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A community fundraiser offers the chance to take in the scenery and progress along the under construction Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatū Tararua Highway (file photo).
A community fundraiser will give people an exclusive opportunity to view the ground being made on a new replacement highway for the Manawatū Gorge. The Walk the New Highway fundraiser offers the chance to take a scenic walk over the Tararua Range following the route of the Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatū Tararua Highway on May 23. Woodville Lions Club event committee member Peter Bonser said once construction got into full swing, the area will be closed off to the public – so this was the last opportunity for people to take in the landscape, and see how the highway was shaping up for themselves.