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Wanganui (New Zealand)

Type: City

Name: Wanganui (New Zealand)

Country: New Zealand

Latitude: -39.93

Longitude: 175.029999

population: 40,269

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Gowings

Vivid Sydney - day one: And then there was light

The Vivid Festival is lighting Sydney up with a series of arts, cultural, lighting and musical events. Chris Schulz takes it all in. Have you ever wanted to make a building dance and sway in time to music? What about watch a giant museum weep tears of ... [Published New Zealand Herald - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Sydney (Australia), Chris Schulz, Gowings, Wanganui (New Zealand), Digitalis

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

NZ at Noon: Vandals target hospital staff

Stories making headlines today include hospital staff targeted by vandals and an outbreak of food poisoning in Whangarei.Another brazen attack on staff cars at Hawke's Bay Hospital this week has been labelled "mindless vandalism".Are New Zealand women ... [Published New Zealand Herald - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Vandalism, Whangarei (New Zealand), Tauranga (New Zealand)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Dr. Lucas: Sri Lanka's Pride of International Veterans' TT

Sri Lanka, May 22 -- Dr. Nimal Lucas, who captained the Sri Lanka national table tennis team from 1966 to 1971, brought honour and glory to Sri Lanka by winning three gold medals and four silver medals at the New Zealand Masters Games held in Wanganui, ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Wanganui (New Zealand)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Death rate no reflection of care

EXPLANATION: Wanganui Hospital is taking about 18 per cent of admissions from rest homes, which is significant in its mortality rate.PHOTO/FILEWanganui's high hospital mortality rate is no reflection of the quality of its care, an American surgeon and ... [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 23 2013]

Entities: Morbidity, Mortality, Admission

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Taranaki seabed mining raises whales concerns

OCEAN GIANT: Blue whales, once believed to be merely visitors to New Zealand waters, are now thought to be a regular presence in the South Taranaki Bight.PICTURE/FILEThe protection afforded to blue whales in New Zealand waters may need to be increased, ... [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 23 2013]

Entities: Bight, Jim Campbell, Mining, Wanganui (New Zealand), New Zealand

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Tax take pushing up fuel price

Wanganui motorists are bracing for another petrol price hike, with excise tax set to rise 9 cents a litre by July 2015.The tax is set to rise by three cents a litre at the start of July and will continue to rise for the next two years.River City Cabs ... [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 23 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Transportation, Wanganui (New Zealand), Gasoline

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Infographic: Home affordabilty vs income

Up to seven annual Auckland incomes would now be needed to buy a property in the city for its median house price.Property prices for the region have rocketed by 118 per cent in the past 14 years to $504,142 last year, but wages have only gone up 57 per ... [Published New Zealand Herald - May 22 2013]

Entities: Auckland, Pukekohe (New Zealand), Wanganui (New Zealand), Gisborne (New Zealand)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Govt blasted over meat stink

Wanganui farmers have slammed the Government for poor management over the burgeoning meat crisis in China.Uncertainty surrounding export meat destined for the Chinese market continues to grow as Government officials struggle to solve the "documentation" ... [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 21 2013]

Entities: New Zealand, Federated Farmers, China, Agriculture

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Sustaining his recipe for success

FINE DINING: Shaun Clouston creates classical, New Zealand-centric, skilfully cooked dishes using the best local seasonal ingredients.Relevant offersJob Market Fitting role for a people person Rugby star tackles rewarding role Coaching with the ... [Published Dominion Post - May 21 2013]

Entities: Wellington (New Zealand), Wanganui (New Zealand), Sustainment

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Welcome home for waka crew

EPIC VOYAGE: The double-hulled Te Aurere on her way back to New Zealand after the historic journey to Easter Island.Wanganui parents Turama and Raukura Hawira were in Northland on Saturday to welcome their son Toiora home from an epic ocean journey on ... [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 20 2013]

Entities: Wanganui (New Zealand), Auckland, Marine Vessel, Navigator

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Farmers back law change

Environmentalists fear the Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act would remove its primary focus of protecting the environment and weight it toward economic development.But many farmers will back its aim to make resource consents ... [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 19 2013]

Entities: Environment, Wanganui (New Zealand), Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment, Bruce Gordon, Chester Borrows

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Drivers billed for crash costs

ROAD REPAIR: Colin Wright says size has a big bearing on crash damage.At fault drivers are being held to account by the New Zealand Transport Agency, with invoices for damage caused to roads totalling more than $1 million last year.Nationwide, 176 crash ... [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 17 2013]

Entities: Wanganui (New Zealand), Hastings (New Zealand), Network Operations, Traffic Management

Quotes

Meanwhile, Green Party transport spokeswoman Julie Anne Genter said the tax take from motorists was down due to people using their cars less. "It is absurd to use the revenue from the petrol tax hike to build more motorways when New Zealanders are switching to public transport. Public transport is where investment is needed." APNZ

Tax take pushing up fuel price [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 23 2013]

"Shipping traffic and seabed mining activities have been shown to impact blue whales directly - altering their behaviour and degrading their habitat through acoustic disturbance and ship strikes. We need to gain a better understanding of how and when blue whales forage here so that possible impacts can be avoided."

Taranaki seabed mining raises whales concerns [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 23 2013]

He told board members Wanganui Hospital met the New Zealand standard of care for its patients. "The problem is that mortality can be seen as a indication of the quality of care, but that is not accurate. Most science now uncouples patient care and patient mortality" he said

Death rate no reflection of care [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 23 2013]

"I felt it really was an achievement. We're the only ones left on the original Manuka Island Estate. It just did seem an achievement."

Double celebration for farmers [Published Otago Daily Times - May 23 2013]

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