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Local advice, place guides and suburb guides from around Whanganui.
Local AdviceGluten Free, Dairy Free and Vegan Cafe Food in WhanganuiHow to Order WellEating out with a dietary need used to mean asking for the one salad without croutons. Most cafes now mark gluten free, dairy free and vegan dishes on the menu, and plenty of cabinets carry labelled options too. That makes it easier, but the labels do not all mean the same thing, and the cabinet …Rural Settlements and Outlying AreasFordellSettlement Guide to Farms and Heritage HomesExplore Fordell, a farming settlement east of Whanganui, where heritage homesteads and a remarkable private garden sit among the paddocks.Rural Settlements and Outlying AreasTurakina nearVillage Guide to Māori and Scottish HeritageDiscover a quiet Rangitīkei village on State Highway 3, where Māori and Scottish heritage still shapes daily life.Rural Settlements and Outlying AreasParikinoSettlement Guide to River Road and Marae LifeDiscover a quiet Whanganui River settlement where marae life, farmland and the River Road shape daily rhythms upriver from the city.Whanganui River SettlementsKaiwhaikiSettlement Guide to River Marae LifeDiscover a quiet Whanganui River settlement where Ngā Paerangi keep marae life beside the awa, and the twin-gabled house Te Kiritahi still stands.Eastern and Riverside SuburbsMarybankVillage Guide to Quiet Country LivingExplore Marybank, a small Whanganui village where country roads and a short drive to town set the pace of local life.Rural Settlements and Outlying AreasKoitiata nearVillage Guide to Quiet Coastal LivingHead to Koitiata near Whanganui for a quiet coastal village where black-sand beach, river mouth and holiday baches still set the pace.Whanganui River SettlementsUpokongaroSettlement Guide to River History and the Cycle BridgeHead upriver to a small settlement where a cycle bridge, moa sculptures and a riverside church shape daily life.Rural Settlements and Outlying AreasWhangaehuSettlement Guide to River Country and Rural LifeDiscover a quiet river settlement on State Highway 3, where farmland, a historic school and the Whangaehu River shape daily life.Rural Settlements and Outlying AreasRātana nearVillage Guide to the Home of the Rātana ChurchDiscover the spiritual home of the Rātana movement, a Rangitikei village near Whanganui where temple life still draws the faithful.Rural Settlements and Outlying AreasKaitokeRural Area Guide to Farming Country and Lake WiritoaHead south of Whanganui into quiet farming country, where a long-running school and a dune lake sit just off the highway.Whanganui River SettlementsPapaitiSuburb Guide to Riverside Living and the Cycle BridgeDiscover Papaiti, a quiet riverside suburb above Aramoho, where farms meet the Whanganui River and a cycle bridge crosses to Upokongaro.