Articles by Jesse Grady
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Sport
Savea becomes all-time leading Super Rugby try-scorer
Monday, 11 March 2024, 2:36PMMoana Pasifika second five-eighths Julian Savea became Super Rugby’s all-time leading try-scorer on Friday night, bagging...
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Sport
Kennedy Simon retained as Chiefs Manawa captain for 2024 Sky Super Rugby Aupiki
Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 9:28AMBlack Ferns loose forward Kennedy Simon MNZM has been retained as Chiefs Manawa captain ahead of the 2024 Sky Super Rugby...
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Sport
Te Awamutu’s Scottish rugby connection and the late Doddie Weir
Monday, 8 January 2024, 11:48AMJust over a year after the death of former Scottish international lock Doddie Weir, Te Awamutu’s David Fox spent a weekend...
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World
Colorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children and wounding a third arrested in United Kingdom
Monday, 1 January 2024, 4:29PMA Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third was arrested Saturday in the United...
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Sport
Kiwi Ferns 2023 Pacific Championships squad named
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 12:18PMWaikato women feature strongly in the 2023 Kiwi Ferns Squad for the Pacific Championships with Te Awamutu’s Capri Paekau...
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National
Feather mystery stumps locals
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 12:30PMA trail of white feathers is littering the road from one end of Waikato to the other this morning. The feathers were first...
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National
Flying Te Awamutu brothers fight Canada's wildfires
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 2:47PMTe Awamutu helicopter pilot brothers Matt Otto, 30, and Tom Otto, 28, are flying high above Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest...
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National
Caught on camera: Man's brazen bid to steal $123 rump
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 4:43PMA security camera captured a man stuffing an entire rump under his jacket before trying to leave Whanganui's Mad Butcher...
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Crime
Police launch homicide investigation after Whanganui stabbing
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 5:25PMA person has died at the scene of a stabbing in Whanganui. Five other people were taken to hospital with moderate to serious...
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National
Thefts force farm to close pick-your-own strawberry service
Monday, 19 November 2018, 3:31PMPopular family attraction Windermere Berry Farm has cancelled pick-your-own days after repeated thefts and other poor behaviour. For...
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National
Murder trial to begin seven years after Brett Hall went missing
Monday, 8 October 2018, 12:35PMThe trial of the man accused of murdering a Whanganui man who has been missing for seven years is due to start in Palmerston...
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National
Whanganui beekeepers turn detective and front up to thieves who stole hives
Sunday, 26 August 2018, 9:57AMIt started out like any working day. Kieran Wood got up, got ready, got into his Settlers Honey work vehicle and got on the...
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Lifestyle
How old is my pet in dog years or cat years? A veterinarian explains
Friday, 3 August 2018, 12:36PM"Just how old do you think my dog is in dog years?" is a question I hear on a regular basis. People love to anthropomorphise...
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National
'We are mourning': Schoolboy killed in stolen car crash
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 11:28AMThe family of a youth killed when a stolen car in which he was a passenger crashed into a tree in Whanganui yesterday have...