Restricted fire season – Whanganui coast and urban area

Fire and Emergency NZ has advised that the Manawatū-Whanganui Coastal Zone will move to a restricted fire season from 8am on Friday 12 January until further notice due to warm temperatures, drying winds and a lack of rainfall.
A restricted fire season means anyone planning on lighting an open-air fire will need a permit.
Please be aware of the fire risk conditions – if in doubt, don't light!

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Apply for rates remission

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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Proposed Trade Wastes Bylaw

With a new Wastewater Treatment Plant currently being built, Whanganui District Council needs to have a fair and effective system of control over trade waste entering the system to ensure design performance and discharge consent conditions can be met.

Public consultation on Whanganui District Council's Proposed Trade Waste Bylaw closed on Friday 23 February 2018.
Read submissions here(PDF, 3MB)

The proposed bylaw will apply to all trade premises within the Whanganui District where sewage of a non-domestic nature, including tankered waste, is discharged or likely to be discharged to the Council's sewerage system.

Restricted fire season – Whanganui coast and urban area

Apply for rates remission

Proposed Trade Wastes Bylaw

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