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.
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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.
Shuttle planned to help patients
Many do not show for appointments
Bigger fine plan for illegal dumping
People caught illegally dumping rubbish in the Wanganui district may face heftier fines.
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Rotary push fitness stations on walkway
Fitness for free is the theme behind a novel project being pushed by Wanganui Daybreak Rotary Club.
Green script the ticket to gaining better health
The popularity of drug-free "green prescriptions" is rising across Wanganui...
Pastoral ingenuity beats drought
Erosion control trees a godsend in drought
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Cross Country:Wanganui secondary schools cross country championships.
Cross Country:Wanganui secondary schools cross...
Wanganui Road Rodders
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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...
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
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
Hamlin helps beleaguered Marist
A turbulent premier first round for Marist has seen head coach Greg Proctor step down this week amid frustrations about not getting the players he needed to cope with decimating injury.
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Business
Growers go for gold
In 2010/11 it exported 30 million trays of gold compared with 13 million this year.
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NZ Herald
One dead in West Coast fire
One person has died in a shed fire on the West Coast overnight. Three fire trucks attended a blaze in a shed at the back of a property on Kaniere Rd, 19km east of Hokitika, at 4.30am. When crews entered the shed they found one person deceased inside, said a southern fire communications spokesman. Crews remain at the scene dampening down the area. The cause is being investigated.
Manawatu news
Going boldly where it's been many times before
A hunger for recycling old elements robs the new Star Trek of its power.
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.
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