Whanganui Year in Review, August: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visits, a return to level 2
30 Dec, 2020 03:30 PM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a member of the public on Victoria Ave during her visit to Whanganui. photo / Bevan Conley
August 5 At the start of August Whanganui District Council announced they were partnering with Ngā Rauru in its push to change the name of the village of Maxwell, 22 kilometres north of Whanganui, to Pākaraka.
The name of the village near Whanganui honours a colonial militiaman, Sergeant George Maxwell, who attacked children in the infamous Handley s Woolshed affair during the New Zealand Wars.