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Manawatu Standard, 1 Jun 2026

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ArticleKnight’s quest for lit­er­acy

Per­sist­ence and a desire to see chil­dren’s read­ing improve has kept James Chap­man motiv­ated through dec­ades of work­ing in edu­ca­tion. The Mas­sey Uni­versity Emer­itus Pro­fessor has made a sig­ni­fic­ant con­tri­bu­tion to lit­er­acy...

Knight’s quest for lit­er­acy

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The full King’s Birth­day Hon­ours list Man­awatū people hon­oured

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ArticleRecog­nising 178 Kiwis for their ser­vice

A total of 178 New Zeal­anders who have made their mark on the nation have been recog­nised for their out­stand­ing con­tri­bu­tions in the King’s Birth­day Hon­ours list. Drawn from diverse fields includ­ing health, edu­ca­tion, Māori devel­op­ment,...

Recog­nising 178 Kiwis for their ser­vice

ArticleThe full King’s

The New Zea­l­and Order of Merit Dames Com­pan­ion (DNZM) Susan Jean Has­sall, ONZM, JP, for ser­vices to edu­ca­tion Pro­fessor Eliza­beth Mary Rata, for ser­vices to edu­ca­tion Knights Com­pan­ion (KNZM) Dr Paul Andrew Baker, for ser­vices to...

The full King’s

ArticleOBM cel­eb­rate 100 years in style with win

The Vat­ican was rock­ing as Old BoysMar­ist cel­eb­rated 100 years with a big win, con­tinu­ing their mid-sea­son surge. Old Boys-Mar­ist beat Col­lege Old Boys 46-10 at the Arena on Sat­urday, in front of a big crowd for the Mar­ist cen­ten­ary...

OBM cel­eb­rate 100 years in style with win

ArticleTexts to the editor

Will the pie eat­ing come back to haunt Nic­ola Wil­lis? Louise Upston with her fin­ger in the pie. The Greens want­ing a big­ger slice of the pie. The Nats hav­ing to eat humble pie. Per­haps you should always blow on the pie first? ▍ Agree the rugby...

Texts to the editor

ArticleTELEGRAPH CROSSWORD

Across 1 Remain (4) 4 Large tooth (4) 8 Stop! (4) 9 From Reyk­javik? (9) 11 Allowed (6) 13 Always (7) 15 Small spade (6) 16 Brave (6) 18 Place of wor­ship (6) 20 Fire lit as a sig­nal (6) 22 Sur­repti­tious move­ment (7) 23 Reli­gious edict...

TELEGRAPH CROSSWORD

ArticleSATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 3 Knot, 7 Whelk, 8 Home (Not wel­come), 9 Don, 10 Crease, 11 Demand, 13 Mob­sters, 15 Stun, 17 Lass, 19 Irrit­ate, 21 Shiner, 23 Prison, 25 Ant, 26 Bare, 27 Bowel, 28 Duel. Down: 1 Thor, 2 Always, 4 Non­des­cript, 5 Thomas, 6 Omen, 9...

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

ArticleHon­our for Wild­base hero Wong

One of the men who helped fun­draise and cre­ate Palmer­ston North’s Wild­base Recov­ery Centre has been recog­nised in the King’s Birth­day Hon­ours list. Rod­ney Wong has been made an Officer of the New Zea­l­and Order of Merit. Wong has a long...

Hon­our for Wild­base hero Wong