Demolition has begun on three buildings on the corner of Taupo Quay and Moutoa Quay. Photo / Supplied
Three buildings sitting near the banks of the Whanganui River are set to be demolished, with work officially beginning this week.
The buildings are located on the corner of Taupō and Moutoa Quays and back on to the riverfront.
Whanganui District Council chief executive Kym Fell said the buildings were
not significant, but the land they sat on was significant to iwi and the wider community, being near the Whanganui River, riverfront boardwalk and the base of the paddle steamer Waimarie.
There have been buildings on the site since 1908. The current buildings were erected in the early 1950s, with extensions added in the 1980s. Most recently they have been used as workshops.
"The buildings have a fairly long history of owners and tenants," Fell said.
