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Lee Hall would love to cradle her son Brett who went missing from his Pitangi property on the Whanganui River in May 2011. His disappearance is being treated as a homicide by Whanganui CIB and the case remains open.

I just want my son back

Lee Hall would love to cradle her son Brett again, who went missing from his Pitangi property on the Whanganui River in May 2011.

Farmers hope winter is kind as grass takes off

Grass is growing again in the Taihape area, and farmers are hoping the mild weather continues because they need a lot more of it before winter kicks in.

  • By Laurel Stowell, laurel.stowell@wanganuichronicle.co.nz

Dealer moves to reasssure Ford fans

Wanganui Ford Falcon owners have no reason to be anxious that the car will end its run in two years time.

  • By John Maslin, john.maslin@wanganuichronicle.co.nz

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Gold kiwifruit volumes have taken a hit but hopes are high for the future.

Growers go for gold

In 2010/11 it exported 30 million trays of gold compared with 13 million this year.

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On a recent visit to Qld and Vic Aussie I noticed and asked about the gold kiwifruit, most knew the green kiwifruit and stated they are delicious, they were excited to knw there is a tastier kiwifruit they don't know about. Aussie would be a good market...

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Latu Paasi wiped away tears as she watched the unveiling of her husband and son's headstone yesterday - the first anniversary of their death in a boating tragedy. Buried together at Onehunga's Waikaraka Cemetery, So'saia Paasi, 45, and his son Tino, 7, drowned nearby after their dinghy capsized during a family outing on the Manukau Harbour. Three other members of the family also on board the dinghy - So'saia Junior Paasi, now 3, his brother Komani, 11, and cousin Tom Paasi, 10 - survived. In an emotional reunion at the service, Latu Paasi met the man who saved her youngest son from drowning…

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Labour's promise to lower power bill

Labour will lower power prices for individuals by at least $230 each year if it gets into government, according to party leader David Shearer.

  • Alecia Rousseau

NEWS IN BRIEF

Appeal for good samaritans Police would like to speak to three good samaritans who alerted a young woman that she was being followed early on Sunday, May 12.

  • Alecia Rousseau

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