Articles by Wanganui Chronicle
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National
Whistleblower vindicated - High court finds Waho acted with integrity
Sunday, 26 August 2018, 9:12amThe High Court has found the man who blew the whistle on possible financial impropriety at the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust...
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Crime
Man sentenced for assaulting his son's bully
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 9:19amA man got fired up when he witnessed his son being bullied at school and it resulted in him assaulting a student. Shane Anthony...
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Emergency
Man dead in Whanganui shooting, gang members seen fleeing
Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 10:28amA man has been shot dead in Whanganui. Detective Inspector Ross McKay said police have started a homicide investigation in...
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Crime
Criminal caught after falling asleep in car he broke into
Friday, 3 August 2018, 2:20pmPolice found a man found sleeping in a Subaru that he did not own, then discovered he had also entered two properties carrying...
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World
Sheep farmers record strong prices
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 9:43amHot livestock markets have been keeping farmers warm as winter takes grip. While the weather has been cold, the lamb market...
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National
Waverley crash funerals being held as sole survivor stabilises in hospital
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 6:19amWaverley crash victims Ora Keene, Rosalie Porteous and Ian Porteous will be remembered together at a memorial service at...
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Emergency
Watch: Six dead, including newborn baby, in horror Waverley crash
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 12:40pmA newborn baby is among the dead in a horrific car crash in South Taranaki this morning. Six people are dead and two have...
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Crime
Serial shoplifter jailed for 45th time in Whanganui
Monday, 14 May 2018, 7:28amA woman jailed 44 times, mostly for shoplifting related crimes, has been sentenced to more jail time. Ngaika Kiu was jailed...
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Crime
Shoplifter: 'Home D isn't working, can I go to prison?'
Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 8:51amAfter serving four months of home detention, a Whanganui woman has decided "she didn't want to put her family through the...
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National
Killer highway closed due to slip danger
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 10:18amA section of State Highway 4 between Whanganui and Raetihi has been closed, just over a week after a man was killed by falling...
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Crime
40-year-old man loses licence after doing 'donuts'
Tuesday, 16 January 2018, 6:40amA 40-year-old man has lost his licence after police caught him doing "donuts" on a busy intersection in Whanganui. Frank...