Whanganui
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![The Watt Fountain in Victoria Avenue, the old Post Office building is in the background](/Images/godic/202502/20/Wanganui_Watt_Fountain4223.jpg")
![The Royal Wanganui Opera House, March 1967. The building, one of New Zealand's last Victorian theatres, still stands today.](/Images/godic/202502/20/Whanganui_opera_house,_New_Zealand4223.jpg")
Whanganui (/ˈhwɒŋənuːi/; Māori: [ɸaŋanui]), also spelt Wanganui, is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway, runs from Mount Tongariro to the sea. Whanganui is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.