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I'm New to This: Learning to fly with a Wanganui Aero Club pilot 14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Chief flying instructor Jonathan Mauchline took reporter Liz Wylie for a trial flight over Whanganui one windy afternoon. Photo / Bevan Conley Chief flying instructor Jonathan Mauchline took reporter Liz Wylie for a trial flight over Whanganui one windy afternoon. Photo / Bevan Conley Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Over the summer Chronicle reporters have been trying their hand at something new, under the supervision of expe...

Whenuakura Marae adds carparking and makes highway access safer in upgrade.

Whanganui's Most Beautiful Garden finalist: Karen Hurndell's garden is also art 3 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Karen Hurndell wishes she had done more art at school because it's the art in her garden that she likes the most. She credits inspirational Whanganui teachers Rei Hendry and Peter Donne for the figures she makes to populate her extensive Springvale garden. There they are, sitting on a bench at one edge and strolling with a spade near the house. She makes their ceramic fa...

Whanganui Year in Review, April 2020: A month locked down 30 Dec, 2020 03:30 PM 5 minutes to read Police had checkpoints around the region to prevent people travelling over the Easter Break. Photo / Alan Gibson [A_030520WCLGLvl3-5.JPG] Ethan Griffiths April 1 April 1 might have marked the beginning of a new month, but for Kiwis, it was just another day attempting to come to terms with life's new reality. New Zealand was in the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown for most of the month of April, and with that came a dramatic rise in the use of internet across New Zealand. On April 1 the Chr...

Whanganui Year in Review, November 2020: Heavy rain, a new wind farm and a US election 30 Dec, 2020 03:30 PM 4 minutes to read Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joined Rawiri Waititi in Parliament off the back of the special votes. Photo / Mark Mitchell [171120WCSup10.JPG] [A_181120WCBRCWin09.JPG] [A_251120WCBRCKin04.JPG] November 4 Ahead of the US Presidential election, the Chronicle spoke to US expats who now call Whanganui home, for their thoughts on where the day might end up. Lynn Hurst, an artist originally from Kentucky, gathered with friends on the night to watch the results come in. Hur...