New Zealand - Wanganui - Dublin Street Bridge - Tram - Circa 1910 - Photo Postcard Format #t1291 Whanganui - Whanganui, also spelled Wanganui, is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. - Although the city was called Wanganui from 1854, in February 2009, the New Zealand Geographic Board recommended the spelling be changed to "Whanganui". In December 2009, the government decided that while either spelling was acceptable, Crown agencies would use the Whanganui spelling. - Whāngā nui means big bay or big harbour in the Māori language. - Europeans initially called it Petre (pronounced Peter), after Lord Petre, an officer of the New Zealand Company, but the name did not persist. (Reference: Wikipedia) Trams in New Zealand - A major form of transport from the 19th century into the mid-20th century. New Zealand's first (horse) tramway was established in 1862 (Nelson), followed by a steam tramway in 1871 (Thames), and the first electric tramway in 1900 (Maori Hill, Dunedin). - The tram systems in the main centres, and in some smaller towns, were soon electrified. - By the 1950s, all systems were in the process of being replaced by trolley-buses or buses. - The last tram service closed in 1964, in Wellington. - A tram running parallel with a public road opened in Western Springs, Auckland, in 1980 and a central city loop line in Christchurch in 1995. - Both are heritage lines. (Reference: Wikipedia)