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Big read: What is heritage worth to Whanganui?
22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
6 minutes to read
Kyle Dalton says preserving Whanganui s heritage buildings has induced pride in the community. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
Whanganui s rich heritage holds huge value not just financially but socially and culturally too. Mike Tweeds asks just how much it s worth. It s the authenticity of Whanganui s history and heritage that makes it unique, says Lisa Reweti. I could go to Rotorua and watch this beautiful kapa haka and eat a hangi, but is that authentic?, Reweti asked.