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At Your Service - Port We provide Port facilities To enable goods to be transported by sea and to provide docking facilities for commercial and recreational fishing. How this service is provided Port facilities are located at the mouth of the Whanganui River and are managed by a Port company, Ocean Terminals. In order to provide this service the Council manages a harbour endowment portfolio of 46 commercial properties available for lease, the rental income from which is directed to the Port company. Services provided 580 lineal metres of wharf space. Six warehouse buildings totalling 4088 square metres. Standards Maintenance of the Port basin to keep the waterway clear for vessel access. Maintenance of the buildings suitable for storage use. Maintenance of the wharves suitable for the berthing of vessels. Monitoring the service Six-monthly reports from Ocean Terminals. Cost There is no ratepayer charge for the service. The Port operations receive a minimum of $350,000 per annum generated from harbour endowment property rentals, which are managed by the Council. Ocean Terminals determines charges for Port services. Further information about the port is available from Mark Daniels at the Council office, phone 349 0001 or email markd@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.
Winter Gardens by night Special opening - Sunday, 8.30pm - 10pm Come and see the Winter Gardens in a totally new light. On Sunday, December 9, the Winter Gardens will be illuminated from 8.30pm until 10pm. There will be time to visit the Winter Gardens after Carols by Candlelight. Note: This special opening will be postponed and re-advertised if Carols by Candlelight does not go ahead as planned.
Building Consents For those people intending doing building projects during the Christmas break, please ensure that you apply for your Building Consent promptly to allow us time to process them before Christmas. The Building and Plumbing Inspectors will be available through the Christmas holidays (except Statutory Holidays and weekends) for inspections and advice.
Next Week's Council Meetings Council Meeting (Council Chamber) Monday, December 10 Wanganui Rural Community Board - Special (4pm) Wednesday, December 12 Strategy (1pm) Thursday, December 13 Unless otherwise noted, the meetings will be held 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. Notice of Meeting Wanganui Rural Community Board - Special A Special meeting of the Wanganui Rural Community Board will be held at 4.00pm on Wednesday, 12 December 2001, in Committee Room 2, 1st Floor, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui. The purpose of the meeting is to elect a Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Wanganui Rural Community Board. The Council welcomes members of the public to attend its meetings.

At Your Service - Port

We provide Port facilities

To enable goods to be transported by sea and to provide docking facilities for commercial and recreational fishing.

How this service is provided

Port facilities are located at the mouth of the Whanganui River and are managed by a Port company, Ocean Terminals. In order to provide this service the Council manages a harbour endowment portfolio of 46 commercial properties available for lease, the rental income from which is directed to the Port company.

Services provided

580 lineal metres of wharf space.
Six warehouse buildings totalling 4088 square metres.

Standards

Maintenance of the Port basin to keep the waterway clear for vessel access.
Maintenance of the buildings suitable for storage use.
Maintenance of the wharves suitable for the berthing of vessels.

Monitoring the service

Six-monthly reports from Ocean Terminals.

Cost
There is no ratepayer charge for the service. The Port operations receive a minimum of $350,000 per annum generated from harbour endowment property rentals, which are managed by the Council. Ocean Terminals determines charges for Port services.

Further information about the port is available from Mark Daniels at the Council office, phone 349 0001 or email markd@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.

Winter Gardens by night

Special opening - Sunday, 8.30pm - 10pm

Come and see the Winter Gardens in a totally new light.

On Sunday, December 9, the Winter Gardens will be illuminated from 8.30pm until 10pm.

There will be time to visit the Winter Gardens after Carols by Candlelight.

Note: This special opening will be postponed and re-advertised if Carols by Candlelight does not go ahead as planned.

Building Consents

For those people intending doing building projects during the Christmas break, please ensure that you apply for your Building Consent promptly to allow us time to process them before Christmas.

The Building and Plumbing Inspectors will be available through the Christmas holidays (except Statutory Holidays and weekends) for inspections and advice.

Next Week's Council Meetings

Council Meeting (Council Chamber)
Monday, December 10

Wanganui Rural Community Board - Special (4pm)
Wednesday, December 12

Strategy (1pm)
Thursday, December 13

Unless otherwise noted, the meetings will be held 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.

Notice of Meeting
Wanganui Rural Community Board - Special

A Special meeting of the Wanganui Rural Community Board will be held at 4.00pm on Wednesday, 12 December 2001, in Committee Room 2, 1st Floor, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

The purpose of the meeting is to elect a Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Wanganui Rural Community Board.

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