whanganui petition to ban the public sale of fireworks is heading to Parliament.