Capturing Whanganui in all its glorious hues

From the Sea to the Mountain front cover.

Christmas is coming ... and this looks like the perfect festive gift for Whanganui folk, their family and friends.

The River City gets the glossy treatment in a superb new coffee table book, to be published later this year.

The book - From the Sea to the Mountain - offers a wonderful insight into the region's many attractions.

Beautifully designed, it features stunning photos from local photographers who have captured Whanganui's natural charms, its heritage buildings and many activities that go on here.

A number of well-known local writers and journalists have contributed articles, and the book is likely to become a treasured keepsake in many households.

It is being published by Whanganui businessman Henry Newrick, founder of the National Business Review,.

The 224-page hard-bound book will be a great gift to send overseas to family and friends - and Whanganui-ites living abroad.

Similar publications usually retail for around $50 or more, but From the Sea to the Mountain will be priced at just $24.95.

And we have a great offer for Chronicle readers who can order copies online for only $19.95, using our special promotion code.

Newrick said his aim was to "spread the word and promote the Whanganui region far and wide - to all corners of the earth".

The book had the backing of Whanganui District Council - which has pre-ordered 500 copies - and Whanganui & Partners and the Chamber of Commerce, and 5 per cent ($1.25) from the price of each pre-ordered copy would be donated to a local charity.