I m new to this: Renowned Whanganui potter Ivan Vostinar shows a newbie the ropes
17 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Summer series: Reporter Logan Tutty takes on pottery with artist Ivan Vostinar. Friday, December 18, 2020 Whanganui Chronicle photograph by Bevan Conley.
Summer series: Reporter Logan Tutty takes on pottery with artist Ivan Vostinar. Friday, December 18, 2020 Whanganui Chronicle photograph by Bevan Conley.
Over the summer Chronicle reporters have been trying something new, under the supervision of experts. In the next instalment of our series called I m New to This, Logan Tutty gets a lesson in pottery from Ivan Vostinar.
When it was proposed we do a series on experiencing something for the first time, I wanted to choose something that I would never usually consider.
I m new to this: Laurel Stowell rows on the Whanganui River
15 Jan, 2020 04:00 PM
6 minutes to read
This is what it s all about. I m seated between Lis Nielsen (left) and Jennie Evans. Photo / Lewis Gardner
This is what it s all about. I m seated between Lis Nielsen (left) and Jennie Evans. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Over the summer Chronicle reporters have been trying their hand at something new, under the supervision of experts.
Today, Laurel Stowell tries rowing on the Whanganui River. I like the cold, muddy smell of the
Whenuakura Marae upgrade to create safer SH3 access
14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
4 minutes to read
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
[140121WCBRCWav04.JPG] Robina and Anne-Marie Broughton are overseeing a series of upgrades for Whenuakura Marae. Photos / Bevan Conley [140121WCBRCWav09.JPG] The cat Pamatangi is a fixture at the marae. Laurel Stowell laurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nz
Making access from SH3 to Whenuakura Marae less risky is the main aim of a $229,000 upgrade beginning this month, chairwoman Anne-Marie Broughton says.
The marae applied for Provincial Growth Fund money and also intends to replace the old, borer-ridden floor in its wharekai and add doors that will eventually connect it to the wharenui.