Take unwanted paint to Wanganui Resene and help wipe out the disgusting graffiti in Wanganui

The Wanganui District Council is working together 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 348 0048
When: Deliver it on the last Friday of every month
Time: Between 2.00pm and 4.00pm

Diary these dates
Friday, 30 May 2008
Friday, 27 June 2008
Friday, 25 July 2008
Friday, 29 August 2008
Friday, 26 September 2008
Friday, 31 October 2008

Not only can you recycle your unwanted paint, you can also help by reporting graffiti as and when it happens!

Three ways you can help
1. Prevention: By dropping off your unused paint at the Wanganui Resene Colour Shop. The unused paint will be recycled and used to paint over the graffiti in Wanganui.
2. Eradication: Have graffiti removed. Telephone the Graffiti Hotline 349 0500 for removal of graffiti in highly visible areas of Wanganui.
3. Enforcement: If you see graffiti vandalism happening, it is considered a crime in progress and can be reported to the Wanganui Police.

The best way to reduce the spread of graffiti is to remove it quickly.
Don't let graffiti spread in our community!

Options for enhancing the southern entranceway to Wanganui will be presented to the Council this week – and you're invited to come along to see what it's all about.

The first stage of the Council's Entranceways Project is to provide an attractive and functional entranceway from Marybank to Liffiton Street on State Highway 3. The goal is to have the most attractive city entrance in New Zealand and to draw travellers into the city rather than them passing straight through.

Architect Mark Southcombe was engaged to provide concept plan options for an improved entranceway.

The workshop, where Mr Southcombe will present his concepts, is open to the public. It will be held in the Council Chamber at 3.00pm on Friday, May 30.

The Rating Information Database is available for public inspection as per Section 28 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002.

The Rating Information Database contains a record of all information required for setting and assessing rates and allows for the calculation of rates liability for each rating unit.

The database is available for viewing between 8.00am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday, at the Council office, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

We want to find out about your vision for Wanganui's future.

You can have your say by answering a few simple questions on this page (submissions closed on 30 June 2008).

Or come along and talk to us at the River Traders Market on Saturday, June 7.

You are invited to attend a public meeting to discuss the proposed rezoning of 9 Birch Place and 357 Somme Parade, as well as the uplifting of their Reserve status.

Representatives from Wanganui District Council Property Group and their Planning Consultants, Opus International Consultants, will be in attendance.

The meeting will be held at Churton School Hall from 5.30pm-7.30pm on Thursday, May 29.

The by-election for a new Wanganui District Councillor will be held in June.

A by-election is required following the resignation of Cr Marty Lindsay who is taking up a career opportunity in Australia.

Wanganui District Council Electoral Officer Noeline Moosman has set the by-election date for Saturday, June 21.

Nominations for candidates closed on Friday, May 2.

Voting will be by postal voting. The voting period will be from Friday, 30 May 2008, to 12 noon Saturday, 21 June 2008.

More information is available on this page.

We welcome members of the public to attend our meetings

Wanganui Rural Community Board – Wednesday, June 4 (4.00pm, Committee Room 2)
- Undercover Kids Programme – Bus Shelters on School Routes; Principal Rural Fire Officer's Annual Report 2007/08; Trees – Longacre Road; Roading Projects Update; Whanganui River Road Separate Works Rate; Community Outcomes Review – Rural Stakeholder Forum.

Council Meeting – Thursday, June 5 (12.30pm) (note change of date)
- To deliberate on the Draft Annual Plan 2008/09 and 10-Year Plan amendment. This meeting initially scheduled for Thursday, May 29, was postponed to Thursday, June 5, to allow officers time to review technical and financial implications of services.

Community Development – Tuesday, June 10

Finance and Infrastructure – Tuesday, June 17

Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at 3.00pm in the Council Chamber, 1st Floor, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

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

Meeting cancellation
Hearings – Thursday, June 12
As there is no business to transact, this meeting has been cancelled.