Exhibition tells story of childhood trauma
18 May, 2021 11:20 PM
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Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz I became someone else the first time I was touched. Trapped in a body that doesn t belong to me. I look upwards, asking for help. My eyes are trying to tell, but no one sees. Tears fall as my innocence is taken. I have lost who I am, and fear who I have become. Catherine Daniels.
Not many art exhibitions come with a warning, but this one does. It will affect you. The Secret Keeper is an exhibition like no other, and it is showing at Whanganui Community Arts Centre from Friday.
Report from RNZ by Robin Martin
After the indignity of being labelled a ‘zombie town,’ Whanganui is now experiencing a growth spurt that has seen it fall victim to that most metropolitan of scourges – traffic congestion.
And one pinch-point raises the heckles more than most – the more than 100-year-old Dublin Street Bridge. Opened to trams, vehicles and pedestrians in 1914, the historic two-lane steel bridge connects State Highways 3 and 4 via central Whanganui.
It cost $75,000, took two-and-a-half years to build and contains 1000 tonnes of steel, and 30 tonnes of rivets.
But controlled via roundabouts at each end, the Dublin Street bridge is struggling with the 5000 new residents Whanganui has attracted over the past few years.
Whanganui District Council Youth Committee holds first meeting for 2021
11 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Whanganui District Council s Youth Committee held its first meeting of the year on Monday. Photo / Ethan Griffiths
Whanganui District Council s Youth Committee held its first meeting of the year on Monday. Photo / Ethan Griffiths It was an exciting introduction into the world of governance for Whanganui s newly selected youth councillors on Monday, with 2021 s first meeting giving a group of young leaders their first glimpse into the role of council.
The Youth Committee was established in 2006 in an effort to give young people between the ages of 12 and 24 the opportunity to have their voices heard around the council table.