The Sarjeant Gallery has significant historic and architectural value, with its services recognised as the best in a New Zealand provincial gallery. |
The District Library is committed to supporting reading as one of the most popular lifestyle and leisure choices of New Zealanders. |
The Watt Fountain enhances Victoria Avenue, the main street of Wanganui. |
Wanganui's tertiary education facilities attract students from throughout New Zealand and from overseas. |
Harvesting at sunset. The rural sector is a vital part of Wanganui's economy. |
The fully restored paddle steamer Waimarie offers visitors a chance to ride on New Zealand's last operating riverboat from the late 1800s/early 1900s. |
Virginia Lake at night. |
The Winter Gardens at Virginia Lake. Trees and statues around the lake are enhanced at night by an innovative lighting project. |
The 33.5 metre Memorial Tower on Durie Hill provides excellent views of the city, Mts Taranaki and Ruapehu and the Tasman Sea. |
The Splash Centre, located at Springvale Park, has a 25 metre heated indoor pool, learner pool and disabled facilities. It offers a range of swimming and recreational opportunities. |
The Whanganui River starts its journey high up on Mt Tongariro in the centre of the North Island, moving down towards Wanganui via Taumarunui before it reaches the beautiful Tasman Sea on the west coast. |
Almost a quarter of New Zealand’s sheep are farmed on the west coast of the North Island and Wanganui is the centre for that industry sector. |
The annual Wanganui in Bloom promotion sees hundreds of hanging flower baskets decorating the Central City from December to March. |
Wanganui has the only earthbound elevator in New Zealand. The Durie Hill Elevator rises through the hill to a viewpoint at the top of the hill. |
The Virginia Lake Fountain at night. |
Cooks Gardens was the venue for New Zealand's first sub-four minute mile when Peter Snell claimed the record there in 1962. Cooks Gardens features New Zealand's first wooden cycling velodrome, a 250-metre track that attracts world-class events to Wanganui. The complex also has a new synthetic athletics track and a grandstand which seats 1300 people. |
The Whanganui Regional Museum in Queens Park has a comprehensive collection of New Zealand and international material relating to human and natural history. The current collection gives priority to material with Wanganui connections. It cares for a significant collection of Maori taonga, mainly connected with local Iwi. |
The Royal Wanganui Opera House, officially opened in 1900, has a New Zealand Historic Places Trust category one grading. The Opera House, which seats 830, is located in St Hill Street. It is available for stage presentations as well as conferences, weddings etc. The theatre can be booked through the booking office. |
