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Vintage Weekend: Whanganui gearing up for long weekend as vintage fans flock in

Vintage Weekend: Whanganui gearing up for long weekend as vintage fans flock in 15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read 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.

The Monday Q&A: Raj Patel of Midtown Motors

The Monday Q&A: Raj Patel of Midtown Motors 10 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Raj Patel in front of his 1970 Ford Falcon at Midtown Motors on Wilson St. Photo / Bevan Conley Raj Patel in front of his 1970 Ford Falcon at Midtown Motors on Wilson St. Photo / Bevan Conley Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron Raj Patel has been in the automotive industry in Whanganui since 1994 and is now the owner of Midtown Motors with his wife Janine. An active member of Whanganui Road Rodders, Patel is organising the annual Street Drags event to be held on Taupo Quay on February 27.

Whanganui Year in Review, March 2020: Speed record, lockdown, and our first Covid cases

Whanganui Year in Review, March 2020: Speed record, lockdown, and our first Covid cases 30 Dec, 2020 03:30 PM 4 minutes to read March 7 Records were broken on March 7 this year, when air force technician Sergeant Dean Hart smashed the New Zealand land speed record, clocking up an average speed of 363 kilometres an hour over the space of a mile at Ohakea Air Base. The speed beat the previous record of 355km/h. During the ride, Hart reached a top speed of 458.2km/h - so fast that his helmet began to lift from the top of his head. The record was broken in a car that took 10 years to build, with a 60-year-old Rolls Royce Viper 535 engine powering the 30-year-old chassis.

Whanganui news in brief: New picnic spots, Xmas day weather, free yoga classes

Whanganui news in brief: New picnic spots, Xmas day weather, free yoga classes 21 Dec, 2020 06:17 PM 3 minutes to read Whanganui Chronicle New picnic spot Volunteer Lincoln Paul has co-ordinated the building of three new picnic tables at Bushy Park Tarapuruhi. They are at Te Akatea ki Kapiti, a pasture area being newly revegetated that has an ocean view toward Kapiti Island. Also, Whanganui artist Des Bovey s poster of the sanctuary s wildlife is available for sale. Pre-Christmas rain Rain is expected in Whanganui from today onwards but MetService is still predicting a dry Christmas Day. Meteorologist Lewis Ferris said a low pressure system was forming in the Tasman Sea. That s going to wrap around the country around that Wednesday and Thursday period, and it s looking like it ll bring some wet weather to Whanganui on both those days. On Tuesday there ll be bits and pieces of rain throughout the day, more likely in the afternoon hours. The rain will get more substantial as w

Stage set for Suzuki International Series showdown at Cemetery Circuit

Stage set for Suzuki International Series showdown at Cemetery Circuit 21 Dec, 2020 12:30 AM 4 minutes to read Whanganui Chronicle By: Andy McGechan Whanganui s iconic Cemetery Circuit motorcycle race meeting has been running every Boxing Day for the past 70 years. And once again the festive magic will continue as Whanganui stages its traditional motorcycle race meeting, lighting up the tarmac on its world-famous course on Saturday. The popular three-round Suzuki International Series is now marking its 13th season, with this year s 70th Cemetery Circuit race meeting on Boxing Day the traditional final showdown. The 2020 edition of the series was at Taupo s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park on the first weekend in December and Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, in Feilding, followed as host venue for round two a week later, on December 13.

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