No.12 Tram relaunched

The restored No.12 Tram was relaunched from the Tram Shed on Monday, January 23, as part of the More FM Boardwalk Festival. A large crowd gathered to witness this historic event. Stage one of the tram track will be laid along the riverfront between in the Tram Shed and PS Waimarie berth. Work is scheduled to start in late February/early March 2012.

Wanganui residents are invited to have their say on the next stage of flood protection for our community. Horizons Regional Council is seeking views on a proposal to build stopbanks in the Kowhai Park/Anzac Parade and Putiki areas.

You can find out more on Horizons Regional Council's website or call Horizons on 0508 800 800.

If you're aged 12-24 years and want to speak up and be heard on behalf of Wanganui's young people then we want to hear from you!

We are looking for new Youth Councillors for 2012. Click here to find out more.

Work is progressing on building the $35M ultrafast broadband network in Wanganui, which will take around five years to complete.

Wanganui Digital Leaders Forum is working to ensure that everyone in the Wanganui district will be able to take full advantage of the benefits ultrafast broadband offers.

To read more about the ultrafast broadband project click here

Wanganui Digital Leaders Forum Business Focus Group Event
Click here to view a video from the event held on November 15.

Click here to view the deployment map for Wanganui from January to June 2012

Wanganui District Council is working through a process to identify potentially earthquake-prone buildings (EQPB) and notify the owners of those buildings about their responsibilities. Read more...

Information about earthquake risk in Wanganui (PDF, 83KB)

Information for building owners (PDF, 49KB)

Earthquake-Prone Buildings Policy (PDF, 35KB)

Shaping Wanganui - Residential Phase

Shaping Wanganui is the name of the Wanganui District Plan Review project currently being undertaken by Council. We are currently in Phase Two of the review process which considers activities and issues relating to our residential areas.

Over the next few months we will be out and about chatting to you at Open Days and, where invited, attending organisations' meetings. We want to know what you like and don't like so much about your street and your neighbourhood, and what would need to happen for your neighbourhood to be better than it is now. Find out more about Shaping Wanganui here...

The council wants to know what you think and has developed an online citizens' panel to find out. The 'What do you think' website provides opportunities for Wanganui people to have their say and engage in online forums, polls and surveys.

10-Year Plan - Growth Issues: These issues include the physical growth of the urban environment, economic growth, and being able to offer more services and facilities. We want to know what is most important to you.

Wanganui 2022: The council has developed its long-term vision for Wanganui and we'd love to get your feedback on it.

Levels of service: We are consulting on council's levels of service in the lead up to the development of the 10-Year Plan 2012-2022.

Visit this page to tell us what you think about these topics.