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Whanganui port project moves to phase 2 with inter island ferry proposal excluded from plans
19 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Whanganui s port is heading into a new phase in its revitalisation. Photo / Whanganui District Council
Whanganui s port is heading into a new phase in its revitalisation. Photo / Whanganui District Council
Whanganui Chronicle
Plans for Te Pūwaha - the project to revitalise Whanganui s port - do not include an inter island ferry, Te Pūwaha chairman Gerrard Albert says.
In 2017 Whanganui s Neville Johnson began the Midwest Ferries initiative, proposing that ferries operate between Whanganui and Motueka.
However, Albert said in a statement it was important to note a ferry was not part of current plans for the port.