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NZ Olympic duo and Wellington band TOI create Paris anthem

Max Brown says the song captures the emotions tied up in reaching the Olympic dream.

Whanganui’s biggest art event 'Open Studios'

Artists Open Studios (AOS) is fast approaching for Whanganui's biggest art event

Whanganui district churches quiz

Test your knowledge of the district's churches.

'It's a tragedy': Person dies in big house fire in Normanby

Neighbours were woken by the flashing lights of emergency services.

Rangitīkei landmark buildings' future uncertain

The council has decided the historic buildings are surplus to requirements.

‘Cleverness off the scale’ at Zinefest

There will be 20-plus stalls at the 2024 Whanganui Zinefest.

Council looks to new law to ease consenting pain

Rangitīkei's mayor says resource management law is 'an incredible frustration'.

Whanganui electorate missing out on digital connectivity

Whanganui MP Carl Bates launches petition calling on government to get Pātea connected.

Major work to repair flood damaged highway

“We appreciate these closures aren’t ideal."

Airline says Ōhakea’s staffing woes put commercial flights at risk

The airline warned the former Transport Minister.

25 homes still without power, helicopter crew repairing damaged lines

'The lines have been brought down in a remote area where access is challenging.'

Dedicated tile store's opening 'plugs market gap'

Concept Tile Collective, an upmarket tile store, has opened in Whanganui

'Heartbroken and angry': Principals respond to threat to remove free school lunches

'There’s no doubt in my mind that they come to school hungry.'

Interns given big break at New Zealand Glassworks

Nathan Moore and Bindi Nimmo are the interns on a programme funded by Creative NZ.

Kayden strikes gold at junior dragster champs

He'll be going even faster next season.

Heavy rainfall, 80km/h winds cause Whanganui power outages

At 3am today there was 9.4mm of rainfall in just one hour.