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Whanganui’s music industry will benefit from this quarter’s round of Amplify funding.

The production saw Whanganui's CBD transformed into 1918 Texas.

Māori bread baked in Whanganui using a starter bug handed down over generations will feature on the world stage in a Unesco project.

Friday, 4 June 2021, 9:24 am Otago Museum announced their first purchase made possible through the Blumardt Fund today. The Fund allowed the purchase of Stolen Jewels by Octavia Cook. Ms Cook is a renowned Otago-based jeweller with an international reputation. Her work is in several public collections including Te Papa, The Dowse Art Museum, Auckland War Memorial Museum and the Govett-Brewster. “We are thrilled to have Stolen Jewels as part of our collection; it is particularly meaningful b...

Hollywood film production transforms Whanganuis Victoria Ave into 1918 Texas 10 May, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read Part of the bottom block of Victoria Ave and Ridgway St were closed to pedestrians and traffic on Monday due to a film production. Photo / Bevan Conley Part of the bottom block of Victoria Ave and Ridgway St were closed to pedestrians and traffic on Monday due to a film production. Photo / Bevan Conley Small crowds gathered outside the security fences of a large-scale Hollywood p...

Green light for road closures during film production in Whanganui 29 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read Sections of Whanganuis Ridgway St and Victoria Ave will become a 19th century film set. Whanganui District Council has given the green light to close the areas to traffic and pedestrians from May 9 to May 11 while Dancing Pictures uses the area as a film set. The council held a brief extraordinary meeting on Thursday to approve the application which will allow the section ...

Whats bringing international Hollywood film productions to Whanganui? 9 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 8 minutes to read A huge effort is being put into attracting film productions to Whanganui. Photo / 123RF Whanganuis economic development agency has been working for months on bringing large-scale international productions to the Whanganui region. Its says the economic potential is huge and the reputational benefits could be even bigger. Ethan Griffiths looks at the effort to put Whanganui on th...

Big read: What is heritage worth to Whanganui? 22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Kyle Dalton says preserving Whanganuis heritage buildings has induced pride in the community. Photo / Lewis Gardner Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron Whanganuis rich heritage holds huge value not just financially but socially and culturally too. Mike Tweeds asks just how much its worth. Its the authenticity of Whanganuis history and he...