Woodville
Serving up community spirit in Woodville
Every Tuesday, the owner of Woodville's Smoke 'n Wood restaurant puts on a community dinner. Karen Joblin serves home style comfort food to around 70 people for a pay-what-you-can donation. Audio
Woodville's new slogan: 'All Good in the Wood'
The town of Woodville is hoping to draw in visitors with the new mantra - 'It's all Good in the Wood'! Audio
Fears Manawatu Gorge solution 'a long way off'
As public meetings take place outlining alternative route options to restore the main route from East to West across the North Island, truckers, heavy road users and businesses continue to voice their… Audio
Officials grilled at Manawatu Gorge road options meeting
Unhappy Palmerston North residents rejected an official's attempt to wind up a public meeting on Manawatu Gorge Road replacement options and demanded more answers.
Police search for missing Hawke's Bay woman
The police are searching for an 82-year-old woman missing from the Hawke's Bay town of Woodville, probably with her Burmese cat with her in her car.
Woodville desperate for more visitors
Businesses in Woodville will have to wait until Christmas before they know whether a permanent alternative to the Manawatu Gorge road will go through, or bypass the town. Video, Audio
Mayor says NZTA working as fast as possible on Manawatu Gorge
Angry locals either side of the closed Manawatu Gorge packed out public meetings on Wednesday night to demand a permanent solution. The Tararua district mayor, Tracey Collis, was at one of the… Audio
Locals fill town halls to demand Manawatu Gorge solution
Angry locals filled town halls on both sides of the blocked Manawatu Gorge on Wednesday night, calling for the New Zealand Transport Agency to find a solution. Audio
Locals desperate for proper solution to Manawatu Gorge woe
Locals packed out a sports centre in Woodville last night demanding a solution to the difficulties posed by the closed Manawatu Gorge road. Ray Cook lives in Woodville but has to get to Manawatu for… Audio
Woodville businesses struggling amid gorge closure
Business owners in the small Tararua town of Woodville are facing the prospect of closing their doors because of the fall in traffic caused by the closure of the Manawatu Gorge Road. Video, Audio
Woodville Organ Museum hits the right note
A converted Catholic hall in the small Manawatu town of Woodville is home to almost 150 organs of different size, shape and grandeur. Audio
Cemetery tour
It only happens four times a year, in a month with a fifth Sunday, the gates of the historic Old Gorge Cemetery in Woodville swing open for special tours with guides who know the stories behind the… Audio