Bylaws

This bylaw's purpose is to enhance public safety and enjoyment of public places by minimising alcohol-related harm and offences in controlling the consumption and possession of alcohol in specified public places.

This bylaw specifies standards of control which must be observed by dog owners in the Whanganui District, giving effect to the Dog Control Policy 2021.

This bylaw regulates freedom camping in the Whanganui District order to protect designated freedom camping areas, as well as the health and safety of visitors to those areas.

This bylaw regulates the control of animals (excluding dogs, which are covered in the Dog Control Bylaw 2015), poultry and bees to protect the public from nuisance, to maintain and promote public health and safety, and to protect the welfare of animals.

This bylaw intends to regulate the control and keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees within the District to protect the public from nuisance, maintain and promote public health and safety.

Regulate activities that can be carried out in public places, parks and reserves, including roads, to ensure acceptable standards of convenience, safety, visual amenity and civic values are maintained.

Following a review, the name of the bylaw was changed from Public Places, Parks and Reserves Bylaw 2016 to Public Places Bylaw 2023.

This bylaw regulates and controls activities affecting streets within our district so that the public's health, safety and convenience are not compromised and public assets are maintained. 

This bylaw applies to all trade premises within the Whanganui District where sewage of a  non‐domestic nature is discharged or likely to be discharged to the Council’s sewerage system. The bylaw also applies to tankered waste discharged to Council’s sewerage system.

This bylaw regulates the vehicles on local roads (including speed limits) within the Whanganui District to enhance and promote a safe and efficient road network.