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Merv Norrish in later life. Norrish had a lengthy career as a diplomat. Lange said no such undertaking had ever been given, and the fallout led to a policy rift between New Zealand and its superpower ally. There was one problem with the claim that Lange had lied – and that was Norrish. He was the other person at the meeting, and he would later back Lange’s version of events. In 2013, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, who succeeded Lange as prime minister, published his memoir, in which he confirmed that Norrish had backed Lange’s account. During a diplomatic career that began in 1949, Norrish was ambassador to Brussels when Britain was attempting to join the European Economic Community (EEC), witnessed the opening of New Zealand’s first embassies in the Middle East, the decolonisation of Western Samoa, the Cuban missile crisis, the cancellation of the 1973 Springbok tour to New Zealand, the ban on nuclear ships, which led to the demise of the Anzus alliance, and t
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.
Logging trucks damage rural Whanganui roads, debate over who pays
26 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
It is costing $15,000 a month to keep rural Denlair Rd open to cars during a logging operation, Whanganui District Council senior roading engineer Brent Holmes says. The road near Fordell, which was not designed for heavy traffic, is so rough that truck drivers have complained, and the dust is annoying residents. However, a partner in the forestry there says its partnership has followed all the rules.
The situation has reignited debate over who pays for logging damage to rural roads.