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A New Zealand man spent 11 years building a 370-metre miniature railway around his Whanganui home, with 10 tunnels, two bridges and two stations; the property has now sold for NZ$240,000 to a family keeping the railway

The Times of India 11 Oct 2026
Over 11 years, the New Zealand retiree transformed his Whanganui property into a miniature railway world, complete with tunnels, bridges, stations and enough track to turn an ordinary residential section into a tiny transport network.
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'Shedding tears for you': Tributes to late MP Adrian Rurawhe at tangi in Whanganui

RNZ 02 Oct 2026
MPs remember the former Speaker during his tangi at Whangaehu Marae ....
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Whanganui Hospital ED Averaged 680% Capacity Over A Week

Scoop 20 Sep 2026
Whanganui Hospital ED delegate and nurse Kathryn Fleming says the root cause of problems in health care is underfunding, which leads to short-staffing, declining infrastructure maintenance, and failure to retain frustrated staff ....
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Whanganui Councillors Encouraged To Be Intentional With Pronunciation During Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori

Scoop 20 Sep 2026
Māori ward councillor Julie Herewini raised the importance of correctly pronouncing Whanganui at Tuesday’s district council meeting, as councillors discussed an update to the Strategy for Whanganui ....
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Patient numbers soar for Whanganui Hospital's 15-bed emergency department

RNZ 20 Sep 2026
On one day in September, the 15-bed department reached 253 percent capacity - equivalent to about 50 patients in the department at one time ....
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Serious Crash, Whanganui Area

Scoop 19 Sep 2026
Police have asked motorists to avoid the area if possible and to expect delays ....
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State Highway 3 closed near Whanganui after serious crash

RNZ 19 Sep 2026
There are reports of injuries after the crash, which involved a pedestrian and a vehicle ....
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Serious Crash, Whanganui area (New Zealand Police)

Public Technologies 19 Sep 2026
). State Highway 3 is closed north of Whangaehu following a serious crash. Police received reports of the incident at approximately 5pm ... ENDS.
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Speldhurst still waiting for speed sign change

RNZ 19 Sep 2026
Speldhurst residents are still waiting for the promised 80km/h limit to appear on the road signs ....
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In 2017, New Zealand granted legal personhood to the Whanganui River after a 140-year Māori ...

SpaceDaily 11 Jul 2026
In its place, the law recognised something the Whanganui iwi had asserted for well over a century ... one appointed by the Whanganui iwi, one by the Crown, acting jointly as what the Act calls the human face of the river.
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Rare Surveyor’s Diary Reveals The Making Of Early Whanganui

Scoop 09 Jul 2026
The original diaries are held in the Whanganui Regional Museum archives and remain an important resource for researchers, historians and family historians alike ....
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