With gusts of wind and a turning tide, the ducks in this year's Plumber Dan Duck Race had to be wrangled to keep them on course.
The race began at 12.30pm on Saturday with 2,000 plastic ducks released from Dublin St Bridge to make their way downriver to a spot near the PS Waimarie wharf, organiser Dan Goldsworthy said.
Christina Emery, from NZME The Hits, acted as MC on the bridge, while Goldsworthy was on the water throwing escaping ducks back inside the guidelines.
There were good numbers of people on the bridge and scattered along the riverbanks to watch.
On the river, Whanganui Surf Lifesaving Club members, boats from Wanganui Exhaust & Service Centre, kayakers, paddleboarders and jetskiers kept the ducks moving in the right direction.