Taonga stolen from Whanganui paddle steamer Waimarie
2 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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The carving by Dean Flavell was stolen from the Waimarie sometime in the last few weeks. Photo / Supplied
The carving by Dean Flavell was stolen from the Waimarie sometime in the last few weeks. Photo / Supplied
The wood carving was stolen some time in the last two weeks.
The taonga, created by master carver Dean Flavell, is based on the taurapa washboard found of the rear of the taurapa (canoe sternpost).
The kowhaiwhai pattern carved in the background is called mangopare (hammerhead shark), a design used to represent strength and which symbolises the river.
Historic gathering of steamboats at Hipango Park on the Whanganui River
1 Mar, 2021 04:00 AM
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Eight small steamboats clustered around the Waimarie and the Wairua at Hipango Park during the weekend regatta.
Photo / Phil Pollero
Eight small steamboats clustered around the Waimarie and the Wairua at Hipango Park during the weekend regatta.
Photo / Phil Pollero
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
While Whanganui learned that new Covid-19 restrictions would begin on Sunday, a group of happy campers up the Whanganui River were blissfully unaware. The group had headed off from the Top 10 Holiday Park in
Covid 19 coronavirus: Move to alert level 2 leads to event cancellations, postponements
1 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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The River Markets are cancelled this weekend due to the uncertainty and requirements under alert level 2. Photo / Lewis Gardner
The River Markets are cancelled this weekend due to the uncertainty and requirements under alert level 2. Photo / Lewis Gardner
The weekly Whanganui River Markets has been cancelled for Saturday, March 6. Market convener Annette Main said the cancellation has the best interests of the community in mind. We believe this is the right thing to do. We have been very busy over the last few weekends, with many more visitors to the markets from out of town than were around when we were previously in level 2.
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.
Talented Northland teens donate $50,000 waiata prize to charity
23 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Fourteen-year-old Tiare Lanigan with April Hetaraka (He Whanau Marama Trust), Mariameno Kapa-Kingi (NUMA) and Lisa McNab.
Fourteen-year-old Tiare Lanigan with April Hetaraka (He Whanau Marama Trust), Mariameno Kapa-Kingi (NUMA) and Lisa McNab.
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Tiare Lanigan performs.
Two talented Northland teenagers did more than gain national prominence when they won last year s Korihi 2020 with their original waiata Waimarie.
They also made a massive contribution to Shine on Kaitaia, which they named as their chosen charity to receive the $50,000 prize.
The windfall became official at a small ceremony at Te Ahu, where April Hetaraka, from He Whānau Marama Trust, received the prize on Shine on Kaitaia s behalf.