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Vol. 36, No. 15, April 23, 2020
52 Ingestre Street, Whanganui - ‘NZ’s Most Beautiful City’. Phone 345 3666 or 345 3655, email rivercitypress@xtra.co.nz
Controller of COVID-19 Emergency Response
Team - tailor-made for Stuart Hylton
BY DOUG DAVIDSON ease control.”
“This work had me trav-
Stuart Hylton, along with Louise Allsopp, elling all around the Dis-
was appointed to lead Whanganui’s COV- trict,” he adds, “dealing
ID-19 emergency response team on March
31 with the title of ‘Incident Controller of the -
Emergency Operations Centre’ (EOC). cation skills including the
This will be the ninth preciate the key partner- behaviour,” – skills very
declared emergency ships, relationships and important in his current
around the region that trust you have around you Controller’s role.
Stuart has been involved & He continued with the
been asked to be the Con- community.” -
troller. “Whanganui is quite tory Management, Cor-
He says, “It’s not a role unique in this respect,” he porate Planning, Senior
I’ve sought but one that 0 12 - Louise Allsopp Policy Advice and Waste
gives me tremendous 3 - has long links back into Management, resigning
nectedness and resilience Whanganui’s history, go- !"#
community response and "77! Whanganui District Li-
recovery operations to 4 & 5 with a subdivision in Ara- censing (Alcohol) Com-
local emergencies. As a during an emergency.” moho remembering the missioner, a role that is
Controller you soon ap- 6 / name through a street, a not able to be done by a
hall and Hylton Park. Council employee. He
Stuart initially started has subsequently been ap-
with the Council as an
Environmental Health
25 0 / Napier.
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role involving statutory Health Board representa-
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premises – Food, Hair- * !"# +-
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Trades, Liquor Licenses, % / -
sanitary inspections, noise placement on the WDHB.
- Continued on page 2 Stuart Hylton
RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 - 1
Check out what’s Ruahine Bridge has stunning setting
in this week’s RCP The Bridge to Nowhere
has reached the status of
visitors now come into
view of the bridge from
easy to get to — about
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I have had contact an iconic landmark and is a higher angle and get an well-formed track from
with Stuart Hylton the most visited structure even more spectacular the car park at the end
through Rotary, Waima- in Whanganui National view than before. Another of Renfrew Rd. Highly
rie Operating Trust and Park. On the internet it advantage of this bridge recommended when we
on Waste Management, "! is that, unlike the The get out of lockdown.
so I know he will do most beautiful bridges in Bridge to Nowhere, it is - Dave Scoullar
a great job as ‘Inci- New Zealand along with
New Plymouth’s Te Rewa
dent Controller of the
Emergency Operations Rewa Bridge. Controller of COVID-19
Centre’ in Whanganui But there is another
2G77 ways fascinated me. What Rotary, is the Chair of
of the highs and lows cut to raise funds for the then Minister of Con- I’ve quickly learnt whilst the Waimarie Operating
of cycling down the Cancer Society (page servation, Helen Clark, at the DHB is that our Trust, Deputy Chair of
west coast of the South >{06 community health is in- the local Cancer Society
< ">#>J !_ U"?!! backdrop. Following the as well as being involved
""{}6 realignment of the track, the health system itself. in “a few minor trusts.”
writes this time about generosity of Whanganui Our community’s health He says he does this “Be-
growing exotics in people. Not on the “most is not just a physical well-
to greater cross sector in organisations such as
Whanganui District \U#]0 " integration, especially to these being more rele-
bridges, including the our most vulnerable, in vant, nimble and smarter
U ?! Dublin Street and Wake- 4 & - operationally.”
‘shovel-ready’ infra- + 0 @ & You might wonder
structure projects that \U ]0!7 wellbeing.” whether with these ex-
could be eligible for roading projects, includ- Stuart sees the COV- periences and commu-
additional government 5 
Teaching through Learning through technology
COVID-19 - Student Journalist,
Grace Harper. (Grace is
a year 9 student at Cul-
linane College).
added to our abilities
to work more indepen-
dently. The situation
is helping us gain new
Over the summer holi- Cullinane teachers are
days few New Zealand acutely aware of the hopes We were told that high skills. It is a very dif-
educators would have no- and aspirations for their 4 - ferent change to video
ticed the snippets of news ! ! z9 - ent, but my classmates chat with your Spanish
about a localised virus in tion. We are fortunate to and I never expected teacher or watch videos
Wuhan. A season later we & this. of our teachers.
are facing the single big- z9 Learning in 2020 has This COVID-19 event
gest interruption to mod- working with teachers to & 4 has rocked our world
ern life we’ve ever expe- best manage through these experience than what
rienced. challenging times. For it usually is, due to the changed many lives.
This week our second those parents out there with COVID-19 crisis. Over This time has taught me
term has begun like never senior students, encourage the last few days at to be open to new chal-
before. Across the country them to make the best use school all our teachers lenges and to always
students and teachers are of this time, to engage with were setting up a ready treasure those close to
working online. This is their teachers online and to and capable system for me and also remember
familiar ground for many remember that all students our education to con- how lucky we are to get
teachers, for others an op- are in the same situation. tinue during lockdown. to go to school!
portunity to learn a new It is important to acknowl- Google Classroom and
Justin Harper, Education Perfect are Grace Harper
skill. Principal Cullinane edge the quality of the work
It will be interesting over and communication from two examples of how
College we are keeping our
the next few weeks to see the Ministry of Education
how well the internet rep- dents maintaining focus over these last few weeks. learning active. On
licates the face to face in- from such a distance. This Behind the scenes the Min- Google Classroom our
teraction of the classroom. is where whanau support 4& - teachers have been set-
Teachers, one rightly sus- is key. We encourage par- ing tirelessly on setting up ting tasks and lessons
pects, are worried about ents to support their chil- this period of online learn- for us to work through
the key challenge of stu- dren with a daily routine of ing. Moving resources, at our normal pace and
learning. breaking down barriers schedule.
Planes over city At Cullinane College our and keeping the frontline Grasping how to use
this new setup our
The Wanganui Aero teachers have been working schools well informed.
with ‘Google Classrooms’ New Zealand is well placed second school term this
Club and its members
and ‘Education Perfect’ globally, hiccups accepted, year has started very
have received Civil Avia-
websites as the platforms for kiwi kids to have online 4 0
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FIREWOOD / LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES Driving Miss Daisy carries on caring
Clive Aim, owner of Driving Miss Daisy
‘They say the greatest curse is to live wouldn’t be much we could do. Thank-
in interesting times. Well, we are all fully we live in a country with a smart
living in interesting times right now,’ decisive government.’
says Clive Aim, owner of Driving Miss The other big change helping people is
Daisy Whanganui. ‘We’ve had our lives the NZTA decision to up the Total Mo-
turned upside down and we just have to bility subsidy through to the end of June
do the best we can with the hand we’ve at least. This means that fares up to $20
been dealt.’ are fully covered, with the client paying
Being classed as an essential service, nothing.
the main focus during Alert Level 4, Some things have carried on in the
and even going into lower levels, is to background, such as transporting and
get vulnerable people to and from the assisting ACC clients to vital appoint-
essential places they need to be, as care- ments. This includes trips out of town,
fully as possible. to Palmerston North and New Plym-
$ @& 8 outh. ‘A lot of people don’t realise we
blood tests, eye and other medical ap- do out of town trips, but we love them.
pointments. Apart from the obvious hy- It’s a nice change of scenery, and tem-
giene measures, we keep client contact po.’
to only one driver, often over several ‘With the whole NZ team pitching in,
weeks. Other ways we can help is pick- we’re all boxing on. When you think
ing up click and collect orders and even 4 -
4 0 pared with some of the things life can
‘If it wasn’t for the wage subsidy there throw at you’.
TRANSPORT CARPET CLEAN
STUMP REMOVALS PLUMBING/GAS
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Accessing your GP through Art in Isolation: The Sarjeant lockdown
Patient Portal blog and activities
Check out the Sarjeant and changes to our
While we are in a pe- Gallery online, especially operating status as we
riod of lockdown, your their Art in Isolation: move through the various
general practice is still The Sarjeant Lockdown lockdown alert stages.”
open, but has changed Blog. As they say, “This They have a series
the way they deliver page is dedicated to items which looks at some of
services. Consultation relevant to us during this the lesser known works
options now include lockdown period – news- in the Sarjeant Collection.
over the phone, virtual/ paper articles; articles Recent ones include an
online and face-to-face about our exhibitions and untitled drawing of Joan
– depending on how our people; news relevant Grehan from about 1965-
they are currently op- to our arts community - 1975 known as ‘Rome
erating and what your particularly the assistance Airport.’ It is opposite to
needs are. You can also package developed by our current situation in
choose to interact with Creative New Zealand; that as the blog says, “It
your general practice redevelopment updates captures the collapsed
online, through the fatigue of waiting and the
Patient Portal. traveller who isn’t going
A Patient Portal is a
website that allows you
‘Stand at anywhere.”
The articles give a
to view your primary
health information
online – in Whanganui
Dawn’ on brief description of the
artist and their work with Joan Grehan’s sketch
comments about their
we are using Manage-
MyHealth™. You can Anzac Day relevance to life today.
Take this piece on a piece
access a range of ser- of poster art ‘Together’ by
vices and information; People are invited to
take part in ‘Stand at Yvonne Todd from 2005:
including viewing your “Self-isolation can mean
lab results and health Dawn’ and join togeth-
er at 6am on Saturday, an ambivalent over-identi-
records (e.g. prescrip-
tions, allergies, immu- April 25 for Anzac Day.
Stand at your letterbox, surrounding. Spend a
nisations, diagnoses, little too long indoors and
recalls), sending secure at the front door, in
your lounge room, bal- it can turn overwhelming;
messages to your the agoraphobic, shut-in
practice team, request- Doctor/patient video consultation conies, in your drive.
Wherever you are in and incapacitated become
ing repeat prescriptions your account, you will Springvale Medical 06 4
for long-term medica- be able to access your Centre, St Johns Medi- the world, stand togeth-
er and take a moment cloud of amateur opinion
tions, booking appoint- personal health in- cal Centre, Stewart St broadcast on all social
ments, receiving recall formation from any Surgery, Taihape Health to remember our fallen
– but please stay within platforms tails the news
reminders, etc. Each internet device (mobile and Wicksteed House cycle twenty-four hours
general practice deter- app is available). At Medical Centre. your bubble.
a day like a lost puppy
mines what services this stage, you need to Registration is a sim- chasing cats on the empty
they will make avail- be 18 years and over to ple process – just phone
able and some services
may also have a fee.
The ManageMy-
participate.
The majority of
practices under the
your practice reception
4
this for you. To register,
RCP streets of suburbia.”
There is also a section
on lockdown activities.
Example of mandalas
(our office is closed over These include: \+ 0 Digital Parent, continue
Health™ website is Whanganui Regional you will need to pro- the lockdown period, \% The run of current albeit in digital form. The
hosted in a secure Health Network are vide a personal email however you can contact from garden bits and Arts Review page on our
environment in New 4 } } address (not used by us either by Q & the pattillo Whanganui website has been updated
Zealand and your with the remainder anyone else) and proof phone 345 3666 sticks. Arts Review and the and expanded. You can
information is com- implementing it this of identity. For further email: rivercitypress@ \9 - 2020 pattillo Project - Dr even purchase some of
pletely protected, as the year. Practices currently information on the Pa- xtra.co.nz lenge. Kathryn Wightman’s the Arts Review works.
security is similar to participating include; tient Portal, visit www.
internet banking. Once Aramoho Health Cen- managemyhealth.co.nz
you have registered tre, Bulls Medical Cen- and scroll to the bottom
through your general tre, Gonville Health, of the home page for
practice and activated Impilo Family Practice, more details.
RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 - 7
Enliven rest homes providing Exotic theme for Whanganui gardens
employment opportunities 2&
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When Whanganui softball Submissions open on consent applications for
won the Beatty Cup highway to replace Manawatu Gorge
Horizons Regional %¡:$ number of considerations and, indeed, Central New
Council is inviting those Economic Action Plan regarding the consenting Zealand.
interested to make sub- programme, Accessing process that will need to “Projects like Te Ahu
missions on a suite of Central New Zealand. be worked through,” says a Turanga will be im-
consent applications re- Waka Kotahi NZ Trans- Horizons Regional Coun- portant as New Zealand
ceived from Waka Kotahi port Agency says the cil Strategy and Policy recovers from the eco-
NZ Transport Agency for restoration of the connec- % * z nomic and social impacts
activities associated with tion is important for local Peet. of the pandemic.
the construction of Te Ahu communities, travellers “Following discussions “Equally, we are con-
6¡¢%¡6- and distributors across the with Waka Kotahi NZ scious that the country is
rarua Highway. lower North Island. Transport Agency, we now at COVID-19 Alert
The highway will re- “We recognise that giv- have carefully considered Level 4. Horizons will
place the closed SH3 en the developing COV- two key issues. These are continue to discuss these
%¡ ID-19 situation, the timing that the project is hugely issues with Waka Kotahi
route and is part of the NZ Transport Agency as
the situation develops,
Zoe’s hair raises over $1550 including whether any
special measures may be
needed over the coming
for Cancer Society weeks to ensure appro-
priate public participa-
tion in the process.”
Horizons has granted
Team Photo 1947 - 1948 season Waka Kotahi NZ Trans-
port Agency’s request
In 1948 the Wanganui Representa- daughter, Amanda Rona, is married to that the applications be
tive Softball Team defeated Auckland Brad Rona, a former Black Sox world directly referred to the
9-6 at Auckland for the Beatty Cup. champion softballer.” Environment Court. The
What an achievement. A little bit like As for Buzz and his involvement with direct referral process is
Whanganui rugby winning the Ran- softball, he told us, “I have just returned a streamlined procedure
furly Shield, which we haven’t done. from playing in the New Zealand’s under the Resource Man-
(We did manage a 15 all draw against Evergreens tournament in Nelson. Over agement Act 1991, which
Taranaki in 1964). 35’s. I am the captain of the Canterbury allows a requiring author-
Buzz Terrey sent us pictures and Team and we went through the tourna- ity (such as Waka Kotahi
points out that “this team has been the ment unbeaten with six wins and no NZ Transport Agency) to
only Whanganui team ever to have losses. Our team has two former Black make a request that its
won the Beatty Cup. It would be an Sox players in it and a former Junior
honour for these men to be recognised Black Sox member. The Blacksox decided by the Environ-
in a small way for making that historic members were Mike Sands and Stephen ment Court, rather than
win which has never been copied.” Ratu. The junior Black Sox was Aaron the Regional Council.
He adds that Keith Terrey’s grand- Risden. The Court will consider
all submissions on the ap-
plications before it makes
a decision, however, sub-
mitters will only be able
to be heard by the Court
&
section 274 party notice.
Information on the
Before and after pictures of Zoe and her hair consent applications
The RCP recently re- used for a wig for anoth- “We are still receiving do- and details on how to
ported that Zoe Hollard er little girl.” Alison cut nations, thank you all, and make a submission are
decided to have her long Zoe’s hair herself using a & & - & ¢JJ0J
4 pair of hairdressing scis- ittle page open for a few consent-manawatu-tara-
raise money for the local sors borrowed from her more days.” rua-highway and on the
Cancer Society. sister. She explains, “We She adds, “Zoe is so Kotahi Waka NZ Trans-
Zoe’s mum, Alison, 4#! 0 happy with her new short port Agency website.
reports that on Sunday, By Tuesday, April 21, hair style and would like Public submissions
“Zoe’s big day arrived and donations went over to thank all of you who can be received up until
we have cut her beautiful U" ! 9 kindly donated.” 4.45pm on 24 April 2020.
long hair. We have cut the
The champion 1948 Wanganui Rep Softball Team hair in a way that it can be
~ A poem by Jock Lee ~
The RCP has published on a foreign coast, a hemisphere away. the queen of England
a number of poems by its' kelp-bellied rocks, Outside, hung
Jock. They comment on giant ferns, the southern whales calmly, on our class-
life and are beautifully and scattered people, slipped silently by. room wall
written to be understood all strangers Inside, her sisterly smile invit-
by all. in my distant world England. ing us
Homeland anchored in a mother- On the walls, into her family,
I was born land In our heads. dogs and all.
So, I stood up straight And in the shadow
and wore a white vest of their sacred towers
¤% they taught me the game
Britain", and I trod the hallowed
stamped neatly, halls and
on the chest. 0
I am a son laid and grassed
of daughters and sons the English way.
of empire. I went to their castle
Better Britons and stayed a while.
battling at the borders Wore a white tie
of a colonial tide. and a gatecrashers'
A boy smile.
from the brown gullies Went to the right places
of a white land. at the right time of
Our Maori were safe year....
tucked in the library, but nothing,
&- was as real,
ished lives as a waiata
littering our lawn.
We knew on summer air.
who had won Nga mihi nui
} - Jock Lee
RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 - 9
Skinny Jump now cheaper and more A family’s love affair with basketball
widely available in Whanganui - By Janine Delaney
Janine’s father was John
Janine and one
of the framed
The Spark Founda- Nolan, who many people Michael Jordan
tion and Skinny have will remember as a chi- shirts. The signa-
announced reduced ropractor and basketball ture is quite small
rates for using Skinny player. on the number 2
Jump modems, their My family has been in- so unlikely to be
popular subsidised volved in basketball both visible
wireless internet con- here in Whanganui and
nection. Rates are now overseas since before I Although I was only
$5 for 30 Gigabytes, a was born. My grandfather ever a social player my
quarter of the price of played in the local compe- passion for basketball
the cheapest commer- tition for many years. My has never waned. Anyone
cial services available. Dad spent 4 years in the who knows me will tell
The new rates will USA and following that, you I am obsessed and
apply to existing Jump and resources to help brary, as a Jump partner, was involved with basket- have followed the local
users and eligibility to them in isolation, plus can help eligible people ball in Wanganui for most team in any place I have
obtain a Skinny Jump they can use the internet signup for this service. of his life. ever lived. I regularly
modem has been widely to keep in touch with During the COVID-19 When Whanganui Bas- travel to Auckland to sup-
extended. friends and family. lockdown, they can call ketball was still playing at port the NZ Breakers and
As well as being avail- Jordan from the library the old YMCA in Victoria have also been to several
able for families with pre-pay internet ser- on 021 0906 9741. Jor- Avenue, he and his team of their regional games
children, Skinny Jump vice. Because it uses dan will check to make mates trained and prob- in the last couple of years
can be obtained by peo- Skinny’s 4G wireless sure the household is in ably played there. At the including Wellington and
ple identifying with one @ a Skinny coverage area $ New Plymouth.
or more of the follow- or landline connection (most areas in Whan- stadium at Springvale For some years I was liv-
ing groups: People with and no installation cost. ganui have very good Park was built, he was ing in Western Australia
disabilities, migrants No credit references coverage) and complete Chairman of the Whan- Cycling the South Island in 1949/50
- Jim Parnell Hokitika Hospital and his the rest of the way home. for 200 and walked about we had a wonderful time
Jim Parnell wrote a bike to a repair shop while In all we had cycled 650 20 miles with our bikes. seeing that part of New
piece for the RCP, April we continued to the Franz miles, travelled by train Apart from the mishaps, Zealand.
16, on a cycle trip he and Joseph Glacier camp-
a Senior Scout Troop did ground.
in 1949 to Auckland and Michael was able to join
back. Later that year Jim us but with without his
went on a second trip bike and for the next few
– this time to the South days, he rode on the bar of
Island with Alf Howard, Alf’s bike as Alf was the
B Galvin and his brother oldest and strongest mem-
Michael. ber of our party. However,
We left Whanganui on when going down a hill,
the afternoon of Christ- the brakes of Alf’s bike
mas Day bound for Wel- failed and he could stop
lington. Our intention only by crashing into the
was to go to the Hutt Park bank by the side of the
camp ground but as it was road. His bike had a buck-
getting late, we camped led front wheel, bent forks
behind a hoarding along- and a bent frame.
side the level crossing The two of them walked
over the railway line back to the campground.
where the train entered A local found an old
Petone. bike wheel at the rubbish
The next day we crossed dump and we were able
to Picton on the SS Tama- to straighten everything
hine and took the Grove enough to ride the bike
Road to Havelock and again.
Nelson and then on via Then the rain set in in
the Buller George Road typical West Coast style,
to Westport. The person 0
we stayed with there was Fox Glacier from Lake Matheson We had to sleep on the ta-
an overseer at the Stock- bles in the dining room. It
ton coal mine. It was ted up with hard hats and pancake rocks and contin- didn’t get any better when
closed because of the lights. ued south past Greymouth the road north was washed
holidays and so he took We passed through Pu- to Hokitika. The highways out and we were stranded.
us for a tour, with us kit- nakaikai looking at the were all unsealed and After a few days we got
rough which took a toll on a ride on a Public Works
Good news story ideas our bikes. Near Hokitika truck back to Hokitika.
and advertising most welcome the steering head of Mi-
chael’s bike broke, throw-
But we had run out of
time so took the train to
phone 345 3666 or email: rivercitypress@xtra.co.nz. ing him onto the road. He Christchurch before sail-
4 & ing overnight from Lyt-
River City Press is currently available at all dairies ‘gravel rash’ with bits of telton to Wellington on the
and supermarkets. Door to door at Turakina, Ratana, stone working through his SS Rangitira. From Wel-
Whangaehu. We are fully viewable online at www. skin for years to come. A lington we took the train to
rivercitypress.co.nz and on our Facebook page passing car took him to Paraparaumu and cycled
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RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 - 11Government helps City Mission coping with big increase
superannuitants and in demand for food parcels
beneficiaries stuck overseas `
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thousand New Zealand- person leaves the country. ever before. They are as follows:
ers stranded overseas / & % “But we are also aware Week before the lock-
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0 international travel. to avoid non-essential 70 or have a vulnerable
+ 1COVID-19 recovery will take ‘agility’ NZ media giants struggling to
Belief in Agility
In lockdown I’ve spoken
gathered, all risks meas-
ured, all parties consulted
tiation
Responding to Change
respond to COVID-19
via calls & zoom with a lot and a blueprint of work - over following a plan Commentators have been seeking 200 redundancies 4
of businesses and organi- prepared before a line of There’s a wealth of meth- predicting the end of news- among its workforce. It has full wages with the help
sations, all struggling. code is written or a sod odologies like Kanban & papers in print for dec- also stopped producing its of the Government wage
If you’re in business or turned. Scrum and techniques like ades and the numbers of weekly community news- subsidy,” says owner Deb-
Council you will have had Agility informs tools like stand up meetings and 360 daily newspapers in print papers and inserts such as bie Jarrett. “We are also
no lack advice to do this, Kanban and Scrum but… review that aim to help ap- throughout the world has the real estate magazine. pleased that we can be a
freeze that, change eve- Agile is iterative and ply the above principles been steadily declining. But In Whanganui the Chroni- source for other local busi-
rything and nothing and adaptive. It starts now and but don’t confuse mimick- it appears that in New Zea- cle has dropped column- nesses and organisations to
spade-ready the other. moves forward fast, learn- ing the same actions as Ag- land, the impact of COV- ists such as the popular Jay be able to get their messag-
What we know now ing requirements as it goes. ile people/teams with being ID-19 and the lockdown Kuten in a measure to save es out to the public, as to
is partial, emerging and It adapts and changes rap- Agile – a stand up meeting will force our two major costs. whether they are open and
changing. We don’t have idly. may help focus but it’s ap- media giants – NZME and River City Press, which to what capacity.”
a fraction of the facts or Agile needs cross func- plying Agile values that +4 - relies solely on advertis- Once advertising sales
time needed for good tra- tional teams not hierar- make you Agile, NOT fol- Cr James Barron sider their futures. ing has also taken a huge increase again and permis-
ditional decisions but de- 0 4 - lowing any particular guru In Tuesday’s Dominion, hit with a drop in sales by sion by the Government is
cisions are critical NOW. agers and governance or method. ready doing, ask yourself 1+4 about 75 percent. given, we will to be back
What principles to apply together. Moving into recovery the four questions from the seeks readers’ help” Tom “However, we feel ex- in your letterboxes, bring-
to governance, manage- Agile expects and phase it is imperative we Agile manifesto and keep }:+ 1+4 tremely grateful that we ing you the local news. In
ment and true leadership? WANTS to fail. Fail small, challenge ourselves and asking those questions as has become the latest media have still been able to pub- the mean time you can pick
One zoom presenter pro- fail often and fail fast. Ag- adopt the adaptive and ag- you keep doing. organisation to ask read- lish, even if we can’t de- up an RCP from your local
posed the word “pivot” but ile reviews quickly and ile thinking that we will Is what I am doing valu- ers of its website to make a liver door-to-door, so we dairy or supermarket or
I don’t think it captures it. tries again. Agile wants to need to make the many and ing… contribution towards fund- still have a small income view online at www.river
We’ll need to pivot, run, learn from, not blame for, fast decisions that we face Individuals and Inter- ing its journalism.” coming in to pay the bills citypress.co.nz.
stop, jump, climb. Park initiatives that fail. as we adapt to challenges actions - over processes A range of other media
our skills! There is a manifesto for and changes. We need and tools? outlets, including the Otago
It feels like being in Agile Development and it Agile thinking to succeed Working solutions - over * 6 +4
“The Maze Runner”. has only four lines: in the opportunities of a comprehensive plans? Newsroom and Farmers
I propose one word… Individuals and Inter- Whanganui, Aotearoa and Customer Collabora- Weekly are asking for dona-
Agility actions - over processes World forever changed by tion : ® tions from readers through
The I.T. philosophy of and tools COVID-19. Responding to Change the PressPatron app. Read-
Agile development is the Working solutions - over Simply think of an action - over following a plan ex- ers familiar with the UK pa-
opposite of the traditional comprehensive plans (ideally small steps toward actly? per ‘The Guardian’ will be
“design & blueprint” ap- Customer Collabora- an outcome) you may wish That’s an intro to Ag- familiar with this approach.
proach where all facts are tion - over contract nego- to take or what you are al- ile thinking - I believe it According to the CE of
is very much the kind of +4
Whimsical tales thinking we need in Whan-
ganui, especially now.
Getting the mindset right
been planned for months
but the impact of COV-
ID-19 had sped up its plans.
of old Wanganui is fundamental to the ag-
ile, quick and adaptive re-
sponses and decisions we
They see it as a long term
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out introducing a paywall as
need to be making. NZME has done for its pa-
Episode 3: An unconventional A multimedia presenta- pers such as The New Zea-
river crossing tion of this is available on-
line https://www.facebook.
land Herald and the Whan-
ganui Chronicle.
- By Murray Crawford across in a wheelbarrow com/CrJamesBarron/vid- The big problem has been
So far in this series we (as he had unsuccessfully eos/703731153769308/ the 50% drop in revenues
have looked at the fu- proposed on previous oc- - Cr James Barron, +4z%
nambulistic escapades of casions), but a newspaper Whanganui District Coun- has been experiencing. Both
Monsieur Vertelli. De- announcement of the time anyone, who could swim, cil, (+64) 027 22 00 55 2; companies have requested
scribed as “unparalleled 0 to volunteer to go over on james.barron@whanganui. 4 " °
in the Australian Colo- “We hear that Vertelli his back, and he had con- govt.nz; fb.com/CrJames- for 12 weeks. NZME has
nies”, Vertelli was said to intends crossing the river sequently to relinquish this Barron announced that it will be
perform “the most daring again on Thursday, with a part of the performance. A
act recorded in ancient wheelbarrow, and recross- collection was made, and
or modern times”. (Wan- ing it with a man on his about £10 was raised. A
ganui Herald: 25 October, back.” (Herald: 28 Octo- large number of spectators
1867).
However, after disap-
pointing attendances at
ber).
The only stipulation was
that the man should weigh
lined the beach.” (Herald:
1 November). Customer Information
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two indoor meetings, he under eight stone, (approx November) commented:
sparked a little more in- 50 kg). A newspaper ac- “Bystanders were not Home based childcare service
terest by using the lower count of Vertelli's perfor- backward in rewarding his
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The background to ANZAC Day
The date of April 25
during WWI marks the anniversary of
the landing of Austral-
ian and New Zealand sol-
diers – the ANZACs – on
the Gallipoli Peninsula
in 1915. The aim was to
capture the Dardanelles
and open a sea route to the
Bosphorus and the Black
Sea.
Thousands lost their
lives during the Gal-
lipoli campaign: 87,000
Ottoman Turks, 44,000 Anzac Day - Gallipoli
men from France and the it of Anzac'; there are An- It is likely that Sergeant tralian and New Zealand
British Empire, includ- zac biscuits and the two K.M. Little, a clerk in
ing 8,500 Australians and countries’ rugby league Birdwood's headquarters, Gallipoli Peninsula. Later
2,779 New Zealanders – teams normally play an thought of it for use on a it came to mean any Aus-
about one in six of those Anzac Day test. The word rubber stamp: 'ANZAC' tralian or New Zealand
who served on Gallipoli. conjures up the shared was convenient shorthand soldier.
They may have ended heritage of two nations, and became the telegraph After Gallipoli
Wanganui Collegiate School Cadet Arms Training 1912 in military defeat, but for code word for the corps. The term continued
At a presentation at 1200 of those between 40/ many New Zealanders meaning. 6 93 in use in later wars. An
Wanganui Collegiate 1900 and 1914. Of those, listening to consider the then and since, the Gal- ANZAC is an acronym action at Gallipoli on 25 93
School, Richard Bourne, ^"# & 1 following: lipoli landings signalled for Australian and New April 1915. The small formed during the ill-
Chairman of the WCS that Wanganui Collegiate \2 ">"! ²G that New Zealand was Zealand Army Corps, a cove where the Austral- fated 1941 campaign in
Museum Trust, spoke of School – as it does in most "] & & becoming a distinct na- grouping of several divi- ian and New Zealand 0 * G -
the role “Old Boys of our things- punched well above & 0 tion, even as it fought on sions created early in the troops landed was quickly nam War, New Zealand
School played in the Great its weight when it came to \2 " the other side of the world Great War of 1914–18. In dubbed Anzac Cove. Soon and Australian infantry
War.” serving King and Country.” ">" "] & & in the name of the British December 1914 the Aus- the word was being used companies combined as
At the outbreak of war, Of these 714, Richard killed. Empire. tralian Imperial Force and to describe all the Aus- the Anzac Battalion.
just over 2000 boys had pointed out, 156 lost their \2 ">!] ²" The word Anzac is part New Zealand Expedition-
attended the school since lives along with seven cricket team, eight served, of the culture of New Zea- ary Force, both of which
it opened in 1854 and Masters and four domes- four were wounded and landers and Australians. had just arrived in Egypt,
three killed. People talk about the 'spir- were placed under the
command of Lieutenant-
General William Bird-
wood. Initially the term
Australasian Corps was
suggested for the com-
bined force, but Austral-
ians and New Zealanders
were reluctant to lose their
separate identities.
No one knows who came
up with the term Anzac.
RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 - 15The battle of the city war memorials
In addition to the Maori model was prepared which they petitioned the Wan- - Meanwhile the Central
War Memorial at Moutoa showed that the tower ganui Borough Council to ing over available funds, site committee called for
Gardens/Pakaitore, Wan- would have a pointed top withdraw their support for both committees decided to designs for a suitable me-
ganui has two other memo- on the top of which would the Durie Hill Tower and proceed anyway with their morial. When there were
rials to those who served in be an eternal light. give support to the central projects. suitable funds, the con-
World War I. However, when the Ma- site. The tower committee laid struction of the granolithic
The cenotaph in Queen's rine Department objected The council advised that the concrete based on Janu- column began. Inscribed
Park was erected in 1923 to the light, the committee the Durie Hill tower would ary 10, 1923 and donations on the monument is the un-
only after a bitter battle be- already short of funds, used proceed, to which the Cen- were collected from settlers veiling date of Anzac Day,
tween two factions which this as an excuse for leaving tral site committee replied to help pay for the erection 1923, but the monument
4 4 0 by asking that a referendum of the tower. It was a slow was far from complete by
types of war memorials, Having had their plans en- be taken. 8 that date and it was not
4 0 dorsed at a public meeting The council agreed. In until Armistice Day, No-
The local newspaper, in held in 1921, the promoters February 1922, the result in 1925. vember 11, 1923 that the
1919, suggested that the did not anticipate any op- of the referendum was an- In 1959 a plaque was monument was unveiled.
war memorial should con- position. However, the next & placed on the tower that Since its erection the cen-
sist of a look-out tower day the local press carried majority in favour of the reads: "This tower was otaph has been the location
on Durie Hill with a hall letters protesting at the pro- central site. erected to the memory of for all services of remem-
of memories at its base. posed site and the form of Both committees appoint- members of the Armed Ser- brance.
There was enthusiasm for the memorial. Cenotaph, Queens Park Durie Hill tower ed someone to represent vices from this city and dis- - Excerpts taken from
this idea and a committee They also advocated a Wanganui Harbour Board tower. them, to meet with council. trict who fell in the 1914- History Now, written by the
was appointed. central site for the memo- 4 & Those in favour of the Both stated their cases well 1918 war." late Athol Kirk.
The site was secured and rial. charge all the shell rock central site decided to form
plans were prepared. A In the meantime, the required for the Durie Hill a separate committee and BOOK REVIEW: Norman Conquest: Eddie’s Brave War
- By Elizabeth Kay
- Reviewed by David
Scoullar
25 Battalion, which
drew many of its men
from Whanganui and dis-
trict, had a distinguished
record in World War 2. It
was fortunate to have dis-
tinguished commanders,
no more so than Edward
(Eddie) Norman who led
5
Italian campaign.
Norman’s career is the
focus of a new book by
his daughter, Elizabeth
Kay, “Eddie Norman and
25 Battalion,” which will
be of particular interest
to surviving members of
the infantry unit and their
children.
A 22-year-old theologi-
cal student when the war
broke out, Norman rose
from private to lieutenant
colonel. He won the DSO
and MC and was wounded
when his jeep ran over
a mine in April 1945,
shortly before Germany Eddie Norman and 25 Battalion by Elizabeth
surrendered. Kay. The Cuba Press 2019.
After the war he and battalion history and is available at the Wan-
resumed his studies for is highly recommended. It ganui District Library.
ordination in the Anglican
priesthood, became the
Bishop of Wellington and
was eventually knighted.
Whether it was the heat
of North Africa or the
snows of Italy, Norman
wrote home constantly
and daughter, Elizabeth,
draws heavily on these
letters which testify to
his character and love for
wife Margaret.
His care for his men
also shines through and
he comes across as a
soldier’s soldier who
shared their hardships
and led from the front. An
anonymous 25 Battalion
soldier is quoted: “We all
regarded him as a straight
shooter, a brave soldier
and one always concerned
for our welfare. We loved
the man.”
Full of photos and maps,
this book is a combination
of war story, love story
16 - RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020Wanganui rose to challenge of First World War
World War I started The Mayor followed from Queen Alexandra's course.
in 1914 and Wanganui with a public meeting on Own, commanded by Finally, on September
was swept with patriotic August 12, and $5200 was Major J. McG. Elmslie, of 23, the troops of the main
fervour. Here we look at raised for the War Fund. Waverley. It was based in body left Awapuni for
4 Alexander Hatrick told Hawera and the Wanganui Newtown Park, Welling-
of support in the early the meeting he was giving members of the squadron ton. There, on September
days of that war... an Overland car to the on enlisting, had to take # 5
Wanganui was gripped Government for use by the their horses to Hawera to farewelled. They em-
with patriotic fervour, military. He had already & barked on the troopships
when on August 5, 1914 given three motor lorries. test. which pulled away from
the Governor-General By this time the Govern- In the meantime, mem- the wharf and anchored in
announced that New 4 bers of the 7th Wellington the stream.
Zealand was at war with the British Government an West Coast Regiment That night orders were
Germany. Expeditionary Force and, who had enlisted were received that the trans-
On the same day the 9 " 4 farewelled at a dinner on ports were not to sail until
Wanganui division of the was accepted. the evening of August a more powerful naval es-
St John's Ambulance Bri- Members of the Ter- 13. Next morning they cort was available. So next
gade was mobilised and ritorials were invited to fell in at the Drill Hall morning the troops and the
Naval reservists departed enlist and the Drill Hall and, led by the Garrison horses were disembarked.
to report to the naval base in Queen's Park became a Band, were marched to the The 7500 men and over
in Auckland. hive of activity. Railway station to travel 3000 horses had to be This is the motor ambulance presented to the Boulogne Convalescent
The women were The four regimental to Awapuni Racecourse, accommodated in various Hospital in France by the Wanganui War Committee in 1915
4 06 districts each supplied Palmerston North. There makeshift camps around
Mayoress called a meet- a composite mounted the Wellington Infantry Wellington. fund. Early in the war Mr side "Convalescent Depot
ing to set up a branch of - Battalion was formed as On October 15, the es- 6 4 Rayney Jackson presented No 1. presented by the
the Countess of Liver- posite infantry battalion, well as the Wellington cort ships having arrived, of the women of St Paul's the Royal Flying Corps Citizens of Wanganui".
pool's Patriotic Society an artillery battery and % 06 the troops and their horses Presbyterian Church, with a fully equipped aero- August 1914 was cer-
and a most enthusiastic detachments of signallers, mounted men with their were re-embarked and the who were able to report plane. On February 18, tainly a date that altered
committee set to work to engineers, transport etc. horses travelled from convoy of 14 ships set sail they had made two dozen 1915, the Wanganui War the lives of many people
provide comforts for the 6 Hawera to Palmerston for Egypt. committee presented to the in Wanganui.
troops. included a squadron North. In the meantime the troops to enlist and sent to Boulogne Convalescent - written by the late
6 5 women of Wanganui were ]! Hospital a motor ambu- Athol Kirk and published
the infantry detachment busy sewing and raising sheets, two dozen pillow- lance. It had painted on its in History Now.
was Major W. H. Cun- money for the comfort cases, shirts and towels.
ningham, a barrister and
solicitor. Well-wishers pre-
sented him with a horse,
or "charger" as the press
described it and a pair of
binoculars.
After farewells were said
on the Railway Station
on August 12, the public
were informed that the
party which had left was
the second detachment to
leave Wanganui. Three
days earlier 25 members
of the NZ Railway Corps
had left completely un-
noticed.
A detachment of 102
men, including a squadron
of the St John's Ambu-
lance Brigade, left on
August 19, for Palmerston
North. They were also
marched to the station
with the Garrison Band
playing "Soldiers of the
Queen".
The Minister of the
Methodist Church, Rev.
Blamires, who had been
chaplain to the local ter-
ritorials, also enlisted and
left for Awapuni Race-
RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 - 17RCP CLASSIFIEDS - 19,000 copies delivered throughout Wanganui, Ratana, Whangaehu & Turakina
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