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Gaelle Deighton has been announced as Whanganui & Partners' new Board Chair with Anne-Marie Broughton supporting as Deputy Chair. The economic development agency’s Board has elected Deighton following the departure of long-standing Chair Pahia Turia. . ....
Whenuakura Marae upgrade to create safer SH3 access 14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron [140121WCBRCWav04.JPG] Robina and Anne-Marie Broughton are overseeing a series of upgrades for Whenuakura Marae. Photos / Bevan Conley [140121WCBRCWav09.JPG] The cat Pamatangi is a fixture at the marae. Laurel Stowell laurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nz Making access from SH3 to Whenuakura Marae less risky is the main aim of a $229,000 upgrade beginning this month, chairwoman Anne-Marie Broughton says. The marae applied for Provincial Growth Fund money and also intends to replace the old, borer-ridden floor in its wharekai and add doors that will eventually connect it to the wharenui. ....