Whanganui
Millions owed to Maori land shareholders
Fifty-nine thousand people who have no idea they're entitled to shares in Maori land, are owed five million dollars, which is being managed by the Maori Trustee, Te Tumu Paeroa. Audio
LGNZ: More towns struggling to pay for water
The Manawatu-Wanganui township of Ohura - with a population of about 130 - has voted in favour of keeping their water plant, even though it needs hundreds of thousands of dollars of repair work. Audio
Wanganui 'h' debate fires up again
The Wanganui District Council has this evening rejected adding the letter H to the spelling of its name. Audio
Coastal spring lamb
Turakina farmer Richard Redmayne set up Coastal Spring Lamb four years ago. The sweet and tender lamb is only available for 12 weeks a year, from mid October. The concept's taken off and the business… Audio
Stewart Murray Wilson gets another six months in jail
The sentencing of serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson for a parole breach took a bizarre twist today, when the 67-year-old tossed a letter explaining his actions onto the media bench before… Audio
Behind the Scenes: Kim Hill creates a glass object
Kim Hill makes a glass paperweight at the Chronicle Glass studio under the supervision of business co-owner and glass artist Katie Brown. Audio
Jack Mitchell-Anyon: underground music
Jack Mitchell-Anyon runs the music venue Space Monster, presenting a range of bands from Whanganui, nationwide and overseas on an irregular basis.
The next concert will feature Delaney Davidson and… Audio
Paul and Mark Rayner: ceramics
Paul and Mark Rayner are ceramicists who have been exhibiting their own work, and that of other artists, for the past seven years at Rayner Brothers Gallery. Their final exhibition for the year… Audio
Katie Brown: glass
Katie Brown is a glass artist and co-director of Chronicle Glass Studio and Gallery, which occupies part of a 1912 building that was originally home to the city's newspaper. Audio
Errol Christiansen and Oliver Howard: Wanganui Orchestra
Errol Christiansen has been involved since 2011 in the rejuvenation of the Wanganui Orchestra, a community group comprised of local musicians, which he conducts.
The orchestra's leader, English… Audio
Mike Dickison: moa bones
Dr Mike Dickison is Curator of Natural History at the Whanganui Regional Museum. He will talk about the museum's moa collection and 3D scanning project, the illicit trade in moa bones, and the Wiki… Audio
Eric Dorfman: museum and migration
Dr Eric Dorfman is the director of the Whanganui Regional Museum. Audio
Nancy Tuaine
Nancy Tuaine is the chief executive of the Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority, and a former member of the Whanganui River Maori Trust Board. Audio
Martin Visser
Martin Visser is a Whanganui City Councillor. He is developing a social progress and life-quality survey of New Zealand towns and cities, based on the Harvard work of Michael Porter, and is… Audio
Graeme Langford and Asadullah Rezaie
Graeme Langford is the Emergency Management Officer for the North Island at New Zealand Red Cross. He is running the incident management team and supervising volunteers for the "Cyclone Cindy"… Audio
Annette Main and Marianne Archibald
Annette Main has been the Mayor of Whanganui since 2010 and is the Chair of the Whanganui Digital Leaders Forum. For the past three years, the city has been the first and only place in New Zealand to… Audio
Saturday Morning live from Whanganui
Saturday Morning with Kim Hill, live from the Royal Opera House, Whanganui as part of the Smart 21 initiative focussing on regional centres. Audio
Richard Louv: nature and children
Co-founder of the Children & Nature Network and The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder Audio
Kakahi General Store
The Kakahi general store is one of the few such businesses remaining in New Zealand. It's been owned by the Lala family since 1937. Manu Lala took over in 1956 and has kept up his father's tradition… Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien: untimely deaths
Painter, poet, curator and writer, discussing two new books, focused on real life tragedies: How To Be Dead in a Year of Snakes by Chris Tse, and; Dear Neil Roberts by Airini Beautrais. Audio