If anyone has an eye for how Whanganui has changed over the past decade it's Christina Emery.
The Whanganui woman has moved here three times - in 2008, 2011 and most recently this year.
This time she's noticed a buzz which first showed itself when she was trying to find a rental. There were fewer houses available and more people trying to get them.
Miss Emery was one of 50 who turned up to view the house she eventually got in Whanganui East.
"It was the second day of viewing and I went through with about 20 people - that was crazy," she said.