An egg-bound chicken raised eyebrows in the Chronicle newsroom when it was suggested as a story for a reporter to follow. But it proved to be our best-read article of the year. Here are the Whanganui Chronicle's ten most popular stories of 2018 (click on headlines to read each story).
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Whanganui teen Felix Newton remembered as surfer with 'infectious smile'
Whanganui teen Felix Newton will be remembered as a "beautiful person" with an "infectious smile". The 17-year-old died after crashing his ute into the Whanganui River off Victoria Ave Bridge in the early hours of Christmas Day.
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Whanganui man sentenced to community work following assault of son's bully
A man got fired up when he witnessed his son being bullied at school and it resulted in him assaulting a student.
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Auckland supermarket to follow Marton store with quiet hour
Staff at a supermarket in Marton with a quiet hour are delighted to hear a store in Auckland is following suit.
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Whanganui family claims needle was among fries - they were wrong
A Whanganui woman was alarmed when she tipped out the fries from a takeaway meal and found a needle among them.
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Fight involving Whanganui High School students caught on camera
Three students will face a disciplinary committee next week following their involvement in a fight at Whanganui High School that resulted in them being suspended.
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CCTV captures Whanganui cyclist's direct hit with van
A young boy on a bicycle was lucky to come away with only a minor injury after being hit by a van at speed at a Whanganui intersection on Tuesday afternoon.
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Whanganui man sentenced for historic sex offending against boys
A 77-year-old man has been sentenced for sex crimes committed in Whanganui over 30 years ago involving two boys aged between 10 and 12.
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Drug dealer theme sparks stoush over kid's burger
A dispute over a burger between a Whanganui couple and a new burger joint has come to a head.
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Three-bedroomed house in Whanganui has up to 15 people living in it
A Whanganui grandmother says an old dispute over rent is preventing her from finding somewhere to live and she has to cram into a three-bedroomed house with up to 14 other people.
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Life-saving surgery saves uncomfortable pet chicken Lily of almost 300g of old eggs
It was a normal day in the office until veterinarian Dr Hein Stoop received a phone call from Destiny Singer who said something was wrong with her chicken, Lily.
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