Waverley farmers champion and benefit from wind farm
5 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Waverley farmer and contractor Warwick Lupton (right) is well known for his hydroplane exploits. Photo / Tracey Grant
Waverley farmer and contractor Warwick Lupton (right) is well known for his hydroplane exploits. Photo / Tracey Grant
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Cousins Warwick Lupton and David Alexander farm together near Waverley and it took them 12 years and three electricity generators to get Waipipi Wind Farm established. There s a lot of people that said it would never happen, and that makes you drive quite hard, Lupton said.
Movie review: Cousins
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Dominic Corry is an entertainment writer and film critic based in Los Angeles.@DominicCorry
The very different lives of three Māori women play out non-linearly in this important and impactful adaptation of Patricia Grace s 1992 novel. Jumping around between multiple time periods, with three actors portraying each character, Cousins tells the story of Makareta, Mata and Missy.
Makareta (played in contemporary scenes by Briar Grace-Smith, who co-directed the film alongside Ainsley Gardner, heretofore best known for producing Taika Waititi s early films) describes herself at one point as the spoiled one but has led a life of self-determination and activism following a childhood as the princess of the family.
By Matt Krauss
The largest nonprofit media organization in Vermont history will soon have 117 employees, annual budget of $18 million and $91 million in assets. Seven Days has around 43 employees and VTDigger around 22. How many at your local newspaper? Their budget? Local newspapers will soon face new competition for scarce ad revenue, talent acquisition/retention, fundraising/donations and future subscribers. The outcome? Put a large fish into your aquarium. What happens to the small fish?
The CEO vows increased news coverage (20 current news employees), integrated fundraising, new audiences, increased local content/programming, etc. They will create, market and display content on integrated audio, video, digital and new platforms. An ascendent multimedia giant covering all of Vermont and beyond as far as Montreal. Millions in cash reserves. Who competes with this?