Wanganui District Council Online

Issue No. 14 - 8th September 2001

At Your Service - Airport
We provide Airport facilities To enable people and goods to be transported by air, and for commercial and recreational operations. How this service is provided Airport facilities are located on the coast 8km from the city centre and are controlled by an Airport Manager. A number of commercial operators lease property at the Airport from the Council. Services provided A 1300 metre sealed runway with landing lights, pavement markings, apron and aircraft parking. The Airport is certified to serve aircraft with seating capacity of more than 30 passengers. Four grass runways. Category 4 Airport Rescue Fire Service. Terminal facility with public toilets, car parking, capacity for commercial operators such as cafeteria, rental vehicles and ticketing/baggage handling. Land for lease for commercial or Airport related uses. Water supply with fire fighting capacity. Standards Operation and maintenance of the Airport in compliance with the Aerodrome Certification Exposition, including security and safety for passengers, luggage and goods. Monitoring the service Monthly quality assurance inspections. Three-monthly reports. Cost The average ratepayer pays $7 per year. In addition, there are landing fees and ground rentals. Further information about the Airport is available from Ian McGowan at the Council office, phone 349 0001 or email ianm@wanganui.govt.nz. This information is part of the At Your Service booklet, which gives details on all of the Council's services. You can pick up a copy of the booklet from the Council's Help Desk, or ring the Help Desk on 349 0001 and we will post a copy to you, or email us at wdc@wanganui.govt.nz to request a copy. You can view information about each of the Council's services on our Services pages.
Artz Festival attracts Ikebana experts
Don't miss the opportunity to watch Ikebana experts in action at the Wanganui Blooming Artz Festival next weekend. Mitsue Chubachi and her assistant Hideko Tanabe, from Wanganui's sister city Nagaizumi-cho in Japan, have been invited to the festival by the Wanganui Sister City Association. They will demonstrate the arts of Ikebana (flower arranging, using locally sourced flowers) and the tea ceremony at several sessions during the Blooming Artz Festival. The festival will be held at the Wanganui Racecourse on September 14-16. Mitsue Chubachi gained the Japan Tea Ceremony Society's qualification as a tea ceremony instructor in 1966 and was admitted as an instructor in flower arrangement by the Ikenobo School of Flower Arrangement in 1970. She has given classes in both arts in Nagaizumi and the city of Numazu, and in 1995 she became a director of the Japan tea ceremony branch office in Numazu.	Hideko Tanabe learned Ikebana from Mitsue Chubachi and was her best pupil. Since then, she has assisted in Ikebana demonstrations and has more than 10 years' experience in the tea ceremony. They will arrive in Wanganui on Wednesday and will attend a function hosted by the Sister City Association on Thursday. Wanganui and Nagaizumi-cho have been sister cities since 1988 and later this year will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Sister City Friendship Centre at Wanganui East. The Ikebana and tea ceremony programme for the festival is: Friday, September 14 11am Ikebana demonstration 1.30pm Ikebana demonstration 3.30pm Ikebana and tea ceremony demonstration Saturday, September 15 11am Ikebana demonstration 1.30pm Ikebana demonstration 3.30pm Ikebana and tea ceremony demonstration The demonstration is a rare opportunity for Wanganui people to watch real experts in the arts of Ikebana and the tea ceremony. Admission to the demonstrations is free (there is a door charge for general admittance to the festival).

Wanganui Community Awards

Nominations for the Wanganui Community Awards are now being sought.

The Awards will be made to persons who have carried out meritorious voluntary service in Wanganui.

Applicants will require to be nominated by two citizens of Wanganui, or a bona fide organisation.

Please note:
Previous nominations will not be considered for selection. Only those persons nominated this year will be considered, as nominations do not "roll over" annually.

Nomination forms and Conditions of Nomination are available from the Help Desk, Ground Floor, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

The closing date for nominations is Friday, 2 November 2001.

Tenders

Contract No 950 Aramoho Mowing
Contract No 951 Suburbs Mowing
Contract No 952 Sportsground Maintenance

Tenders are invited for any of the above noted grounds maintenance contracts. The contracts are for an initial period of three years with two possible one-year extensions subject to satisfactory performance.

The work in contracts No 951, 952 and 953 includes all or some of the following: mowing, shrub and annual bed maintenance, weed spraying, pruning and general grounds maintenance.

Tender documents are available from the Help Desk, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui, from 10.00am, Monday, 10 September 2001.

Tenders, which close at 4.00pm, Tuesday, 9 October 2001, must be placed in the Tenders Box at the Help Desk or posted to:

The Secretary
Tenders Board
Wanganui District Council
PO Box 637
Wanganui

Tenders are to be returned in the sealed envelope provided, endorsed with the contract number, title and with the tenderer's name and address.

The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

Next week's Council Meetings

Harbour
2.00pm Monday 10 September 2001
Works and Transport
2.00pm Tuesday 11 September 2001
Community Services
2.00pm Wednesday 12 September 2001
Finance and Administration
2.00pm Thursday 13 September 2001
Forestry Joint
2.00pm Friday 14 September 2001

The meetings will commence at 2.00pm in Committee Room 2, 1st Floor, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

Agendas are available at the Help Desk, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui and the Wanganui District Library two working days prior to the meeting.

The Council welcomes members of the public to attend its meetings.

Motor Camp Operator Wanted
Mowhanau Motor Camp, Mowhanau Beach, Wanganui

The Wanganui District Council invites applications for the lease of the Mowhanau Motor Camp located at Mowhanau Drive, Mowhanau Beach, Wanganui. The camp is located 16km north west of Wanganui and is situated on approximately 1.12 hectares of reserve land. The camp comprises 58 powered sites, 32 tent sites, amenities block and small manager's house.

This venture would suit motivated people interested in seasonal work with a lifestyle and those prepared to take a long-term view of growing the business.

Lease Applications are to contain details of the interested party as set out in the "Application Form".

For an Application Form contact Stephen Horn at the Wanganui District Council, PO Box 637, Wanganui. Telephone (06) 349 0542. Fax (06) 349 0505. Email stephenh@wanganui.govt.nz.

Application Forms must be deposited in the Council Tender Box, located at the Help Desk, by 4pm, 18 September 2001.

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