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Story: Whanganui region

Ventifacts

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Ventifacts

Ventifacts are stones fashioned into highly-polished conical shapes by wind-driven sand. They can be seen at Waiinu Beach, north-west of Whanganui, where they are protected and must not be removed from the dunes.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Landscapes and climate, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19009/ventifacts (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.