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Two Whanganui heroes and their Mini make it to Invercargill, raising more than $20,000.

Whanganui's Plumber Dan hosts Pork Pie movie screening to raise money for KidsCan 12 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Dan Goldsworthy's V6 Stretch Mini will take part in the 2021 Pork Pie Charity Run later this month. Photo / File Dan Goldsworthy's V6 Stretch Mini will take part in the 2021 Pork Pie Charity Run later this month. Photo / File A New Zealand cultural staple is set to be shown at Embassy 3 cinema in Whanganui next week, all in aid of a charity convoy raising money for children in poverty. The 1981 movie Goodbye Pork Pie will be shown at the cinema at 7pm on Wednesday, March 1...

Plumber Dan Soap Box derby wows crowd on return to Whanganui streets 25 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Thousands of keen locals gathered on the banks and streets around Pukenamu Queen's Park for the return of the Soap Box Derby. The street race returned to the centre of Whanganui for the first time since 2018, with Dan Goldsworthy (Plumber Dan) taking over the reins for this year's event. About 80 entered the derby which was part of Bayleys Whanganui Vintage Weekend. Starting at the top of Pukenamu, a wide variety of homemade carts and drift trikes raced down the windi...

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, wr...

Whanganui Chronicle Person of the Year - runner-up: Dan Goldsworthy 21 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Plumber Dan is a guy who loves to have fun - all while supporting good community causes. Ethan Griffiths speaks to Dan Goldsworthy, who is the next of four runners-up in our Whanganui Chronicle Person of the Year series. In the Victoria Ave headquarters of Plumber Dan, Dan Goldsworthy walks through his shed pointing out last year's Christmas float and his soapbox derby vehicle from four years ago. Then there's his games room, complete with every tabletop activity you could imag...