Unless there's a function happening, you can wander around Koriniti Marae and the little white-painted Koriniti chapel, between the Whanganui River Rd and the river (look for the signs). Gold coin koha (donations) welcome. Take off your shoes!
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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Spend an hour or two in one of NZ鈥檚 better natural history museums. Te Atihaunui-a-P膩p膩range M膩ori exhibits include an amazing waka (canoe), 鈥
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The elegant old neoclassical Sarjeant Gallery building in Queens Park is closed for earthquake-proofing. In the interim, the gallery's estimable art鈥
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The pick of Whanganui's many glass studios. Watch glass-blowers working, check out the gallery, take a one-day glass-blowing course ($290, four people max鈥
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For some peaceful moments away from the mountains, consider a walk to this bush-smothered lake, the centrepiece of the Lake Rotokura Ecological Reserve,鈥
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At the southern end of the town, in a large, almost-Stalinist concrete castle, is the National Army Museum. Proclaimed as 鈥榟istory without the boring bits鈥
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Across City Bridge from downtown Whanganui, this elevator was built with grand visions for Durie Hill鈥檚 residential future. Beyond an entrance lined with鈥
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With no roads on either side, you don't need to be a genius to decipher this bridge's name. Originally built so that horses could cross the river to鈥
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The historical displays here are interesting, but everyone's here for the PS Waimarie, the last of the Whanganui River paddle steamers. In 1900 it was鈥
Nearby attractions
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An archaeological site just off the Whanganui River Rd: what was once the centre of somewhere is now the middle of nowhere.
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Just off the Whanganui River Rd near Matahiwi is the restored 1854 Kawana Flour Mill and waterwheel 鈥 an exercise in optimism. There's historical info, a鈥
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Around a corner in the Whanganui River Rd in Jerusalem, the picture-perfect, red-and-mustard spire of St Joseph鈥檚 Church stands tall on a spur of land鈥
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From Aramoana Hill, near the southern end of the Whanganui River Rd, there鈥檚 a terrific view: peaks, paddocks, poplars and the curling river.
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A couple of kilometres northwest of the centre, Virginia Lake is the perfect place for a stroll (around the lake or the woodland walk). Aside from the鈥
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Set 11km from Whanganui centre (pair it with a trip to Kai Iwi Beach), these gardens spread over 25 hectares and feature orchids, tropical plants,鈥
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The historical displays here are interesting, but everyone's here for the PS Waimarie, the last of the Whanganui River paddle steamers. In 1900 it was鈥
19.77 MILES
Spend an hour or two in one of NZ鈥檚 better natural history museums. Te Atihaunui-a-P膩p膩range M膩ori exhibits include an amazing waka (canoe), 鈥