Wide focus needed on Whanganui s Castlecliff Beach, district councillor says
16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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New arrangements at Castlecliff Beach are worth talking about, Whanganui District councillor James Barron says. Photo / Bevan Conley
New arrangements at Castlecliff Beach are worth talking about, Whanganui District councillor James Barron says. Photo / Bevan Conley
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Any talk about grooming Castlecliff Beach needs to go wider than just saying Whanganui District Council shouldn t clear sand away, councillor James Barron says. During the workshop that preceded the Coastal Restoration Trust conference in Whanganui on March 9, coastal scientist Jim Dahm said the best way to capture windblown sand was to use a spinifex dune.
Living on a Dynamic Coast: National conference in Whanganui attracts high numbers
4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Graham Pearson of Castlecliff Coast Care collecting seeds from dune plants that play a vital role in protecting the coastline.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Graham Pearson of Castlecliff Coast Care collecting seeds from dune plants that play a vital role in protecting the coastline.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Castlecliff Coast Care s Graham Pearson was collecting seeds from the spinifex and pīngao plants in the sand dunes at Castlecliff Beach this week.
Year in Review, July 2020: Volunteering, a stranded whale and wild winter weather
30 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Whanganui Chronicle
July 3
A wintry blast hit the central North Island hard on July 3. Heavy snow caused havoc on state highways, and weather even gave Whanganui trouble. Across the central North Island, snow fell rapidly: one Taihape resident had 35-40mm of snow over a morning. State Highway 1 Desert Rd and SH47 were closed as snow continued to fall.
At Upokongaro near Whanganui a tree blocked a lane, and two cars collided on SH4 near Makirikiri Valley Rd.
By Saturday, July 4, most of the weather had cleared, paving the way for a much calmer weekend.
Revealed: How much vandalism cost Whanganui District ratepayers in 2020
16 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Whanganui District Council spent over $37,000 on vandalism this year. Photo / Bevan Conley
Fifty-five incidents of vandalism cost Whanganui ratepayers more than $37,000 in 2020 with everything from toilets and playground matting to doggy doo bins taken to by vandals across the district. But the cost could grow once the repair bill following October s arson at Lorenzdale Park is added.
The figures, released by Whanganui District Council to the Chronicle under the Official Information Act, show that the most expensive incident of vandalism was the deliberate oil spill at Kowhai Park in November, costing the council $5,963.41.