Whanganui s Dublin St bridge causing bottlenecks . and headaches
10 May, 2021 08:29 PM
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Traffic congestion at the Dublin Street bridge. Photo / Bevan Conley NZME
RNZ
By Robin Martin of RNZ
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.
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It cost the princely sum of $75,000, took two and a half years to build and contains 1000 tonnes of steel, and 30 tonnes of rivets.
Whanganui letters: Our young women deserve better
7 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Whanganui Chronicle
As a retired health worker and mother, I am horrified to hear of the reluctance of ACC to fund women with perineal tears after being ripped in childbirth. These are not trivial injuries and can blight lives, often resulting in incontinence. Giving birth is not an adventure sport, yet sportspeople and thrillseekers can come to grief and get amazing care long after the initial injuries – great for physios.
ACC funded $14 million on unnecessary e-scooter rider injuries. These should not be on footpaths endangering walkers, the blind, and disabled people whose only option are their legs.
Book from Wanganui ex-cop Rob Rattenbury details history of police in New Zealand
19 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Rob Rattenbury served in the police for 23 years. Photo / Bevan Conley
Local writer Rob Rattenbury is poised to release his second police-themed book - A Battered Proud Badge .
A 23-year veteran of the force, Rattenbury said his latest effort was a compilation of police tales that went all the way back to the 1860s. It s about the development of policing in New Zealand, from the rag-tag, drunken oafs who arrived from New South Wales in 1840 to the service we ve got today, Rattenbury said.