The New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy in Whanganui Photo: RNZ/Robin Martin
It has been a decade since the worst floods on record in Whanganui, the international commercial pilot academy is facing issues with its fleet grounded since May, and the District Council has announced an average 2.2% rates increase for 2025/26 but there has been backlash on the distribution of funding from the environmental sector.
Mike Tweed is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle.