The Whanganui District Council has snapped up a bunch of buildings and land in the central city for $3.9m - with the potential end product a new, council-led hotel and carpark.
Whanganui is one of only a handful of local authorities without a kerbside service but Mike says that is about to change.
And the decade long Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment is entering its final months and the final bill looking to be around $69 million.
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist and assistant news director for the Whanganui Chronicle