For the 2023/24 financial year (starting in July 2023) the council is making a one-off rates remission (reduction) of up to $500 available for households facing a rates rise higher than $700.
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Whanganui District Council is consulting on its proposed Economic Development Strategy.
Submissions closed at 5.00pm on Friday, 1 March 2019. View all submissions(PDF, 6MB).
The strategy sets a 10-year vision to be vibrant, prosperous and rich with opportunities based on three key aspirations – to Retain, Grow and Attract.
Five "game-changing" priorities are identified in the strategy as drivers for the district's development potential through to 2028 and beyond: