Long service to Whanganui Civil Defence recognised Published on 19 August 2022 More than 180 years’ collective service to civil defence in the Whanganui district was recognised by Emergency Management Minister, Kieran McAnulty, at a special awards ceremony held in the Cooks Gardens Events Centre this week Tagged as: , Awards, Civil Defence
Whanganui joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network Published on 09 November 2021 Creativity, innovative spirit, cultural integrity and strength of artistic tradition have won Whanganui recognition as an internationally significant UNESCO City of Design Tagged as: , Arts, Awards, Community, Economic Development
Finalists of New Zealand’s most beautiful towns and cities announced Published on 16 August 2021 Whanganui has been named as one of two finalists in the Most Beautiful Small City category for the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards this year Tagged as: , Awards, Community, Heritage, Waste Management
National recognition for Whanganui War Memorial Centre Published on 22 July 2021 Following Whanganui’s success in holding the Downer New Zealand Masters Games in February this year, the Whanganui War Memorial Centre has been named as a finalist in the Support – Best Venue 2021 category in the 2021 New Zealand Event Awards Tagged as: , Awards
2020 Whanganui Community Awards call for nominations Published on 25 November 2020 Nominations for the 2020 Whanganui Community Awards will now close on Thursday, 14 January 2021. Tagged as: , Awards
Whanganui wins New Zealand’s most beautiful small city award Published on 30 October 2020 For the second consecutive year, Whanganui has been crowned a winner in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards by taking out the Most Beautiful Small City title and Progress Castlecliff was chosen as the winner of the Community Group Award Tagged as: , Awards
Whanganui a finalist again for Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards Published on 17 August 2020 For the second year in a row, Whanganui has been selected as a finalist in both the Most Beautiful City and Best Street categories in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards – in addition, Progress Castlecliff has been selected as a finalist in the Community Group Award Tagged as: , Awards
Council wins Best Digital Transformation Award Published on 08 November 2019 Whanganui District Council wins Best Digital Transformation at the Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM) Annual Conference ICT Awards 2019. Tagged as: , Awards, Digital
Plastic Free July in progress Published on 12 July 2019 Whanganui District Council is pleased to support Plastic Free Whanganui. Tagged as: , Community, Awards
Whanganui to enter Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards Published on 09 July 2019 Whanganui is entering the national Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards which celebrate towns, cities and local heroes who lead the way with environmental and beautification work. Tagged as: , Community, Awards