A group of Castlecliff conservationists are frustrated at plants being stolen from a protected area of the sand dunes – with Whanganui District Council.
Horizons Regional Council asked to get proactive on Whanganui coast
11 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Ruth Tidemann (right) wants vehicles kept off the Castlecliff reserve and dunes. Photo / Bevan Conley
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Whanganui resident Ruth Tidemann has asked Horizons Regional Council to stop giving Whanganui District Council consent to groom Castlecliff Beach every summer. Tidemann is a member of Castlecliff Coast Care and a Te Pūwaha consultation group for the Whanganui port development, and instigated Castlecliff Kōrero in 2018. She presented her submission on Horizons long-term plan to regional councillors in the Whanganui War Memorial Centre on Tuesday.
Cement silos at Whanganui Port to be torn down for port renewal project
6 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Cement silos in Tod St at Whanganui Port will be demolished by the end of August. Photo / Bevan Conley
Cement silos in Tod St at Whanganui Port will be demolished by the end of August. Photo / Bevan Conley
Whanganui Chronicle
By: Laurel Stowell
Whanganui business Jurgens Demolition has the contract to demolish the cement silos and attached buildings at Whanganui Port, starting in the next fortnight.
The silos were owned by Q-West Boat Builders, director Myles Fothergill said.
The company will pay for the demolition, as part of its $11 million investment in the marine precinct part of the port renewal project.
Whanganui beach sand issue: The problem is blowing in the wind
10 Mar, 2021 04:00 AM
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Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
An annual spend of $50,000 to shift sand around on Castlecliff Beach is dumb and people who want it changed should tell the Whanganui District Council, councillor James Barron says. The long-time problem of windblown sand at Castlecliff Beach became a focus for the Coastal Restoration Trust conference s free workshop Working with Nature on Tuesday, March 9.
Before leading the 70 participants out into the dunes, Castlecliff Coast Care co-ordinator Graham Pearson said the council spent about $40,000 a year on shifting sand and driftwood off the swimming area by the Surf Club, only for westerly winds and longshore drift to bring it back.
Whanganui letters: Thumbs up for columnist Kevin Page
8 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Columnist Kevin Page. Photo / File
Whanganui Chronicle
Thumbs up for Kev
I would like to say how much I enjoy reading Kevin Page s article in the Saturday Chronicle each week. His is the first page I turn to as he invariably makes me laugh every Saturday morning.
To read that he has at last been able to secure a job was great and I would like to congratulate him on his perseverance and wish him well for the future.
LESLEY MATTHEWS
Seed collection
Re Liz Wylie s article in today s Chronicle about collection of seeds from our native sand binder dune plants pingao and spinifex. (February 5)