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Whānau Day
Come and join in the free activities at Victoria Park, supported by local clubs and organisations. Keep an eye out on the Facebook event for what’s happening.
March 1, 2021Baarack from the brink: Wild sheep rescued in Australia shorn of 35 kg fleece
A wild and ailing sheep found in a forest in Australia, named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded a fleece weighing more than 35 kilogrammes – nearly half the weight of an adult kangaroo – after being shorn for the first time in many a year.
February 25, 2021Kid goat stubbornly stays in stormwater drain at Golden Bay
A baby goat in Golden Bay is living up to the animal’s reputation for stubbornness by staying put inside a stormwater drain that it squeezed into three days ago.
February 25, 2021Palmerston North’s first electric bus takes a spin
Palmerston North’s streets are set to get a little healthier with the first electric bus introduced to the city’s coach routes.
February 24, 2021Block Party Street Festival 2021
Food Trucks & Music In the Square Palmy! Come relax and try food from the best of the best in food trucks from the lower north island!
February 22, 2021Silver monolith torched in Congo after mysterious appearance
The latest in a series of mystery monoliths to capture the imagination of science-fiction fans around the world met a fiery end in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday when it was torched at a roundabout in the capital.
February 18, 2021Palmerston North rental average hits $460 as market forces house hunters into emergency accommodation
A Palmerston North solo mother will be sleeping on a friend’s couch with her 3-year-old son after months of searching for a home have been fruitless.
February 16, 2021La Fiesta! NZ’s Best Women’s Fest
La Fiesta is the best and longest-running women’s festival in Aotearoa New Zealand. It all happens in our awesome Whanganui town.
February 15, 2021Residents want answers on long-awaited Pioneer Highway Countdown
Palmerston North residents are frustrated and demanding answers as a long-awaited supermarket is delayed once again, adding to eight years of legal-wrangling and setbacks.
February 11, 2021To lift lockdown gloom, Israelis keep calm and carry on screaming
Tired of COVID-19 confinement and seeking both communion and emotional release, some Israelis have taken to group screaming.
February 9, 2021Baby Sensory Term 1 2021: Wednesday (Birth to 6 Months)
Baby Sensory can help you learn how to bring out the best in your child, through purposeful sensory play.
February 8, 2021Options for Ashhurst’s growth explored
Ashhurst is the next target in the Palmerston North City Council’s sights for increasing the amount of land available for new housing.
February 4, 2021Swedish film festival to screen on remote island for audience of one
Scandinavia’s biggest film festival is going ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, but will be hosted on an isolated island and admit only one attendee – a healthcare worker, selected from 12,000 applicants.
February 2, 2021George Street Summer Night Markets
George Street Summer Night Markets- visit us to find high quality, locally made handcrafts and have a chance to meet the artisans who produce them.
February 1, 2021Lobster shell patterns make concrete stronger: Australian researcher
Inspired by the natural, twisting patterns of a lobster shell, Australian researchers say they have found a way, using 3D printing technology, to improve the strength of concrete for use in complex architecture.
January 28, 2021Wharerata Long Lunch 2021
Relax in Wharerata’s tranquil gardens with a five-course Kiwi inspired platter lunch, good wines and live entertainment.
January 27, 2021Harnessing the winds against climate change
Wind power must increase 10-fold if New Zealand is to reach its 2030 goal of 100 per cent renewable energy. But there is the wind and the will to make it happen, writes Janine Rankin.
January 25, 2021Bayleys Whanganui Vintage Weekend
For the second year running, Whanganui has been recognised at NZ’s most beautiful city – bring the hubby, the kids, the grandies or get your groups of girls together and come and experience the Whanganui feeling with us!
January 17, 2021Ashhurst’s new road layout will become harder to ignore
Motorists ignoring new road rules banning use of a common short-cut into Ashhurst’s main street will soon find wooden bollards in their way.
January 15, 2021Extinct giant shark gave birth to ‘cannibal’ babies over 6ft 6in long
Megalodon sharks gave birth to babies bigger than most adult humans after they feasted on unhatched eggs in the womb, according to a new study.
January 14, 2021Mainstreet Caboodle
Caboodle takes over the town centre for over 14 hours in the town centre – encompassing entertainment, food, fashion, flea market and cars all in a vintage themed extravaganza.
January 11, 2021Silicon Valley elites are poisoning themselves with frog mucus, an ancient practice reported to increase physical and mental strength
Silicon Valley elites are employing an ancient Amazonian frog-mucus ritual to rid themselves of stress.
January 7, 2021Marton Country Music Festival 2021
The Festival is now quite a huge event it now is. Over the last 17 years it has become an event that is looked forward to by artists and public alike.
January 5, 2021Checking in on kākahi, the little-known freshwater barometer
Monitoring kākahi, or freshwater mussels, comes with various dangers: glass, freezing water and hungry eels.
January 3, 2021German pilot makes point with syringe in the sky
German pilot Samy Kramer has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometers to remind people about the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Europe.
December 28, 2020Annual Summer Used Book Sale
About 10,000 good quality used books, magazines, puzzles, DVDs and CDs for sale. Everything $1 or less.
December 27, 2020Ratepayers divided: Should Palmerston North’s wastewater be discharged to land or river?
Palmerston North ratepayers are divided over whether their wastewater should be discharged to land or into the river.
December 23, 2020Chilean president handed $3,500 fine for mask-less selfie with stranger on beach
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was slapped with a $3,500 fine on Friday after posing for a selfie on the beach with a bystander without wearing a mask as required during the coronavirus pandemic, health authorities said.
December 22, 2020Wearing someone else’s face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan
A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on the theme of facial camouflage – a hyper-realistic mask that models a stranger’s features in three dimensions.
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