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War animals to be honoured in Woodville 18 Feb, 2021 01:28 AM 3 minutes to read Bess the war horse who was one of only four to return to New Zealand. Photo / File Bess the war horse who was one of only four to return to New Zealand. Photo / File Hawkes Bay Today By: Sue Emeny Woodville will host its the first Purple Poppy Day service to honour the animals that have served and been killed in war. The service recognises the role played by animals during international conflicts and the roles they continue to fill today. The service is being led by Holy Trinity Anglican Church with support from Woodville Districts Vision and Woodville RSA. ....
Iwi buys bigger share of coastal Rangitīkei farm 25 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Operations manager Jarred Clode (left) and Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa trustee Jason Boyle stand outside the entrance to Te Hou Farms Dairy. Photos / Lewis Gardner Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Rangitīkei iwi Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa has bought a further one third share of the large Te Hou Farms near Bulls - for $8.64 million. The purchase was made final on December 1, and announced at the tribe s annual general meeting on December 6. The buyer is iwi-owned Ngā Wairiki – Ngāti Apa Developments Limited. ....
WARWICK SMITH/STUFF Bess, the warhorse, was remembered during an Anzac memorial service near Bulls. Bess was originally named Zelma, but Colonel Charles Guy Powles changed her name when she was allocated to the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment. She was one of 10,000 horses to head to Europe as part of New Zealand’s WWI effort, serving in Egypt, Sinai, Palestine and France. David Unwin/Stuff Purple and red poppies, and a carrot, were left on Bess memorial after she was posthumously awarded the Blue Cross Medal. She was part of the 1919 victory parade in Berlin. She helped Powles at Flock House, an agricultural training school near Bulls, upon her return in 1922. ....