Food trucks in Whanganui s Majestic Square to stay - but in a new location
26 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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The debate of food trucks in Majestic Square is a hot topic among the public and decision makers at Whanganui District Council, Whanganui & Partners and Mainstreet. Photo / Bevan Conley
Decision-makers have done a U-turn regarding the future of two food trucks in central Whanganui. The owners of Bula Bure and Thai Food were contacted by Whanganui District Council in early February, notifying them their licences for a street stall on a public place had been cancelled and they needed to vacate Majestic Square by March 31.
Lineup Announced For Whanganui Walls Music Stage Ft. Pluto, Raw Collective, DARTZ + More Chris Cudby / Image: Raw Collective / Tuesday 16th February, 2021 12:40PM
We re keeping all available fingers crossed that our current Covid-19 woes will be subsiding soon. The annual
Whanganui Walls Street Art & Music Festival have given us all a ray of sunshine to look forward to, with the full lineup of bands for the forthcoming four day street art and music extravaganza, featuring guaranteed crowd pleasers
Pluto,
Licks and
Damn Raucous Brass. They ll playing at Majestic Square on the free, all ages Whanganui Walls Music Stage on Saturday 20th March from 1.30pm till 10pm, joining a bustling programme including eye-popping murals by visual artists from throughout Aotearoa stock up on sunblock and make your way to Whanganui for some darn tootin family friendly fun.
New Zealand Masters Games sets up camp in central Whanganui
2 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Organisers of the 2021 Downer New Zealand Masters Games are counting down the hours until kick off. More than 100 people are working at the Whanganui War Memorial Centre over the next two days, setting up to welcome the thousands of competitors.
Games organiser Rachel O Connor said it has been a busy few months but everything is running smoothly. It s just everything falling together from now on, O Connor said. It s organised chaos. This is the cool part where all the different contractors and partners come together to pull it off.
Whanganui: Mainstreet Caboodle rocks CBD as part of Vintage Weekend
23 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Kelly Scarrow said moving the Bayleys Main Stage down onto Victoria Avenue turned out to be absolutely fantastic . Photo / Kelly Scarrow
Kelly Scarrow said moving the Bayleys Main Stage down onto Victoria Avenue turned out to be absolutely fantastic . Photo / Kelly Scarrow
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
The 2021 Mainstreet Caboodle hit Whanganui s CBD on Saturday with a full 14 hours of free entertainment for the whole community.
The Bayleys Main Stage moved to the top block of Victoria Ave this year,
Changes planned for Whanganui Vintage Weekend
18 Jan, 2021 10:08 PM
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Helping make Mainstreet Caboodle a success are representatives from Mainstreet, Stellar, The Vic Bar, Downers, More FM, Momiji, La Quattro, Ray White, Bayleys, Vintage Car Club, and some of the many musicians taking part on three stages throughout the day. Photo / Paul Brooks
Helping make Mainstreet Caboodle a success are representatives from Mainstreet, Stellar, The Vic Bar, Downers, More FM, Momiji, La Quattro, Ray White, Bayleys, Vintage Car Club, and some of the many musicians taking part on three stages throughout the day. Photo / Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz