The stories behind Whanganui food trucks
26 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Robert and Ashleigh Dari appreciate the connection with customers and atmosphere it creates with their food truck Bula Bure. Photo / Supplied
There s a noticeable increase in the popularity and number of food trucks in Whanganui. Reporter Logan Tutty caught up with some owners to find out what attracted them to the food truck business. Ashleigh and Robert Dari opened their food truck Bula Bure in Majestic Square last October, and have had to start looking at how their time is allocated.
With five kids at home and two full-time jobs, the couple s success has seen them look at how they can expand their hours to accommodate their customers.
Whanganui: Mainstreet Caboodle rocks CBD as part of Vintage Weekend
23 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Kelly Scarrow said moving the Bayleys Main Stage down onto Victoria Avenue turned out to be absolutely fantastic . Photo / Kelly Scarrow
Kelly Scarrow said moving the Bayleys Main Stage down onto Victoria Avenue turned out to be absolutely fantastic . Photo / Kelly Scarrow
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
The 2021 Mainstreet Caboodle hit Whanganui s CBD on Saturday with a full 14 hours of free entertainment for the whole community.
The Bayleys Main Stage moved to the top block of Victoria Ave this year,
New location for Caboodle main stage will spread the party to the top of the avenue this year
18 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Geoff Follet, Jo Franks, Knud Bukholt and Kelly Scarrow are delighted with the new location of Bayleys Mainstage at the Caboodle this year.
Photo / Liz Wylie
Geoff Follet, Jo Franks, Knud Bukholt and Kelly Scarrow are delighted with the new location of Bayleys Mainstage at the Caboodle this year.
Photo / Liz Wylie
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
When Whanganui s Thain Building was destroyed by fire in 2019, it had a devastating effect on businesses in the bridge block of Victoria Ave so Mainstreet and Bayleys want to give them a boost this
Vintage Weekend: Whanganui gearing up for long weekend as vintage fans flock in
15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Contestants front up in their best vintage costumes at the 2020 Caboodle in Whanganui.
Photo / Lewis Gardner
Contestants front up in their best vintage costumes at the 2020 Caboodle in Whanganui.
Photo / Lewis Gardner
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Whanganui s biggest party is now less than a week away and organisers say that Bayleys Whanganui Vintage Weekend will be bigger and brighter than ever this year, writes Liz Wylie. The streets, river and skies will be alive with the sights and sounds of decades past as Whanganui welcomes a stunning array of machines, performers and costumes that celebrate the city s exciting past for the three-day weekend.
Nice Day for a Whanganui Wedding: Couple win their perfect day in Caboodle competition
14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Liz Keegan and Josh Wakeling shared the love story that won them a Whanganui wedding to remember.
Photo / Liz Wylie
Liz Keegan and Josh Wakeling shared the love story that won them a Whanganui wedding to remember.
Photo / Liz Wylie
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Liz Keegan had never heard of the Mainstreet Caboodle when she entered the competition to win a wedding at the event. I was scrolling online late one night and decided to enter, she said.