Rod Trott, Henry Newrick and Tony Hodge with their soon-to-be-published book promoting Whanganui
Whanganui River Developments directors Tony Hodge, Rod Trott, and Henry Newrick want to celebrate Whanganui and promote our region to the world, making the most of this resurgence.
From the Sea to the Mountain is to be a hardcover coffee-table book, with publication scheduled for April 2018, shining a spotlight
on our region from Hawera to Turakina along the coast, and up to Taumarunui in the north.
Managing director Tony Hodge explains that the goal of the book is to "remind the rest of New Zealand, and to tell the world, what makes Whanganui 'magic'".
The publishers have appointed John Maslin, former editor of the Wanganui Chronicle, as editor of the upcoming book. Articles have been commissioned by local writers, and centre on four main themes: visit, live, study and invest. Mr Maslin says that to his knowledge, no one has ever produced a book like this about Whanganui.
The aim of the book is to "lay out, for those who have never visited Whanganui, all of the great things our region has to offer: the educational facilities, the lifestyle, the investment opportunities," says Mr Maslin. "It is a high-end publication," he says, "and the idea is that the book be timeless, and that the content remain relevant for several years."
