Strategies

This strategy describes Whanganui District Council’s existing infrastructure, identifies significant issues that might impact on this and outlines the Council’s approach to managing infrastructure assets over the next 30 years.

The Active Transport Strategy establishes Whanganui District Council’s strategic direction for active transportation over the next 10 years.

This Strategic Plan sets the following vision for Council’s engagement with the arts: Creativity is at the heart of our identity.

Whanganui District Council’s Digital Strategy provides a framework to drive digital innovation and opportunity in Whanganui.

The associated action plan outlines the current digital environment in 2021 alongside the Connected Community Advisor role being resourced in April 2021. It proposes the direction of the Digital Strategy action plan for the next 12 months.

DUB.DEE.SEE. Youth Connect-Hononga 2022 Whanganui District Council Youth Committee Strategic Plan 2012 - 2022

The strategy aims to strengthen partnerships and collaboration; provide and develop supporting infrastructure; and attract, build and retain investment, talent and business capability in Whanganui.

Whanganui District Council’s Housing Strategy provides a framework for addressing Whanganui’s housing needs.

This Heritage Strategy provides goals and tailored guidance to ensure and encourage the sustainable management of historic heritage assets and sites in the Whanganui District.

The Open Spaces and Physical Activity Strategy is a high-level document that sets the long-term strategic direction for public open spaces, sport, recreation and play in the district. It supports the delivery of a leading edge district and community in line with the council’s strategic direction as well as the three community outcomes: quality of life; connections to each other, our place in the world; and community pride in our unique identity.

The purpose of the strategy is to guide decision-making around the provision, development and management of open spaces so that they support the health and wellbeing of the environment, individuals and communities, now and in the future.

In 2008-2009 the Whanganui Rural Community Board held a series of meetings to identify the needs and priorities of the rural community. As a result, the board developed Rural Directions 2020, a 10-year plan for the board that covers the rural district and aligns with Whanganui District Council’s planning processes. Rural Directions 2020 was reviewed in 2013 when its name was changed to Rural Directions.