NewsBank (Whanganui Chronicle)

Rangitīkei District Council will mark the graves of 116 people who died while in care at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital.

A one-in-200-year flood in Whanganui could kill eight people and damage more than 4000 buildings.

If you find your tribe in life, you're lucky. If that tribe stays with you throughout your life, you're even luckier.

In some places around New Zealand lawns are remarkably green for this time of year, in others they are brown where grass has shrivelled back, leaving gaps that weeds have happily filled.

Turners Auto Retail has announced a new branch in Whanganui on the former site of landmark property The Castle Bar and Eatery.

The National Park Volunteer Fire Brigade is "over the moon" with its new fire truck, which will boost its ability to respond in challenging terrain.

The Paddle Steamer Waimarie will be the focus for a training exercise involving emergency services on the Whanganui River this weekend.

Whanganui social services are not convinced by the Government's new move-on orders but the electorate's MP says they allow police to "step in early to prevent harm".

Cooks Gardens is the jewel in Whanganui's sporting crown.

A collection of artists is teaming up with the Whanganui Cancer Society for a charity art auction.

Colonel Ed Craw has been appointed as Army Training Group commander at Waiouru Military Camp.

A rugby sevens team from Osaka, Japan are set to compete in a girls' mini tournament in Whanganui.

A major new study into mate wareware (dementia) is set to roll out across Whanganui, aiming to better understand how dementia is affecting kaumātua and their whānau.

The second-to-last round of the 2025-26 New Zealand Jetsprint Championship will take place at Shelter View Track near Whanganui.

One of the welcoming faces on staff at the Davis Library in Whanganui belongs to local artist Isiaha Te Rangatira Barlow (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whaoa, Ngāti Uenuku), who is gaining a national reputation as a painter.

The age for automatically opting out of jury service has been lifted.

Sewage from Mowhanau Village near Whanganui will be pumped to the city's main treatment plant, costing $8.1 million over the next 50 years.

Work on the Rapanui Rd Trail in Whanganui remains paused, with a reshuffle of the project being considered.

Whanganui District Council's battle against illegal rubbish dumping is not slowing down.

Nationally renowned Whanganui artist Purewa Hodge is hosting a two-day workshop which will delve into whatu muka and her ancestors' deep connections to Whanganui.

Aramoho Whanganui Rowing Club won four national titles, contributing to a fifth-equal overall placing at the New Zealand Rowing Championships.

A good night's sleep has proven a little hard to come by in our humble abode the last few nights.

A Whanganui newborn has tipped the scales at 15lb 3oz (6.89kg) – about double the average birth weight.

Whanganui Collegiate student Lizzy Adrole has been selected for the Fijian women's national netball team.

Some Powerco customers across the Whanganui and Rangitīkei districts have been without power since a severe storm rolled through this month.

Some Powerco customers across the Whanganui and Rangitīkei districts have been without power since a severe storm rolled through this month.

Whanganui resident Shonn Black and his family found a surprise in their back garden over the weekend that is now thought to be worth thousands.

Jigsaw Whanganui chief executive Rhia Taonui has been selected as New Zealand's non-government organisation delegate for a major United Nations event for women.

A repeat of the environmental disaster at Wellington's Moa Point sewage plant is unlikely in Whanganui, but there are "still risks" with the city's wastewater network.

Both Whanganui teams in the Coastal Challenge have entered must-win mode for their remaining games as Open Mixed Hollings First Windows & Doors Red Star made it back-to-back victories over the local teams on Saturday.