Vol. 35, No. 23, June 20, 2019 52 Ingestre Street, Wanganui. Phone 345 3666 or 345 3655, fax 345 2644, email [email protected] Making the Museum come alive through story telling of the dark, Pukeko had O$ ) % BY DOUG DAVIDSON stinky, muddy feet, Koe- % 9 Lisa Reweti is the new Public Programme Presenter koea (long tailed cuckoo) $ % for the Museum. She organises and runs programmes was too busy building a & - - for both children and adults while also assisting with nest, and Ruru (owl) was P school visits, talks at Bushy Park with a marae pro- too vain to work in the :) .0R gramme for primary school students. dark. & % But then Kiwi said yes. ) &- But that is not all – Lisa It came at a consider- "( ) 3 ƽ [ ) grew long, his feet be- % * % & ) ! "- came strong and stocky +- 3 and his feathers faded to ,- “Tane, the God of the brown. He knew that he &.//0 : [- Forest, was unhappy that would spend his whole " the insects were eating life in darkness and that [ 2 & the trees, preventing them his wings would shrink, 3 ) - from growing tall and \ strong. He hoped that one high in the sky ever again. , ,- 3 - of the birds would help The other birds were [ M but they all had their ex- punished. Tui, for his 3 )2 cuses. Tui was frightened cowardice, had a white 7 2 feather on his throat, 2 Pukeko had to live in the + )2( swamp, Koekoea was 3 ) - never to build his own 45 nest and Ruru became Continued on page 3 nocturnal and no one could see his beauty. )R [ M ) became New Zealand’s 7 , Lisa ‘back to school’ most loved bird – so loved 2 sitting next to the pic- that we named ourselves ture of the Montessori after him.” 8 classroom Ph: 06 357 3619 Mob: 027 269 4277 | E: [email protected] 2019 SOUTH ISLAND TOUR 19 DAYS SOUTH ISLAND TOUR 13 October 2019 COST $3,900* *FAREWELL SPIT TOUR INCLUDED IN COST 2020 SOUTH ISLAND TOURS 20 DAYS SOUTH ISLAND TOUR 16 March 2020 & 15 April 2020 COST $4,000 2020 BAY OF ISLANDS TOUR 14 DAYS BAY OF ISLANDS TOUR 10 May 2020 COST $3,500 Check us out on Facebook! Cost of tour based on twin share. For an itinerary please ring MARGARET www.margaretsgoldentours.com RIVER CITY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019 - 1 Whanganui district one step closer to becoming NZ’s Aviation Capital The New Zealand routes. IndiGo Airlines [ of our program’. Mr International Commercial success is clear with the with IndiGo, Chair of the Doyle also wished to Pilot Academy (NZIC- airline currently captur- NZICPA Board, Mr Mat- acknowledge the work of PA) has been awarded a ing 49.8% of the Indian thew Doyle said he could the NZICPA Board and multi-year, multi-million- domestic market. not be more pleased. Team, who have invested dollar contract to train NZICPA was established ‘WDC took an opportuni- [ pilots under a cadet pilot by Whanganui District ty with the purchase of a into the project leading to program for India’s most Holdings Limited as a pilot training organisation today’s outcome. ‘We are successful airline. The regional economic devel- and we are pleased the grateful for the continued partnership will see hun- opment initiative local com- support from the Whan- dreds of IndiGo Airlines and operates ...they will live in a munity will ganui District Council pilot students living and from a purpose- campus environment [ ƾ2K training in Whanganui. built profession- at the former While estab- Executive and team’. The Interglobe Aviation al pilot training Nazareth home. lishing the NZICPA CEO, Mr operated IndiGo Airlines complex at the NZICPA, we Phillip Bedford, said he currently operates 239 Whanganui airport. The developed a strategy and could not be prouder of aeroplanes and has orders company currently trains had planned to be operat- the District’s achieve- for up to 300 more as 80 pilots from around the ing cadet pilot training ment. To be selected by the company embarks on world, contributing $10M [ India’s premier airline, \- NZD to the economy an- commencing operations an extremely discerning tions, over and above the nually. from Whanganui and we partner, was recognition current domestic India Upon signing the are therefore well ahead ƽ establishing the NZICPA Free film night tonight at St Peters Anglican brand as the profession- al’s choice. The work put into the overall pilot acad- emy by all those involved [ NZICPA Board Chair, Matthew Doyle and NZICPA CEO, Phillip Bedford now the District is a step closer to the wider vision diGo and complete Indian Phillip Bedford says, ‘the tunity. This will be to become New Zealand’s theory study and exams. Flightrule India footprint transformative for the aviation capital. The India component will is integral to the program District. Whanganui [- be conducted in part- as it ensures quality and can become the Aviation dents are planned to begin nership with Flightrule brand alignment across Training Capital of New the Whanganui-based Aviation Services LLP, the entire program’. After Zealand. It is amazing component of the cadet a professionally aligned training in New Zealand, to think that this is where program during January pilot recruitment, training the cadets will proceed we have reached four 2020 and they will live ƾ to Abu Dhabi for Airbus years after council made in a campus environment headquartered in Delhi. A320 type rating train- the decision to establish at the former Nazareth Captain Rahul Monga, ing, before beginning line a pilot academy’. The home. Prior to arriv- CEO Flightrule welcomes training with IndiGo. development of the pilot ing they will undergo an the partnership agreement The Mayor of Whan- academy shows Whan- extensive pilot selection as he feels strongly about ganui, Hamish McDouall ganui can compete at the process in India, achieve enhancing professional- said he was ‘extremely highest level, in a high- [$- ism in aviation in India. excited by this oppor- 2[ World Refugee Day - Thursday, June 20 World Refugee Day because of their religion, Nazi Germany, Polish Quota Programme will and know what our com- lot to contribute and want at Whanganui District on Thursday, June 20 race, nationality, member- refugees, mainly children increase from 1000 to ƽP to build connections and Council on (06) 349 honours the strength ship of a particular social and displaced persons 1500 from July 2020 and “We are able to build give back to the commu- 0001. and courage of refugees group or political opinion. from Europe. \ on the great work that nity that has welcomed and encourages public New Zealand has been [ Government’s com- is already happening to them. awareness and support accepting refugees from the top six nationalities of mitment to welcome our “Our refugee newcom- of refugees. as far back as the 1870s refugees coming to New [ After being forced newcomers ers will bring the gift of 3[ when we accepted Danes Zealand are: Myanmar international from home and making through the cultural richness to our as people who cannot \ (210), Colombia (147), humanitarian it to a new land, refu- refugee resettle- community along with return to their home their language and cul- Syria (111), Afghanistan commitments. gees desperately want ment process.” other social and economic country because they ture. Before, during and (89), Pakistan (76) and The to rebuild their lives. After being [2P! have a well-founded after WW2, we accepted Palestine (72). Government forced from says, “and there will be fear of persecution Jewish refugees escaping New Zealand’s Refugee announced home and mak- opportunities for Whan- in February that Whan- ing it to a new land, refu- ganui locals to provide ganui will begin receiv- gees desperately want to support. If you are inter- ing refugees from March rebuild their lives. They ested in more information Welcoming 2020, joining 13 other are remarkably resilient please get in touch”. new and existing refugee and resolute people with a Katy can be contacted Katy Newton resettlement centres in New Zealand – Auckland, newcomers to Hamilton, Palmerston North, Levin, Master- Tenders open for Refugee ton, Wellington, Blen- our community heim, Nelson, Ashburton, Support Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin and Invercargill. Do you have experience supporting bility and experience to deliver support “Being selected as a refugees and delivering community ser- services in Whanganui that equip refu- refugee settlement centre vices? gees with the necessary knowledge and is a wonderful comple- As a result of the increase in New [- ment to our involvement Zealand’s Refugee Quota to 1500 peo- dependently after 12 months. in the Immigration New ple annually, the Ministry of Business, Whanganui is expecting approximate- Katy Newton – Welcoming Communities Co-ordinator Zealand-led Welcom- Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is ly 110 refugee newcomers annually Newcomer information is available from: ing Communities Pilot seeking to contract a Refugee Support from March 2020 and nationalities are Programme” says Katy Service Provider for the Whanganui re- not known. G(06) 349 0001, 027 603 6984 Newton, Whanganui’s settlement centre. “This is a unique opportunity to pro- [email protected] Welcoming Communities 3 [ vide refugee support services and make • www.whanganui.govt.nz/welcome Coordinator. six weeks at the Mangere Refugee ƽ Resettlement Centre participating in a newcomers in Whanganui,” says Katy • www.newzealandnow.govt.nz O+[ New Zealand to approve comprehensive reception programme Newton, Whanganui’s Welcoming • www.cab.org.nz our Welcoming Plan and before settling in one of 14 resettlement Communities Coordinator. the community has rallied centres throughout New Zealand where The contract is from February 2020 to together to put informa- they receive 12 months of government- 30 June 2022 and applications close at tion and strategies in funded support.