It's going to be a very different Wheels in Wanganui on the Sunday of next Wellington Anniversary Weekend, but it is still going ahead.
Organiser Angela Teal could see the difficulties of a static display of vehicles and the need for Covid-19 compliance, so ...
"We've decided to put a hold on the show, but we're going to do a poker run," she says.
It's based on the poker-run concept, but it's a scavenger hunt, a mystery run, a fun run, or whatever you like to call it.
Vehicles and their owners will enter, and if they don't know Whanganui, they will by the end of the day.
"There will be 16 places to go to, with the end one being the venue for the finish. We'll start at the racecourse ..." and that's all we're allowed to know.
"You are given a sheet of paper as you drive out the gate," says volunteer and family member Heather Hills. The sheet has a list of questions, the answers to which will lead to each location. At some places, there will be a staff member who will stamp the sheet of paper.
"At some places, you look for a hidden clue," says Angela. Everybody ends up at the final location where they enjoy food, drink and a party.
"We reckon we will get at least 200 cars. I know for a fact we have Palmerston North Car Club and Taranaki Car Club coming over, and they've got quite a few cars in there."
Heather is a member of Wanganui Road Rodders: she drives a modified 1929 Willys Whippet and says some of their cars will be taking part.
"We don't want to NOT do it," says Angela. "Just because Delta is out there, we should not have to stop raising money for St John Ambulance. It's such a great cause, and if someone gets Covid, who are they going to ring?"
Heather says so much is being cancelled, it's good to see Wheels in Wanganui adopting a new format and still going ahead. She had just learned that the Port Road Drags in Seaview, Lower Hutt, the longest-running street drags event in Australasia, is not going ahead this year.