Whanganui

Creative leaders and entrepreneurs in Whanganui are being invited to adopt a newly-created tohu after a painstaking community process of design.

Ngāti Rangi pou ārahi Helen Leahy says the iwi is excited to see the first stage of Te Ara Mangawhero brought to life.

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says the carved, four-metre pou whenua will introduce visitors to the sacred landscape they are entering and help build understanding and respect.

The newest section of the Mountains to Sea Ngā Ara Tūhono Great Ride is “a ray of hope” for the Ruapehu district, its mayor says.

Free dental clinics in the Whanganui region have been swamped by whānau who say oral health care has been out of their reach for years.

A free dental clinic will be set up at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tupoho this Friday through Sunday in a collaboration between Ngāti Rangi, Te Oranganui Trust and the NZDF.

Whanganui District Council is moving ahead on a business case for a council-led social housing provider to take on a $300 million social housing proposal.

Whanganui River iwi are banding together with councils, the Department of Conservation and others to avert a potential bio-security disaster.

Manawatū-Whanganui councillors in Palmerston North on Tuesday affirmed their two Māori constituencies for the 2025 election.

he symposium aims to bring iwi together with the wider community to reflect on a decade of development since the historic settlement.