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Enjoying the surf and the sand

Homeware at the front, wine at the back: The Burrow to open riverside bar Annette Jones has taken over the entire bottom floor at 49 Taupō Quay.

Whanganui Community Drummers practice session on Thursday night.

What were the officials thinking? Time and time again the TMO protocols, which were updated in July 2022, repeat the phrase “within two phases

Mark Reason: Why Aaron Smith's try should not have been wiped out in Rugby World Cup final OPINION: It was the try that never was. But it should never have been ruled out by rugby's interfering officials who are killing the game.

Giant Koru and a large spider

“Our climate is changing and farmers are living it,” he said. “One of the best things we can do to adapt ourselves to that changing climate is to put small scattered wetlands back in our landscape.”

‘This place wanted to be a wetland’: how a farmer turned his fields into a wildlife sanctuary Once, Karl Wenner’s Oregon land leaked pollution into a nearby lake. Now, 70 acres are home to waterfowl, turtles and endangered fish

Power from the people: Councillor's ambitious solar scheme 'can’t focus on social needs' People with the largest roofs and most sunshine hours would get priority.

Resurfacing of Whanganui Airport runway to begin next week Each night, up to 50 trucks will transport approximately 600 tonnes of asphalt.

Turia believes that more was accomplished for Māori health working with a National government.

Dame Tariana Turia: Māori health better off under National The former politician is happy to see a change in government.

Safety: LIBs are prone to thermal runaway and fires due to flammable organic solvents, while ARBs are safer due to water-based electrolytes, lowering fire and explosion risks.

Lithium-Ion Batteries Could Soon be Replaced By New Green "Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries" - The Debrief Aqueous rechargeable batteries are a greener alternative to lithium batteries. A new breakthrough may help make them more readily available.

People wishing to donate to the fundraising campaign can go to: https://bit.ly/southerndotterel.

Fundraising campaign launched to save southern dotterel from extinction A fundraising campaign to save the southern New Zealand dotterel has been launched after a feral cat killed at least one of the 126 birds remaining at Stewart Island.

The Recloaking Papatūānuku project has been quietly bubbling along for 18 months, until it got some surprise publicity last week when it appeared in Labour's climate manifesto.

Recloaking Papatūānuku hoping to restore almost one-fifth of NZ to healthy forest An ambitious new project aims to re-plant and restore at least 2.1 million hectares of native forest over the next 10 years.

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What's your dog's age in human years? New formula is significantly more accurate For years, dog owners have used the rule of thumb that one dog year equals seven human years to estimate their pet's age in human years.

Whanganui Community Drummers claimed the prize for best costumes.
Around 35 organisations took part in the parade, with over 40 floats and multiple large groups of people walking down the avenue.

Massive turnout for Whanganui Christmas Parade It was a welcome return for the Christmas parade.

The Cultural Tutor on Twitter “A short history of the world in 13 maps & infographics: 1. Everybody alive today compared to everybody who has ever lived”

Short-term interests, an economic system that concentrates wealth among a few individuals, the rise of right-wing populism with anti-environment agendas, and financed disinformation campaigns designed to protect short-term profits, mean it’s unlikely we’ll be able to make changes at sufficient scale to avoid environmental catastrophe. A ghastly future seems almost assured.

The sixth mass extinction is happening now, and it doesn’t look good for us Species are going extinct at an unusually high rate. Our efforts now will prevent a future too ghastly to contemplate, says Corey Bradshaw

Whether the battle for Ukraine fills one with hope or with fear, Volodymyr Zelenskyy galvanized the world in a way we haven't seen in decades,"

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is named Time's Person of the Year for 2022 "Whether the battle for Ukraine fills one with hope or with fear, Volodymyr Zelensky galvanized the world in a way we haven't seen in decades," Time's editor in chief wrote.