Wanganui District Council operates a fund to help preserve and upgrade heritage buildings in the district.

Owners or purchasers are able to have a preliminary expert report done for a building so they know what is needed to comply with the Building Act 2004. Assistance is given as a dollar for dollar grant to a maximum grant of $1500 for any one report.

Funds must be applied for before reports are written to ensure reports are written by professionals giving valid advice and information. Over time Council is building up a library of reports to establish the state of the District's heritage buildings.

The Fund is not for detailed design or physical works but for assessing the condition and necessary works for a building. This will vary depending on the intended use of the building. The fund is available for buildings in the Old Town Conservation Zone (Overlay Zone) and the Central Commercial Zone and any other non-residential building included in the District Plan Heritage list.

Information and application forms are available from the Council's Customer Services Desk, 101 Guyton Street, on this page (PDF, 66KB) or by phoning Council on (06) 349 0001. For any further information contact Clive Aim, phone (06) 349 0001 ext. 8102.

Pursuant to Section 54 of the Reserves Act 1977 notice is hereby given of an intention to issue a ground lease and licence for the term of nine years over 1315 square metres of land more or less, contained in Certificate of Title Volume 11C Folio 173 described as Lot 2 on Deposited Plan 34877, situated on Somme Parade, for the purposes of the Wanganui City College rowing shed and associated activities.

Written submissions, stating the grounds for objection to the issue of the lease and licence, should be sent to Kathryn Yorke, Property Officer, Wanganui District Council, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

Submissions close at 4.00pm on Monday, 30 August 2010.

For further information contact Kathryn Yorke, Property Officer, phone (06) 349 0543 ext. 8112.

Parts of the following roads are included in the urban road resealing programme for 2010/11:

Airport Road, Allison Street, Aranui Avenue, Ash Place, Balmoral Crescent, Bassett Street, Beaumaris Avenue, Broughton Street, Camellia Avenue, Carlton Avenue Extension, Caversham Road, Clarkson Avenue, Cornwall Road, Durie Street, Durie Vale Road, East Way, Embassy Service Lane, Fergusson Street, Fitzherbert Avenue, Glasgow Street, Gonville Avenue, Grey Street, Guyton Street, Hillside Terrace, Iwiroa Terrace, Kelsi Street, Kelvin Street, Landguard Road, London Street, Maple Place, Maxwell Avenue, May Street, Mitchell Street, Moray Place, Murray Street, Nathan Street, Owen Street, Park Place, Peat Street, Photinia Place, Plunket Street, Portal Street, Poynter Place, Queen Street, Rawhiti Place, Rees Street, Roberts Avenue, Smithfield Road, Somme Parade, Springvale Road, Spurdle Street, Taupo Quay, Tawa Street, Taylor Street East, Terrace House Service Lane, Toi Street, Wairere Road, Waitai Street, Wicksteed Street, Wilson Street, Young Street

Footpath renewal programme 2010/11

The following footpaths are included in the footpath renewal programme for 2010/11:

Bignell Street from Kings Avenue to Abbot Street, Grey Street from College Street to Liverpool Street, Kawakawa Street from Nixon Street to Nile Street, Marshall Avenue from Anzac Parade to Millward Street, Niblett Street from Dublin Street to Liverpool Street, Puriri Street from Alma Road to York Street, Smithfield Road from Moore Avenue to London Street, Windsor Terrace from Maxwell Avenue to end of road.

Recreational users are advised of potential health risks arising from the discharge of wastewater to the Whanganui River.

Under the coastal permits issued for the wastewater project, the council is required to regularly inform the public of these potential risks.

At present, the existing combined sewer and stormwater system may overflow and discharge wastewater into the Whanganui River during periods of rain. However, this overflow will be eliminated progressively as sewage is removed from stormwater systems on both private and public property throughout urban Wanganui.

Property owners are reminded that the deadline to comply was 1 July 2007. All sewage must leave their property in a separate pipe that contains no stormwater.

For further information, please contact the Separation Hotline on (06) 349 0001.

The Wanganui District Council is working with the Wanganui Resene PaintWise Programme. Wanganui residents can return unwanted paint (no solvents accepted) and paint packaging to the Resene Colour Shop. It is then mixed into varying shades of grey paint. Resene donates the resulting good quality waterborne Resene paint to community groups in Wanganui.

Residents can return up to 10 packs of any brand of paint free of charge.

Where: Resene Colour Shop, 17 Wilson Street, Wanganui; phone (06) 348 0048
When: Deliver it on the last Friday of every month
Time: Between 2.00pm and 4.00pm

Diary these dates
Friday, 30 July 2010
Friday, 27 August 2010
Friday, 24 September 2010

You can also help by reporting graffiti as and when it happens. Telephone the Graffiti Hotline (06) 349 0500 for removal of graffiti in highly visible areas of Wanganui.

Wanganui Wastewater Separation Project
(Contractor B Bullock (2009) Ltd)

Karaka Street, between Rangiora and Karewa Streets, will be closed from Thursday, 22 July 2010, until Saturday, 31 July 2010, for the purpose of installing a new stormwater pipeline.

Vehicle access for residents will be available from the Karewa Street end.

Road users are requested to follow the signposted detours whilst the closure is in operation.

Request for Proposals
Contract No. 1433

Keeping Wanganui Moving Forward
an Urban Wanganui Transportation Strategy

Professional services consultants are invited to submit proposals for this study and strategic plan commission that asks the question – What will a Wanganui urban transport system, which is integrated, well connected, sustainable and multi-modal, look like 30 years from now?

Proponents will be required to assess and identify well balanced solutions, including physical infrastructure and policy interventions, while understanding the needs/behaviours of the users.

Request for Proposal documents can be obtained from the Customer Services Counter, Wanganui District Council, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui, between 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays.

Proposal submissions close at 4:00pm on Friday, 30 July 2010, with The Secretary, Tenders Board, Wanganui District Council, PO Box 637, Wanganui.

Enquiries should be directed to:
Rui Leitao, Senior Roading Engineer, Wanganui District Council; telephone (06) 349 0001, fax (06) 349 0538.

Consumers are advised that automatic garden sprinklers can be used by all residents (irrespective of whether their house number is an odd or even number) between the following times:

7pm to 9pm During the hours of daylight saving
6pm to 8pm Outside the hours of daylight saving

Hand-held hoses can be used at any time.

Lake Wiritoa will be closed on the following dates: