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Kai Iwi burn-off flares out of control
Flames burned up gullies, crackling through hectares of tinder-dry grass and trees in an out-of-control burn-off on a farm south of Kai Iwi yesterday. Wanganui rural fire officers joined forces ...
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O'Sullivan bright on Cup hope
Lance O'Sullivan has given Everbright a huge thumbs up ahead of today's $1 million Auckland Cup at Ellerslie. The most successful jockey New Zealand has produced rode the 7-year-old, who ...
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Mayoral fund gives to aid agency
Moved by the plight of Wanganui's poorest children, Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws yesterday handed over a $10,000 cheque to Christian Social Services. The money came from the mayoral relief fund ...
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Hi-tech company thumbs nose at recession
Hi-tech Marton-based company PEC Pumps Ltd has made a mockery of the country's economic recession by recording its biggest sales year on record in 2009. The company, which designs and ...
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Dancers celebrate femininity
Jill Hurley's belly dance fusion is based on the dances of the Middle East and American tribal styles, where women are empowered to feel their sexuality through the sensual movements ...
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EDITORIAL: Call time on this abuse of booze
SO OFTEN at the scene of a crime there's the unmistakable smell of booze wafting in the air. And it is a fair assumption that the bottle used in an ...
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Teen bashed and slashed with bottle
 A random act of violence with no motive has left a Wanganui teenager bruised, battered and needing hospital treatment for his wounds. Senior Sergeant Dave Kirby said  three teenagers, a ...
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Hotel burglar caught on camera
 A burglar who stole nearly $10,000 from the Aramoho Hotel in the early hours of Sunday morning has been caught ... but at this stage, only on the hotel's security ...
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Local couple feared for lives in Chile quake
 A Whangaehu couple wondered whether they would survive the powerful 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile. The quake which hit at 3.30am and lasted about 3 minutes was the most horrific ...
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Malicious, vicious rumours, says Laws
A predictable election-year cycle of malevolent, malicious and vicious rumours are surrounding Mayor Michael Laws and his family, he says. According to Mr Laws, a front-page story in the Herald ...
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