Whanganui
Update on status of civil emergency
Authorities in the Whanganui region will meet at ten o'clock this morning to decide how much longer to keep a state of local emergency remains in place. Audio
State of local emergency remains for Whanganui
A state of local emergency remains in place in the Whanganui region after the district's worst recorded flood. An evacuation centre has been open all night for almost 320 evacuees who don't know when… Audio
Water logged homes along Wanganui's Anzac Pde inaccessible
As many as 100 water-logged homes along Wanganui's Anzac Parade could remain inaccessible until next week. The city was cut off for a time after wild weather closed access to the north and south on… Audio
Whanganui floods
Whanganui District Civil Defence and Emergency Management Controller Kevin Ross on the area's worst floods on record. Audio
May the best speaker win
Top students from secondary and tertiary institutions gather to compete for first place in a speech competition - in Chinese. Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets students from around the North Island to see who… Audio, Gallery
May the best speaker win
Top students from secondary and tertiary institutions gather to compete for first place in a speech competition - in Chinese. Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets students from around the North Island to see who…
AudioWhanganui pushes ahead with sale of pensioner flats
Whanganui is to push ahead with plans to sell its pensioner flats. Audio
Hit and run driver dies in car crash fire
A hit-and-run driver's suffered a fiery death avoiding police road spikes in Whanganui. Audio
Dick Martin: tunnellers
Son of WW1 sapper Bertram Martin, one of the New Zealand Tunnellers. Audio
Sister Noelene Makes a Habit of Sustainable Development
A Saint Joseph nun in Whanganui is doing her best to minimize her environmental footprint and invests tens of hours in planting fruit trees, native trees and deciduous trees, developing wetlands and… Audio
Sister Noelene Makes a Habit of Sustainable Development
A Saint Joseph nun in Whanganui is doing her best to minimize her environmental footprint and invests tens of hours in planting fruit trees, native trees and deciduous trees, developing wetlands and…
AudioDHB to support staff member facing manslaughter charge
The Whanganui District Health Board says it will continue to support a staff member charged with manslaughter after a toddler died on the hospital grounds in January. Audio
Chris Pryor and Miriam Smith: social rugby
Auckland filmmakers who spent a year in Reporoa, Bay of Plenty, to film The Ground We Won, a candid portrait of a New Zealand provincial rugby team. Audio
Whanganui proposes sale of pensioner units
The fate of some of Whanganui's most vulnerable residents hangs in the balance as the city considers the future of its two hundred and seventy five pensioner units. Audio
Cost of wastewater plant rebuild balloons
The cost of rebuilding Whanganui's failed wastewater treatment plant has ballooned from 25 million dollars to 38-million. Audio
Indigenous Convicts - Hindsight
The stories of Hohepa Te Umuroa of Ngāti Hau (Te Ati Haunui a Pāpārangi), Khoi San Leader David Sturraman and Aborigine Musquito are woven into a documentary produced by Lorena Allam and Louis… Audio
Crown rates exemption under fire
Whanganui has re-ignited the debate over whether the Crown should be exempt from paying local body rates. Audio
Forgotten photos
Athol McCredie, Te Papa's Curator of Photography, is trying to track down the backstory of some interesting photos in its collection. Audio
Delhi Village
On the outskirts of Whanganui city a group of like minded people have bought 12 hectares of rural land to develop an environmentally sustainable community. They all own their own homes, but the bulk… Audio
Delhi Village
On the outskirts of Whanganui city a group of like minded people have bought 12 hectares of rural land to develop an environmentally sustainable community. They all own their own homes, but the bulk…
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