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Rebuilding the Four Seasons Theatre

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Rebuilding the Four Seasons Theatre

In 1975 much of the Four Seasons Theatre in Whanganui was destroyed by fire. Undeterred, its supporters began a fundraising campaign to rebuild it. Hazel Menehira and Morris Richards hold a photograph showing the start of reconstruction work.

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Whanganui Chronicle

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Mark Derby, Theatre companies and producers – The rise of professional companies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43415/rebuilding-the-four-seasons-theatre (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 25 November 2013.