POOL SPORTS: Rangitikei Active manager Kathleen Murphy at Marton's Swim Shed 50m Olympic-sized pool. Don't go far if you want to be in the swim

That's the invitation from Rangitikei Active manager Kathleen Murphy ahead of some great events planned for south Rangitikei.The 50m Hereford St pool, the only Olympic-sized ...
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Brave Hayley sings hospital's praises

Hayley Sellars' dreams of treading the boards as an opera singer may yet come true, despite suffering serious spinal injuries in a freak horse-riding accident near Wanganui nearly two months ...
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Council buys back port lease in $2.75m deal

Mayor Michael Laws announced the signing of an agreement between the council and River City Port at a press conference yesterday, flanked by the council's port spokesman  Cr Rana Waitai, ...
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Liability issue remains after latest slip

Slipping at the weekend has scoured out more hillside between Anzac Pde and Wairere Rd in Wanganui East.Yesterday the Wanganui District Council sent contractors to the area - between Georgetti ...
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Pokies off limits to promote Gamblefree Day

  Access to pokie machines will be closed at two Wanganui watering holes in a small beginning to Gamblefree Day tomorrow.The Avoca Hotel in Upokongaro is closing off its pokie ...
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Boatbuilding - it's not rocket science

He was looking for a more low-key job than figuring out how to fuel rockets, but Jason Quinn is not sure that he's found it in Wanganui industry.His new job ...
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AT LAST! City wins nurse for vital role

Wanganui has finally scored its first dedicated renal nurse following about six months of discussion and lobbying by the Whanganui Kidney Support Group.Lee-Ora Lusis has been appointed renal resource nurse ...
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Kids risk death at school gate

Children's lives are in danger because Wanganui motorists are just not alert enough.Wanganui Police Constable Val Overweel made that point on Friday while monitoring a school crossing patrol at Wanganui ...
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Fleet feet put bums on seats

A masterpiece of dances from Romeo and Juliet, Waltz of the Flowers and Les Sylphides by the Shirley McDouall School of Dance played to excellent houses at the weekend.Mrs McDouall ...
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Stage four of Hub upgrade begins

Work began this week on stage four of the TSB Hub in Hawera.The multimillion-dollar sports and events complex formally opened in March and is undergoing further renovations.Operations manager Phil Waite ...
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National Fatal car crash into tree victim named

Police have named a man who died after crashing into a fallen tree across a Taumarunui road early this morning.He was Herbert Lennon, 58, from Tokoroa.Mr Lennon was killed when his car smashed into the tree on State Highway...

 

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World 4 killed in Russian forest fires

Russia's emergencies ministry says forest fires in the country's south have killed four people.Forest fires plagued much of Russia during this summer's unusual wave of withering heat and drought and cloaked Moscow in a pall of...

 

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