Whanganui
Further to polics naming of toddler
We have now been send these comments from The Whanganui District health Board about the death of 16-month- year-old Mace Caldwell. Audio
Politicians make annual pilgrimmage to Ratana
For the first time in a decade, the Labour Party will today walk onto Ratana Pa holding the local Maori electorate seat. Audio
Whanganui Police have released name of baby
Whanganui Police have released the name of the baby, who died at the Whanganui Hospital on 16 January, 2015. Audio
Whanganui mayor urges people to be compassionate
The Whanganui Mayor, Annette Main, is asking people to show compassion after the death of a toddler in the grounds of the town's hospital. Audio
Police poised to reveal details about toddler's death
The police are remaining tight lipped about how a 16-month-old boy died on the grounds of Whanganui Hospital. Audio
Officials tight lipped over death of Whanganui toddler
Police are still refusing to coment on the cause of death of a toddler in the grounds of Whanganui Hospital, amid speculation that the child was left in a car in the summer heat. Audio
I am the river, the river is me
Dame Anne Salmond explores the radical nature of the settlement between the Whanganui River iwi and the Government signed in August 2014, recognising the river as a legal person in its own right. This… Audio
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
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…
AudioStewart 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