In this summer series of Wanganui views, MERANIA KARAURIA visits homeowners and discovers why their view is so spectacular
Maureen and Malcolm Parkin love the birds'-eye view from their home where they can see Mt Taranaki in the west, Mt Ruapehu in the north and Kapiti Island in the south.
"The view is fabulous and the Whanganui River's shape and mood constantly changes," said Mrs Parkin at their Landguard Bluff property.
"I accept the river for what it is. It is my fix for the day - the river, the driftwood, the island (Corliss)."
And when the weather is wild, its fury whips around their house and property and is just as exciting.