"Plastic fantastics" of a different and smaller kind were on the Whanganui River on Saturday. In fact more than 1300 of them.
They were all taking part in a unique duck race from Dublin St Bridge to the City Bridge and all to raise money for Jigsaw Whanganui.
The idea was the brainchild of local plumber Daniel Goldsworthy and he said the event has raised $10,000 for the Jigsaw.
"That was our target and we reached it. We actually sold out of ducks. We had about 1300 of them but sold tickets for more ducks than we had," he said.
The top prize for first plastic duck across the line near the City Bridge was $800 with an assortment of other prize winners for the next ducks home.