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

Inside this issue, you’ll read how our district’s economy beats NZ average, restoration of Watt Fountain, new shops on Victoria Avenue, Marist Rugby turns 100, Hobbiton artist moves to Castlecliff, thirty years celebration with our sister city in Japan, Nagaizumi-cho, plus much more.

I am constantly amazed by the wonderful people that have made Whanganui their home.

You are all doing incredible things here that make Whanganui a special place to live.

The Wanganui Chronicle team have recently been recognised at the prestigious PANPA awards in September and we are ecstatic to announce that ‘Celebrating Whanganui’ won best in the Native Advertising Environment award. We couldn’t be more proud. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all

our advertisers whose support makes this publication possible. Thank you to our talented team at the Wanganui Chronicle who tirelessly work to grow this magazine - hitting an all-time high this issue of 60 pages!

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 or email me (info below).

I hope you enjoy this issue and roll on Summer. I will catch up with you again in Autumn 2018.

P3 - Award-winning magazine P4 - Trafalgar Square P5 - Air Chathams P6 - Landlords Link P7 - Magazine Designer Clothing P8 - PS Waimarie P9 - 30 years as sister cities P10 - Appliance Repair Care Ltd P11 - Harcourts Whanganui P12 - Wanganui Steelformers P13 - Elite Mechanical P14 - Revitalise P15 - Q West P16 - Bushy Park opens its classroom P17 - Harcourts Whanganui P18 - Wanganui Opera Week P19 - Welcome to Skelsey Plasterers P20 - Restorative Practices / Dewhirst Law P21 - Bridge To Nowhere P22 - Kawana flour mill & waterwheel P23 - Virginia Lodge P24 - FOMS Ltd P25 - Cactus Creme Cafe P26 - Wanganui Golf Club P27 - Hobday & Lorentzen Flooring Xtra

P29 - Unique place in motorsport history P30-31 - David Jones Motors P32-35 - Education P36 - The Watt Fountain P37 - H & A P38 - Larsen Collision Repair P39 - Safe H20 P40 - On the right path P41 - Pacific Helmets Ltd P42 - SP Herb Ltd P43 - Doyle & Associates P44-45 - The block’s looking golden again P46 - Just Looking P47 - Rare cars attract 5000 enthusiasts P48-49 - Your local animal specialists P50 - Famous sports people from Whanganui P51 - Wanganui Bedroom Specialists 2011 P52 - Wanganui Marist Rugby Football Club P53 - Take It Easy Tours P54-55 - Churches P56 - From Hobbiton to Castlecliff P57 - Local websites & facebook P58 - Events calendar P59 - Map of New Zealand P60 - Ag Challenge

Relax, read and enjoy!

Warm regards, Alison Hollard Commercial Manager NZME. Whanganui

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ur magazine Celebrating Whanganui has won NZME’s advertising team a major international award.

But that’s not all.

The city’s news and media organisation showed off its skills in the digital realm also, winning best single digital advertisement for jet sprints.

The team beat 200 contemporaries throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific and South East Asia to win the two awards in the Pacific Area Newspaper Publisher’s Association (PANPA) awards held in Sydney in September.

Commercial manager Alison Hollard said it was challenging to make the finalist list and more so to win an award. “So we are ecstatic to win two,” adding that “the

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She said the Wanganui Chronicle produced the glossy Celebrating Whanganui magazine twice a year, and this is its eighth edition.

“It goes from strength to strength each time. We thank the loyal local businesses that continue to support the magazine - we simply couldn’t do it without their assistance.”

The team sources local news stories, focusing on positive news that shows why Whanganui is a great place to live, work and play. “The stories might be about famous locals, updates about the river, sports events or venues, growth in Whanganui etc. It is a real feel-good magazine that we all love.” =<+<$/49120

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The second award was for a jet sprint digital advert which ran on the Wanganui Chronicle website: www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz.

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rafalgar Square has been at the heart of Wanganui since first opening its doors on November 6th

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.

customers to use and browse, shop, eat and relax in our wonderful foodcourt.

Three of the stores in the centre have been there since the beginning; Countdown (formerly Foodtown) Wendy’s Supa Sundaes and Trafalgar Lotto.

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

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

Number 1 Shoes has grown significantly over the years in to a 727m2 store to meet all footwear requirements.

With 21 retailers trading within the complex, this is Wanganui’s largest retail complex with over 460 free carparks for

Now in its 28th year of trading, Trafalgar Square is proud to remain at the heart of the Wanganui community.

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hanganui’s economy has grown faster than the New Zealand average in the past 12 months, increasing by 2.2 per cent in the year to March.

Figures released by Infometrics earlier this year in its Annual Economic Profile show the surge by the Whanganui district over the past year, which has come from a base of zero growth in 2015.

It was ‘a significant accomplishment’, with the district's 2.2 per cent growth well above the national average which showed a decrease of 0.9 per cent for the same 12-month period.

The figures were backed up by a mean earning growth rate of 3.1 per cent in 2015.

Income earned from employment reflected the positive environment and

improved results contributed to the average Whanganui household's well-being and choices available.

Disposable income for many families can be much higher compared to many of the main cities in New Zealand.

Whanganui mayor Hamish Douall commented: "Growth in Whanganui, while currently slow, is happening. New residents I've talked to love the Whanganui community and the lifestyle that comes with being here and wouldn't return to living in major centres."

Tourism activity is also ahead of national results with a 5.78 per cent increase in the amount contributed to Whanganui's gross domestic product from tourism in 2016. The national rate of tourism GDP growth is 3.1 per cent in comparison. Agriculture, forestry and

fishing GDP contributions showed 9.2 per cent growth and manufacturing 11.7 per cent, while construction and retail were also ahead of the national growth rates.

Myles Fothergill, managing director of Q-West boat builders and chairman of Whanganui and Partners, added: "The latest GDP figures released by Statistics NZ this week confirm the general feeling of confidence among the business community - Whanganui's economy is growing.

"Manufacturing has been identified as having the major impact on the district with growth of almost 12 per cent over the past 12 months with primary sector growth at over 9 per cent.

This is particularly good news for us all, as we work towards taking our economy from good to great."

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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.

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

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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.

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hanganui and Japanese city Nagaizumi-cho will mark 30 years as sister cities next year.

Nagaizumi was chosen due to its demographic similarities to Whanganui and rural nature, as well as the likely prospect of mutual benefits. There are now strong social, cultural, sporting and educational links between the two cities.

Members of the Nagaizumi-cho Town Council visited Whanganui with 15 Japanese students as part of an annual stay recently, where the celebrations were discussed.

Students attended classes at Rutherford Junior High School and were hosted by Rutherford families while Nagaizumicho council members had a schedule of business meetings and cultural visits during the five-day stay.

They met with Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall, Whanganui and Partners, visited a beekeeping operation, a

marae, discussed the 2019 Masters Games and enjoyed a hangi lunch with Rutherford teachers and students.

Mr McDouall said council was looking forward to the 30th anniversary celebrations.

"We value these exchanges as an opportunity to showcase educational, business and tourism opportunities and our manaakitanga," he said.

LEFT: Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall with Nagaizumi-cho visitors (from left) Hiroko Ooka, Kohei Yamakawa and Hiroshi Shishido.

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"It was a pleasure as always to host our visitors at a special mayoral reception during their stay."

Whanganui also has a sister city relationship with Toowoomba (Queensland, Australia) formed in 1983.

Sister city visits between Whanganui and Toowoomba have largely focussed on gardens and flower festivals. Official activities have included attendance at the Australian Festival of Flowers as well as participation in the Whanganui in Bloom Parade.

There have been a number of official visits, led by the Mayors of both cities. A Whanganui delegation attended the 10th anniversary celebrations of the sister city relationship in Nagaizumi-cho in 1998.

School parties from both cities regularly participate in exchange visits.

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ppliance Repair Care has undergone a raft of changes, aimed at putting its customers at the heart of the business, since Njela and Pahia Turia bought the company.

Mrs Turia, who is the managing director and works in the business, said the couple bought both Appliance Repair Care (ARC) and Home Appliance Doctors two years ago and merged the companies.

Originally based in Ridgway St, the Turias bought ARC’s current Bell St premises, opposite Tylee Cottage, in November last year.

“We now get lots of people calling in on their way past but when we were in Ridgway St it was a more industrial area with not so much passing traffic,” Mrs Turia said.

“Over the last two years we have been trying to develop our processes and systems to ensure all our customers have a great experience with us, right from how we answer the phone to our technicians visiting them right through to our invoicing.

“Our biggest recent change has been our online job management system which our customers tell us they really like. Our whole goal is to be able to get out to our customers on the day they contact us and the online system

makes everything much easier.”

The latest initiative is a cellphone and tablet repair service. They also sell cellphone accessories.

ARC employs five appliance technicians.

As well as working in Whanganui, they travel weekly to Marton and Bulls and also go to Waverley. There are also two cellphone technicians, a delivery/service person, administrative staff and a part-time smallappliance technician who mainly works on vacuum cleaners and coffee machines.

“Whanganui has a high level of lime in the water and it really damages appliances,” Mrs Turia said. “We tell our customers to make sure they service and maintain their appliances and clean them out regularly, especially coffee machines.”

ARC is the only authorised service centre in Whanganui for all major brands. They do domestic appliance repairs and sell some secondhand appliances. ARC also delivers and installs appliances under warranty from major retailers.

The commercial side of the business is growing and includes work on commercial ovens, dishwashers and some refrigeration. ARC specialises in ovens.

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“We also do test and tag services. Any appliance that has a cord on it and that is portable has to be tagged to verify that the appliance is electrically safe. We do test and tag work for builders, hairdressers, schools and most of our commercial customers.”

ARC’s fresh approach to business resulted in several awards in July’s inaugural Te Manu Atatu Maori Business Awards, winning the technology and innovation category and being highly commended in the service and trade section.

The Turias hope to further expand the business in the future but are keeping those plans under wraps for now.

BELOW: Cellphone technician Mason Glenny and managing director Njela Turia.

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The flourishing company with around 22 skilled staff is based in the heart of the city’s vibrant manufacturing region and has developed from small beginnings into a successful engineering company offering a wide range of services.

It is made up of a small team of tradesmen who are not only proficient in the maintenance and repair of trade machinery, but are also equipped with the technical expertise to design, develop and install machinery to meet specific requirements.

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he majestic Whanganui River yields an abundance of bounty, but few richer than Q-West Boat Builders.

Q-West evolved from modest beginnings from Wanganui Steel Boats more than 25 years ago when Myles Fothergill and Colin Mitchell cut their teeth in the industry.

They are now at the helm of Q-West with Mr Fothergill as managing director and Mr Mitchell general manager.

The company has grown into one of the country’s finest producers of hi-tech commercial vessels built on commission for multi-national and billionaire clients.

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The latest launched was the 19.5-metre pilot vessel, Te Haa, meaning “the breath”, for CentrePort in Wellington. It is a replacement for the Tarakena, one of the first craft built by Q-West 25 years ago.

Te Haa then made the four hour journey to Wellington Harbour earlier this month where it was commissioned as CentrePort’s primary pilot boat.

In July Q-West’s export to the Auckland ferry market was launched. After a blessing the Torea was slipped into the Whanganui River just before high tide.

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The ferry will be used on Fullers’ Auckland to Waiheke link. It is a sister boat to Korora constructed by Q-West, which also built Te Kotuku for Fullers in 2014.

Torea (oystercatcher bird) can carry 400 passengers and is propeller-powered by two Cummins 50L, 1800 horsepower diesel engines and has an operational speed of 24 knots, with a top speed on 28-30 knots.

Mr Mitchell said the contract had been great for Whanganui and Q-West.

There have been countless other craft launched from the Castlecliff boat yard forging lasting relationships and repeat business over the years.

Mr Fothergill acknowledges pastures often appear greener over the fence and he doesn’t shy from mentioning New Plymouth, Tauranga and Whangarei as potential bases.

“Sure, they look attractive, but if I look at Whanganui and what it’s got - our staff, the infrastructure - it’s not really too much of a barrier in convincing customers to come to us.”

Whanganui provides an excellent base for Q-West with many local companies providing support when required. This can be in the supply of additional labour, external offsite fabrication, machining or specialised service.

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tudents can now gather outdoors on a forested ridgetop for lessons in Whanganui's Bushy Park Sanctuary.

Mayor Hamish McDouall opened a new outdoor classroom recently. It seats 60 to 80 under a waterproof shade sail near the sanctuary's homestead and stables.

Mr McDouall said the sanctuary has been a special place for him for 40 years.

He heard birdsong soon after its predatorproof gates opened that morning, and said it was a haven for birds as well as people. Its 200 volunteers made it one of the top three community groups in the country, he said.

There were about 30 people at the bush reserve for the opening. They included Whanganui councillors and council officers, and had a guided tour first and morning tea afterward.

Nga Rauru tumuwhakarae Te Pahunga Marty Davis gave the karakia to start the occasion. Nga Rauru also named the new outdoor space Tane Whakapiripiri - Tane's gathering place of nature and humanity.

Bushy Park education co-ordinator Robin Paul said students used to sit on plastic chairs or carpet squares on the

asphalt, and the classroom is a great improvement.

This year 2000 primary and secondary students are expected to visit Bushy Park for lessons. Most of the region's schools use it, and some outside the region are starting to as well.

The students look for invertebrates in the wetland, and find out how to track predators in the forest. They learn about plants, birds and insects. Some lessons are in te reo Maori, and take in rongoa Maori and bush lore.

"Everything we do is outside. Our walls are the bush, and everything we do is hands-on," Mr Paul said.

Teaching staff from the Conservation Department, Whanganui museum, Sarjeant Gallery and Horizons Regional Council are involved - but most of the work is done by volunteers.

The group is applying for funding to enable low decile schools to visit, and to pay a part or full time educator at the sanctuary.

"If capacity increases like this we are

going to be basically living out here all the time," Mr Paul said.

The construction of Tane Whakapiripiri was done by the Rotary Club of Whanganui North. It has been in a partnership with Bushy Park for three years, and also built its wetland boardwalk and classroom and added shellrock paths and signs.

The work was funded by $54,000 from the Eleanor Burgess Trust. Rotary's next project will be the sanctuary's entrance.

Two new Bushy Park buildings have been added - a shed for volunteers and a workshop.

Volunteers will be working this winter to track the mice in the sanctuary, and find out whether they can be eradicated. They are also looking for the myrtle rust disease, which can attack rata, and collecting seed for a national seed bank.

The Lottery Grants Board has donated $100,000 toward an upgrade of the sanctuary's stables building, and the Bushy Park Trust is applying for funds to fix the leaking roof of the homestead.

LEFT: Guests hear how Bushy Park’s wetland is used for education.

TOP RIGHT: Bushy Park Homestead.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall cuts the ribbon held by Nga Rauru tumu whakarae Te Pahunga Marty Davis.

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With funds from the government, local Maori, and Governor George Grey, several water-driven flour mills were built in the 1850s.

As well as paying 60% of the North Island’s customs duties by 1856, they also invested in major capital items such as trading schooners and flourmills.

The mill at Matahiwi was named Kawana Kerei in honour of Governor Grey, who had donated the millstones as a personal gift to the Nga Poutama people. It was built by local Maori and millwright Peter McWilliam using 13 metres (43 ft) of totara logs, salvaged from the bottom of the river by 100 volunteers.

The Kawana flour mill near Matahiwi was built in 1854, and is the last remaining flour mill on the Whanganui River and the only remaining 1850s mill machinery in New Zealand.

The millstones from Melbourne and the cast-iron machinery and brass bearings from Britain were carried upstream by a fleet of 32 canoes.

Wheat was an important early crop for the Whanganui District: by 1848, thanks to the influence of missionaries Richard Taylor and Father Jean Lampila, an estimated 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) was being grown by Maori along the Whanganui River.

Over 200 workmen were needed to transport the millstones and machinery to the mill site, and they celebrated afterwards with a 'monster picnic' lasting several days.

Unlike many of the other Maori-owned mills, which only operated briefly, the Kawana mill ground flour for over 50 years. It was run until shortly before it closed by the Pakeha miller Richard ("William") Pestell, appointed by the New Zealand Government.

Pestell had married into the Maori family of Tema Panitua and was known to them as Wiremu Petara. Upon his retirement, his second son Richard continued running the mill until it closed in 1913.

The building was gradually dismantled, only the machinery, wheel, and millstones surviving. In the 1930s its roofing iron was repurposed for the Matahiwi School.

A two-room cottage belonging to Pestell also survived. The mill was rebuilt in the late 1970s to a design by architect Chris Cochran, the cottage was moved to its present site and restored, and both reopened to the public in October 1980.

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While the impending ‘wall of wood’ which was expected to result from this period has been talked about for many years, it has actually manifested into a steady increase in harvest levels rather than an explosion. Many of these forests are being harvested early (at age 23 rather than 27) as forest owners take advantage of the sustained high log prices. The extent to which this increase in available volume is able to be harvested will largely be constrained by harvesting, processing and port infrastructure and it is likely that these constraints will smooth the woodflow over time.

There is a reasonable degree of optimism in the ability of our industry to provide good, long term returns for forest owners as both the export and domestic markets continue to remain very buoyant. To provide some context to this longterm view, China, our primary export log market, consumes approximately 66 million m3 of logs per year of which around 40 million m3 is sourced within the Chinese boarders and an additional 15 to 20 million is supplied by NZ. China is facing

some significant environmental issues with water quality and sedimentation of rivers and dams as a result of poor logging and environmental practices.

The Chinese Government has identified this and has taken steps to systematically reduce the Chinese domestic forest harvest which in turn creates demand for imported logs. As the largest exporter of logs to China, NZ is very well placed to capitalise on this growing demand. This plays well into the hands of NZ forest owners in terms of real log prices and increased forest values. NZ Radiata is very well received in China due to its consistent supply, quality and the ability for the lumber to be used for many different end uses ranging from packaging and construction to high end furniture.

While there is plenty of political rhetoric over log exports, the reality is that the export market really only demands the lower quality grades that NZ processors have little or no demand for. Without solid and sustainable export log markets the NZ forest industry would have a bleak future.

New innovations and technologies are helping improve safety and returns to forest owners through cost reductions and improvement in efficiency. Much of this revolves around mechanisation and system change to ensure that workers are kept safe and man/machine interaction is minimised. Environmental protection is also forefront in the industries mind with the introduction of the National Environmental Standards (NES). FOMS are leading the charge with the introduction of specialised harvesting machinery to minimise the need for large scale earthworks which reduces environmental risk and road costs.

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xpat Whanganui driver Earl Bamber secured a unique place in New Zealand motorsport history as the first two-time winner of the iconic Le Mans 24 hour race in June this year.

Bamber, his fellow Kiwi and friend Brendon Hartley, and German Timo Bernhard, who drove the final stint, managed to produce a stunning comeback in the gruelling 367-lap endurance race, after the No2 Porsche crew had to spend an agonising 60 minutes in the pits replacing the front-axle motor of their LMP1 919 car.

The mechanical fault happened about four hours into the race with Bamber behind the wheel, and the 26-year-old said the crew had to “risk it all” to get back in contention on Circuit de la Sarthe.

Watching it all live and bleary-eyed was Whanganui’s Lyndsay Tait, spokesman for the local Wheel Trust and Club 500, which gave financial assistance to Bamber in the early years of his career.

“When they rejoined the race they were last - 50 cars ahead of them,” Tait said.

“From what the TV commentators were saying, they were told to just go for it nothing to lose.”

The Porsche chances were revived when the favourite Toyota Gazoo Racing team cars had to withdraw with mechanical troubles - a heartbreak for F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi, who broke the lap record in

qualifying and was cruising up front in the night portion of the race until the car appeared to suffer gearbox failure.

Late in the morning, local time, the Porsche team had got themselves back into contention with Bamber behind the wheel.

But they were still fifth overall and second in class behind the No1 Porsche team of Andre Lotterer, Nick Tandy and Neel Jani who were ahead of them by 17-18 laps.

But four hours from the finish, the No1 car slowed to a crawl, with the engine oil light showing, and Lotterer drove it back to the pits on electric power.

It raised the prospect of a huge upset for the overall victory, as the leading four cars were from the lower LMP2 class.

“Earl’s car was 8-10 seconds a lap faster than the leading car and the commentator’s maths worked out that they needed just over three hours to get to the front - and there was 3.14 hours left,” said Tait.

“Lap by lap they closed the gap.

“The second-placed car got a drive through penalty for a pit lane infringement and the third car had a delayed pit stop and all of a sudden Earl’s car was second.

“About 10 minutes from the end,they passed for the lead and the rest was history.”

Bernhard took the car to the chequered flag around a minute ahead of the LMP2 car of Jackie Chan DC Racing, while the Vaillante Rebellion team was third.

Bamber and Hartley were very emotional as they watched from pitlane, as Bamber said Le Mans will choose you if it wants you to win.

“It’s so magical to get the win for Porsche today in those circumstances - it’s what endurance racing is all about,” he told Fox Sports.

“I was driving at the time when I heard it go bang and I thought it was our race done.

“It was a matter of fighting back into the top five at first, then that became a podium and then a podium became a win.

“We were counting the seconds. A few hours out it looked like it might be down to the last lap, whether or not we’d pass.

“It was basically a sprint race when we got back out. We risked it all and got the reward.”

Tait said the international commentators could not get over little New Zealand producing Le Mans winners. “(Bruce) McLaren, (Denny) Hulme, (Chris) Amon and now Bamber and Hartley. Amazing the last three are from Bulls, Whanganui and Palmerston North.

“Earl would be one of only a very few drivers who have won Le Mans twice in only two attempts - 100 per cent record.”

Bamber said his second Le Mans victory was more special because of Hartley, who had finished runner-up to him in 2015. “I can’t believe it, to win it with my childhood friend Brendon, it’s incredible. We were both seven years old and he taught me how to drive.”

FAR LEFT: The Porsche LMP1 drivers hold their trophies aloft (from left, Brendon Hartley, Earl Bamber and Timo Bernhard) Photos: Dan Istitene, Getty Images.

LEFT: Bamber’s team overcomes an hour’s delay early in the race to run down the leaders from 18 laps back at Circuit de la Sarthe.

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he Jones name has been synonymous with the motor vehicle trade in Whanganui for three generations but that sort of longevity doesn’t happen by chance. It’s all about diligence, product and customer service.

The expansion of David Jones Motors signals another milestone in the evolution of what remains a staunchly family-based company.

Douglas Jones, David’s father started selling vehicles in Wanganui for Peter Spurdle who had the Landrover franchise where Gull is currently on Victoria Avenue.

Herby Dyke, the former owner of Wanganui Motors approached Doug to be sales manager of his Ford dealership, he held this role for 10 years.

David Jones followed his father Doug into the motor vehicle business by taking

the opportunity as a sales cadet at Ian Wilks Motors.

David soon found his ‘gift of the gab’ and customer service style, winning Salesman of the year for General Motors NZ many times over his 10 years with Ian. David and Robyn Jones set up River City Motors in 1984, starting with just 20 cars in stock. Those early years weren’t always easy.

The share market crash in 1987hit the whole community hard and times were tough. But as a small, leandealership the company survived. Importing Japanese used cars helped them through, and in the 1990s demand increased as the economy recovered.

In 1992, they purchased Regent Motors Daihatsu and over the next 10 years the business grew.

The Suzuki brand came to the Avenue yard in 2002 and since then has been joined by SsangYong and LDV vans.

December 2015 saw the expansion of the third generation, David’s three sons Nick, Richard and Gareth were all in the business, and with a great opportunity to grow by purchasing Watkins Honda and Nissan.

Lindsay is well respected in the trade and owned his business for 30 years.

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David Jones Nissan and Honda has been award winning for the past 20 months for both sales and customer service, which is providing good competition between each dealership.

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Nissan and Honda have been operating from the corner of St Hill Street and Dublin Street for many years but December 2017 Wanganui will see a change of premises.

The new yard will be next to McDonalds on Victoria Avenue, previously owned by BP. This new site will offer the perfect ďŹ&#x201A;ow giving our customers the service

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The new dealership site is due to open December 2017 which is exciting for the family and for Wanganui to have a new modern building on a site which has been empty for the past few years on Victoria Avenue.

David Jones Motors is a growing family business that takes pride in being part of the Wanganui community. We are proud to repay our local customer loyalty by giving back, supporting various local events, clubs and organisations.

BELOW: Brothers Richard, Nick & Gareth with parents Robyn and David Jones.

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Educating

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anawatu-Wanganui contains numerous small rural primary schools, some small town primary and secondary schools, city schools, kindergartens, pre-schools and day care centres.

Students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five. Year 13 is the final year of secondary education. Years 14 and 15 refer to adult education facilities. State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students (i.e. New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and Australian citizens) can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested.

A state integrated school is a former private school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system. State integrated schools charge “attendance dues” to cover the building and maintenance of school buildings, which are not owned by the government, but otherwise they like state schools cannot charge fees for tuition of domestic students but may request a donation. Private schools charge fees to its students for tuition, as do state and state integrated schools for tuition of international students.

The socioeconomic decile indicates the socioeconomic status of the school’s catchment area. A decile of 1 indicates the school draws from a poor area; a decile of 10 indicates the school draws from a well-off area. The decile ratings used here come from the Ministry of Education Te Kete Ipurangi website and from the decile change spreadsheet listed in the references. The deciles were last revised using information from the 2006 Census. The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate.

Pre-school choices fall into two main groups: • Teacher-led services, where 50% of the supervising adults must be qualified and registered as ECE teachers. These include: kindergartens and education and care services.

• Parent-led services, where parents and family or caregivers educate and care for their children. These include: playcentres and kohanga reo (centres catering for young children in a Maori cultural environment), both of which must be licensed and playgroups, which may or may not be government certified.

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Brunswick School 15 Campbell Road, Brunswick Only 10kms from Wanganui Have you considered a Rural Education for your 5 year old?

Or Have you considered a Rural Education for your 11 or 12 year old as a positive alternative to a large city intermediate?

We expect that all children who leap into our school are capable of becoming better than before learners (BTB).

Kia pai ake nga akonga ki nga ra o mua. We have high expectations of our learners both in their learning capability and relationships. In partnership with our community, we are committed to expanding our children’s learning habits in the context of our bicultural heritage.

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We can offer your child:

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CULLINANE COLLEGE

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For more information or an enrolment pack, contact the office on 06 349 0105 or visit our website: www.cullinanecollege.school.nz

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St George’s School

Co-educational, Independent Prep School - Wanganui Year 2 - 8

At St George’s School we guarantee: • Small class sizes + inspirational teachers = measurable academic growth for 100% of our students • Innovative Curriculum - from Science, English, Maths to Art, Digital, Technology, Music and Business • Fantastic facilities - Technology and Music Suites, Hockey Turf, Art Studios and Science Labs • Extensive sport and cultural opportunities - ranging from drama, music, triathlon to team sports • Happy and successful children - a fun, stimulating environment with a focus on positive values

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Come and visit St George’s Make an appointment to organise a personal tour and visit To find out more please: • Call us on 06 349 0298 for more information or • Visit www.collegiate.school.nz and click onto St George’s • Or follow us on Facebook

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What do the students say about our new classrooms?

In our Learning Environment we have more privileges and opportunities to make choices for ourselves with our learning. We like the variety of our tasks because it makes us feel independent.

We do a lot of collaborative activities which teaches us how to work with a wide range of people and process different ideas. We end up being all connected and just generally more of a group or family, as the teachers call us.

Our Learning Environment is unique compared to the rest of the school. It is a warm and open environment to learn and grow.

We like this Learning Environment because we just don’t have one

teacher, we have four. Having a variety of teachers enables us to be more advanced in socializing with a range of people because you are used to having more than one teacher and being with different groups of people.

Our teachers are all good at different things, they have their own strengths which means we get a wider range of expertise.

Our Learning Environment is awesome, with loads of different opportunities and just because it might be something new to some people, doesn’t mean you should rule it out.

Our Learning Environment provides a fantastic place for students of all levels to learn and grow. We love it!

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he Watt Memorial Fountain sits at the junction of Victoria Ave and Ridgway Street and this iconic monument stands as a beacon for Whanganui people to shop local.

The Watt Fountain marked it’s 136th birthday on 7th September 2017 and was unveiled after being carefully restored in a joint venture by Mainstreet and their Design and Heritage Committee.

The Watt Fountain is a memorial to one of Whanganui’s original Mayors, William Hogg Watt. A fountain was chosen for symbolic reasons: Watt had gifted Lake Westmere (then his property) to the town as a water supply in the 1870s.

It has been placed in many locations over the years since it was

first installed at the intersection of Victoria Avenue and Ridgway Street.

Increasing traffic and the planned construction of tram lines in the Avenue meant it was moved to Cooks Gardens in 1906. For several years after this it was kept in Council storage, then being shifted to Queens Park in the 1930s, where it remained for most of the twentieth century.

The Fountain was returned to its original location 26 years ago during the upgrade of the town centre and has become a landmark to locals and tourists alike.

The restoration work could not have been done without the generous support of Four Regions Trust.

Since 1885, the Whanganui Chamber of Commerce has served the needs of the Whanganui business community through its public policy and advocacy initiatives along with its business development programmes and services.

Wanganui’s gorgeous local wool shop, stocking 160 different beautiful yarns and accessories.

No matter what the vision is for the future of your business, the Chamber is prepared to help you achieve your goals and take your business to the next level.

We run several great networking events every month including business breakfasts, manufacturing tours, women in business events, business after five pm events and a variety of training sessions.

If you want to do business in Whanganui we would love to hear from you. Call us on 027 342 2619, email ce@whanganuichamber.net.nz, check us out on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and join us at a local event soon!

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The Watt Fountain in the middle of an intersection was built as a memorial to William Hogg Watt, the first Mayor of Whanganui.

The fountain was first unveiled on this site on 7 September 1881.

It was then removed in 1906 to make way for Trams, first to Cook’s Gardens and then to Queen’s Park in 1933.

In 1993 the fountain was returned to its original location.

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39 BU USIN NESS TAPS IN NTO HEA ALTTH BENE EFITTS Raising a young rural family, Anna and Richard Campbell have always relied on water tanks. After running unning brown baths and enduring water born illnesses, buying Wanganui Franchise SafeH2O was an ideal opportunity.

In what is a world first, The SafeH2O Mobile Nano Filtration Unit has been specifically designed to clean and filter rain and bore water tanks. “We remove the sediment through external vacuum and then filtrate the existing water through the unit.

The Nano Filtration Unit processes 20,000 litres an hour and removes all particles greater than 0.001 micron ensuring not only bacteria is removed but also insecticide dust, iron, lead, pollens, viruses and many other contaminants.” explains Richard. The challenge in getting this task done previously was to empty the tank and have someone climb inside to scrub it, “Often the inner walls of the tank get damaged in the process and then owners have to pay to get more water delivered.”

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ore people on bikes, scooters or on foot are travelling between the suburbs and the city via a network of shared pathways.

The council’s new Active Transport Strategy is a kind of blueprint for fewer cars on the road, and fitter and healthier residents.

“Essentially we’re in the business of changing behaviour,” the Whanganui District Council’s active transport facilitator, Norman Gruebsch, says.

“Behaviour change is a 30-year concept.

It won’t happen over the next week or two years.

“What we’re doing now is putting in the infrastructure, putting those behaviour change programmes in place, getting school and families on board and setting incentives.”

To do that the district is investing in cycling and walking infrastructure with education to match.

Last year the council began the Let’s Go Whanganui programme, a concept borrowed from the New Plymouth District Council, which has developed it over a number of years.

It’s a bike skills training programme aimed first at primary school children and then older children as it moves through grades.

The Whanganui Multisport Club is contracted by the council to run the skills training while many other community organisations, including the police, are involved.

Thirteen primary schools have taken part in the first year of the programme with 1300 children getting scooter and cycling skills training.

“You want to grab all of those kids.

Times have changed, a lot of kids slip

through the cracks, if you wish, and they’re going to secondary school having never been on a bike,” Mr Gruebsch says.

“It’s not like the 1980s or 1970s. Kids are getting driven to school.”

Gonville School and Keith Street School have also received funding to implement the Bikes in Schools initiative which gives them a shell rock cycle trail on the school ground and a fleet of bikes.

“It’s a really safe in-school environment.

We’ve got a few schools now we’re working on more.”

Getting children cycling or walking is one thing, but keeping them on a bike once they leave school is another. Getting adults onto bikes is even harder.

“You’ve got to create a continuous flow from when kids are really young to when they’re adults so they have opportunities to learn how to cycle and to use that skill (all the way through),” Mr Gruebsch says.

Part of that is talking to businesses about travel planning and the benefits of encouraging cycling among staff. He says there are a lot of things employers could consider like buying a fleet of bikes or having appropriate changing facilities.

“But that’s a much harder area to break in.”

Complimenting the council’s work around education is cycling and walking infrastructure.

By June next year the city to north mole shared pathway will be complete as will Te Tuaiwi (the spine) shared pathway which will link that with London St, running mainly along St Hill St. Those two tracks form the foundation of what is hoped to be an extensive network of cycling and walking tracks connecting Whanganui’s suburbs over the coming decades.

The plan is to focus future shared pathways around schools and parks and activity centres and link them with existing walkways and the early evidence shows a surge in use of the city to north mole cycleway in its first year even with only two stages of it complete.

The council has a measuring device along the Taupo Quay section and in June this year it counted 8296 users compared 3812 in the same month last year.

Other cycling-related projects seemed to be popping up around Whanganui also .

There’s the community-led Springvale Bike Park which is currently under construction next to the Splash Centre and the push to put a roof on the velodrome has put the spotlight on the potential for competitive cycling in the city.

“It’s all part of the bigger picture,” Mr Gruebsch says. “It’s these little mushrooms that are popping up that not straight away we see are related but with more momentum will be.”

Council senior roading engineer Rui Leitao says there’s potential for businesses to benefit out of it or even for new cycling related or tourism businesses to take advantage of council’s work.

“There’s huge potential for businesses around cycling to actually get an advantage out of this because it certainly is one of our goals,” he says. “We’re just trying to enable everyone to try to get something out of it.”

And if all this works as intended the way Whanganui people move around the city will be a lot different in 20 or 30 years.

“It’s really that next generation where perhaps the perceptions of getting around town change,” Mr Gruebsch says.

“We want to create and it won’t happen on day one but we’ve got goals.”

LEFT: Whanganui District Council’s active transport facilitator Norman Gruebsch says cycling culture makes cities more liveable.

FAR LEFT: Gonville School pupils Shakhani Te Tue and Aaria Joseph, both 6, Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall, former champion cyclist Gary Anderson and Constable Rob Condor opened the school cycle track in 2016.

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oyle and Associates is certainly part of the rich fabric of Whanganui.

The accountancy firm is a second generation family-owned business with strong links to the many facets of the community that provide the River City its life blood.

The business was first set up by Gavin Doyle in a Wicksteed St address where son Matt Doyle learned his craft before taking over the reins over a decade ago on his father’s retirement.

Matt, with his wife Claire as Business Manager and Business Partner Sharon Grant operate from offices in the former General Machinery building in Taupo Quay to cater for a growing enterprise.

Doyle and Assoicates also have an office in Turangi.

“We are a dynamic, progressive and street smart accounting practice serving clients throughout New Zealand with offices in Whanganui and Turangi,” Mr Doyle said.

“The firm was founded on the premise that the entrepreneurial businessperson is looking for service from his or her accounting firm that goes beyond simply processing and presenting numbers.

“We recognise that our growth has been due, to a large extent; to the success and growth of the clients we serve. One of the ways we work to ensure the growth and success of our clients is through our business consulting approach to client service.

“While our clients desire timely and cost-effective accounting, tax and consulting services, it is equally important that they retain committed professionals that take a personal interest in the success of their total organisation and are capable of ‘seeing beyond the numbers’.

“We believe we are large enough to have the resources and personnel to resolve the most complicated tax or sophisticated accounting issue, but small enough to give you the personal attention, responsive service, and senior management involvement that all our clients deserve,” Mr Doyle said.

The company employ 18 staff in total, 14 in Whanganui and 4 in Turangi.

Doyle and Associates pride themselves on being part of the rich culture that makes Whanganui what it is today.

They, like many others, were seriously affected when the Whanganui River burst its banks on June 20, 2015.

Floodwaters poured through the doors at Doyle Associates and neighbouring business houses.

But through adversity has come satisfaction in sharing in the recovery of such a devastating event.

Using local craftsmen and sourcing local suppliers along with the guidance from local interior designer Tara Rountree– Doyle and Associates now have sparkling new premises.

“We used GDM to refit the reception and they have done a magnificent job,” Mr Doyle said.

“Meteor Office Products Depot has provided us with the office furniture and fixtures which include sit stand desks for the comfort and wellbeing of our team”.

“The refit took many months and our entire team was relocated to the first floor during this time. It was like flatting again with 14 people crammed in together.”

Team building at its finest.

Matt, Claire and Sharon also support the Whanganui art fraternity with major works by Andre Bronniman, Rachael Garland gracing the walls, furnishings

by Sorensen Furniture topped with David Traub glass.

For a decade Doyles also supported the now defunct UCOL Fine Arts Glass Degree, and for their efforts many beautiful pieces add to the simple, but classy ambience that pervades 32 Taupo Quay.

Closer to home, an in-house cadetship scheme has been established.

“A pilot program provided to promising students that are already part of the fabric of Whanganui. An apprenticeship of sorts, supporting them in study towards an Accounting degree – it’s a winning formula that suits everyone.”

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nationwide collaboration has given Whanganui a fully-tenanted retail shopping complex with an old world feel.

The redevelopment of the former home to the Whanganui AA offices at 74 Victoria Ave is now complete with four national tenants and one local business signed to operate from the rebuilt premises.

The tenants confirmed are clothing chain Cotton On, Backdoor Surf, Shampoo Plus, Vivo Hair and Beauty and Whanganui eatery 141 Bakery and Café.

The project catalyst was driving force Wallace Developments, a company that began life in Whanganui in 1982 and now operates nationwide.

The project began when AA required a new premises in Whanganui giving Wallace Developments an opportunity to invest.

“We had the opportunity to purchase the old AA Building from the AA who were the owners at the time,” development manager Tim Fitz-Herbert said.

“While the building was challenged in

terms of its age, condition, and seismic strength at the time, we saw potential in the location, and the size of the site being approximately 2500sqm, with a wide frontage to Victoria Avenue. In the end it has proven to be a worthy redevelopment proposition with the development now being fully leased prior to completion.

“The development is now fully leased with four national tenants, plus 1 local bakery & café operator. Having purchased the building from the AA it took a further 2-3 years of promoting the concept and location before we were in a position to seriously consider going ahead with redevelopment of the property,” Mr FitzHerbert said.

The rebuild has retained the façade of the original building dating back to 1923 creating the old world feel.

Much of the work was carried out by local sub-contractors with Whanganui firm W&W Construction overseeing the project.

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demolition company Jurgens.

The building’s facade was propped and boarded up, and had to remain intact.

It was not a first for the company - it managed to retain the facades of two buildings it demolished after the Christchurch earthquakes.

“It’s a bit delicate because of the front wall, otherwise it’s not that hard,” Mr Jurgens said.

The building was “poor quality” concrete, with brick infill. The resulting rubble was to be crushed and sold for use on forestry roads.

“It’s better to do that than fill a landfill up with it.”

The company did manage to salvage the wooden flooring from the former rock ‘n roll club/billiard hall at the rear of the building - very good timber, Mr Jurgens said.

Mr Fitz-Herbert said on the whole he found council was very supportive of the project and what they were trying to achieve.

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“I think in part this was because we were voluntarily retaining a heritage facade which assists in maintaining and enhancing the character of the avenue and the city. Overall the new floor area is probably similar to the buildings that comprised the site before.

“Construction costs nationally have escalated in recent times, and this project, while facing no major cost blow-outs, has been no exception. This is going to be one of the major challenges for the city going forward with traditional rental rates being

well below what can be sustained with new building construction costs,” Mr FitzHerbert said.

Whanganui had benefited in several ways from the project.

“Firstly, several new national businesses have been introduced to Whanganui that weren’t previously here which brings new shopping options for local residents and also new employment opportunities that didn’t previously exist.

“Secondly, the improvement of the commercial building stock along the

avenue which is compromised by many poor condition and earthquake prone buildings. Thirdly, the retention and enhancement a character 1923 facade in the heart of Victoria Avenue – this helps to preserve the special character and charm that the avenue is famous for.

“A special mention must go to W&W Construction and DesignCo who have done a fantastic job of constructing, designing, and managing the project, as well as all the local sub-contractors who were used on the project,” Mr Fitz-Herbert said.

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his year marks 100 years of the Motor Trade Association in New Zealand. MTA over the years has done many things; not only looking after the interests of its members, but also the general motoring public.

Early in its life MTA established the Motor Industry Training Scheme and developed a Road Code long before the government introduced a guide to safe driving practices and traffic law.

In the 1930s MTA introduced the ‘A Grade Mechanical Certificate’ and the ‘A Grade Garage’ schemes to promote industry standards and improve customer satisfaction.

MTA also introduced MTA gift vouchers and gift cards to encourage the motorist to use MTA members.

MTA helped set up the first warrant of fitness scheme in 1937 and have lobbied for and against changes in regulations and laws ever since.

The Wanganui Branch was established in 1941 and its first president was EW Merewether. Many well known Wanganui personalities have held the role of Branch

President over the years: Fred Hackett (Hackett Motors) 1945-49, AS Guthrie 1955-57, HS Dyke (Wanganui Motors) 1962-63, Miles Bockett 1969-72, Mike Green (Shell Dublin Street) 1981-87 and Peter Sloman 1987-91, to name a few.

Locally, MTA Wanganui Branch introduced the MTA Awards, recognising excellence in not only local businesses, but also their skilled staff. After the success of the Wanganui events, many other branches followed suit with their own awards.

This year MTA Wanganui did not have an Awards evening, but instead organised a 100th anniversary celebration of MTA in New Zealand and 65 years of the local branch – an evening dinner function and a motor show in mid August.

The motor show was held at Springvale Park and showcased 100 years of motoring in New Zealand. On display was an inspiring range of vehicles – veteran, vintage, classic, sports, performance, luxury, unique and ultra-modern, plus boats and other specialised vehicles, with four of the cars worth more than $1 million each.

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With 100 years' worth of cars and bikes on display, attendees just couldn't pick a favourite, one of the co-ordinators said.

The vehicles included "some of the rarest stuff in the country".

"It was a New Zealand standard show.

People have constantly said that as they're coming in and out," organising committee member Mr Palmer said.

The oldest car was a 1906 Darracq that has had one owner since it was bought new. The most recent were a brand new Ford Mustang and Holden Commodore - and there was something to please everyone.

"There were petrolheads who just love the dragsters and another person who loved the 1938 Morris Roadster."

People found it difficult to tell Mr Palmer their favourites.

"They said, ‘Oh, I could name about six'," he said.

This year's show could not have been put together without the help of the owners, Mr Palmer said. "They're so generous with their time, and they just love showing the cars."

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ack Marsden Mayer is from Manchester, England. He attended Gordonstoun International School where he studied sculpture.

He then spent a lot of time travelling until ending up in New Zealand and now lives in Whanganui where he has a large warehouse studio. He has been working with driftwood since arriving in New Zealand in 2008.

“The sculptures are made with New Zealand native hardwood driftwood. Some of the driftwood may be as old as the Taupo eruption. They are constructed using galvanized tech roofing screws.

“When the sculptures are over a certain size where the weight cannot be safely supported by its legs, a galvanized steel frame is used.

“How long the sculptures will last is uncertain but if oiled with the Forestwood deck oil every year and the screws are tightened as required, I would think they will outlast the screws. The screws

have a rough life of between 25-50 years depending on the conditions,” Jack said.

which makes it pretty relevant. “It’s taken me about six weeks to make.”

Seaside suburb Castlecliff is welcoming its latest member of the community, but he or she has yet to be named. Twelve-yearold Kaylym Leota said it was awesome. “I’d name it The Beast.”

“In a committee meeting we discussed what people wanted Rangiora St to embody, and that was an ‘eccentric wildness of the West Coast’ look, so I think the dinosaur works pretty well,” Progress Castlecliff committee member Jamie Waugh said.

Jack Marsden Mayer contributed the piece to the development project Progress Castlecliff recently. The “no-name” dinosaur has set up camp next to the Citadel cafe in Rangiora St, and already it has received a positive response.

Mr Mayer said it was the first of his collection to be put on permanent public display in Whanganui.

LEFT: Artist Jack Marsden Mayer. BELOW: Jamie Waugh, Kaylym Leota & Jack Marsden Mayer.

“Over the last eight years I have made 38 moas, among other animals, which are now dispersed in people’s gardens, houses and to councils all over New Zealand,” Mr Mayer said.

He said the dinosaur was made from driftwood collected at Castlecliff Beach,

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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.

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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

Bryan Silk - Golf

Billy Webb - Rowing

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nducted in 2008.

Also a member of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.

He became the first New Zealander to win the world professional single sculls title when he beat Australian Charles Towns on the Parramatta River in Sydney by five lengths in 1907, covering the demanding three mile course in 20min 45sec.

So delighted were the citizens of Whanganui there was even the suggestion that the city be renamed “Webbanui”.

Webb, who won 1000 pounds for his Sydney victory, defended the title by two and three quarter lengths on the Whanganui River in 1908 against twice Australian champion Richard Tressider before 25,000 spectators including Premier Sir Joseph Ward.

Later that same year Richard Arnst (Akaroa) de-throned Webb by six lengths on the Whanganui River and in 1909 held off a Webb title challenge by three lengths on the same river.

Webb, who rowed for the Union Boat Club, won the New Zealand amateur singles in 1903 and 1906, the New Zealand amateur doubles in 1905 and 1906 and the New Zealand professional singles in 1915.

The inaugural Prospace Billy Webb Centennial Challenge held in December 2008 was an unprecedented success for Wanganui and its community.

Approximately 25,000 people watched the race from the banks of the Wanganui River and many more thousands either listened to the event live on Radio Sport or watched the programme broadcast on Sky TV and Universal Television – to a potential audience of 110,000 people around the world.

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nducted in 2011.

Bryan Silk, who was born in Whanganui and lived most of his life in the city, rates as one of New Zealand’s finest amateur golfers.

He won every major national golfing title in the country apart from the NZ Open and early in his career was touted by legendary American golfer Gene Sarazen to try his luck and join him on the rich US professional circuit. Bryan, who played Sarazen in an exhibition match, however, passed up the invitation and became a golfing legend in his home country.

He won three NZ amateur titles over a 13-year span (1934-3747), was the leading amateur in the NZ Open (Bledisloe Cup) championship four times over a 29-year-span (1934-36-48-63), was NZ open foursomes champion twice (1950 and 1954) and won four NZ amateur foursomes titles (1938-49-50-54).

Bryan, who represented New Zealand eight times between 1932 and 1956 and managed the winning Commonwealth Cup team in 1967, was the first NZ amateur to win a professional tournament – the 1957 Caltex pro-am at Pararapaumu Beach.

He was a member of four winning Whanganui amateur teams at the NZ Open, won 10 Whanganui open titles between 1933 and 1972, claimed 17 Belmont club championships over 33 years and was in champion Manawatu-Wanganui Freyberg Rosebowl men’s inter-provincial teams.

Bryan, who joined the Wanganui Golf Club at the age of 12 in 1922, founded the NZ Golfing Society in 1971 and was a NZ Golf Council member between 1965 and 1977, serving as president in 1980.

He was renowned for his extreme concentration on the golf course, his knowledge of the sport, his impeccable dress, and his perfect manners.

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atholic schools run by the Marist Brothers first opened in Wanganui around 1870. The Marist Brothers were rugby enthusiasts and they actively fostered the game. The School’s colours were black and blue and the Marist Brothers School rugby jerseys were blue and black hoops.

Early in 1917 a group of rugby enthusiasts, most of them old boys of Marist Brothers Schools, decided to call a meeting to discuss the formation of a Marist Old Boys’ Football Club. The response was positive from Marist Brothers School old boys and some ex-Kaierau players.

An exodus from Kaierau followed and the Marist Old Boys’ Club was formed.

Eugene Crotty (17 years old), Teddy O’Meara, Tom Souter and J Carmody were primarily responsible for the formation of the new club. A newspaper report of 12 May 1917 reads – ‘At a meeting of the Wanganui Rugby Union it is stated in general business ‘Two new clubs were admitted to the Union, Aramoho and Marist Old Boys’.

Despite the First World War the Club entered a junior rugby team in the 1917 Wanganui Rugby Football Union competition. The team wore dark blue and blacked hooped jerseys – the same jerseys as worn by the Marist Brothers school teams. A picture of the 1917 team hangs in the clubrooms foyer. Training in those days was held at the Hurworth grounds (where St Mary’s School was then located).

• In 1918 Marist Old Boys won the Junior Cup. • In 1919 Marist Old Boys was promoted to the Senior grade. In their first senior season Marist had two wins, two draws and four losses.

• In 1920 Marist Old Boys had its first Wanganui Rugby Football Union Senior rep players in Tom Quirk and Jack Dillon.

• In 1925 the Marist Old Boys’ Club changed its name to the Marist Rugby Football Club and the playing jersey was changed to green and white. That same year Mr Charlie Spillane was Club President and he presented the Spillane Cup for a regular competition game between Wellington and Wanganui Marist.

The first game was held in 1926.

• In 1928 the Marist Rugby Football Club won its first Senior championship and the Charity Cup (Weekes Cup) with 11 wins and 3 losses.

• In 1931 a meeting of Marist Clubs of the North Island was held in Wellington. The Clubs decided to form a new Association to be known as the NZ Marist Rugby Football Association. At this meeting it was also decided that instead of the annual match with Wellington at Easter that Wanganui would send a team to Hamilton where a tournament between teams of the Marist Clubs in the North Island would compete for the Spillane Cup. The Spillane Cup Tournament was born.

• In 1932 eight Marist Senior players were selected for the Wanganui Senior rep team.

• In 1933 the Spillane Cup Tournament was held at Spriggens Park, Wanganui.

• 1939 – 1945 were the war years. In 1943 the Club went into recess because of the difficulty in fielding teams due to the war.

• In 1947 Mr Charlie Spillane, Life member and founder of the Spillane Cup, died.

• In 1952 Theo Kipa was selected for the New Zealand Maori team. Reports are that he played with distinction.

• On 27 August 1953 Mr Maurice (Maurie) O’Connell played in the main All Black trial at Spriggens Park. Reports are that he played outstandingly. Disappointingly he was not selected. Mr O’Connell was named by the 1954 Rugby Almanac as one of its ‘Five Players of the Year’.

• In 1957 Marist’s first clubrooms were opened at Spriggens Park. The clubrooms were built in the year or so prior, largely by voluntary Club labour. Prior to having our own clubrooms the Marist teams used the Albion Hotel (The Vatican) for after match functions etc. It is jokingly said that then Albion publican contemplated suicide with the prospect of lost turnover!

• In the years around 1962 the Marist School teams were particularly strong. A report in the Wanganui Chronicle at the time reads – ‘The Marist Tenth Grade team today lost its first game in eight years. They have scored 2,652 points and have had 48 scored against them in that time’. www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz

• In 1965 the Marist Seniors had a good year finishing with nine wins and four draws. But goal kicking was a weakness! In their draw against Waverley they missed nine attempts at goal! In the draw against Bulls they missed five penalties and in the draw against Hunterville they missed the easiest of conversions from in front of the posts. Marist finished undefeated runnersup in the competition finishing one point behind the winners, Bulls.

• In 1973 the Spillane Cup tournament was held in Wanganui.

• In 1976 the Kaierau Rugby Club purchased land in Devon Road with a view to establishing the Kaierau Country Club.

With Kaierau’s move from Spriggens Park to Devon Road Marist purchased their old clubrooms and then sold the original Marist clubrooms to the Wanganui Rugby Referees.

• In 1976 Eugene Crotty (b.1900 – d.1976), a former prominent member and supporter of the club, died.

• In 1976 Trevor Olney was selected for the New Zealand Maori team.

• In 1979 Marist’s playing strip was changed to emerald green jerseys and shorts and green and white socks.

• In 1982 and 1983 the Club won the Senior championship.

• In 1988 the Club won the Senior championship.

• In 1991 the Club won the senior Metropolitan championship.

• In 1992 the Wanganui Marist Rugby Football Club celebrated its 75th Jubilee.

That year the Club fielded six teams and ten Saturday morning primary school teams.

At Queen’s Birthday weekend in 2017 the Club celebrated their 100 year Centenary!

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The appointment of an Assistant Bishop for the Anglican Diocese of Wellington is clearing the way for Bishop Justin Duckworth to move to Whanganui early next year.

The Reverend Canon Dr Eleanor Sanderson has been appointed Assistant Bishop for the large Wellington Diocese. One of the reasons for the new appointment was to allow Bishop Justin to be “more present on the ground in the north”.

Bishop Justin is not sure where he wants to base himself in Whanganui. He will take a few weekends to come here, look around and find out what the community needs.

“The intention is that he will make the move early in 2018. There is some praying and reflecting and thinking to do between now and then,” Whanganui Archdeacon Stuart Goodin said.

One aspect that’s likely to interest Bishop Justin is the way Whanganui Anglicans are dealing with the necessity of downsizing, given smaller congregations and service duplication. He has maintained a steady interest in progress.

Whanganui used to have four Anglican parishes. A process of amalgamation began in 2015 and the four became one at a combined special general meeting at the end of February.

It’s now the Anglican Parish of Whanganui, has elected a new governing body and held its first annual general meeting on April 23. “It was an interesting affair. We looked back as four and forward as one,” Mr Goodin said.

There are still two Sunday services a month at St Chad’s and St John’s, and one Sunday service a month at St Oswald’s and St Mary’s. The main Sunday services, two, are at Christ Church in the middle of town.

LEFT: Bishop Justin Duckworth (front) took a trip up the Whanganui River in 2014.

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Sunday services are normally held as follows: Christ Church, 243 Wicksteed Street – 9am and 10.30am weekly St John’s, Matarawa, No. 2 Line – 11am on the first and third Sundays of each month St Chad’s, Great North Road – 9.45am on the first and third Sundays of each month St Oswalds, corner Western Line and SH3 – 10am on the first Sunday of each month St Mary’s, Upokongaro – 11am on the second Sunday of each month.

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van Vostinar knew nothing about Whanganui when he moved to the city four years ago. He bought the building he now occupies on Rangiora St and now finds himself right in the hub of Castlecliff ’s redevelopment with an eyecatching large glass frontage and cacti garden.

Ivan Vostinar had just finished two years as the sole potter on the Hobbit films in Wellington when he made the move to Whanganui.

“I’d always worked as an artist but this was the first time where there was a reasonable income. I’d saved $110,000 but to actually buy something freehold, there aren’t a lot of places around the country,” he says.

Which is when he stumbled on the Rangiora St property in a town which had an arts scene, and was big enough to have a social life. “I thought this is just too good to pass up.”

The Hobbit was a huge gig for someone who had transitioned from painting to pottery only five years earlier.

“Somehow it really fitted,” he says. “The actual sculpting ideas come really easily, the manipulation of it comes easily. But the whole technical side of it behind it, I had no idea.

“Very early on I committed to it fulltime so there was rapid learning, reading lots of books, seeing lots of work and the fulltime practice.”

Through work he’d done on a previous film, which never got finished, he landed the Hobbit job.

“I knew it was going to be tough.

I did months of practice and training

beforehand and really worked on the glazes. In a way, it was like an apprenticeship.”

He spent two years working out of a props workshop near the airport with a range of crafts people.

“It was refreshingly down to earth.

Maybe because we were away from the some of the studios we missed some of the interesting stuff. But then again, we missed some of the weird over-the-top and ego type stuff.”

The volume of work involved in making the pottery for the Hobbit is startling.

“It was about six tonnes of clay,” Vostinar says. “And for one scene, for Dale – serious, I’m not making this up – they wanted 13,000 tiles. It was nuts.

“For (Bilbo’s) house there were 1500 pieces of ceramic. Everything – all made in multiples.

“The first six months was the crux because that was also the most checked stuff. They had to be completely happy with it because in the dinner service it’s very much going to show up so they were very particular.

“There was pressure and there was no one else to blame if something went bad, and there was no experienced master potter over shoulder.”

But going it alone is what Vostinar realised he wanted early on as the president of a student’s association in Christchurch.

“That was a unique position for me as someone fresh out of school studying mechanical engineering and it was an experience of having a role where there was control over your position.

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“I really loved that so I thought, yeah, I want to be self-employed.” Not that he realised it would be in the arts.

“But I liked the idea of having projects and being responsible for it. It’s tougher, but there’s a real beauty in that.”

And now he’s settled in Whanganui with a studio open to the public and having been involved in Artists Open Studios and Progess Castlecliff.

“There’s still a lot more to do but it’s getting there,” he says.

“I’d really love to have a solo show in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch during the year and to be regularly exhibiting in the big centres.

“I like solo exhibition because it’s quite tough, especially if it’s going to be a gallery, there’s an expectation that there’s a good chunk of work and it has to be at a certain level.”

Vostinar wants to push that artistic side of pottery. “A craftsperson is great at pumping the same thing and there’s technical excellence in doing that. But an artist should make every item different,” he says.

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“I love abstraction. I like simplicity.

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Vintage Weekend

Secondary Schools Triathlon

Thu 26 Oct 11:00am Fabulous 50’s Whanganui War Memorial Centre Relive the romance and the fun when vocals met harmonies as we celebrate the greatest hits of the 50’s Fri 27 Oct 7:30pm Whispers From Above Whanganui War Memorial Centre Melissa Mills - New Zealand’s Modern Day Medium Sun 29 Oct 10:00am Glass Art Workshops The Glass Factory Glass artist David Traub is holding his Sunday workshops Introduction to Kiln Glass

Gazebo at Virginia Lake

Pork Pie Charity Run

Fri 17 Nov 3:00pm Wanganui Greyhounds Christmas At The Races Hatrick Raceway The atmosphere is electric at Wanganui Greyhounds Christmas at the Races!

Tue 21 Nov 8:00pm Saturday Night Fever Royal Wanganui Opera House The greatest dance floor musical of all time

Mud Muster

Duncan Pavilion

Sat 2 Dec 10:30am Wanganui Christmas At The Races Wanganui Racecourse You’ll be spoiled for choice with entertainment including the Fashion in the Field competition, the Mascot Race, and the prestigious Wanganui Cup

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Fri 15 Dec 11:00am Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Whanganui War Memorial Centre Music conjures up both the magic and the madness of the Christmas season as we end our year singing all those wonderful Christmas songs Tue 26 Dec – Boxing Day Cemetery Circuit Street Race Get up and close to the action at New Zealand’s legendary street circuit Respected internationally, the Cemetery Circuit is the southern hemisphere’s ‘Isle of Man’ Wed 27 Dec – starts 11.00am V8 Jet Sprints Shelter View Jetsprint Park, 598 SH4, Upokongaro Opening round of the NZ Jet Sprint Championships with up to forty boats speeding and slamming around a purposebuilt course within a natural amphitheater Starts Wed 10 Jan Whanganui Opera Week Students from across New Zealand join internationally renowned Tutors and Répétiteurs at Wanganui Collegiate School for two weeks intensive training of vocal and stagecraft skills Sat 20 Jan – Mon 22 Jan Vintage Weekend Vintage Weekend brings together three days of nostalgia and the fine things in life, street markets, outdoor cinema, music and a hair-raising soap box derby Sat 24 Feb 6:30pm Impact Pro Wrestling: Whanganui Warfare Wanganui Racecourse The best professional wrestling in New Zealand Impact Pro Wrestling is coming to the River City for the first time ever!

Fri 16 Mar – Sun 25 Mar Artists Open Studios An insider’s view to what it looks like to work as an artist in the Whanganui region

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