Whanganui
Hundreds farewell slain gang member in Whanganui
Hundreds of gang members have farewelled a Mongrel Mob member who was shot and killed in Whanganui last week.
Police arrest people involved in fatal Whanganui shooting
The police have arrested several people after last week's fatal shooting in Whanganui. Audio
Mongrel Mob members converge in Whanganui for funeral
Hundreds of gang members have farewelled Mongrel Mob member Kevin Ratana who was shot and killed in Whanganui last week. Video, Audio
Whanganui shooting in broad daylight on busy street
People living near a gang shooting in Whanganui are worried there's going to be more violence. Twenty-seven-year-old Kevin Ratana was shot outside a home in the suburb of Castlecliff on Tuesday… Audio
Whanganui shooting: Woman screamed for help - neighbour
People living near a gang shooting in Whanganui are worried the killing is going to escalate tensions between rival gangs. Twenty-seven-year-old Kevin Ratana was shot outside his girlfriend's home in… Audio
Whanganui shooting a 'one-off event' says mayor
A large police manhunt is underway in Whanganui after a gang-related shooting left a man dead.
Whanganui community reeling over fatal gang shooting
Police have launched an extensive hunt for the people who fatally shot a 27-year-old man, understood to be Kevin Ratana, yesterday morning. Police say the victim and offenders were gang affiliates… Video, Audio
Affco meat company fined $66k for illegal wastewater discharge
Meat processor Land Meats New Zealand has been fined more than $66,000 for illegally discharging wastewater into the Whanganui River.
Police hunt continues after fatal Whanganui shooting
Armed police are still searching for the people who shot dead a Whanganui man in a suspected gang attack.
Whanganui heritage building saved from demolition
An independent commissioner has declined a request for resource consent to demolish the 110-year-old Thain's Building in Whanganui.
Whanganui District Council receives guilty verdict to discharging human waste into a stream
Whanganui District Council receives guilty verdict to discharging human waste into a stream.
Teachers call for NZ history curriculum improvement
A teacher in Whanganui says she was shocked when she heard another teacher tell his class that Māori were lucky the British didn't wipe them out. Riria Henry was in her final placement for teachers'… Audio
Body dumped in river: Murder appeal thrown out
A man convicted of murdering his friend, hiding the body for 11 days, sealing it in a drum and dumping it in the Whanganui River has had his appeal thrown out.
Man dies as van crashes over bank
A man has died early this morning in a crash on SH1 south of Taihape.
$50,000 annual fund to buy Whānganui homes won't go far - residents
Residents of flood-prone homes on Anzac Parade in Whānganui say the establishment of a fund to buy and remove the worst-affected properties and raise others off the ground is a joke. They don't want… Video, Audio
Regional council votes to add 'h' to Wanganui
The Manawatū-Wanganui Regional Council has voted to add an 'h' to the spelling of its name.
Whanganui emergency housing unhabitable, Salvation Army says
Conditions at some emergency housing providers in Whanganui are so poor they are putting vulnerable people at risk, the city's Salvation Army's tenancy manager for emergency housing says. Video, Audio
EQC battle leaves Whanganui couple shattered
A couple who has been battling the Earthquake Commission since their property was damaged in a big storm in Whanganui nearly three years ago, has been left shattered by the experience. Video, Audio
Aotearoa reggae musician Carl Perkins dead at 59
Reggae musician Carl Perkins has died, aged 59. He was a member of pioneering Aotearoa reggae group Herbs, and for the last decade he played in House Of Shem, alongside his sons Te Omeka and Isaiah.
…Dive squads search for murder weapons
Police dive squads are searching the Whanganui River for the weapons used to kill a 53-year-old local man.
