Road safety focus of proposed speed limit changes for district Published on 20 February 2024 Public consultation is open on a Whanganui District Council review of speed limits aimed at making our roads safer for everyone Tagged as: , Community, Consultation, Roading
Future of land transport projects up for review Published on 13 February 2024 Horizons Regional Council are welcoming feedback on their mid-term review of the 2021 Regional Land Transport Plan that outlines the future of land transport projects and investment for the next 10 years Tagged as: , Community, Roading
Council moves forward with consultation on school speed limits Published on 28 November 2023 Whanganui District Council councillors have agreed to go ahead with a public consultation on whether speed limits will be changed around Whanganui schools, as part of a Speed Management Plan Tagged as: , Consultation, Roading
Public information release #5 - Cyclone Gabrielle event 2023 Published on 21 February 2023 Following last week’s Cyclone Gabrielle, all roads in the Whanganui district, including SH4 between Raetihi and Upokongaro, are open. Tagged as: , Civil Defence, Roading
Public information release #4 Published on 17 February 2023 Following Cyclone Gabrielle, Mangamahu Road and SH4 between Raetihi and Upokongaro are the only roads still closed in the Whanganui district. Tagged as: , Civil Defence, Roading
Upcoming road improvements on SH4 between Whanganui and Raetihi Published on 04 January 2023 There will be a hive of activity in the heart of State Highway 4 between Whanganui and Raetihi this New Year, with a range of road works planned to get underway in January 2023 Tagged as: , Roading
Beam to launch e-scooter operations in Whanganui Published on 13 June 2022 Global micromobility company Beam has partnered with Whanganui District Council and Whanganui & Partners to bring shared micromobility to Whanganui Tagged as: , Community, Economic Development, Roading, Shared Pathways
Fitzherbert Avenue extension to provide strategic link Published on 11 March 2022 The newly-opened Fitzherbert Avenue extension will not only benefit residential expansion in Whanganui but also provide a strategic transportation link to the Mill Road industrial area Tagged as: , Roading
Council climate change initiative takes concrete steps with waste Published on 19 November 2021 Whanganui District Council has been working with its Roading Alliance partner Downer on a climate change initiative to reduce and reuse waste concrete Tagged as: , Roading
Council safety projects get go-ahead from Waka Kotahi Published on 19 November 2021 Whanganui District Council can now move forward with a group of significant infrastructure projects after Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency approved all safety projects in the council’s roading programme for 2021-2024 Tagged as: , Roading