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Kōrero: Whanganui places

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Whanganui

Whanganui

Whanganui, 1889

Whanganui, 1889 (1 o 2)

Whanganui, early 2000s

Whanganui, early 2000s (2 o 2)

Pūtiki pā, 1919

Pūtiki pā, 1919

Petre, Wanganui or Whanganui?

Petre, Wanganui or Whanganui?

Wanganui Rowing Club building

Wanganui Rowing Club building

Castlecliff Plunket rooms

Castlecliff Plunket rooms

Whanganui in bloom

Whanganui in bloom

Mai i te whārangi 2 - In and around Whanganui

In and around Whanganui

In and around Whanganui

Queen’s Park buildings

Queen’s Park buildings

Moutoa Gardens, 1995

Moutoa Gardens, 1995

Castlecliff beach

Castlecliff beach

Octopus swings, Kōwhai Park

Octopus swings, Kōwhai Park (1 o 3)

Dinosaur slide

Dinosaur slide (2 o 3)

Old woman’s shoe

Old woman’s shoe (3 o 3)

Men and children at Pūtiki pā

Men and children at Pūtiki pā

Mai i te whārangi 3 - West of Whanganui

West of Whanganui

West of Whanganui

Bason Botanic Gardens

Bason Botanic Gardens

Bushy Park

Waitōtara River

Waitōtara River

Waverley town hall

Waverley town hall

Mai i te whārangi 4 - East of Whanganui

East of Whanganui

East of Whanganui

Ōtoko marae

Mangamāhū, 1906

Mangamāhū, 1906

Oneida homestead

Oneida homestead

Turakina Highland Games

Turakina Highland Games (1 o 3)

Tattoos and kilts

Tattoos and kilts (2 o 3)

Highland dancing

Highland dancing (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Whanganui River

Whanganui River

Whanganui River

‘New Zealand’s great scenic river’ poster

‘New Zealand’s great scenic river’ poster

Whanganui River view from Aramoana

Whanganui River view from Aramoana (1 o 2)

River reflections

River reflections (2 o 2)

Te Taurawhiri

Steamer timetable, 1912

Steamer timetable, 1912

Rowing race

Mai i te whārangi 6 - River settlements

River settlements

River settlements

‘Atene, Whanganui River’

‘Atene, Whanganui River’

Smoking eels, Koriniti

Smoking eels, Koriniti

Rānana/London sign

Rānana/London sign

Church, Jerusalem

Church, Jerusalem (1 o 2)

Jerusalem commune, 1971

Jerusalem commune, 1971 (2 o 2)

Roadside Stories: Whanganui River

Roadside Stories: Whanganui River

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Waimarino

Waimarino

Raetihi, 2000s

A can-do carrot

A can-do carrot

Smash Palace

After the Tangiwai disaster

After the Tangiwai disaster

Waiōuru military camp, 1940s

Waiōuru military camp, 1940s

Roadside Stories: Tangiwai rail disaster

Roadside Stories: Tangiwai rail disaster

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Inland Pātea

Inland Pātea

Gold fever

Moawhango memorial chapel

Moawhango memorial chapel

Ngāmatea station

Ngāmatea station

Carts loaded with wool bales, Kurīpāpango, 1910

Carts loaded with wool bales, Kurīpāpango, 1910

Bungy jump, Mōkai

Bungy jump, Mōkai

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Taihape district

Taihape district

Taihape district

Taihape gumboot

Taihape gumboot (1 o 2)

Gumboot Day, 1991

Gumboot Day, 1991 (2 o 2)

Mangaweka

Mangaweka deviation viaduct

Mangaweka deviation viaduct

Ōhingaiti ball

Ōhingaiti ball

Roadside Stories: Taihape, gumboot capital

Roadside Stories: Taihape, gumboot capital

Roadside Stories: Mangaweka by the main trunk line

Roadside Stories: Mangaweka by the main trunk line

Roadside Stories: Huntaway in Hunterville

Roadside Stories: Huntaway in Hunterville

Mai i te whārangi 10 - Lower Rangitīkei

Lower Rangitīkei

Lower Rangitīkei

James Cook statue, Marton

James Cook statue, Marton

Nga Tawa school, around 1920

Nga Tawa school, around 1920

Rowed in to Scotts Ferry

Rowed in to Scotts Ferry

Westoe, Rangitīkei

Westoe, Rangitīkei

Soci-a-bull sign

Soci-a-bull sign (1 o 3)

Cure-a-bull

Cure-a-bull (2 o 3)

Respons-i-bull

Respons-i-bull (3 o 3)

Roadside Stories: Incorrig-a-bull Bulls

Roadside Stories: Incorrig-a-bull Bulls

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Diana Beaglehole, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/whanganui-places/media (accessed 23 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Diana Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 16 Jun 2008, updated 15 Jun 2015