Wanganui

Wellington - A long-running row over whether a New Zealand city should be called Wanganui, as Europeans made it, or Whanganui, as the indigenous Maoris prefer, was settled on Friday when the government ruled they could spell it how they like.

IOL: News 2009

Wellington - A long-running row over whether a New Zealand city should be called Wanganui, as Europeans made it, or Whanganui, as the indigenous Maoris prefer, was settled on Friday when the government ruled they could spell it how they like.

IOL: News 2009

Wellington - A long-running row over whether a New Zealand city should be called Wanganui, as Europeans made it, or Whanganui, as the indigenous Maoris prefer, was settled on Friday when the government ruled they could spell it how they like.

IOL: News 2009

In truth, their recommendation that the 'h' should be put back in "Wanganui" (where it actually is in much signage anyway) isn't "racist" but "ray-schist" according to the town's mayor Michael Laws.

Public Address Graham Reid's many things 2009

For people reading this who aren't from New Zealand, the New Zealand Geographic Board recently decided that a town called "Wanganui" which is in the Whanganui region, and on the banks of the Whanganui river, should be called, "Whanganui."

In a strange land 2009

"I have confirmed with the Minister of Land Information's office this afternoon that the official name of Wanganui is still 'Wanganui'.

Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

Chase, a 25-year-old stand-off from Wanganui, contacted the England coach, Steve McNamara, last month to make himself available to play against the Kiwis, as well as Australia and Wales, in this autumn's Gillette Four Nations series.

Rangi Chase adds Super League Man of Steel title to English citizenship 2011

Davidson, 63, originally from Wanganui, New Zealand, is a fugitive and the focus of a worldwide manhunt led by the FBI.

NEWS NOVEMBER 2009 2010

Formerly from Wanganui, New Zealand, Davidson had close ties with sheep farmers in NZ and used that friendship to gain their trust.

Heroes or Villains? 2010

I still maintain contacts at a certain reputable petfood company where I used to work, with factories in Wodonga, Bathurst and Wanganui.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Sweet jeebus, lookit this mess! 2009