An artistic duo plan to turn the river city into the steampunk capital of the North Island.
This Saturday Christine Haber and Warren Scheebel will open up a steampunk tourist business in Whanganui.
Mrs Haber says the city's history and art scene make it a perfect fit for such a venture.
"We've got so much going for us already with the paddle steamer, the tractor engines and the steampunk ukulele orchestra."
Mrs Haber has had an interest in steampunk after she witnessed the spectacle in Oamaru, and after a round of house cleaning left her with spare antiques, she decided to open up a small steampunk shop last October.
From there she and Mr Schebeel started making their own steampunk creations.