Longer hours see scan waiting times slashed
Whanganui District Health Board is close to achieving the "gold standard" of waiting times for diagnostic tests - thanks to radiology staff offering to work extended hours.
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Warmth for pensioners
Wanganui's council-owned pensioner units will become a lot cosier if the district council hooks into an insulation subsidy scheme.
Push to overturn sale decision
The contentious sale of Montgomery Rd reserve is likely to be back before the Wanganui District Council.
Tribunal rules midwife guilty of misconduct
The Health Practitioners' Disciplinary Tribunal yesterday ruled that Wanganui midwife Cheryl Nancy Baker was guilty of professional misconduct, following a hearing in Wanganui on Wednesday.
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Taranaki seabed mining raises whales concerns
The protection afforded to blue whales in New Zealand waters may need to be increased, now a study has found they may be more regular visitors to the South Taranaki Bight than previously thought.
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Cross Country:Wanganui secondary schools cross country championships.
Cross Country:Wanganui secondary schools cross...
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...
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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
A disrespect for the law
The Government is letting its ambition override good lawmaking, and we are all the poorer for it.
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Sport
Easing pain of arthritis
Arthritis sufferers in Wanganui can receive water-based fitness training to help alleviate their conditions now there are local course trainers.
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Business
The moving blues
Brendan Manning tells how to reduce stress levels when shifting house
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NZ Herald
Firefighters battling large blaze in central Queenstown
Firefighters are battling a large blaze in central Queenstown. The four-storey building at 27 Shotover St is engulfed by flames and fire crews from throughout Central Otago are being called in to provide back-up for their Queenstown, Frankton and Arrowtown counterparts. Firefighters are trying to stop the fire from spreading to adjacent buildings. Police officers are keeping more than 200 spectators away from the area and have cordoned off a block around Shotover St. People remain in shops on the opposite side of the street, but no-one is allowed to move inside the cordoned area. Palls of…
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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.
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.
Cannabis an election issue
As the debate over "legal highs" continues, a Palmerston North activist is calling for the public to be made aware of the "huge" benefit to the country's economy from legalising cannabis.
Pumping up awareness
More than 12,000 children in the Manawatu-Wanganui region are currently affected by asthma, with more than 300 ending up in hospital over a 12 month period.
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