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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 because of our connection with Manawa, who inspired the piece”, said Moira White, Otago Museum’s ...

Hollywood film production transforms Whanganui's 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 production in central Whanganui on Monday, with a very well-known extra one of those taking part in ...