14 Mar 2024

Around the motu : Mike Tweed in Whanganui

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 14 March 2024
The New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy in Whanganui has grown incredibly in two years.

Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin

Things are looking up for Whanganui's international pilot academy with the District Council investing $2.78 million in 10 additional planes. The academy has recently signed a new contract with Indian airline IndiGo to train pilots in the river city. Also the town's CBD is being transformed into a pedestrian centric hub and moves are afoot to increase parking fees, currently it only costs 50 cents an hour to park in some areas.

Mike Tweed is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle