Crowds pack in for jetsprints at Whanganui s Shelter View Jetsprint Park
28 Dec, 2020 04:00 AM
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Teams of two race against the clock as they attempt to navigate the track. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Ethan Griffiths
ethan.griffiths@whanganuichronicle.co.nz
Whanganui s weekend of motorsport continued on Sunday, as more than 1000 people crammed into Whanganui s Shelter View Jetsprint Park near Upokongaro as the best of New Zealand s jetsprint racers took to the water.
For Invercargill s Karen White, the Whanganui track is one of the best she s seen in her time in the sport.
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Teams of two race against the clock as they attempt to navigate the track. Photo / Lewis Gardner
What s on at Whanganui Regional Museum this summer
18 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Whanganui Regional Museum staff are ready to welcome summer visitors to the exhibitions and special tours on offer.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Whanganui Regional Museum staff are ready to welcome summer visitors to the exhibitions and special tours on offer.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
About 4500 people visited the Whanganui Regional Museum during the weekend it reopened in March last year, and staff are hoping to see record numbers of visitors this summer. Head curator and acting director Libby