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Victor Rodger

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Victor Rodger is an award-winning writer and producer of Samoan (Iva) and Scottish (Dundee) descent. His plays have been produced nationally and internationally.

Downfall is a work of historic true crime: the story of a murder and the Mayor of Whanganui. Image: Archi Banal

A spectacular fall from grace: the story of Charles Mackay

An ambitious mayor, an aspiring poet and a murder plot – the saga that scandalised Whanganui over a century ago.

By Victor Rodger | 5th February, 2023