Whanganui’s historic paddle steamer Waimarie needs a new skipper, with stop-gap measures in place to meet demand. Stuart Hylton, chairman of the vessel’s.
Steamboat regatta on the Whanganui River on February 27 to March 1
25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Steamboats Romany and Victoria from Auckland will join Steve McClune s Mary Rose (foreground) for a regatta on the Whanganui River this weekend.
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Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Anyone who enjoys the sights and sounds of steamboats chuffing on the Whanganui River is in for a treat this weekend as a fleet of small vessels converge for a regatta.
Local steam enthusiast Steve McClune has taken his boat Mary Rose, a 5.2m kauri launch built in 1946, to regattas in other North Island locations and is thrilled to be welcoming other steamboat owners to Whanganui for this year s event, from February 27 to March 1.
That Place mountain bike park hopes to draw thrill-seekers to Whanganui
19 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
The operators of a new 50ha private mountain bike park are hoping to bring in adrenaline-seeking domestic tourists to the Whanganui area. That Place - about 25km up the Whanganui River in Kaiwhaiki - has been open for about two weeks and has already attracted riders from around the North Island. There s a variety of rides and types of rides and skills required in the rides. Everybody could get their fill, local mountain biker Michaella Laird said.
Whanganui letters: Council not giving away water assets - yet
15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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The Upokongaro Cycleway Bridge opened last month. Photo / file
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Water assets
Two former district councillors, Stephen Palmer and Murray Hughes, expressed their concerns (Chronicle, January 11) re the central government Three Waters Programme. Some wording in the reporting was misleading - but I can assure you that the Whanganui District Council has made no final commitment to either joining the scheme or passing over any assets.
Answers to your obvious questions are not forthcoming simply because Government has not detailed the proposals yet.
I do not believe that there is any support at the WDC for either subsidising other councils to install infrastructure or to handover control of the assets to a non-elected board - the example of Auckland s Watercare is not a model that carries much appeal.