The 85 square metre pontoon which will form the stage and walkway on to the Whanganui River for the 25th New Zealand Opera School concert tonight (), was imported into New Zealand and Whanganui by local man Geoff Mackintosh.
Mackintosh said the pontoons, which are made in China, and used
frequently throughout the world for events on water, would be would be a boon for Whanganui.
They can be set up on rivers, lakes and the ocean, he said.
For tonight's Opera and Aroha on the River concert it meant a truly spectacular event was able to be staged.
The pontoon is available for hire, he said.
