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elcome readers to Celebrating Whanganui, a lifestyle and business magazine showcasing history, local news, celebrations and events in our beautiful river city.

We have experienced one of the hottest summers on record here in Whanganui, most days in January tipping 30 degrees. Autumn has brought some welcomed cooler weather.

This is our ninth edition of Celebrating Whanganui – thank you to the loyal advertisers, contributors and readers who have supported all editions.

In this issue you will read about Whanganui’s economic and population growth, our local rugby team, Steelform Wanganui, winning an historic hat-trick, Sarjeant Gallery update, and all the incredible activity of some of our local businesses.

Check out the events page and be sure to bookmark your calendar as there are several

events taking place over the next few months that are suitable for all ages.

Whanganui is a wonderful city with so much to offer: great business opportunities, world class schooling and affordable housing. It really is a special place to live.

Celebrating Whanganui will reach all NZ Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates in the world, as well as district councils across New Zealand, and locally you won’t have to look too far for your copy.

If you would like extra copies please don’t hesitate to visit our local office in Whanganui or email me (info below).

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P32 - Wanganui Golf Club P33 - Sun shines on club’s 90th birthday P34 - Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club P35 - Harcourts Whanganui P36 - Paua P37 - Kindy for newborns P38 - Arahunga / Brunswick Schools P39 - Whanganui provider delivers govt-funded staff training nationwide P40 - Students’ bright ideas P41 - Wanganui Collegiate School P42 - Landlords Link P43 - Harcourts Whanganui P44 - Take It Easy Tours P45 - Famous sports people from Whanganui P46 - Show attracts artist to move to city P47 - GDM P49 - Whanganui Regional Museum P51 - Pioneering chef P52 - Darts star who hit career bullseye P53 - John Kingston - sculptor P54-55 - Churches P56 - Websites & Facebook P57 - Events calendar P58 - Map of New Zealand P59 - Harcourts Whanganui P60 - Ag Challenge

Enjoy!

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Kia ora koutou katoa Whanganui has plenty to celebrate right now.

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e’re seeing clear signs of economic growth as more people discover just how easy and enjoyable it can be to live in our beautiful corner of the world.

As I write we are enjoying a balmy autumn, after the second warmest summer on record in Whanganui. It was one to remember, marked by an extraordinary number of enjoyable things to do in our fair city. Our summer events have been a credit to their organisers and they absolutely reflect the unique character of Whanganui. One thing noticeable to everyone was the number of people out enjoying the good weather. It seems as though the streets are busier lately.

In fact, they are. In 2017, Whanganui’s population rose by 700 people, a 1.6% increase, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Statistics New Zealand. Since 2014, the Whanganui district has been steadily growing, from 43,400 in 2014 to 44,500 in 2017, making the current population the highest it’s been since 2000. This is the biggest annual increase since population changes were first recorded in 1996.

This is a clear sign that people are seeing Whanganui as an attractive place to live with an enjoyable lifestyle. The population increase reflects what people are experiencing – a lot of Whanga-newbies, rising house prices, and a growing economy.

Whanganui District Council is preparing for this growth and planning to ensure we can provide for a larger number of residents. Confidence in our district has also been reflected over the past year in investment from central government.

Mayor Hamish McDouall

In December 2017 a $10 million contribution from the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund was confirmed towards the Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment.

This heritage gallery and its exceptional collection of international and New Zealand art holds a special place both in the national cultural infrastructure and in the hearts of local arts supporters. Its redevelopment will be hugely beneficial for Whanganui and we look forward to construction commencing in 2019.

Meanwhile, in February this year Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced $6 million from

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the government’s Provincial Growth Fund would go towards the revitalisation of the Whanganui Port and an upgrade of the Whanganui rail line.

In December 2016, following a government contribution of $500,000 towards a blueprint, a port masterplan was developed which incorporated ideas from local iwi, businesses, the marine industry, recreational users of the river and coastal area and the wider community, so we are well placed for finalising our business case to the government to unlock funding and get this project moving.

I am very pleased to be leading a Council which is united in its commitment to growing Whanganui. Our economic development arm, Whanganui & Partners, is energised and working out of a new hub, the Innovation Quarter.

We are also addressing our core infrastructure systematically. Our brand new wastewater treatment plant has been designed to cater for residential and industrial needs and to accommodate significant growth in demand.

It will soon be ready for commissioning and our recent open day attracted around 1000 visitors who were clearly impressed by the scale and quality of the build.

When we take care of our infrastructure, we’re also taking care of our environment and our people, as these are actually our most important assets, particularly here in Whanganui, where we enjoy a combination of talented and innovative people, heritage beauty and an unparalleled natural environment. Worth celebrating indeed!

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o plagiarise one of the great lines in racing commentary, Waverley horse Kiwi raced into “equine immortality” on the first Tuesday of November 1983.

Waverley farmer Snow Lupton and his wife Anne bought the horse for a mere $1000 and he went on the record 13 wins and earn more than $500,000 in stakes.

Kiwi showed promise, but Lupton knew the horse would be more of a distance runner and he proved that when he won the 3200m Wellington Cup, coming from the rear of the field, in 1983.

When entered for the Melbourne Cup, and despite having won over the 3200m distance, Kiwi was considered an outsider and started with odds of 10/1.

Jockey Jim Cassidy settled the chestnut at the back of the 24-horse field. At the turn on the Flemington track, and with 500m to run, Kiwi was second to last.

But then came the storming run through the field to win the great race.

His finishing burst was so quick the race commentator only picked up Kiwi as he neared the finish line.

Kiwi became an instant household sporting hero in New Zealand, he and his unassuming trainer examples of the underdog winning against the odds.

Lupton openly admitted Kiwi was used to “round up the sheep” as part of his conditioning routine which added to the fairytale.

Kiwi entered the 1984 Melbourne Cup but was controversially scratched because of a veterinary check.

Lupton always maintained Kiwi was fit and could have won. He ran in the 1985 Melbourne Cup, running fifth and in 1986 looked to repeat his 1983 effort but pulled up lame close to the finish line.

Later that year, he represented New Zealand in the Japan Cup, running fifth.

After that, Kiwi was retired to the Luptons’ farm. Kiwi died in 1995 and is buried on the farm.

A plaque commemorating Kiwi is located at the Waverley Racecourse.

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Doyle Audit has been set up as an independent entity from Doyle & Associates” says Matthew Doyle, the Principal of Doyle & Associates. “This change allows the audit firm to focus without distraction on the audit and assurance business.”

The audit and assurance practice will be led by Michael Dwyer, who has been the firms lead auditor for many years.

Michael reflects that “contemporary audit and assurance services are not only about financial statements; they also build trust and confidence through transparency, clarity and consistency.

Financial statement audits and other assurance services play a critical role in creating and maintaining investor confidence and unlocking valuable insights into your business.

The firm is able to assist with three types of engagements suitable for a range of entities; At Doyle’s Audit we understand your need for real time financial information.

We believe independent auditors perform the valuable role of being a trusted intermediary between the providers of business information and the

users of that information.

Our expertise across various business sectors is wide-ranging, from familyowned enterprises and Charities, to other Not-for-Profit entities to specialist Maori Incorporations. Armed with this experience we are ready to add value to your business.

Doyle Audit is a Qualified Audit firm approved by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

The Audit and Assurance business is open for business and would welcome the opportunity to provide a quote for you.

We have an established Maori business team with a strong presence in both Turangi and Whanganui, dedicated to delivering specialised services to our Maori clients.

Our team has a diverse range of experience and skills that enable them to provide a wide range of services.

We work alongside our clients as this provides: - Engagement with a team who deal with Maori Incorporations and business on a daily basis.

- Working with people who have

an understanding of Maori business, an appreciation of cultures and who are locally based and accessible - Utilisation of the full range of business advisory services that we can provide.

Maori Organisations are creating new business, entering new markets and looking for new opportunities to grow their assets. We specialise in supporting our clients with their ideas and pursuing all opportunities. The partnership of collective skills and ideas promote the best outcomes and the ability to bring growth

and development to a commercial reality.

We understand the inter-generational nature of iwi and Maori organisations and the benefits this provides to invest in longer term investments. But, there needs to be a balance between investing for future generations and meeting the needs of today.

We understand the strategic balance that needs to be found, and enjoy working with our clients and sharing their success.

We would welcome to opportunity to showcase our work in this area with you, please call Matthew Doyle to discuss.

Business Partners Matthew Doyle & Sharon Grant

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oyle and Associates have offices in Whanganui and Turangi.

The philosophy of the practice is underpinned by values established by Principal Matthew Doyle’s father Gavin over 30 years ago. Excellence, futurefocused, sincere and nurturing.

Our team is well aware of the changes within the accounting profession so we have positioned ourselves to move with the times in order to provide the best solutions for the needs of our clients.

Doyle and Associates have the skills to take their clients on a ‘cloud-based’ business journey, with 18 Xero certified advisors ready for your business

Xero cloud-based software provides a great platform to interact with clients using real-time data. We can customise our services based on the needs of our clients as we know there is not a one size fits all approach to business. So gone are the days of cookie-cutter accounting. It’s a brave new world and we are aiming to be at the forefront.

These changes are being championed by the younger generation of accountants being trained within the practice. The introduction of the Doyle Accounting Cadet Programme has allowed local young people to combine study with practical employment. Our new

cadets have adapted to the changes in technology and processes easily.

We now have two cadets on our team committed to completing their degrees under the guidance and mentoring of our experienced team.

Within the ever-changing business environment, the team at Doyle and Associates realise that the relationship between client and accountant should be one of a partnership and collaboration working together for a common cause.

With a focus on best outcomes for our clients, we enjoy working together to set goals and plan how best to achieve them.

“Doyle and Associates have worked closely with First Vets Limited in all stages of the start-up and continuing growth and development of our business.

Doyle’s professional and considered approach gave us the confidence we needed to launch First Vets. Their ongoing support and expertise has allowed us to concentrate on First Vets by doing what we do best. We have appreciated the integrity and sound advice provided by Doyle & Associates.”

Doyle and Associates Whanganui Team

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rafalgar Square has been at the heart of Wanganui since first opening its doors on November

1989.

As a ‘child of the ‘80’s, Trafalgar Square has seen some changes over the years but none so spectacular as the new logo and façade upgrade works completed in 2016.

The bathrooms and Foodcourt have also been upgraded and modernized to ensure the best experience for all the customers who visit the centre.

It is a single level shopping centre with 4 main entrance ways that lead to a common area.

With 22 retailers trading within the complex, this is Wanganui’s largest retail complex with over 460 free carparks for customers to use and browse, shop, eat and relax in our wonderful Foodcourt.

The centre is open 7 days a week for your shopping convenience.

Countdown is open from 7am, and The Warehouse from 8am. Visit our website for the retailer trading hours of all our other specialty stores.

The creation of the annex building, which now houses Carpet Court, is utilized from the former site of the Criterion Hotel.

The new and improved Foodcourt easily entices shoppers with the wide range of culinary delights from Ocggi Salad & Sushi, Roasties Carvery, The Shake Shed, Kiwiana Café and Indian Taj. Now in its 29th year of trading, Trafalgar Square is proud to remain at the heart of the Wanganui Community.

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Since she was re-launched on the Whanganui River in 2000, the Waimarie paddle steamer has become an iconic symbol of the River City and a significant attraction for both locals and visitors.

Based on the banks of the Whanganui River, the Waimarie sails six days from October to April* up the river and back - the two hour experience, enhanced by tales of the colourful history of the steamer and of the river, are popular with both young and old.

A summer cruise every second Friday of the month offers a different kind of end-of-week experience; drawing passengers from all over the region who get to relax over a drink whilst listening to live, local musicians.

Popular private charters

The Waimarie is becoming increasingly popular and it’s not just her scheduled daily summer or Friday night sailings in demand -

Did you Know?

• Waimarie means good fortune • Designed & pre-fabricated in London in 1899 • Carried cargo, mail & river dwellers in its early years • Was known as the queen of the river • Sank in 1952 • Pulled from the river 1993 • Restored by the people of the city • Re-launched 2000 • Only surviving coal-fired paddle steamer from NZ’s golden riverboat era

with more private hires available all year around than ever before.

The Waimarie has hosted all sorts of special chartered sailings, from weddings and birthdays to champagne breakfasts and corporate events, and even schools keen on educating students about the history of the river.

It’s unbelievable the amount of restoration work that has been donated by the people of the city to restore Waimarie to its former glory – it’s truly remarkable and quite a story to tell on how she has spent her last 100 years.

Experience

• Live vintage-style commentary • View the steam engine room • Retrieve your message from a carrier pigeon • Enjoy scenic views • Eat & drink from the licensed gallery café

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Her history

The Waimarie Paddle Steamer was designed and built in 1899 by Yarrow & Co. Shipbuilders at Poplar, London and transported in kitset form to Wanganui.

Originally named Aotea she was operated by the Wanganui Settlers River Steamship Co until 1902, when she was sold to Alexander Hatrick and renamed ‘Waimarie’ meaning good fortune – peaceful waters. By which time the Whanganui River was operating as an international tourists’ mecca. Alexander Hatrick boasted a 12-strong fleet of riverboats operating under the name ‘Hatrick & Co.’ that provided access from the coast to Taumarunui. Back then there was no road or rail connections.

People would come from Wellington by Coastal ship to Wanganui, and from there travel by one of Hatrick’s river boats up the Whanganui River to Pipiriki, and then onto Taumarunui. This was a three day journey, with overnight stops at the Pipiriki Hotel, and then another overnight stay on the Houseboat Makere, before reaching Taumarunui where there was rail connection to further north.

Side paddle vessels were used on the Whanganui River as there were many shallow rocky rapids and log littered areas preventing the use of propulsion units lower than a ship’s hull.

Having the broadest beam of all the work boats Waimarie navigated some 239 rapids to carry a wide variety of cargo and mail, but also ferried passengers on scenic excursions to Hipango Park,

followed rowing races and sailed under the moonlight to South Beach for guests.

She was nicknamed the ‘queen of the river’ and attracted tourists from all over the world to do ‘one of the world’s greatest river journeys’.

Our grand lady continuing operating until 1952 when an accident left her listing badly and before she could be rescued, floods filled her hull with silt. Left to this demise the Waimarie remained sunken and in despair for the following forty years, abandoned but not forgotten.

The salvage

In 1992 enthusiasts established a community heritage project to salvage, restore and operate the P.S. Waimarie once again. Many thought they were mad but the process of acquiring funds, sponsorships, materials, volunteer labour and professional expertise to reach their goal had begun. Tapu (a sacred protection) was lifted on the 4th of January 1993.

Once extracted from her watery resting place, all sorts of salvage treasures came to light including the starboard navigation light, lamp and whistle. The Waimarie’s restoration became Whanganui’s official Millennium Project following seven years of incredibly hard work, passion and determination. The success of the project reflects the inherent generosity and commitment of Whanganui’s citizens as over 67,000 volunteer hours contributed to the project and every problem found a solution.

At 11:45pm on New Year’s Eve, 1999, the P.S Waimarie was blessed with a final

karakia (prayer) and re-commissioned for her new life on the Whanganui River on 1 January 2000, as New Zealand’s only authentic paddle steamer.

Invited guests boarded the paddleboat for the midnight millennium voyage followed by crowds of well-wishers and admirers cheering and waving from the river banks.

Whanganui’s own ‘queen of the river’ had been brought back to life 100 years after her original build.

In her first year of operation, the Waimarie Paddle Steamer carried over 25,000 passengers.

Her vessel

During ‘Project Waimarie’, the original design and manufacturing methods were followed as closely as possible, though the restored vessel complies with all modern safety standards.

She still boasts covered and open sun decks, two saloons, two toilets and a galley.

Her original engines have been reconditioned and are still in use today.

Her survey and repairs

With many of her operational features maintaining their 1900 origins, an inwater inspection is necessary every year and once every five years out of the water – this ensures ongoing safety to passengers and crew.

During the winter of 2016, the Waimarie Paddle Steamer was carefully removed from the river by crane and placed on a cradle just below the Dublin St Bridge near Kowhai Park, while her next five-year survey was carried out.

FROM LEFT TOP ROW: Alexander Hatrick; regular mail service between Whanganui & Pipiriki; an old advertisement; a tragic end.

BOTTOM ROW: Rebirth; restoration; refloating; out of water survey.

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here were no fights - not even a snarl - as about 100 dogs and their owners walked beside the Whanganui River on a fine Saturday last year.

The event was a doggy walkathon, to raise money for guide dogs for the vision impaired.

“It was amazing. We’ve had so much positive feedback. I think it’s going to become an annual event,” Wanganui Veterinary Services staff said.

The event was organised to raise money for New Zealand Guide Dogs. It made nearly $700, exceeding their $500 target.

Dogs and owners registered from 1011am on Saturday, and each registration received a goodie bag. The dogs and their owners then circulated the City and Dublin St bridges along the Whanganui River.

The walk took just over an hour.

There were dogs big and little, all on leads, and one golden retriever was dressed as a ballerina.

The dogs enjoyed socialising, as did their owners. The walk ended with a sausage sizzle, raffles and a draw for pet products and other prizes.

The doggy walkathon supported

Whanganui resident Sandy McAllen and her husband Martin who looked after Guide Dog trainee puppies, like Vera, a yellow labrador which had a career change and is now a valued McAllen pet.

They looked after Abbott, at first temporarily, then, after he completed his breeding dog programme, permanently as guardians. Abbott is five years old.

“Taking him on an ambassadorial type role, as we have here, is quite new,” says Sandy. Abbott seemed to be enjoying it, particularly the edible treats.

As a guide dog, Abbott has special privileges, including being allowed to fly on a plane. “When I was teaching he would come with me to MOE conferences,” says Sandy. “He would get his own seat and he’s allowed in the hotel.”

LEAD THE WAY: Owners and their dogs queue to register for Whanganui’s doggy walkathon.

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anganui Veterinary Services is the complete mixed veterinary practice with a dedicated team of vets and support staff passionate about applying their skills to assisting all animals and their health and production in the Whanganui region.

The practice was one of the very first in New Zealand to gain Best Practice accreditation and we are always looking to further improve our services.

Large animal work is provided to the greater Whanganui region and is mostly based around sheep, beef and dairy work, but the animal team of three vets and two technicians have wide and varied experience with the increase and in lifestyle blocks and the types of animals that are encountered.

Contracting and consultancy are available to farmers, including the sheep conveyor and calf debudding services.

A full range of companion animal services are provided including vaccinations, x-ray diagnoses, pregnancy scanning, dental work, flea and worm control, obesity control programmes, pet export certification and much more.

All routine surgery is performed as well as full surgical management for conditions such as twisted stomachs, bladder stones, fractures, lump removal and caesareans.

With over 50 cages and a separate isolation ward the clinic has the capacity to cater for the fluctuations of companion animal veterinary demands.

Upstairs, Vetcare Nursing facilitates the training of the Certificate in Veterinary Nursing course offered by AgChallenge. With a classroom on site students have immediate access to the clinic and a full range of learning opportunities.

Adjoined to the clinic is Pet Essentials, a standalone shop that stocks everything your pet could desire. There is a wide range of cat and dog food, including the preservative free meat selection made in store and locallymade dog rolls.

There is also tropical and fresh water fish, leads, beds, dog coats. Ahuge selection for of small animal goods for rabbits, guinea pigs and birds, great giftware and so much more.

The practice operates Vetcare Grazing which has over 10,000 heifers under

management. With 23 years’ experience the Vetcare brand offers consistently top weight gain results, veterinary monitoring, regular reporting, animal health insurance, long term clients and top graziers on very good land.

Wanganui Farm Supplies was established in 1987. It would be fair to say that Wanganui Farm supplies has ‘specialised’ in the Equestrian market for all of it’s years, becoming known and respected as the preferred supplier of these types of products in the region.

Wanganui Farm Supplies also services the other farming codes such as sheep, beef, dairy and horticulture, and this side has grown enormously over the ensuing years.

I firmly believe our locally owned independent business leads the way in service, stock range, price and reliability.

Our talented staff are dedicated to helping our clients get what they need, when they need it.

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rowing up on the family farm in the upper Turakina Valley may have been isolated but composer Douglas Lilburn remembered it an idyllic childhood “richly varied” and one that shaped his imagination.

Lilburn emerged as one New Zealand’s greatest composers, being awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Otago in 1969 and the Citation for Services to New Zealand Music by the Composers’ Association of New Zealand in 1978. In 1988, he was the eighth appointee to The Order of New Zealand.

Douglas Gordon Lilburn was born in Whanganui on November 2, 1915, the seventh and youngest child of Robert Lilburn and his wife, Rosamund Louisa Shield. Until the age of nine, home was the Drysdale Station in the upper Turakina River Valley, 30km north-west of Hunterville.

His primary schooling began at the local Pukeroa School and continued at the Friends’ School in Whanganui, after his parents retired to the city in 1925. He spent two years at St George’s Preparatory School, where he continued his piano lessons before being sent to Waitaki Boys’ High School in Oamaru.

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Lilburn found it difficult to fit in at first but gradually his confidence grew.

He left school at the end of 1933, moving to Christchurch to study journalism and music at Canterbury University College (then part of the University of New Zealand). In 1937 he began studying at the Royal College of Music, London where he was tutored in composition by Ralph Vaughan Williams and remained at the College until 1939. The two men remained close and in later years Lilburn would send Vaughan Williams gifts of New Zealand honey.

Back in NZ in 1940, Lilburn served as guest conductor in Wellington for three months with the NBS String Orchestra.

There followed time as a freelance composer and teacher and between 1946 and 1949 and again in 1951 he was composer-inresidence at the Cambridge Summer Music Schools.

During these years he was heavily involved in NZ arts activity, and became friends with other artists such as Allen Curnow, Denis Glover, Rita Angus, and Alistair Campbell.

In 1947, Lilburn took up a position at

Victoria University as part-time lecturer in music, becoming a full-time lecturer in 1949, senior lecturer in 1955. He was appointed Associate Professor of Music in 1963 and Professor with a personal chair in music in 1970.

Following visits to studios in Europe and Canada in 1963, Lilburn founded the electronic music studio at the university the first in Australasia - in 1966 and was its director until 1979, a year before his retirement.

The NZ Symphony Orchestra has recorded most of Lilburn’s major works, including his three symphonies composed from 1949 to 1961 as well as the Drysdale Overture (1937), Festival Overture (1939) Prodigal Country (1939) and A Song of Islands.

MUSIC MAN: Douglas Lilburn, one of New Zealand’s greatest composers, was raised in the upper Turakina Valley.

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24 rafts - keeping afloat 143 people - lined up along the Wanganui Motorboat Club starting line and raced down the river to Putiki.

Local plumber Dan Goldsworthy, who organised the event for the third year running, said it was a fantastic day and everyone seemed to enjoy it.

“It seemed that people spent a lot more time designing and making their rafts, which meant a lot less carnage than previous years,” Mr Goldsworthy said.

Minimal carnage as teams raise $2k for Diabetes NZ The Ali Arc team, named Viking Warriors, were the overall overall winners and earned $300 in prizemoney that they donated back to the Whanganui branch of Diabetes NZ. The four-person Lego raft took home best costume winner and Ara Kiore, who sang all the way down, were awarded the best raft. Both teams got $300.

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ogether the car and driver have 160 years on the clock but both are still going strong and were among the many classic vehicles taking part in the Whanganui Vintage Weekend in January.

Chevrolet National which Mr Ardell was given when he was apprentice mechanic in the mid-1960s. It belonged to a Whanganui widow whose husband had bought it in 1941.

The driver is 70-year-old Bruce Ardell, currently president of the Wanganui Vintage Car Club. The car is a 1928

The car was in a very sad state but some hard work and help from local tradesmen restored the Chev to its pristine glory. He had it back on the road within a couple of years and since then it has travelled all around the country, often transporting the Ardell family on annual holiday.

Bringing the car back to its glory was labour of love for Mr Ardell but it sparked an association with the local branch of the Vintage Car Club that has extended for 50 years. But his

unwavering service to the club hasn’t gone unnoticed with his half century of service being recognised in the weekend too.

Mr Ardell has served in every position in the the club and as the current chairman he was especially busy organising things for the Vintage Weekend.

He remembers when he joined the club as teenager that the next youngest member was 30 years old: “It was a bit different back then. I thought 17-year-old boys don’t join an old farts club.”

The Chev National, along with a 1935 Dennis fire engine, was among the half dozen Ardell vehicles on the road on Vintage Weekend.

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anganui’s forestry sector is now in full swing with many of the large syndicated and privately owned forests planted in the early 1990’s reaching maturity.

This has created some very solid career paths for young people in the region as the demand for a reliable workforce to meet the long term harvest profile has risen. Many of the harvest crews are now mechanised and forestry is now at the cutting edge of machinery technology. Much of the workforce are now primarily in very comfortable and safe machines, some with values up to $2.2m.

FOMS have established two railheads in Whanganui for the movement of logs to domestic and export destinations such as Wellington, New Plymouth and Napier.

This is a more cost effective method over road transport and has the additional benefit of reducing the number of trucks on the highways and improves efficiencies of port operations. All logs are weighed and scaled (measured) at the FOMS railhead which enables this facility to operate as an inland port.

The increase in regional harvest activity has also had downstream benefits for other service provision industries such as engineers, auto electricians and tyre retailers. With approximately 25 harvest

crews based in the region, the total number of direct forestry based employees would total around 400 including the establishment and tending functions. The vast majority of these forests are or will be replanted which will ensure a long term sustainable industry for the region.

The domestic and export markets have performed very well over the last 2 years with very strong prices providing very good returns to forest owners on a net return basis. Domestic building starts, both residential and commercial, have buoyed local sawmills producing framing lumber for construction and many of these mills are spending significant amounts on capital works to increase production. Much of the sawn clear lumber from pruned log sawmills is sold into Europe and this market has also remained strong for an extended period of time.

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years we have recorded post CNY in-market inventories of around 5.2 million cubic metres (which is the highest ever recorded) and sales prices have remained stable and in some cases increased.

It appears that long term demand for NZ radiata logs is stable as the Chinese government is becoming increasingly aware of the effects of deforestation on their water supplies and land stability. The Chinese Government is restricting their domestic harvest in response to this which in-turn creates demand for our products.

To put this into context, China uses approximately 66 million cubic metres of Roundwood of which around 40 million is sourced domestically and the remaining 26 million is imported, 20 million from NZ. FOMS is one of the largest privately owned forestry companies in NZ with an annual production of 1.2 million tonnes from over 50 harvesting crews throughout the North Island. FOMS provides all forestry related services from carbon and ETS advice, forest establishment and tending and full harvesting and marketing services and have staff domiciled throughout the North Island.

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s part of the Castlecliff Rejuvenation Project, the Tram Stop restoration and subsequent mural painting has become a must see for visitors to Castlecliff Beach.

The restoration retains some of the unique features of the original construction such as the outer formwork that was corrugated iron and within the mural the cuts made by early saw blades on the boxing timber are clearly visible.

Featured in artist Dan Mills’ mural are the Castlecliff Steam Tram along with the former tea kiosk that was situated right behind the stop and an end of line scene showing how close the beach was at the start of last century.

The Castlecliff Steam Tram has been restored and is currently at MOTAT so the mural restores a link between the tram and tram No 12 Mable housed at Moutoa Quay.

Dan, his wife Katerina and their children Maria and Anna, live in Whanganui.

“We moved in here in February 2013 and in late March was Artists Open Studios,” says Dan. “We thought we’d have a look around. Wow! Flabbergasted!

“I grew up in Wellington from the age of 12, moved to Marlborough and studied at

a branch of Nelson Polytechnic. In 1995 I studied under Bruce Phillips, who turns out to be my neighbour up here. During that time I got a job painting a mural on a fence ... then I met some mural painters doing it full time and did some work with them during the holidays.”

From there he was commissioned by a local council and his mural career began.

“I’ve been pretty much doing it ever since.”

In Whanganui he has painted a building in Drews Ave as well as the Rangiora St Dairy and a number of the Chorus cabinets around town.

He shared the latter work with Simon Ormerod of Cracked Ink. Dan’s painting is big, colourful and has depth. His portfolio of documented work is vast and varied.

Dan’s paintings are a mix of abstractions and realistic images, drawing viewers into specific points on the canvas and leading them on a guided tour around the painting.

The work he executed in Prague has elements of architecture, statues and large, predatory birds. He and Katerina lived in a part of Prague where people repaired statues.

“They had an exhibition space and I’d go there and sketch bits of gargoyle and

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random things.”

The texture of stone in the paintings is tangible. There is architecture and design in his DNA but he has ventured beyond that into various art forms, including ceramics, something he’d like to return to at some stage.

Their house is filled with art, some executed by daughter Maria, who shows considerable promise, says Dan. One of Dan’s pieces, a large canvas called Milk on Eggs, takes pride of place on a wall. The title refers to some of the content and is a nod to Spike Milligan.

His subjects are sourced from all over the world, souvenirs of travels and the result of an eye trained to see the possibility of a painting.

The titles of his work are also inspired.

“The title gives it another angle,” says Dan. You’ll never see one of his paintings labelled ‘Untitled’.

TOP ROW: Artist Dan Mills at work on the tram stop mural.

BOTTOM ROW: Before and after (still some exterior painting to be completed).

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he memorial to Taitoko Keepa Te Rangihiwinui (Major Kemp) stands in Moutoa Gardens (Pakaitore), Whanganui. Nearby are the Moutoa monument and the Whanganui Maori war memorial.

Te Keepa was a rangatira of the Whanganui iwi Te Ati Haunuia-Paparangi and of Muaapoko from the Horowhenua district.

By the early 1860s he was regarded as one of the leading progovernment Maori in Whanganui, and he took part in the fighting at Moutoa Island on the Whanganui River in 1864. From 1865 he was a leader of Maori troops who fought first against Pai Marire followers, and then against forces led by Tatokowaru and Te Kooti.

After the wars Te Keepa continued to work for the government, but his focus increasingly turned to defending his own people’s interests in Whanganui and Horowhenua. In 1880 he had four poles set up to mark out a large area in the Whanganui district which was declared off limits to land purchasers. In the 1890s he was involved with the Kotahitanga movement, which advocated greater Maori autonomy and the retention of Maori land. He died in April 1898.

The idea of a memorial to Te Keepa was first proposed at a meeting of Whanganui Maori with government representatives in May 1898, but did not proceed until it was taken up in 1911 by Te Keepa’s sister, Rora Hakaraia. The resulting memorial, erected in September 1912, includes a marble statue and four panels of text carved into polished granite. The statue was based on a Gottfried Lindauer portrait of Te Keepa as a relatively young man in his military uniform. One of the panels of text is in Maori, and shows his whakapapa (genealogy). The inclusion of whakapapa in a memorial in a public place is unusual, probably unique.

On the lower half of the memorial are bronze relief panels depicting battles in which Te Keepa fought, and detailed descriptions of those battles. Two of the battles are from fighting in Taranaki: Pungarehu (1866) and Moturoa (1868). The other two are from the pursuit of Te Kooti: Te Parere (1869) and Maraetahi (1870).

The memorial was made by Frank Harris & Co., monumental masons, and initial work on the statue and bronze relief panels was done by Auckland sculptor W.H. Feldon. When Rora Hakaraia saw the memorial she objected to it, saying the statue did not look like Te Keepa. In 1913, Frank Harris & Co. sued her because she had not completed payment for the memorial, and she counterclaimed for the money she had already paid, saying the work on the memorial was poorly done. The case went as far as the Court of Appeal, which found against Frank Harris & Co. Records of the court case are a rich source of information about the memorial.

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t’s a huge leap from blowing up rocks and building crystal sets as a child to receiving a knighthood and being named New Zealander of the Year but for the late Paul Callaghan it was a journey that was always going to happen.

The youngest son of Ernest and Mavis Callaghan was born in 1947 and after his primary schooling went to the Wanganui Technical College (now City College).

Sir Paul dabbled in scientific experiments but it was that interest which led to his studying maths and physics at Victoria University.

He was an excellent student, winning a scholarship to study low temperature physics at Oxford University.

He returned to New Zealand in 1974 to lecture in the physics department at Massey University in Palmerston North, where he worked for 27 years, eventually heading up the department.

The chemistry department had just bought a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer and Sir Paul began research using the spectrometer.

that sells nuclear magnetic resonance and MRI instruments.

He was a regular public speaker on science matters and, in 2007, one of his radio series appeared in book form.

Two years later he penned Wool to Weta: Transforming New Zealand’s Culture and Economy, which dealt with the potential for science and technology entrepreneurialism to diversify the country’s economy.

In 2001 Sir Paul became the 36th New Zealander to be made a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.

He was awarded the Ampere Prize in 2004 and the RSNZ’s Rutherford Medal in 2005.

He was appointed a Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2006 and in 2007 was recognised with a World Class New Zealander Award and the Sir Peter Blake Medal.

He used NMR to measure brine content in Antarctic sea ice, helping scientists better understand the global climate structure.

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In 2001, he headed a campaign to launch a centre of research excellence at Victoria University.

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He was knighted in August 2009. The accolades kept coming and in 2011 he was named Kiwibank’s New Zealander of the Year and later that year was elected an Honorary Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Sir Paul died in March 2012, aged 64, after a long battle with colon cancer.

Even after his death, recognitions continued.

He received a posthumous World Class New Zealand award, becoming the supreme winner in May 2012.

The Crown entity, Callaghan Innovation, formed in February 2013, was named after him.

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anganui has clearly been the outstanding union in the 12 years of the Heartland national provincial rugby championship but the Steelform Butcher Boys were truly tested to their limits to maintain that No 1 ranking last year.

In contrast to the unbeaten records of the 2008 and 2016 squads the team of 2017 had to win the Mitre 10 Meads Cup the hard way with a revamped late draw posing travelling headaches, wet weather fields were a problem and there was the long wait at the end of the eightround qualifying series to find out whether Wanganui was in the Meads or Lochore Cup play-offs.

West Coast came to the rescue of Wanganui by beating Wairarapa-Bush 36-26 at Masterton which left the Butcher Boys, the Coasters and the Mid Canterbury Hammers all together at the tail of the Meads Cup qualifying table and only one spot available.

If Coast had not won with a bonus point then Mid Canterbury would have qualified ahead of Wanganui on the strength of a 40-39 win at Ashburton in qualifying play.

Thankfully Coast, the Hammers and the Butcher Boys all finished on the same points and under NZRU rules the team with the greater differential qualified.

Wanganui (plus 150 pts) easily headed off Mid Canterbury (46) and West Coast (minus 2) who went on to play the Lochore Cup final which the Hsmmers won 47-15 in Methven.

As fourth qualifiers Wanganui faced away cut-throat games against South Canterbury (top qualifiers) and Horowhenua-Kapiti, two sides who had beaten the Butcher Boys earlier in the campaign.

Wanganui lifted its work-rate to wreck the hopes of the two opposition teams, each chasing maiden Meads Cup titles, deservedly winning 29-24 in Timaru in the

semis and 30-14 at Levin in a memorable final.

Astute coaching from Jason Caskey and Jason Hamlin saw the senior members of the squad use their experience to provide the backbone of two fine play-off victories and enable Wanganui to achieve a record hat-trick of Meads Cup titles.

All teams lose key players from year to year and the 2017 Butcher Boys certainly lost a huge chunk of talented top campaigners, headed by skipper Peter Rowe (the most capped NZ Heartland rep) from the unbeaten squad of last season.

There were ups and downs, including a shaky 21-19 away win over the Thames Valley Foxes and a struggling 10-6 home win over North Otago, plus narrow losses to South Canterbury (17-21) and Mid Canterbury (39-40) on successive weekend trips to the South Island, and being outkicked by Wellington loan goal-kicker James So’oialo (five penalties in a 15-8 win for Horowhenua-Kapiti).

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It is not often that Wanganui drops three qualifying matches in a season but the players knuckled down for the away play-offs with the scalps of North Otago and South Canterbury restoring some much needed believe in themselves before tackling HorowhenuaKapiti in the final.

Wanganui had earlier lost the Bruce Steel Memorial Cup on the same Levin field and the blue and blacks were determined the Meads Cup was not going to be conceded lightly.

On top of this the players were told of the way Horowhenua upset Wanganui 15-9 at Spriggens Park in the 1993 NPC Div 3 final, the last time the two unions had contested a national title.

In reality the Butcher Boys controlled most of the Meads Cup final and added another chapter to Wanganui’s amazing Heartland record of six Meads Cup titles, four-times runners-up and one Lochore Cup. To contest 11 finals in the 12 year history of the championship is a feat that any union in the country would envy.

Co-captain Cole Baldwin has announced his retirement after becoming the first Wanganui player to contest 100 Heartland fixtures but there are a host of experienced players and exciting newcomers in the squad to indicate that the union can confidently look forward to another successful championship campaign in 2018.

It is little wonder that the strains of “We are the Champions” resounded from all the buses that travelled back from Levin with the celebrations continuing into the early hours of the morning in the Grand Irish Bar – it was a night to remember.

It was another successful rugby campaign in Wanganui’s proud sporting history.

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arikino Sports Club became one of the Grand Ol’ Dames of country fairs when it celebrated its 90th anniversary at the Shaw family farm on the Whanganui River Rd in early March.

The celebrations co-incided with the club’s annual Parikino Horse Sports and when it comes to picnic sports days there are now few around the Whanganui district to beat Parikino.

The club has grown in leaps and bounds over the years with the sports held annually, except for three years during the Second World War and several times more recently due to storms in the district.

The sports started from the local school sports and grew to the extent of more

than 1000 paying at the gates during the 1930s.

Highland pipe bands attended with boats coming from Whanganui and Pipiriki for the sports. The Pipiriki boat used to stay the night for the major dance and social and would return the next day.

In 1930, the British Isles rugby side played its first game in the country on the sports ground, beating a Parikino XV in a practice match before going on to beat Whanganui 19-3.

These days there is no gate charge and the sports are open for all to enjoy a family day of entertainment in the country. A full programme of horse events, including ponies as well as hacks and shepherds

events took place.

The Parikino iron man/woman competition with a vertical climb up the infamous face is as spectacular as the views it reveals and again proved popular.

As well as the horse events, the sports also attracted woodchoppers from around the region.

The sports could not continue for such a long period without the hard work and contribution of the sports club committee members and sponsors.

The weather gods played their part and the sports day began at 9am with the family-friendly extravaganza going through until the wee hours.

1ST ROW: Parikino Ironman winner Aidan Grant.

2ND ROW: Ana Pearce shares her ribbon with Jack Russell Bo; the woodchopping events had the crowds riveted; a young equestrian makes her final check on pony presentation.

3RD ROW: Don Bayler records the woodchopping action; neighbouring farmer Scotty Macnab keeps a watchful eye on an equestrian competitor.

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ew celebrate Whanganui better or more often than the Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club.

Coverage of the club’s race meetings beams out to an international audience in numerous countries twice a week and year round. The coverage not only showcases New Zealand greyhound racing, but keeps the city’s name in lights on the domestic front and around the globe.

Hatrick Raceway has evolved into one of the most popular hot spots on the Wanganui weekly social calendar. The track is home to the Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club and one of the busiest greyhound race venues in the country with 105 race meetings each year.

Every Wednesday afternoon and every Friday night the quickfire dog race meetings are proving an exciting

attraction for a wide variety of groups.

The million dollar grandstand, opened in 2012, overlooks the race track and provides an outstanding all-weather venue with its bar, café and betting facilities winning the 2013 Wanganui Chamber of Commerce Hospitality and Tourism Excellence Award.

The Friday night race meetings especially, that run from late afternoon until around 10pm, provide an ideal focal point for social and family groups while enjoying the unique entertainment of greyhound racing.

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Throughout its short history, the club has repeatedly made large investments which entail significant risk, however this reflects its visionary approach to greyhound racing.

The club has been a pioneer in the development, integration and profile of greyhound racing in New Zealand.

Hatrick Raceway itself is a standalone racing venue, and was one of the first in the country to conduct full totalisator greyhound race meetings.

The installation of an all-weather greyhound track in 1999 lifted the profile of greyhound racing in the Central Districts, and is the pulse of greyhound racing across the wider region.

It is also a key player in Whanganui’s economy.

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An attack by a German night fighter caused a fire at the rear of the starboard engine on Ward’s plane.

or an act of extraordinary courage and bravery, it’s hard to go past what former Whanganui airman Jimmy Ward did on a bombing raid over Germany in July 1941.

At an altitude of 13,000 feet, flying at a speed of 145km/h and in total darkness, Ward climbed out through a hatch, crawled out on to the wing and beat out a fire in the fuel system, using the aircraft’s canvas cockpit cover.

It was an act of heroism that later saw the 22-year-old sergeant awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest medal for gallantry that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

He kicked or tore holes in the aircraft’s fabric with a fire axe to give himself hand and foot holes to reach the engine.

James Allan Ward was born in Wanganui, where he attended Wanganui Technical College (now City College). He trained as a teacher at the Wellington College of Education in 1938 and taught until enlisting in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in July 1940.

Instead of the crew having to bail out, the aircraft made an emergency landing at Newmarket, United Kingdom.

Ward was killed in action three months later when his plane was hit by flak over Hamburg. The Victoria Cross was presented to his parents by the GovernorGeneral of New Zealand at Government House, Wellington in October 1942.

He trained as a pilot at Taieri and Wigram before joining No 75 (NZ) Squadron in England.

He was co-pilot on a Vickers Wellington bomber flying out of RAF Feltwell in Norfolk on July 7 on a raid on Münster in Germany.

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new kindergarten opening in March promises new jobs, extended hours and will take children from

When the Te Puna Ako Ki Totara Puku - Whanganui East Community Early Learning Centre - opens its doors next month it will be the first kindergarten in the city offering places from newborns to children up to the age of 5.

Trish Taylor-Pope, general manager of the Whanganui Kindergarten Association, said Waiouru had been operating similar services for a while now but Whanganui East was a brand new facility which signalled other “firsts” for the association.

The early learning centre is on the same grounds as Whanganui East School and was a trend central Government was keen to see develop.

And it was also a unit opening to cater more specifically for the needs of families in the suburb.

A sea change for early childhood education in Whanganui, as well as enrolling children from birth, the new

centre will operate all year round, opening from 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

Historically kindergartens operate during the school year, adopting the same terms as primary schools, and teaching children from the age of 21/2 until they are ready for primary school at age 5.

Catering for the extended age group has, until now, been the domain of privately owned day care centres.

With longer operating hours and extended roles, the association needs seven qualified staff to work in the unit, and six of them will be full time. The seventh position is for a 12-month contract period.

Ms Taylor-Pope said the new early learning centre would not have any problem filling the positions because Whanganui has a significant number of qualified teachers.

The Whanganui East centre will have a roll of 45 with space for 15 children aged under 2.

Ms Taylor-Pope said the new centre is set to open on Monday, March 19, with an

open day held before then to give the public and parents, a chance to see what the centre offers.

The association already has a kindergarten in the suburb, in Nile St, which offers six hours a day free education but is run on normal kindergarten lines.

“The Wanganui East centre is aimed at a different market altogether. We were aware of a need for this sort of service in the suburb with a lot of working parents living in the area.”

And she said the new learning centre did not signal a change across all the association’s kindergartens but again was a direction the Government was keen to see associations around the country take.

“This is about need for a particular area and it will be part of what will be a community hub in the suburb,” Ms TaylorPope said.

“These are exciting times for the kindergarten. It means the new staff can walk in there and create their own structure and environment.”

Whanganui East School will house a new type of kindergarten taking babies from birth

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In a recent OECD Survey of Adult Skills, statistics suggest that nearly one million New Zealanders in the working age population of 15 to 65-year-olds may not have sufficient literacy and numeracy skills to participate fully in learning, life and work.

At a Chamber of Commerce business gathering in Whanganui, general manager of Training For You, Campbell Means, explained the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund.

“The Government knows that not all adult New Zealanders with literacy and numeracy needs can stop work to do a fulltime course to improve their skills,” Mr Means said.

He said the Government has developed a strategy to take the training to the people in their workplace.

“The programmes contribute to business outcomes including increased productivity, better health and safety, reduced waste, improved communication skills and enhanced worker engagement.”

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has given Whanganui organisation Training For You funding to design, develop, and deliver workplace literacy and numeracy programmes to address these needs in workplaces around New Zealand.

Training for You business development manager Kristine Dickson said even managing personal finances affects employee performance.

“Financial literacy can have quite an impact on how employees perform in their work - things like reading a payslip, understanding KiwiSaver, knowing exactly what you are being paid and how to budget with it.”

Under the current scheme, each learner can get between 25 and 80 hours of training delivered between 10 and 40 weeks.

The aim is to have between one and four hours of learning per week, with the ideal group size being about eight people.

The training occurs at the organisation’s workplace, during hours to suit.

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rom terrified to terrific, students at Whanganui’s PopUp Business School Aotearoa took on the challenge of selling their ideas to the public at a trade show.

The trade show, held at UCOL Whanganui in early February, was an opportunity for the students to pitch their business idea outside the classroom. The business school has 46 people enrolled, all from Whanganui.

Brought to Whanganui by Whanganui & Partners and Te Manu Atatu, the 10-day course, which finished on Friday, February 23, included local businesspeople speaking about their experiences as well as classes on running a business.

“It’s great that UCOL let us use their space for the trade show as it’s a safe space

for the business school students to pitch their ideas,” Te Manu Atatu network facilitator Lisa Chase said.

“The business school is great and the speakers have been good and have very clear messages,” Ms Dickinson said.

“The growth in confidence to get to this stage has been amazing. They were pretty terrified when we said they would have to front up to a trade show. They have been supporting each other and we have had one-on-ones with them ahead of the trade show.”

“We are all at different levels with our businesses and it’s been good to network and talk to other people about their ideas and what they’re doing.”

The business ideas range from information technology to handyman, beer brewing, make-up and beauty, vaping supplies, graphic design, photography and gift baskets amongst others.

Emma Dickinson said her business, Embark Yoga, included yoga classes for children and adults and a holistic focus on young women’s wellbeing.

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Ms Chase said the group would gather again in four weeks’ time.

“We have a post-care plan and the students have their own support group online. A focus on what it’s like after the business school is just as important as what they’re learning on the course.”

BELOW: Emma Dickinson (right) talks about her business Embark Yoga at the trade show.

INSET: PopUp Business School Aotearoa pitch their ideas to the public at UCOL Whanganui.

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hanganui is famous for being a good place to grow up, Mayor Hamish McDouall told a group of students new to town.

He welcomed them in the Whanganui War Memorial Centre’s Pioneer Room.

There were about 110 students from China, India, Hong Kong, Ukraine, Hungary, Denmark, Slovakia, Italy, France, Japan and eight other countries.

Most had already started their year of study at one of Whanganui’s five secondary schools, or at Whanganui UCOL or the New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy.

It was a varied group. Two from China were doing computer graphic design at Whanganui UCOL. Three students from India were at the pilot academy. One from Italy was an exchange student at Whanganui City College.

They would add to Whanganui’s vibrancy, Mr McDouall said, and they would enjoy their time.

“Whanganui is famous for its manaakitanga - its friendship and its welcoming.”

He told the young people to try all sorts of things - surfing, skiing, hunting, new sports, theatre, arts and music. He himself had spent 2½ years in Sweden as a young person, and he remembered the friendships he made there.

friendships. The welcome for international students was a first for Whanganui. It was funded by Whanganui & Partners and the Education New Zealand Regional Partnerships Programme.

BELOW: Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall was pleased to welcome a large group of international students.

Whanganui & Partners education and youth strategic lead Heather Cox said the students would make a wonderful difference to the town.

As a 16-year-old she herself had spent an “enabling” period of time in Germany.

After the speeches the young people were asked to get into colour-coded groups and forge some new

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Inductees in the Whanganui Sports Hall of Fame - recognising sporting achievements by athletes and coaches who have made a significant impact on Whanganui’s sporting heritage - www.whanganui.govt.nz/our-district/sports-hall-of-fame

Charles Seeling - Rugby/Rugby League

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nducted in 2012.

Charles Edward (Bronco) Seeling (1883-1956) was a Whanganui-born member of the 1905-06 “Originals” All Blacks side and was regarded as the best loose forward in world rugby at the time and later in rugby league when he switched codes.

Seeling played for Wanganui Pirates and for Whanganui in 1903 before moving to Auckland.

Between 1904 and 1908 he played 39 matches for New Zealand which included 11 tests. Twenty-five of these matches and four of the tests were on the “Originals” tour. Seeling, who was renowned and feared for his famous dive tackles, became a key member of the victorious Auckland Ranfurly Shield side between 1904 and 1909.

He was first spotted by league scouts on the tour of Britain and subsequently signed for Wigan in early 1910, playing 13 seasons with the club including three as captain. Although he started as a back in league, he soon made his name, as with the All Blacks, as an outstanding forward. Seeling played more than 200 games for Wigan, including three successive English rugby league finals (1910-12) plus the 1911 Challenge Cup final.

Regarded as one of the club’s immortal players, the name of Charlie Seeling is one of only six chiselled in stone as you enter the club’s field at Central Park.

‘Bronco’ Seeling always regarded Whanganui as his home and in 1956 was planning a trip back to New Zealand when he was unfortunately killed in a car crash. He was 73 years old.

Noted British rugby writer, E.H.D. Sewell, wrote of Seeling when at the height of his playing career, “Search where one may, a better forward than Seeling does not exist”.

Ron Cheatley - Cycling coach

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nducted in 2008.

Ron Cheatley (1948 – ) - the most successful coach in New Zealand cycling with 92 international medals, including 32 victories and 85 national titles over a 21 year period.

New Zealand Coach of the Year in 1989/90 and 1998 and awarded an MBE in the 1991 New Zealand Honours. Also awarded the New Zealand Commemorative Medal in 1990.

Coached New Zealand riders at four Olympic Games (198488-92-2000) and was also named coach for the boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics. Coached Gary Anderson to win New Zealand’s first Olympic cycling medal when third in the pursuit at Barcelona in 1992.

In seven world championships his riders won a gold, two silver and one bronze medal and at six World Cup meetings there were five victories, five silvers and 11 bronze medals.

At four Commonwealth Games (1982 until 1998) the record was six titles, six seconds and 10 third placings.

In five Oceania championships there were 20 elite victories, 15 second placings and nine bronze medals.

Cheatley’s overall international record at elite level comprised 32 wins, 28 silver medals and 32 third placings.

He has served on numerous national committees and is a Life Member of Cycling New Zealand.

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Scott Redding, who manages NZ Glassworks - Te Whare Tuhua o Te Ao in Rutland St, has been curating the NZAG summer show, which has showcased a diverse range of art glass works since December. The exhibition finished at the end of January.

Mr Redding said the show had been an unprecedented success to the point where one glass artist has decided to relocate to Whanganui permanently from his present home on the Kapiti Coast.

“He was so impressed with the show, the facilities and the glass arts community in Whanganui that he wants to make this place his own.”

The annual exhibition is usually held in Auckland and then only runs for a week, but Mr Redding persuaded the national society to hold the exhibition in Whanganui over a two-month period.

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upplying fixtures for a store in a leading Californian retail and leisure complex has netted Whanganui company GDM Group a top industry award.

GDM Group director Michael Eden, said his company’s fittings for Rodd and Gunn’s store in Fashion Island, Orange County, won the international category in the New Zealand Retail Interiors Association’s (NZRIA) awards.

In addition, GDM Group staff member Fernando Castellanos received the rising star award for the industry’s most promising young talent. The company was also a finalist in three other award categories.

“We enter the awards every year and have had some wins before,” Mr Eden said.

“It was pleasing to win the international category as the Rodd and Gunn project was complex, it stretched our creativity and required us to be innovative in our design, engineering, production and shipping processes. It is a pleasure to work with Rodd and Gunn, they are a longterm customer of ours and in the past we’ve fitted-out stores in New Zealand and Australia for them. They’re now expanding in the USA. “Each year we enter the awards to showcase our work. They are an opportunity to emphasise our capacity to

produce a high quality end-to-end design solution. In this particular case, we were the manufacturer of the product, and the original design came from an independent retail designer. This award highlights our ability to work collaboratively with an independent designer, as we can produce and engineer to a high standard from concept.”

GDM develops fit-out concepts for stores.

Its Gilberd Street premises are where the first production runs are designed, engineered, prototyped and manufactured.

Production of smaller scale jobs occur in Whanganui, while larger jobs will be produced partly or entirely in GDM’s Chinese factories. The fittings are then shipped and assembled in the store by a contractor.

“Locally, retailers are under huge pressure from online stores such as Amazon and overseas brands like H&M and Zara. They are looking at ways to enhance customer experience in their stores and that’s where we get involved. We can provide sound retail advice as we have a comprehensive understanding of retail and visual merchandising.

“We have a wealth of experience as we work for all the blue chip retailers in New Zealand, from apparel stores to health, electronics, hardware and convenience.”

GDM Group have also recently moved into hotel and commercial fit-outs,

completing the design, development and manufacture of a custom range of furniture and fixtures for the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Christchurch.

“We are constantly looking at ways to grow and extend ourselves. We developed fixtures for 204 rooms in the hotel, many of which had different ceiling heights and configurations. To complete the rooms, we then had to manage 38 shipping containers of product on-site. It’s all about providing a solution from design right through to delivery.”

While GDM Group has supplied to retailers in Europe and Asia, they are now mainly concentrating on New Zealand, the large Australian market and other places where their current customers go.

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Museum Services Collection Development and Management • Comprehensive collection of natural and human history of New Zealand and the world • Around 200,000 objects in collection • Between 300 and 500 new objects or archives donated each year by about 100 people and organisations • Contemporary collecting focus is on Whanganui region and the regional experience

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Research, curation, design and construction enable us to produce high quality exhibitions that tell the stories and Whanganui and the wider world.

The Museum relies completely on external funding sources for all exhibition and event projects. Every exhibition and event are opportunities for contact and engagement with a different slice of the community.

Annual exhibition programme involves: • Enhancement, maintenance and changes in long-term exhibitions • Programme of changing exhibitions; two large and six small per year • Local and curriculum focus during school term time • Summer tourist season exhibition with wide visitor appeal • Design effectively so elements of temporary programme transfer to enhance the long-term exhibitions • Each exhibition contains elements that acknowledge learning styles and interests of different sectors of community Events include public talks, performances and holiday programmes and are linked to exhibitions or events within our community with Whanganui or national initiatives • Programmes are designed to target different sectors of the Musuem audience and to cover all stakeholders over a year’s delivery • Activities in the Museum enhance visitor experience and create opportunities for more learning and social interaction • Programmes are also designed to tie in with Whanganui or national initiatives • Programmes are designed to target different sectors of the Museum audience and to cover all stakeholders over a year’s delivery Management and Promotion • Free entry to all Whanganui residents and all children 16 years and under • Open 363 days each year from 10.00am to 4.30pm • Website provides information and access internationally

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eing badly burned by hot fat left him scarred and a target for bullies as a youngster, but it never deterred Peter Gordon from becoming a chef who has forged an international reputation.

He was brought up in Castlecliff, attending the local primary school and then going to Whanganui High School in the late 1970s.

After leaving school, Gordon moved to Melbourne where he completed his apprenticeship and was exposed to exotic ingredients from around the world.

Now living in London, where he has his famous Sugar Club restaurant with branches in New Zealand, Australia and Istanbul, Gordon gets back to his home town as often as he can.

Arguably New Zealand’s best known chef, he became known as “the father of fusion cuisine” after pioneering the blend of Eastern and Western cuisine styles in the 80s.

In 2004, he founded his signature NZ restaurant, dine by Peter Gordon, at Auckland’s SkyCity Grand hotel, following up with Bellota Tapas Bar - an authentic, non-fusion modern Spanish tapas bar - in 2006.

He owns another restaurant in Istanbul, and consults as executive chef to a string of international restaurants that share a common gastronomic belief in good food and a love of beautifully crafted Antipodean wine.

He has produced several cookbooks, including Cook At Home with Peter Gordon, Salads - The New Main Course, and Vegetables: The New Food Heroes.

Charity work is another passion, and he has become renowned for glittering gastronomic events in both the UK and NZ that raise funds for leukaemia patients.

Gordon’s also acted as a menu consultant for Air New Zealand for 15 years.

In 1999, he was the first to receive the New Zealander Of The Year award from The New Zealand Society in London.

In the 2009 New Year Honours was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the food industry.

Dining out is about memorable moments and he believes that New Zealand has the ability to deliver great experiences: “A paua cooked just so, drizzled with some lemon-scented extra virgin olive oil and topped with a little mashed kumara will make you feel good, both physically and emotionally.”

BELOW LEFT: Peter Gordon at Whanganui High School talking to hospitality students.

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amie Caven reckons his decision to become a professional darts player in 2007 is the best thing he’s ever done but it was pending job cuts in his workplace in Derby, England, that provided the incentive.

The year before he was taking part in a national amateur darts event and happened to beat Phil Taylor - nicknamed The Power and recognised as the greatest player ever.

“I qualified and along the way beat Phil and then won the tournament. Phil did a bit of a speech saying the game was going to get bigger and suggested someone needed to put some money behind me because he said I had talent. My eventual sponsor just happened to be in the room so that’s how it started.”

At the time the 41-year-old Caven was working for a Government department that was on the brink of job cuts. Being a newcomer he knew his chances of longterm employment were remote so he made the decision to try his hand at darts.

“It’s the best decision I’ve ever made.

I qualified for the World Championships at my first attempt and then qualified for every major every year since then. I was making very good money.”

“I was knee-high to a grasshopper when I started playing darts.

I used to watch my dad play. He practised at home because he was playing a lot of pub league darts.

And I used to watch it on TV too when the likes of Eric Bristow was playing.

It just went from there.”

He lives in Derby with his wife and away from tournament play has other commitments associated with the sport, including his own darts academy and exhibitions.

But he’ll still be throwing “arrows” three or four hours every day.

Caven’s played all of the top players at some point in the last decade - the likes of Taylor, Michael Van Gerwen, Raymond van Barneveld, Peter Wright, Gary Anderson and Dave Chisnall - and made five quarterfinals in the major televised events. And he’s won seven ranking pro events to date.

He was world youth champ in 1993, has made the last 32 of the World Grand Prix series seven times, was in the last 16 in the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation) World Championships in 2016 and in the World Matchplay Championships in 2013.

“There have been some highs and some lows as well but that’s part of the game.

But I’ve got some great memories and it has given me a very good living for the last 10 years,” he said.

He was brought here by Craig Dunn, director of DartsNZ. Dunn is a teacher at Whanganui High School but runs DartsNZ as a sideline.

“It’s very rare that professional sportsmen of this calibre get to Whanganui for exhibitions like this. Actually it has never happened before,” Dunn said.

The St Johns Club function saw people from the audience compete against Caven with more serious matches against the visiting pro by top calibre players later in the evening.

Caven’s southern tour started in Australia just after New Year’s Day and the NZ leg of the tour has seen him play in Dannevirke, Whanganui and Timaru before heading home at the end of the month.

He’s made the tour in what is a rare period of down time in his programme.

Once back in the UK, he’s on the tour almost straight away, playing every weekend from the start of February to the end of July. Like all the pros Caven has a nickname. His is “Jabba” and has nothing to do with a certain character in the Star Wars series; he’s a diabetic which means he self-injects insulin.

“My mates knew what I had to do and came up with that nickname. But the first time I heard it publicly happened when I was playing in a tournament. I was well behind my opponent and needed a boost.

Then this lone voice shouted out ‘Come on, Jabba!’ I had no idea who it was but obviously it was someone who knew me. It was just the tonic I needed. It got me out of a slump and I went on and won.”

He said the popularity of the game is hard to pinpoint.

“In UK it’s crazy and it’s growing so fast in Europe now. I do get why it’s popular for myself and the other players because we thrive on it and it’s our job.

You go to a football game and there are thousands in the stands watching the ball. At least you can follow the ball. But in a darts venue, with a very small board as a target you aren’t going to see much at all.

Pro dart player Jamie Caven was on target at Whanganui’s St Johns Club showing the crowd what makes a champion.

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“I know it’s shown on big screens but I think for the spectators it’s the atmosphere rather than the game being played.

Everybody gets dressed up, they have a few bevvies [drinks], they dance and sing and really get into it.”

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Whanganui-born sculptor who worked with some of New Zealand’s leading potters and ceramic artists died in the United States in December last year.

John Kingston was born in Whanganui on February 6, 1932, to the late Jack and Doreen Kingston.

He attended Wanganui Technical College (now City College) from 1945-49 where his father was first assistant for many years.

He then studied painting and sculpture at Canterbury University before moving to Auckland. He gained a French government scholarship to study in France and returned to NZ specialising in ceramic sculpture and pottery, working largely in conjunction with Barry Brickell.

He moved to the United States to help build a kiln and set up a pottery studio and it was there he put down his roots.

It was while working in Maine that Mr Kingston met his future wife, Marjorie “Gege” Wilson. The couple married on February 11, 1967 and recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

The Kingstons remained in the US, where he worked as a sculptor, potter, painter, woodworker and teacher. He returned on visits to NZ when he could, and maintained contact with Brickell, Wailin Elliott, Bronwyn Cornish, Gil Hanly and other NZ artists.

Mr Kingston was a teacher at Simon’s Rock College in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where he taught three-dimensional design, drawing and ceramics. He had also spent time as professor of ceramics at the University of Cleveland, Ohio in 1964.

That same year he made a brief return to his home city where he held a three-day exhibition in the Sarjeant Gallery. He delighted his audience working with a chainsaw and blowtorch. He told a Chronicle reporter at the time that he got the idea of using a chainsaw when he was gathering firewood in the US: “I hadn’t realised the amount of control you can have over the saw.”

In an obituary in the Berkshire Eagle newspaper in Massachusetts, family members said they would remember him as a handsome, funny, witty, tender, unassuming and big-hearted person.

“He was an artist to his last days, painting and drawing to the end. John left us with a treasure of journals, sculpture, drawings, paintings and countless other arts, crafts and projects for us to learn from in his absence,” they said.

He was a communicant of Stockbridge Congregational Church, and that was where his funeral service was held. Mr Kingston died in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on December 5 last year, aged 85. He is survived by his wife Gege, two children and his brother Robert, in Christchurch.

LEFT: John Kingston

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New Zealand Church Missionary Society - Wanganui Branch Late last year Whanganui Anglicans had the privilege of hosting two direct descendants of one of the first missionary families in New Zealand. Amanda Neil (4x Grand-daughter) and Laurel Gregory (5 x Grand-daughter), direct descendants of Thomas and Jane Kendall, gave a presentation of what life was like in the Bay of Islands in 1814.

Joined by Te Rawi Karamaene from Putiki as chief Ruatara, Jason Malcolm from Cliff Life as Hongi Hika and a certain Anglican Vicar as Thomas Kendall, events of 200 years ago were brought to life in a truly amazing presentation. In fact so professional was the whole script that it was not until ‘Thomas Kendall’ removed his red wig that Vicar Stuart Goodin was recognised by the audience. Our thanks go to John Maihi for providing the piupiu and korowai for the two chiefs Ruatara and Hongi Hika. Attending also was a descendant of the Hansen family - another of those courageous pioneer missionary families.

This was the 125th birthday for NZCMS and we were also privileged to have our National director Steve Maina attend. Most of the Putiki congregation were there with their Archdeacons Bernard Broughton and Wally Campbell (Ret) and performed a moving rendition in Te Reo of ‘How Great Thou Art’. A wonderful evening of fellowship and connection with our founding missionary pioneers. The history of this Parish is inextricably linked to the first CMS missionaries - Richard Taylor was the first Vicar of Christ Church and it was good to have that story retold and refreshed as it enriches our understanding of our roots and our shared heritage.

Cutting the cake: Te Rawi; Allan Anderson, Wanganui CMS; Laurel Gregory; Steve Maina, National Director NZCMS.

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Wednesday services: All Saints, Moana Street – 10am St Peter’s, Koromiko Road – 1pm.

Parish office: 243 Wicksteed Street, open 9am-3pm Tuesday to Friday.

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