Whanganui
Final push to save the Sarjeant
Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery has less than a week to find more than $2m in order to survive, having been mothballed since 2014. Audio
Colin Cox - pioneer deer farmer and possumer
Colin Cox was been involved in the very beginnings of deer farming in New Zealand, and the development of possum fibre for use in clothing. He's written down his life experiences which Country Life… Audio
Colin Cox - pioneer deer farmer and possumer
Colin Cox was been involved in the very beginnings of deer farming in New Zealand, and the development of possum fibre for use in clothing. He's written down his life experiences which Country Life…
AudioFamily still waiting to hear from DHB
A family unhappy with the post-op care of their five-year-old child are still waiting to hear from the Whanganui District Health Board.
Art gallery has one week to find $3.3m
Whanganui's celebrated Sarjeant Gallery has just a week to find $3.3 million in donations crucial to its survival.
After the flood: Whanganui one year on
Whanganui homeowner Val Southcombe was forced out of her house by floods a year ago and doesn't know if she'll be able to return. Video
Flood victim forced back to work
A year on from the devastating Whanganui floods 10 home owners are still locked out of their properties with little prospect of ever returning. Audio
'Scaremongering' blamed for HPV vaccination drop
Anti-immunisation groups are spreading misinformation about the HPV vaccine and girls are suffering as a result, public health experts say.
Rachel Stewart: off-side with her tribe
Rachel Stewart is the 2016 Canon Media Award Opinion Writer of the Year. The former president of Wanganui Federated Farmers is off-side with much of the rural community she calls her 'tribe' after… Audio
Raise or remove flood-prone homes - lobby group
Homes in flood-affected areas of Whanganui should be raised off the ground or removed completely, a group representing ratepayers says.
Ratepayers say no to flood defence improvement
A group representing Whanganui ratepayers says there's no appetite for funding improved flood defences for the city and homes in flood-affected areas should be removed. Audio
Missing hunter found alive
A hunter missing in the hills near Levin overnight has been found.
KiwiRail accused of price-gouging farmers
Farmers leasing land alongside KiwiRail's railway lines are facing rent increases as high as 400 percent.
Whanganui to lose Air NZ flights
Air New Zealand is pulling out of Whanganui and is axing flights from Blenheim to Christchurch.
Air NZ pulls out of Whanganui
Air New Zealand is pulling out of Whanganui and scrapping flights from Blenheim to Christchurch. Audio
10 jobs to go as part of Whanganui council restructure
Ten senior management jobs will disestablished as part of a radical restructure of the Whanganui District Council. Council chief executive Kym Fell, who has been in the job since January,...
Telling history through horse hair
An art work that is a memorial to the thousands of horses that died in WWI, has been selected as one of three finalists in the Regional Art section of the New Zealand Museum Awards. Sarah McClintock… Audio
The Poet and the Runaway
Ella Henry is a respected broadcaster and academic but in 1970 she was a lost and restless teenager, on the verge of getting into serious trouble. A chance encounter with a famous literary figure… Video, Audio
Zombie town now a digital leader
Once labelled a Zombie town Whanganui now finds itself shortlisted as the world's smartest community for its leadership in embracing the digital economy. Audio
My Lamb’s A-Field
In 2011 Whanganui farmers Richard and Suze Redmayne set up Coastal Spring Lamb. They, along with a group of other coastal, family based, sheep farmers produce lamb specifically for selling between… Audio
