Savings made as council closes Holdings company Published on 26 March 2024 Whanganui District Council has decided to close down Whanganui District Council Holdings Ltd, after a review of council-controlled organisations (CCOs). Moves to simplify and streamline CCOs will save the council about $380k per year. Tagged as: , Council
Council plan to improve performance and address rates affordabiliity Published on 26 October 2023 Whanganui Mayor Andrew Tripe says, along with councillors, he’s sent a clear message to Whanganui District Council staff that further cost savings and efficiencies – on top of those at the start of his term as Mayor – must be found to address rates affordability in Whanganui Tagged as: , Council
Whanganui councillors vote to establish Māori wards Published on 24 October 2023 Whanganui District Council has resolved to establish Māori wards for the 2025 and 2028 local government elections Tagged as: , Council
Reflecting on Whanganui’s Leading Edge Strategy Published on 29 June 2023 Whanganui District Council’s Leading Edge Strategy is set to be refreshed. Mayor Andrew Tripe says, “The current economic environment across the country is presenting us with some challenges – but we need to look forward 10 years, as this will be a long-term strategy - and set our sights on an ambitious and bold vision for the future.” Tagged as: , Council
Community Kōrero bringing council to the people Published on 10 February 2023 Mayor Andrew Tripe and Whanganui District councillors welcome people to a series of sessions around the district to chat about key topics and to give updates on council plans and projects. Tagged as: , Consultation, Council, Events, Policy
Legislation cause for concern - to be reviewed at council meeting Published on 19 December 2022 Whanganui District Council’s elected members will be reviewing a report covering central government’s Three Waters Reforms, the Future for Local Government Report and the first two key pieces of legislation designed to replace the Resource Management Act at tomorrow’s final council meeting for the year on Tuesday, 20 December. Tagged as: , Council
Survey on local government reforms will close soon Published on 26 July 2022 More than 570 residents have responded to a survey on three waters and local government reform conducted by Whanganui District Council this month. Preliminary results from the survey helped to inform the council’s submission to the government’s select committee on the Water Services Entities Bill last week. The survey remains open until 5.00pm on Saturday 30 July 202. Tagged as: , Council
Council to submit on Water Services Entities Bill Published on 09 July 2022 Whanganui District Council is preparing to submit to the government’s Water Services Entities Bill – the first of a suite of bills to reform New Zealand’s drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services. Chief executive David Langford encourages the community to take part in its survey on three waters and local government reform Tagged as: , Council
Three waters and local government reform Published on 30 June 2022 In an opinion piece (published in this week's Whanganui Chronicle), chief executive David Langford writes about the government's programme of reforms and why the council is surveying residents. Tagged as: , Council
Whanganui District Council votes support for Ukraine Published on 23 March 2022 District councillors voted unanimously on Tuesday 22 March to support a motion to condemn the Russian government and stand by the people of Ukraine in the current conflict. Tagged as: , Council