Risk to homes if floods tear up stopbanks
About 60 Anzac Pde homes are in grave danger if floodwaters breach stopbanks along the east side of the Whanganui River.
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'We are all the problem, we are all the answer'
Reggie Daub says you can't change your past but you can change your future.
China honour for WHS
Wanganui High School has been approved by the international Confucius Institute in Beijing to set up a Confucius Classroom - one of only four in New Zealand secondary schools and only 400 worldwide.
Forester death: charges
The family of a forestry worker killed on the job have welcomed news of a prosecution being brought over his death.
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Project collecting occupation stories
Digging into stories about the 1995 occupation of Wanganui's Pakaitore/Moutoa Gardens is not only fascinating - it could be healing for those involved.
Govt blasted over meat stink
Councillors given QSM honours
Beer-for-job offer stands
Wanganui man Joe Gray remains upbeat about his chances of landing an...
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Wanganui Road Rodders
There were envious oohs and aahs as a crowd...
Celebration for new Dutch King at the Red Lion bar.
Celebration for new Dutch King at the Red Lion...
Duck shooting Comptition at the Cooks Bar marton.
Duck shooting Comptition at the Cooks Bar...
Dance Competition at Wanganui's Girls Collage.
Dance Competition at Wanganui's Girls Collage.
Celebrating Wanganui
Guerilla knitters hit street
Someone with a love of poetry and considerable flair for knitting has left their mark on Guyton St.
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Opinion
Big bucks back misinformation
Write a regular column on sustainability and it's natural to discuss climate-change facts and issues from time to time.
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Even if climate change was a myth (and I'm not saying it is), it blows my mind that people are so terrified of the responsibility we have to look after our planet. We only have one, after all.
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Sport
Promising start for WHS
CRUCIAL: Seen here in this file photo at wing attack, WHS's Rachael Horrocks played a pivotal role at centre in the opening night of Premier 1 netball.
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Business
Finance: Clarify your position
Lots of people volunteer their time to be on boards, whether it's serving a community organisation or running a company.
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NZ Herald
Legal fraternity 'shattered' by sudden death of senior judge
The legal fraternity has been "shattered" by the sudden death of one of the country's most senior judges. Justice Robert Chambers sat on the Supreme Court and died peacefully in his sleep last night at his home in Wellington aged 59. A good friend - Auckland Crown Solicitor Simon Moore QC - described Justice Chambers as "an extraordinary talent"who had so much more to give. "His strengths were his ability to connect to people using his humour, his charm and his gregarious nature ... He leaves the legal profession, quite frankly, shattered." Among others who paid tribute to Justice Chambers…
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A warm welcome for diverse students
The Convention Centre rang to the sound of Japanese drumming and Maori song last Friday, as IPC welcomed all its new students to the city.
Poor weather, bad decisions contribute to fatal air crash
Bad decisions, porr weather and incorrect ground level readings may have contributed to the fatal plane crash that killed an 86-year-old former Olympian.
May Day concert shows strength of worker spirit
The Kate Martin School of Dance won the MayDay Cup in front of an enthusiastic and at times rowdy audience of more than 500 at the Regent on Broadway.
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