The inquiry into the removal of a whale fossil from where it lay at the mouth of the Little Wanganui River for 23 million years until someone hacked it out with a rock saw at Labour weekend has stepped up a notch. Read...
Four people, including a child, were dumped into the Whanganui River when a boat overturned.The 5m aluminium boat capsized near Q-West Boat Builders in Gilberd St on Sunday afternoon. `They were trying a tight turn and it just... Read...
A bodyboarder was taken to hospital in critical condition after being rescued at Castlecliff Beach in `a real team effort`. Chairman of the Wanganui Surf Lifeguard Service James Newell said lifeguards were alerted to an unconscious... Read...
A lucky kayaker is alive and home for Christmas thanks to the quick actions of Coastguard Wanganui, Surf Life Saving and Whanganui Police.The kayaker had travelled down the Whanganui River and attempted to navigate the Whanganui... Read...
Wanganui Golf Club has seen an increase in local and visiting players, despite being closed over lockdowns.Club president John Maslin said while it would be good if the surge continued, once international borders opened `those people... Read...
Two people have been taken to hospital following a crash involving multiple vehicles near Marton on Friday morning. Emergency services were alerted to the crash around 8.10am on Wanganui Rd, between Omaha Rd and Cornfoots Rd.Two... Read...
Police are responding to a serious single-vehicle crash in Harihari on the West Coast.A police spokesperson said a vehicle went into water on Wanganui Flat Rd at about 9.15am on Thursday. Read More Canterbury wedding helicopter... Read...