Stories by Moana Ellis

Paul Diamond spent 18 years "searching for traces" of the circumstances surrounding the sensational 1920 shooting in Whanganui of returned soldier and poet Walter D'Arcy Cresswell by Whanganui mayor…

A flight school in Whanganui is expecting to more than double its number of trainee pilots within the next year.

The tragic and scandalous story of a 1920s shooting, a blackmailer, and a mayor outed as homosexual is being revived as part of Aotearoa's LGBTQI history.

More than 300 people turned out to a community meeting in Whanganui last night to fight plans to sell water from an artesian bore near Whanganui River.

For the first time in its history, women in New Zealand's Parliament will have an equal share of seats in the House.

The impact of Covid-19 on Māori will be under the spotlight in new research that aims to improve future pandemic responses.

Local government newcomer Andrew Tripe has ousted two-term mayor Hamish McDouall and will lead a Whanganui council that has gender equality.

Māori are being urged to get their local government voting papers in as soon as possible, with voting closing at 12pm this Saturday.

A Whanganui iwi leader says a plan to extract and sell 750,000 litres a week of groundwater from a bore near the Whanganui River is stealing and confiscation.

Nearly 100 people have found jobs as part of the Whanganui port upgrade Te Pūwaha.

Mayoral hopefuls in Ruapehu and Rangitīkei are overwhelmingly in support of Māori wards but the three Whanganui contenders are divided, according to a new survey canvassing all 291 mayoral candidates…

A mayoral candidate has been released from prison after serving a sentence he evaded for years.

The Whanganui police area commander says plans for a new police hub are progressing and a revised completion date will soon be set.

Scott Phillips is satanist and an "extreme wedding" celebrant. He's also standing for Whanganui District Council.

A mayoral candidate convicted after threatening to burn down an RSA and attack Parliament with explosives is in custody in Whanganui Prison on a charge relating to the 2018 conviction.

A district council is installing dozens of isolation valves across a water network to help solve the mystery of massive water losses.

A last-minute flood of nominations has filled every seat on Horizons Regional Council and district councils in Ruapehu, Whanganui and Rangitīkei - but not every vacancy will be contested.

With fewer than 24 hours before nominations for October's local body elections close, people are being encouraged to get their nominations in.

With just days to go, district councils in Whanganui, Ruapehu and Rangitīkei have not received enough nominations to fill their chambers.

Early stages of work on the Whanganui port upgrade are running over budget because of a new way of working under the legal status of the Whanganui River.

A singer-songwriter and educator is throwing his hat into the ring for the Whanganui mayoralty.

The impact of Māori mental wellbeing services and a community effort to prevent suicide in Whanganui, Rangitīkei and Ruapehu left a visiting minister "quite emotional".

A district mayor says the local government sector is ready to launch into a future that embraces more youthful members, Māori and climate change action.

Elijah Pue Pue said his campaign would focus on economic development, the climate emergency and removing red tape to boost housing and community wellbeing.

A major new exhibition about the Whanganui River and its people opens on Monday, showcasing new taonga and ancient treasures from its previously unseen Taonga Māori collection.