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Quest Mount Maunganui to re-start construction next month 24 Apr, 2021 03:00 AM 3 minutes to read An artist's impression of what the new Quest Mount Maunganui could look like. Photo / Supplied An artist's impression of what the new Quest Mount Maunganui could look like. Photo / Supplied Construction on a $20 million apartment hotel in Mount Maunganui will restart next month after Covid delays pushed the project a year behind schedule. The Quest Mount Maunganui development is on the corner of Rata St and Maunganui Rd, which was previously occupied by the Breakers cafe and b...

Thirteen sections from stage two have already been sold. Hoult Contractors has been awarded the job for stages one and two, which involves creating the infrastructure to get the sections ready for builders. Buildings at Manukura School’s former kura awa campus were being demolished and the gym was coming down, said Wallace Development Manawatū regional manager Vanessa Thompson.​ It was hoped concrete blocks from the campus could be used as part of fill, because the ground would need to be raised by a metre on average across the site. That work started this week. “It’s got to be ...

The programme for Duet For Two Hands. Duet for Two Hands would later be referred to as a ‘horror play’ in publicity descriptions, although others saw it as unforgettable human drama. It told the story of a concert pianist whose hands were mangled in an accident, and of a surgeon who, in a miraculous operation, grafted new ones on him from a newly-dead donor. Unfortunately the deceased donor was an executed murderer, and the new hands had a will of their own. (Although an original script, it might have reminded movie buffs of a similarly-themed silent film of 1924, The Hands Of Orlac.)

Social housing complex on Whanganui's Victoria Ave ready for tenants 17 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Compass Housing Services general manager Dr Bernadette Pinnell is backed by the complex's tenancy officer, Shaun Moyle. Photo / Bevan Conley Compass Housing Services general manager Dr Bernadette Pinnell is backed by the complex's tenancy officer, Shaun Moyle. Photo / Bevan Conley A new 26-unit social housing complex in central Whanganui will be housing tenants before Christmas. The units on Victoria Ave will be managed by Compass Housing Services and will be occupied by some ...