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It was particularly special because it was the city’s 150th anniversary year, the Manawatunes 25th birthday, and the first time singers had been able to compete in a while after Covid-19 restrictions saw cancellation of last year’s convention. The young singers will take the stage at the Regent on Broadway on September 22 and 23, followed by the adult competitions on September 24 and 25. The champions will perform for the public on the Thursday and Saturday. The singers will also venture out of the theatre, with “After-Glow” performances at venues around the city. There would be ...

ARTS FOCUS: how to get the kids creative on school holidays 16 Apr, 2021 01:19 AM 4 minutes to read Have fun with beads at CAN these school holidays Hawkes Bay Today NC210421Harakeke.JPG NC210421beading.JPG by Lisa Feyen The school holidays are truly designed to keep us on our toes. If you're not looking, they can creep up on you from behind and turn life as you know it upside down. With this in mind, CAN has designed a new fun event called 'Around the World Art Play', which features a variety of creative activities that are available as 'drop-in' sessions with no need to book in advance. Dur...

Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 11:45 am Paying for Council rates and services by cheque is no longer going to be an option from 15 June as banks phase out the payment method. Kāpiti Coast District Council General Manager Corporate Services Mark de Haast says from then payments can be accepted by direct debit, eftpos, cash, telephone or online banking. Payments can also be made by credit card through Council’s website. “Cheques are being discontinued as a method of payment by banks in New Zealand, including by Council’s banker Westpac, which means we are no longer able to take cheques either,�...

Māori creation story for wall of Whanganui centre 17 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Ruby Fleming and daughter Violet, 4, attach items to a new mural for the Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre fence. Photo / Bevan Conley Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron When Ruby Fleming designed a mural for the Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre she had to include Ruapehu - part of her heritage as well as Whanganui's. The mural shows Papatūānuku, the Māori earth mother, in a Whanganui landscape with the mountain behind. The Ar...

She passed through for many years, living in Palmerston North or Wellington. But one day she stopped at the bach and stayed for two-and-a-half years, where she and her dog Frida would roam the beach every day. “It’s not just the landscape that draws me in, [it’s] the towns and the people – they hold onto their places, their stories and their artefacts – and they are willing to share them. They are honest with no false pretences,” Bell-Booth said in her story. Project manager Kristy McGregor said the exhibition gave the women an opportunity to shine and share what was important...