Around the Motu

Completion of the long waited, sometimes maligned Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment is drawing near. At this stage, the total cost will be somewhere around $68 million. Whanganui District Council has unveiled three rates options for the the next three years. And local medical identity, Dr Alan Mangan is retiring after 44 years. Mike Tweed is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle