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The Chronicle's rival from 1867 onward was The Evening Herald (later The Wanganui Herald), founded by John Ballance. The ownership of the two daily papers merged in the 1970s, and in 1986 the Herald became a free weekly, later renamed the Wanganui Midweek. [1] The Chronicle is currently Whanganui's only daily newspaper.
2 October 1941, Whangaehu, near Whanganui – An A B class locomotive and 11 trucks fell into the Whangaehu River after at least one of the trucks derailed while approaching the bridge. [114] 2 injured including the driver P. J. McLaughlin. [115] 20 May 1941, Johnsonville Branch, two units (EMUs) collided (photo)."Two electric units collided ...
The Wanganui Herald, originally published as The Evening Herald, was a daily newspaper in Wanganui published from 1867 to 1986 when it was replaced by a community newspaper of the same name. John Ballance arrived in Wanganui in August 1866; he was to become New Zealand's prime minister in 1891. [ 1 ]
1848 The Crown purchases Wanganui, 80,000 acres (320 km 2), 8,000 acres (32 km 2) of which are supposed to be set aside as a reserve. 1855 Paiaka settlers move closer to the coast at "Foxton", which becomes a port handling flax, timber and agricultural produce. 1856 The Wanganui Chronicle is first published.
Its rival from the 1860s onward was the Evening Herald (later the Wanganui Herald), founded by John Ballance. Initially, the production of the Wanganui Chronicle was held back by a lack of equipment, meaning the first issue, dated 18 September 1856, was produced on a makeshift press, made by staff and pupils at the local industrial school. [105]
Wanganui 1 January 1931 Collapsed while attending a house fire [6] Fireman Roland Beuth Auckland 2 April 1928 During a fire at the Winston Oil and Petrol Store petrol drums exploded and hurtled through the air, one landing close to Fireman Beuth's crew, engulfing them in flames. Fireman Beuth died the following day [6] Fireman A. C. Allan
On the morning of 24 June a personal note appeared in the Whanganui Chronicle stating that “Messrs. Tommy and Rangi Chase, J. Raukawa, and Wereta, left Taihape yesterday morning for Waitara to play for the Whanganui Māori rugby team against Taranaki Māori [team] for the Tuera Shield.” [12] The Tuera Shield is still played for today after ...
Whanganui (known as Wanganui until 1996) is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was first established in 1860 for the 3rd Parliament and has existed continuously since then. It is held by Carl Bates of the National Party , who won it in the 2023 general election .