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Episode 21 - Whanganui, New Zealand
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2021
- Join me as I travel through Whanganui, New Zealand, a town with 2 spellings, 3 pronunciations and a lot of interesting things to see, especially if you have a car!
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The large mural of the two kuia, one is my mum (now deceased) and the other my first cousin (her care giver at the time) who did so much for her.
Thank you for sharing that. I’m honored to hear that story. How beautiful. Sorry for your loss as well and glad to hear she had a wonderful care giver.
I like Whanganui ,and also the people ❤❤
Me too! It’s a great place.
My Great Great Grand Aunt Mary Ann Collinson emigrated from England to Whanganui in 1873 as part of a government emigration program. She became a suffragette during her time there. She remarried and had a Son called Charles Edward "Bronco" Seeling. He became a legendary New Zealand All Black rugby player... he was part of the team known as the "Originals" that toured England in 1905. Look up Mary Ann Seeling and Charles Edward Seeling if interested.
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing that. I will look that up.
Hi Heather!
A lovely video! As you might expect, I've never been to Whanganui. In fact, when I left NZ in 2004 it was called Wanganui. Checking Wikipedia I see that it wasn't until 2009 the government had the recommendeation of the New Zealand Geographic Board and decided that while either spelling was OK, all government agencies would use Whanganui.
I've literally never given the town much thought, and only saw the War Memorial Tower on UA-cam this year. Clearly, it's worth spending some time to check out the region. (Btw did you actually check out the Durie Hill Elevator? That century old underground elevator just makes me geek out!)
Again, thanks for posting these videos. By not deliberately seeking out the "checklist" tourist spots, your videos are actually useful as a travel guide. I think I learn something new with every video you post.
Wow, I am so flattered that you learn something new each video, that's quite a nice compliment! When I took the Intercity from Palmy North to Whanganui, I told the driver, "I'm going to 'F-anganui'". He about split his pants doubled over in laughter, and replied, "you mean 'Wan-ga-nui'?" (which ranked me first entry onto the bus for making him laugh so hard, so it worked out in my favor!) I try to go with the Maori pronunciations and spellings when I understand what they are. That view from atop the Elevator is gorgeous! The actual elevator was closed when I went, think I had just missed it for the day, but I did see the photos and wondered if I would have been less out of breath had I used it! :o
I'm definitely not a "tourist checklist" kind of person anymore, so glad you enjoy the adventures!
I grew up in Wanganui when it didn't have the H. Names are being changed all over NZ to keep Maori lobbyists happy.
Hmm ... it's a Maori name so don't you think Maori should decide how best it should be spelled and pronounced? (I'm not Maori by the way).
Nice video. I think you pretty much covered all there is to see. I had a car and spent 6 months there and didn't find that much more to do.
Thanks for your comment! Hope you enjoyed your time there.
One advantage of Wanganui being a backwater is lots of buildings with history haven't been ripped down with "progress".
I just watched one of your most recent videos last night or so and subscribed. For some unknown reason, UA-cam decided that this would be the first of your videos that would be recommended to me. It's surely just a coincidence that I spent all my teenage years in Whanganui, right? Smh, Google spies so hard, it knows where I lived ten years ago. Though it's just as well because it was interesting to see how things have changed after all this time, which is not at all because it looks just as dead as when I left.
Don't get me wrong, Whanganui is an absolutely beautiful place, and it's quite nice for raising a family, but I think I'm too addicted to the vibrance of city life to ever live there again. Also, if the iSite said there's no public transport around the city, that might just be a temporary thing, because there was a series of buses between the CBD and the suburbs when I lived there, and there's a timetable for 2021 on the regional council website. Or maybe you were there on a Sunday? Cos they don't run on Sundays and they only have like three times on Saturdays.
I plan on making my way through your video catalogue over the next couple of weeks or so (I have ADHD so I can only do so much in one sitting), so don't be surprised if you see me popping up in the comments on some of your older videos. Engagement is good for the algorithm so I usually don't refrain from leaving comments when something comes to mind even if the video's a bit old, as was the case here. I hoped you enjoyed your time in Whanganui!!!
Hi Michael! Thanks for watching. I think Covid stopped the public transport but I don’t recall. I look forward to your future comments!
The orange flowers were on a gum tree.
Thank you!
why its empty no houses or homes here?
Where do you mean? There are many houses there?
gum tree or gummy bears? hmmmm