Whanganui Summer Programme

The annual Whanganui Summer Programme proves to be a huge success every year.

All our events were well supported, with many being booked out well in advance!

About the Programme

The Whanganui Summer Programme is coordinated by a Trust set up in 2008 to take on the role previously undertaken by the Department of Conservation. The trustees thank all the organisations involved with the programme, including the museums, societies and business and property owners who have enabled us to arrange such a varied range of activities.

We welcome feedback so please do contact us by letter or e-mail with your suggestions for future events.

Whanganui Summer Programme Trust
PO Box 402, Wanganui 4540.
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2019 Events include:

1. Taranaki Wandering - Friday 4 January ~ Some walking.
2. Castlecliff Rambling - Saturday 5 January ~ Reasonable fitness required.
3. Heritage trees of downtown Whanganui - Sunday 6 January ~ 90-minute walk.
4. Up the Waitōtara Valley - Monday 7 January ~ Short walks only.
5. Kaimanawa Country - Tuesday 8 January ~ Short walks only.
6. Museum’s Lunchtime Lectures: A New Look at Old Photographs - Tuesday 8 January
7. Rangitīkei Heritage Houses - Wednesday 9 January ~ Short walks only.
8. Museum’s Lunchtime Lectures: Cranleigh Barton – A watercolourist in Whanganui - Wednesday 9 January
9. Kauarapaoa Valley - Thursday 10 January ~ Short walks only.
10. Museum’s Lunchtime Lectures: Curiosity - Thursday 10 January
11. Pohangina Valley - Friday 11 January ~ Reasonable fitness required.
12. Paloma Gardens - Saturday 12 January ~ Reasonable fitness required.
13. Matiu/Somes Island - Sunday 13 January ~ Reasonable fitness required.
14. Hāwera Historical Tour - Monday 14 January ~ Some walking.
15. Secrets of Bason - Tuesday 15 January ~ Some walking.
16. Mōwhānau to Castlecliff Beach Walk - Wednesday 16 January ~ 12km walk.
17. River Road to Jerusalem - Thursday 17 January ~ Short but steep walks to church and mill.
18. Bushy Park Night Spotting - Friday 18 January ~ 1-hour bush walk.
19. Wanganui Collegiate School – Museum and Historic Buildings - Sunday 20 January ~ 2-hour walk.
20. Evening Talk: Vladivostock to London Overland - Tuesday 22 January
21. Te piti Wind Farm and Brewery - Wednesday 23 January ~ Short walks only.
22. What’s up your back passage? - Thursday 24 January ~ 3-hour walk.
23. Ōhakune Coach Road - Friday 25 January ~ Reasonable fitness required; 5-hour walk.
24. Hipango Park - Saturday 26 January ~ Short steep walk from jetty.
25. Mana Island - Sunday 27 January ~ Fitness essential.
26. Whangamōmona - Monday 28 January ~ Short walks only.
27. Evening Talk: Secrets of Backroads Australia - Tuesday 29 January.
28. Road to Springvale - Wednesday 30 January ~ Short walks only.
29. Waihī Falls and Wimbledon - Thursday 31 January ~ Short walks only.