The history of the Manawatu River
A talk by Dr Catherine Knight
Onlyacenturyandahalfago,theManawatuRiveranditsmyriadlagoonsformedRangitane’sfoodbasketandstrategichighway.Buttoday,itisknownasoneofthemostpollutedriversinNewZealand.DrCatherineKnightwillexplainhowthisdramatictransformationcameabout.Shewillalsodiscussthehopefulsignsthatourattitudesarechanging;howweareembracingtheriveraspartofouridentityandsenseofplace.
DrCatherineKnightisanenvironmentalpolicyanalystandhistorian.Herfirstbook,RavagedBeauty:AnenvironmentalhistoryoftheManawatu,wonthePalmerstonNorthHeritageTrust’sawardforbestbookabouttheManawatuin2013-14.Hersecondbook,NewZealand’sRivers:AnenvironmentalhistorywillbereleasedinNovember.
Where:TheAshhurstLibraryWhen:Thursday20thOctober,7pm
RavagedBeautywillbeavailableatadiscountedpriceof$40(retailprice$49.99).
Crossing the Manawatu River by punt at Ashhurst, ca 1880
![Easton Agriculture Ltd v Manawatu-Wanganui …...Manawatu River [5] The Manawatu River is about 160 km long. It rises on the eastern side of the Ruahine Ranges. Fifty kilometres later](https://static.documents.pub/doc/80x56/5f7717e202d2b4052c03a60f/easton-agriculture-ltd-v-manawatu-wanganui-manawatu-river-5-the-manawatu-river.jpg)
