“Vonnie was a huge presence and influence in relation to the fostering and furthering of photography in this country . she was one of our country’s greatest ever photographers and has left an important and immense legacy.” Technically she was brilliant with all aspects of a camera, which she combined with a great eye for composition, he says.
Vonnie Cave
Vonnie Cave won the top prize at the Photographic Society of New Zealand National Exhibition in 1975 with this image, believed to have been taken in Christchurch. Cave was an Honorary Fellow of the Photographic Society of New Zealand and a prominent member of the Whanganui Camera Club.
Robyn Ogle stands down after 26-plus years as secretary of Whanganui botanical group
3 May, 2021 04:00 PM
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Robyn Ogle was the secretary of the Whanganui Museum Botanical Group for more than 26 years. Photo / Bevan Conley
Robyn Ogle was the secretary of the Whanganui Museum Botanical Group for more than 26 years. Photo / Bevan Conley
By Laurel Stowell
Brought up in suburban Auckland, Robyn Ogle extended her interest in the natural world through 54 years of marriage to Whanganui ecologist Colin Ogle.
She was the secretary for the Whanganui Museum Botanical Group for more than 26 years, and it involved a lot of paperwork. She was also secretary for St George s Preparatory School for 20 years.