School s out: Your guide to the school holidays in Whanganui
16 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Lily Paulger 10, Nevaeh O Connell 10, and Izabella Malou 9, of Carlton School head for home at the end of term 1.
Photo / Bevan Conley.
Lily Paulger 10, Nevaeh O Connell 10, and Izabella Malou 9, of Carlton School head for home at the end of term 1.
Photo / Bevan Conley.
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
The Whanganui school holiday break looks set to bring mild weather for outdoor activities and there will be plenty of options for the occasional rainy days as well. While families had to make their own
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)
Meet the birds: Learn about feathered friends while strolling around Whanganui s Virginia Lake
28 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Ducks get in a row to see one of the information stations installed as part of a new Rotokawau discovery trail.
Photo / Supplied
Ducks get in a row to see one of the information stations installed as part of a new Rotokawau discovery trail.
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Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
If you have ever visited Rotokawau Virginia Lake in Whanganui and wondered about the names of birdlife species there, wonder no more. The walkway around the lake now has a discovery trail consisting of 12
Steamboat regatta on the Whanganui River on February 27 to March 1
25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Steamboats Romany and Victoria from Auckland will join Steve McClune s Mary Rose (foreground) for a regatta on the Whanganui River this weekend.
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Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Anyone who enjoys the sights and sounds of steamboats chuffing on the Whanganui River is in for a treat this weekend as a fleet of small vessels converge for a regatta.
Local steam enthusiast Steve McClune has taken his boat Mary Rose, a 5.2m kauri launch built in 1946, to regattas in other North Island locations and is thrilled to be welcoming other steamboat owners to Whanganui for this year s event, from February 27 to March 1.
The first day: Whanganui pupils, teachers and parents prepare for new school year
29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Billy Butlin 11, is following generations of family footsteps as he begins his intermediate education at Rutherford Junior High in Whanganui.
Photo / Lewis Gardner
Whanganui Chronicle
School s back this week and many pupils will be starting a new school or starting school for the very first time.
Liz Wylie and Logan Tutty speak to pupils, parents and teachers about making the transition comfortable.
After spending the last two years at kohanga reo, 4-year-old Zion Nielsen is looking forward to starting at Upokongaro School in 2021.