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Latest News

Survey will gauge Whanganui’s ‘digital pulse’

Published on January 13, 2022

Whanganui District Council is collecting information on internet access and the level of digital confidence in the Whanganui District with a survey that’s open to the whole community. The survey will be available online, in paper form and via phone call from 12 noon on Thursday, 13 January 2022

Whanganui East Pool to reopen for schools in late January

Published on January 12, 2022

Maintenance work to prepare the Whanganui East Pool for summer use has now been completed and the pool will reopen on 31 January 2022, in time for school swimming programmes which start in February.

Chief executive appointment announced

Published on January 12, 2022

David Langford will be Whanganui District Council's new chief executive says Mayor Hamish McDouall. He will take up the position on 14 March 2022.

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Public Notices

Contract 1938: Whanganui Youth Places & Spaces feasibility study

On display until February 03, 2022

Whanganui District Council invites quotes from suitably experienced contractors to conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability of a Youth Places & Spaces (or a central hub / youth hub) in the Whanganui District

Contract 1973: Streetlight maintenance 2022

On display until January 20, 2022

Whanganui District Council invites tenders from suitably experienced contractors to maintain approximately 6500 streetlights and poles on the council’s roading network

Contract 1972: Pavement marking 2022

On display until January 20, 2022

Whanganui District Council invites tenders from suitably experienced contractors to maintain road markings and raised reflective pavement markers on Whanganui District roads

Deadline for special alcohol licences – 2021-22 holiday period

On display until February 28, 2022

If you are planning to sell alcohol at an event or function, you must have a special licence from Whanganui District Council. Please note, that if your present premises licence or your manager’s certificate licence expires through this same period, you will need to also consider these dates

Raupo Street service upgrades begin on 1 November

On display until May 30, 2022

Raupo Street from Heads Road to Hinau Street will be closed to all traffic from Monday, 1 November 2021 for Whanganui District Council contractors to undertake stormwater and wastewater upgrades. This work is scheduled to be completed in approximately six month

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Have Your Say

Durie Hill lookout improvements

Submissions closing on January 31, 2022, 05:00 PM

Whanganui District Council is asking for community feedback on the concept plan for improvements to the Durie Hill lookout and surrounding area

Survey on internet access and digital confidence in Whanganui

Submissions closing on February 22, 2022, 05:00 PM

Whanganui District Council is conducting a district-wide survey to assess the level of internet access and digital confidence in our community

Parks, reserves, pathways and activities

Ongoing consultation

The Council is reviewing its strategy for how the many parks, reserves, and connecting pathways in the district are managed and developed

Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw review

The council is comprehensively reviewing its Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw – which is due for its five year review – and associated policies. These set out the council’s rules for and approach to burials, cemeteries, crematoria and memorials within the district.

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