The Wanganui Male Choir is about to present its 246th concert.
So it's appropriate that the concert - to be held on July 3 - is named Numbers I Love.
The choir was formed in 1898 as the Wanganui Liedertafal Choir but in 1915, with a Germanic name and World War I raging in Europe at that time, the name was changed to the Wanganui Male Choir.
The choir is the second oldest performing choir within New Zealand. It has never been in recess and over the past 118 years it has performed twice a year plus one or two extra concerts in between.
Recently, the choir has hosted choirs from America, including the Pennsylvania State University Glee Club; and three choirs from Australia - the Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir, the Australian Welsh Male Choir and the Cleftomaniacs from Sydney.