Whanganui
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.
Regional council proposes adding 'h' to Manawatu-Wanganui
The Manawatu-Wanganui regional council is expecting controversy after asking locals if they want to add an 'h' to the spelling of its name.
Man found in Whanganui street with mysterious injuries
Whanganui police are investigating how a critically injured man came to be lying in a street in the early hours of this morning.
When a tornado comes to town
Tongariro Crossing Lodge owner Louis Van Wyk describes what it's like when a tornado hits. He spoke to Zac Fleming. Video, Audio
Whanganui rental shortage puts squeeze on vulnerable
Emergency and social housing are full in Whanganui and people have resorted to sleeping in cars while landlords are being picky and ramping up rents. Video, Audio
Nurses censured after failure to treat woman's foot
An elderly woman died as a result of complications after her leg had to be amputated because health professionals had failed to treat her sore foot.
More than 100 trapped tourists rescued by helicopter
Backpackers on a bus tour, kayakers paddling the Whanganui river and cyclists doing the Tour Aotearoa were among those who got stuck for the night, and are relieved to be out. Audio
