2012
Some
visited the Tram Museum.
Some
went for a stroll (or a seat) in the sunshine.
Photo:
Maurice
Durie Hill Memorial Tower.
Whanganui River Ball
.
Photo:
Maurice
Garden Friends.
Royal Wanganui Opera House.
Looking upriver from the Durie Hill Memorial Tower.
The River mouth.
A westward view.
Built from fossilised shell rock dated at more than two million years old, the 33.5 metre Memorial Tower has 176 steps leading to the viewpoint. It offers excellent views of the city, Mts Taranaki and Ruapehu, and the Tasman Sea. It was unveiled in 1925.
Inside the Durie Hill Elevator.
Built in 1919, this is the only earthbound elevator in New Zealand, and one of only two in the world. A pedestrian tunnel leads 205 metres inside the hill to the elevator which rises 66 metres. The elevator is open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 6.00pm, Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm, Sunday and public holidays 10.00am to 5.00pm.
A walkway offers an alternative route via the 191 steps up the hill.
Two viewpoints are located at the top, one (the orange tower) above the elevator's
machinery room and the other on the nearby Memorial Tower.
The 205 metre Durie Hill Pedestrian Tunnel.
Waimarie steaming up for her next journey.
The Whanganui River meets the Tasman Sea.
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