Two sponsored defibrillators find homes in Whanganui
10 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Faith City Pastor Ben Hoyle and Faith City administrator Christine Waitai-Ratana with their new on-site defibrillator. Photo / Supplied
Faith City Pastor Ben Hoyle and Faith City administrator Christine Waitai-Ratana with their new on-site defibrillator. Photo / Supplied
Whanganui Chronicle
Two new defibrillators have been gifted to the Whanganui community to improve cardiac arrest survival rates.
They have been installed at Caroline s Boatshed Bar and Eatery and Faith City Church by St John in partnership with ASB and Philips.
St John s Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) Report, released on Wednesday, March 10, showed St John Ambulance treated more than 2000 people for a cardiac arrest in the community, with only 31 per cent of those surviving at hospital arrival.
Beautiful Homes Whanganui competition to find most beautiful property exterior
26 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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People are invited to nominate their home in the competition to find Whanganui s Most Beautiful Home. Photo / Bevan Conley
Whanganui Chronicle
The search is on for Whanganui s most beautiful home.
To celebrate Whanganui s second consecutive win of the Keep New Zealand Beautiful most beautiful city title, real estate company Ray White Whanganui is partnering with the Whanganui Chronicle to find our most beautiful home. We have such a great range of homes here in Whanganui, everything from the cute and charming to the gracious, elegant and refined, Ray White Whanganui general manager Philippa Ivory said.
I m new to this: Laurel Stowell rows on the Whanganui River
15 Jan, 2020 04:00 PM
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This is what it s all about. I m seated between Lis Nielsen (left) and Jennie Evans. Photo / Lewis Gardner
This is what it s all about. I m seated between Lis Nielsen (left) and Jennie Evans. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Over the summer Chronicle reporters have been trying their hand at something new, under the supervision of experts.
Today, Laurel Stowell tries rowing on the Whanganui River. I like the cold, muddy smell of the