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Whanganui Regional Museum Launches New Taonga/Object Of The Month Talks

Scoop 11 Feb 2026
Each object talk will follow the same popular lunchtime format. a 15-minute session starting at 12.15pm. Visitors will meet in the Museum atrium before gathering around the featured object to hear a member of the curatorial team share its story ....
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Beach carpark and campsite near Whanganui closed over erosion fears

NewstalkZB 30 Jan 2026
A carpark and freedom camping site at Whanganui’s Kai Iwi Beach has been closed temporarily after new erosion on a cliff wall ... Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chronicle.
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Firefighters battle scrub blaze near Whanganui

Otago Daily Times 25 Jan 2026
The fire near the Whanganui suburb of Castlecliff ...
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Fire sends up orange glow near Whanganui's port

RNZ 25 Jan 2026
Firefighters have been battling a scrub fire near the Whanganui River mouth, that was visible across much of the city.
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World-Renowned Stonehenge Expert To Speak At Whanganui Regional Museum

Scoop 15 Jan 2026
Stonehenge has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries, prompting enduring questions about how it was built, who built it, and why. I ....
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‘The only noise is ourselves’: Inside iwi's two-week Whanganui River journey

RNZ 09 Jan 2026
A Whanganui iwi leader says reserving stretches of the Whanganui River exclusively for the two-week tribal river journey has transformed the experience for participants ... "They've managed to maintain something so special, that is truly Whanganui.
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From London To Whanganui: Mary Quant’s Revolutionary Style Comes To Whanganui Vintage Weekend 2026

Scoop 08 Jan 2026
Mary Quant – Fashion Revolutionary will be held in the Davis Lecture Theatre and invites audiences to discover how Dame Mary Quant transformed the way women dress, from hemlines to attitudes ....
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Records Tumble In Annual Whanganui Street Fight

Scoop 27 Dec 2025
The grand finale on the fabled Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day, a massive annual festival of speed that is always a popular last fling before New Year celebrations begin, certainly delighted the large crowd that showed up on Friday ....
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Whanganui Streets Braced For Spectacular Finale

Scoop 22 Dec 2025
The 2025 edition of the always-popular Suzuki International Series kicked off at the Taupo International Motorsport Park on the first weekend in December and round two was staged at Manfeild, in Feilding, just a week later ....
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Country Life: On The Job With Whanganui River's Rural Postie

Scoop 21 Dec 2025
Rural postie Tracy Marshall takes visitors along her mail delivery route which winds along the Whanganui River ....
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Temporary Fire Ban For Manawatū-Whanganui District

Scoop 15 Dec 2025
Manawatū-Whanganui District Manager Glen Varcoe says recent weather conditions have led to vegetation drying out quickly ....
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14 fire crews respond to Whanganui vegetation blaze

RNZ 14 Dec 2025
About 50 firefighters and four helicopters were working to contain a large fire in a pine forest near Whanganui on Sunday evening ... Three pumps from Whanganui and three water tankers were in action, as ...
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'A Gesture Of Courage': Whanganui Hapū Celebrate Settlement Milestone

Scoop 05 Dec 2025
Lead negotiator Ken Mair said the ceremony marked a major milestone in a "long and tiring" Treaty settlement journey ....
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'A gesture of courage': Whanganui hapū celebrate settlement milestone

RNZ 05 Dec 2025
Years of Treaty settlement negotiations came to a close at Parliament on Thursday as Whanganui hapū representatives initialled He Rau Tukutuku, the Deed of Settlement with the Crown ... in Whanganui.
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Plan Approval Sets Stage For Future Ruapehu-Whanganui Water Services

Scoop 24 Nov 2025
The Secretary for Local Government has also signalled ...

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