The models are perfecting their walks, the clothing is on its way and the designers are booked - high fashion is headed to Wanganui thanks to local boutique Precioso. And ...

 Wanganui's St John's Hill School is plugged in and switched on to solar energy. And the school hopes the 12 new solar panels on its roof will take the heat ...

Anger and disappointment boiled over in Taihape yesterday when the community was told its IHC residential home would be closed. Families of the residents who live in Eagle St home, ...

Wanganui District Council's draft annual plan 2010-11 has delivered a mixture of winners and losers. The plan focuses on rates restraint with residential ratepayers facing a 4.3 per cent rates ...

Economic hardship is threatening the existence of one of Wanganui's health help organisations. Alzheimers Society Wanganui says for the the first time in its 20-year existence its annual income  is  ...

Nemia Adrole is this morning hoping Cyclone Tomas has passed over Fiji and he will be able to contact his sister. "I am very worried because the news of this ...

It's a long way to Tipperary, and Barbara Warwick has no intention of going that far. But Mrs Warwick wonders why the Horizons bus can't detour a little from its ...

 Chris Lee is very proud of his 1967 Volkswagen Beetle. "It's still in its original condition, and it's still running on a six-volt engine." Mr Lee, from Palmerston North, was ...

Waimarino's young criminal fraternity should stop ripping off tourists and making  life a misery for the community. That is the view of tourist operator Don Beale, who says he has ...

Not usually known as a surfing hotspot, Wanganui still managed to produce some decent waves for the Wanganui Boardriders Surf Classic on Saturday. It was the ninth time the competition ...