Local News - Wanganui Chronicle
One less road death in 2011
Seven people were killed in six crashes in the Wanganui area during 2011, one fewer fatality than the year before. Figures obtained via the Whanganui Police show four men and three women were killed in the six crashes, of which two occurred in Wanganui, three in Marton and one in Hunterville (State Highway 1). Four of the people killed were over...
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Board members divided in their responses on fairness of process
The allegations surrounding the tender process for the Te Awhina contract have prompted board chairwoman Kate Joblin to email board members for their views.
Plinkety, plink you've just got to smile with ukulele at hand
The humble ukulele is experiencing a renaissance in Wanganui
Stevens to fight liquor shop bid
A Wanganui District councillor has vowed to fight plans to open a liquor shop in Castlecliff.
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Legal challenge over hospital tender
WDHB contract details revealed through Official Information Act
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Mussel boat to be put in shape
A mussel barge which had been tied up at the city marina for six months has been towed to a Wanganui shipyard for some "corrective" work.
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National park draft plan ready at last
After at least seven years of adjustment the Department of Conservation, its board and Whanganui Maori have reached agreement over a management plan for Whanganui...
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Parents spared high tech costs
Wanganui secondary schools are holding back from making high-priced technology items such as iPads compulsory on students' stationery lists.
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Inmates target rowing records
Thirteen prisoners from Whanganui Prison will take part in the Relay for Life cancer foundation appeal this year with their very own "Row-lay".
At least five months until gorge re-opens
The amount of rubble blocking State Highway 3 through the Manawatu Gorge is equivalent to a building the size of a rugby field and 15 storeys high.The sheer volume...
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- 'Cowardly monster' jailed for blinding punch
- Young boy critcally injured after cars collide
- Silly journey for serious problem
Did you indulge in the Boxing Day sales?
Editorial: City backs needed...
Wanganui Mayor Annette Main is right to be concerned about low enrolment numbers at the Wanganui Glass School.
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- Midweek Editorial: Flying on a whinge and a prayer
- Editorial: Reaction to oil spill appears extreme
- Residents put crime response in frame
Long, hard road for TB-busters
The Animal Health Board has just published a multimedia pack, which examines the financial and emotional impact of bovine tuberculosis on rural communities and the...
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- Experience is the wisest teacher
- Confidence holds up down on farm
