Whanganui
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…
AudioFurther 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…
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