Proper noun
A city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
A major river in the North Island, New Zealand, which flows into the Tasman Sea at Wanganui, now officially the Whanganui River.
A river on the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand, which also flows into the Tasman Sea.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThey were to be divided into 30 companies of 50 men each based as follows: The total Defence budget, which included purchasing a steamer for use on the Waikato, Patea, and Wanganui rivers, was 187,000 pounds per annum. Source: Internet
Only one united council undertook any direct operational activity – a forestry project in Wanganui. Source: Internet
This difference has been the subject of considerable debate during the 1990s and 2000s over the then-proposed change of the name of the city Wanganui to Whanganui. Source: Internet
Various methods are used to indicate glottal stops when writing the Wanganui dialect. Source: Internet
Within the next few years other clubs started forming around five regions: Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne/Napier/New Plymouth and Wanganui. Source: Internet