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Cement silos at Whanganui Port to be torn down for port renewal project 6 May, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read Cement silos in Tod St at Whanganui Port will be demolished by the end of August. Photo / Bevan Conley Cement silos in Tod St at Whanganui Port will be demolished by the end of August. Photo / Bevan Conley Whanganui Chronicle By: Laurel Stowell Whanganui business Jurgens Demolition has the contract to demolish the cement silos and attached buildings at Whanganui Port, starting in the next fortnight. The silos were owned by Q-West Boat Builders, director Myles Fothergill said. The com...

Wide focus needed on Whanganui's Castlecliff Beach, district councillor says 16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read New arrangements at Castlecliff Beach are worth talking about, Whanganui District councillor James Barron says. Photo / Bevan Conley New arrangements at Castlecliff Beach are worth talking about, Whanganui District councillor James Barron says. Photo / Bevan Conley Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Any talk about grooming Castlecliff Beach needs to go wider than just saying Whanganui District Council shoul...

Living on a Dynamic Coast: National conference in Whanganui attracts high numbers 4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Graham Pearson of Castlecliff Coast Care collecting seeds from dune plants that play a vital role in protecting the coastline. Photo / Bevan Conley Graham Pearson of Castlecliff Coast Care collecting seeds from dune plants that play a vital role in protecting the coastline. Photo / Bevan Conley Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Castlecliff Coast Care's Graham Pearson was collecting seeds from the spinifex and p�...

Conservation Comment: Draft Climate Change Strategy is a good start 14 Feb, 2021 08:27 PM 3 minutes to read We live in a flood zone: we need to think smarter. Photo / Giles Conley Wanganui Midweek OPINION Thank you WDC councillors, especially Councillor Taylor, council staff and iwi advisers who all helped in writing WDC Draft Climate Change Strategy/Te Rautaki Huringa Ahuarangi. This is great progress from five or so years ago when there seemed no recognition of this elephant in the room in any annual or 10 Year Plan. Thanks also to the school students and community members who organised our...