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■ Linda Ireton, Keith St School principal and former Whanganui Principals Association president The pace of curriculum change has been far too rapid, “without genuine consultation at the coal face”. “There is not enough time to look for...
The closure of Whanganui’s East Town Railway Workshops 40 years ago has had lasting effects on workers, the community and the railway industry. The workshops were a major manufacturing, maintenance and repair facility of the New...
Next year’s Whanganui Vintage Weekend will kick off with a performance by country star Tami Neilson, “the perfect fit” for the festival. Vintage Weekend Trust chairman Bruce Jellyman said he had been trying to get Neilson to Whanganui...
Whanganui now has a lightsaber group for Star Wars enthusiasts with the establishment of the River City Reavers. The group aims to facilitate cosplayers, competitive duelists and stage combat choreography. It had its first meet on...