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Happy ending to art theft saga
 A stolen painting that was gifted to a woman in Auckland but later returned to its Wanganui creator has attracted $300 in an online auction raising funds for charity. Michelle ...
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Trial national standards, petition begs
 The taxpayer will be stumping up with $26million this year for the new national education standards, as  more people  air concern the standards are untested. In just over two hours ...
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Wanganui homes among most affordable
If home buyers are looking for reasonably priced real estate, Wanganui is making a pretty strong case to be considered. In a snapshot of median prices collated by QV and ...
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Sister's support a tonic for Regan
When Sarah Robertson found out her brother  had cancer she didn't know what it was. Regan, 13, was last year diagnosed with osteosarcoma, or bone cancer, after a large tumour ...
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Watkins set to renew superstock challenge
It's been a long time between races for Waverley farmer Richard Watkins but, fingers crossed, this Saturday night he'll be mixing it in superstock action again. By his reckoning, he's ...
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Woman restrained by neighbour as home burns
A woman had to be restrained by a neighbour as she tried to enter her burning home yesterday. The woman said she had been away from the Wanganui East house ...
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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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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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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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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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