Mike Tweed
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- Sep 30, 2026
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'Respected in every circle': Tributes flow for former MP Adrian Rurawhe (opens the original)
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Adrian Rurawhe continued his family's political legacy, becoming an MP in 2014. Photo / Marty Melville Tributes are being paid to former Speaker of the House and Te Tai Hauāuru MP Adrian Rurawhe, who “was respected in every circle he met with”. His family announced yesterday Rurawhe had died that morning at Rātana Pā and would lie in state at Whangaehu Marae until his burial at Ngā Puketuurua Ratana Pā. He was 65. Rangitīkei Mayor Andy Watson said he would instruct council staff to lower flags t
'We made a mistake': Council needs more money for regional rates bill (opens the original)
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Whanganui District Council has signed off $234,000 in unbudgeted expenditure to cover its rates bill for 2026-27. According to a council report, the total rates liability was $2.721 million, against an annual plan budget of $2.487m. It said “the most significant movement” was a 28% increase in Horizons Regional Council rates, which rose from $363,000 in 2025-26 to $466,000 this year. “This reflects changes in property valuations following the June 2025 district revaluation, particularly increase
Council pays $300k to scammers. The invoice looked genuine (opens the original)
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A nearly $310,000 scam targeting Whanganui District Council shows “anybody can fall victim”, Netsafe says. The council identified in January 2023 that an international payment made the previous December had been sent to a fraudulent bank account. The payment was meant to go to German-based company Velotrack, which was contracted to resurface the city’s velodrome. Council chief strategy officer Sarah O’Hagan said scammers gained access to the company’s emails, intercepted an invoice and altered t
'Very excited': Whanganui health hub project well advanced (opens the original)
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Three buildings will take the place of the school's former sports field. Photo / Mike Tweed Stages one and two of a health and wellness hub on Whanganui’s former St George’s School site will be finished by next November. The project at 125 Grey St, by health provider Te Oranganui, required the school’s heritage buildings to be deconstructed by Whanganui District Council, the property owner. Three new buildings are being built on the school’s sports field, to house offices, Te Whānau Ora services
Government dumps funding into Balgownie landfill investigation (opens the original)
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Matipo Community Development Charitable Trust's Damien Kuru (left) and Francis Ponga (right) with (from left) Whanganui Mayor Andrew Tripe and Whanganui MP Carl Bates at the Kokohuia Wetlands site. New Government funding will allow the Whanganui District Council to complete a full scope of the former Balgownie landfill. The landfill in the suburb of Castlecliff was capped in 2001 and fenced off after operating for more than 40 years, with the council monitoring gas and capturing seepage in leach
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