Ben Carter
Gus & Brad, Mt. Doom
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Living life in the fast lane: Dora the Explorer
"I've been KO'ed six times"
Dora took time to give me a tour of her beloved electric bike which maxes out around 30 to 35km/h.
I usually have it on full throttle
She told me a story about a motorcycle accident she had, where she was caught between a car with no brake lights, and an unregistered, unwarranted, and uninsured driver behind her.
The car in front slammed on it's brakes and Dora managed to avoid hitting the vehicle, but the car behind ran into her brand new bike & threw her off.
The drivers of both vehicles thought she was dead, so instead of coming to her aid, they fought between each other about whose fault the accident was. But after 20 minutes out cold, Dora came to.
Dora was "pumped with adrenaline (you know what it's like!)" and managed to stumble over to her bike moments after waking up.
Look what you've done to my new bike!
Dora says she received compensation from the driver, and got "every cent out of him"
I've been KO'ed 6 times
Green Bikes Tour 🎥
Al's takes us on an exclusive video tour of Whanganui Green Bikes
Gary from Powerco
Corner Okoia Road & Number 2 Line, Okoia
Gary from Powerco on the tools in Okoia, helping restore power after a planned outage.
Orphans Aid Opening Soon
Orphans Aid Op Shop is coming back to Whanganui
Orphans Aid Op Shop is returning to Whanganui, at 152 Victoria Avenue.
Joe & Kelly were working hard on Wednesday with a small team of volunteers to prepare the shop for opening (date TBA)
“Our shop is coming together, slowly but surely! We are excited about how it is starting to look & the eclectic mix of items we will have for sale.”
Kelly says high quality donations are welcome.
If you’d like to donate your time, you can text or call Kelly: 027304212
We are still seeking volunteers, so if you have a few hours spare in a week, message us or pop in & have a chat.
Joe Yates is also known as “Lady Kraken”
AKA Mad-Eye Binks
Opening date TBA: 152 Victoria Avenue
From the Orphans Aid pamphlet:
"The purpose of Orphans Aid is to: Provide excellent quality goods at affordable prices, fundraise and provide resources for our projects both overseas and in New Zealand”
To find out more about Orphans Aid visit orphansaidinternational.org
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Vic Ave Street Party, Whanganui Vintage Weekend 2023
MeanOwls, Victoria Avenue Street Party, Whanganui Vintage Weekend 2023
Matt Edmonds & Georgie Ormond, Castlecliff, 21/12/22
Sunset at Castlecliff Beach with Whanganui musicians Matt & Georgie of MeanOwls
Matt & Georgie are passionate about their hometown Castlecliff.
The couple play in a mean as disco rock-duo called MealOwls.
Matt plays bass and sings in a thick local accent, known to MeanOwls fans as the "kiwi Lou Reed"
Georgie absolutely hammers the drums with a heavy minimal disco metronome smash bash kinda style, and has been likened to Moe Tucker of The Velvet Underground.