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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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US Coastguard visit up to superpower: McCully

US Coastguard visit up to superpower: McCully

A US ship visit to New Zealand is entirely in the superpower's hands, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says. His comment comes ahead of next week's visit by a New Zealand naval ship to the United States naval base in Guam. The frigate HMNZS Te Mana will be the first New Zealand ship to visit in 30 years. Mr McCully told TVNZ's Q+A programme this morning that the visit underlined the "new normal" relationship with the US. "We have managed to, I think, get into a place where the relationship is out of political contention. We're not moving around on the nuclear legislation, and people are focused…

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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

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.

  • ALECIA ROUSSEAU

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