With the help of the Wanganui Aero Club, Chronicle photographer Bevan Conley took to the skies in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk to get a very different perspective on Whanganui.
![High above the Bason Botanic Gardens.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JMFD75JSJ3FJ6GBGBVOW2FKB54.jpg?auth=8812cd3d96594e3e742426e4277aba231bc922755e20bb966e4d2ee208b98a66&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
![The new subdivision on Tirimoana Pl off Great North Rd.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6EHO3XEFWNRBWXZH4O57GP4EG4.jpg?auth=32d40b63137e786c49fb0531b408cfa7587592e44716314e364d314b8a105e74&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
![The Whanganui River mouth with port in the foreground.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WDPTKA5TRE5EKLQR2OIWSQ55XQ.jpg?auth=e901d561008039c9b2edfce195243acd06df2a52a6782e58790975f1d30c62f6&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
![The Whanganui High School grounds.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZWQH52MHQIVOSV7CMW7DUUTIYA.jpg?auth=ed84f347ce31916531b4e1ceb49be2e41aa4f30f381c861261bf582bf65d7ef1&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
The Whanganui River mouth looking south along South Beach.
With the help of the Wanganui Aero Club, Chronicle photographer Bevan Conley took to the skies in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk to get a very different perspective on Whanganui.
Chamber Music Whanganui is excited to present emerging pianist Sylvia Jiang.