Mac McCallion serves as the Welfare Officer for the Whanganui RSA, an organisation he says has experienced dwindling membership numbers in recent years.
Max Brown and Kurtis Imrie have been named for their Olympic debuts, with Brown revealing he's motivated by a household of fellow Olympians. Video / NZ Herald
Major Patrick Hibbs had that role from 2011 until his retirement from the Defence Force (NZDF) in February last year. During those years its population reduced from 3500 to about 650 people, with only 200 of those in uniform. Video / Bevan Conley
Liz Tonks of the Catholic Survivors Network said the hearing was seen as 'the ultimate test of whether the churches will put survivors ahead of perpetrators.'
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Paul Jeffrey and his partner Claudia Cedeño Machado returned to Jeffrey's hometown of Whanganui from Spain last October, after both had recovered from Covid-19. Paul wants to use his experience as a reminder of what could happen if New Zealand lets its guard down. Video/Mike Tweed
Whangārei local took essential supplies to groups of Whangārei residents camping out in the heat while on Papamoa Hills nearby workers have begun guiding traffic.
Residents fleeing to the top of the Ohope Hill after the massive 7.1 magnitude quake that struck off New Zealand's east coast on 5 March at 2.27am. Video / News Whakatāne
Security cam footage from Napier shows severe shaking caused by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Gisborne at 2.27am on 5/3/21. Video / Supplied
Cordons are in place in the Rangitīkei town of Marton after a person reported to the Marton police station with what appears to be explosives. Video / Bevan Conley
Anyone who enjoys the sights and sounds of steamboats chuffing on the Whanganui River is in for a treat as a fleet of small vessels converged for a regatta.