More than 1600 people applied for jobs for the winter season.

Robyn Dandy bought the wagon to honour her late grandson and fulfil a promise.

Whanganui hill country had temperatures drop to -3C overnight on Monday.

Funding will update tsunami evacuation maps to new 'blue zone' standards.

Marist have now beaten all the other teams in the same season.

The Barracks Challenge Shield holders knew one way – and that was up the middle.

'This behaviour is deeply concerning.'

"It was a very proud moment to say the least."

Of the 83,000 visitors, 60% are expected to be from outside Whanganui.

The Whanganui District Council voted unanimously last year to increase fees.

Plant strawberries in late autumn for the best fruit yields.

Several former All Blacks have been confirmed and Conrad Smith is set to referee.

DoC and NZTA are tracking marine mammals near roads to help prevent accidents.

'Books are quite heavy, so parking nearby is a good thing.'

The two directors will not immediately be replaced.

The teenage sensation will head to Cairo in July for the Junior World Championships.

By 8am on Thursday, 148 Whanganui customers remained without power.

The school held its own version of the iconic Golden Shears championships.

The 25-year-old was a Castlecliff resident.

Whanganui's Jonathan Maples raced in England and Belgium before his holiday in Europe.

'Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever.'

'Now, it feels like I deserve to be up there.'

Whanganui District Council will spend up to $700,000 on setting it up.

His eighth confirmed victim stared him down in court this week. Others may be waiting.

Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

'We need to keep growing our district, but make it affordable.'

The slipping bank is causing dampness in the band's hall, resulting in damage to its gear.