We provide footpaths
For safe and comfortable access for personal/social activities and recreation.

How this service is provided
Access is provided through 315km of hard surfaced footpaths. A few streets have interconnecting walkways. In addition, some 1220 pram crossings are provided. Where there are no adjacent dwellings, this service also maintains the grass berms.
The Durie Hill Elevator provides convenient safe access to and from Durie Hill for pedestrians and cyclists.

Services provided

1. Urban footpaths - 312km, walkways - 4km.
2. Rural footpaths - 3km.
3. Generally urban streets have a footpath on at least one side. A few streets have none at the residents' request. In busy areas two footpaths are provided.
4. In high traffic areas, such as near shopping centres, the footpath is generally constructed from kerb to boundary i.e. more than 3m wide.
5. Clear access for pedestrians by mowing and tree trimming to specified distances from the path.
6. Berms are mown generally twice yearly where not maintained by residents. The grass is kept to 200mm or less. Other specified road berms are mowed to a higher standard e.g. Georgetti Road to 100mm and Burton Avenue centre island to 75mm. Steep banks are maintained for safety, visibility and tidiness.
7. Autumn leaf removal is undertaken in streets with deciduous trees.
8. Pram crossings are installed where wheeled traffic is common.
9. Bumps, hollows and lips are repaired where these would cause distress to pedestrians, pushchairs, mobility scooters etc.
10. Litter bins are placed in areas of demand, such as shopping centres, and are emptied regularly.
11. The Durie Hill Elevator is open from 7.30am to 6pm weekdays, 9am to 6pm Saturdays, 10am to 5pm Sundays and public holidays. Closed Christmas Day.

Monitoring the service
Footpath condition rating every three years.

Cost
The average ratepayer pays $43 per year, plus $3 per year for the Durie Hill Elevator.

Durie Hill Elevator charges are:
Adults - $1 per trip; Children - 50 cents per trip;
School age children travelling to/from school with bikes, down - free (school time only). Concession tickets (valid for three months from day of purchase):
Adults (10 rides) - $8; Children (20 rides) - $8.

Further information is available from Ian McGowan, phone 349 0001, email Ian McGowan.

January 11: Suzuki Super Cross Spectacular
Venue: Westpac Stadium, Cooks Gardens. Gates open 10.30am; finishes 10.30pm.

January 11-12: Water Skiing - Wanganui Goldstar Tournament
Venue: Lake Wiritoa.

January 11: Rivercity Markets
Venue: Wanganui Racecourse. 8am-1pm.

January 11: Whanganui River Flea Market
Venue: Whanganui River Trust Board, 59 Taupo Quay. 8am-2pm.

To January 12: Chess Championships
Venue: Collegiate Hotel and Motor Inn.

January 12: NZ Opera School Grand Finale Concert
Venue: Royal Wanganui Opera House. 7.30pm.

January 12: "G Shock World Teams Demolition Derby Series"
Venue: Motorsport Domain, Landguard Road. Round One. If rained out, this event will start at 7pm on January 13.

To January 31: DoC horizons.mw Summer Nature Programme
A wide range of activities and areas of conservation interest to visit. Programmes available from Department of Conservation office, i-Site Wanganui Visitor Centre and horizons.mw office.

Throughout January:
A wide range of exhibitions at the Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui Regional Museum and other galleries.

More information about things to do in the Wanganui District is available from the i-Site Wanganui Visitor Centre, 101 Guyton Street.

Lake Wiritoa will be closed to the public from Sunday, 5 January 2003, until Sunday, 12 January 2003, inclusive to allow for the NZ Tournament Water Ski Association's elite coaching week and the Wanganui Goldstar Tournament.

The beach area of the lake will remain open for passive recreation.

The Council apologises for any inconvenience this may cause the public.

The Wanganui Road Rodders, for the purpose of the annual drag event, propose to close Taupo Quay from Heads Road near Suzuki corner to Carlton Avenue and also Pacific Place on Sunday, 23 February 2003, from 6.00am to 6.00pm.

During the closure, provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use Taupo Quay.

Any person objecting to the proposed road closure should lodge notice of his/her objections and grounds thereof in writing before 26 January 2003 at the Wanganui District Council, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

Public notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 709(F) of the Local Government Act 1974 that the Wanganui District Council at a Special Meeting on Monday, 9 December 2002, resolved:

To implement the proposed Permanent Liquor Ban, under Section 709C of the Local Government Act 1974, stipulating that:

(i) The consumption, bringing and possession of liquor in a public place is prohibited on specified days, and

(ii) The specified days are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of each week, 24 December, 26 December and 31 December, from 7.00pm to 7.00am the following day, the time period starting on each specified day, and

(iii) The Permanent Liquor Ban will be in force on public places as specified under Section 709B of the Local Government Act 1974, including:

• A road, whether or not the road is under the control of a council; and
• One or more parts of a public place

within the area defined on the map and described as all public places including streets, service lanes, lanes and footpaths, car-parks, parks and reserves within the area bounded by and including the Wanganui Town Bridge, Taupo Quay, Wilson Street, Guyton Street, St Hill Street, Ingestre Street, Wilson Street, Bassett Street, Nelson Street, Dublin Street, Castlecliff Branch Railway Line, London Street, Wicksteed Street, Cameron Terrace, Bell Street and Market Place.

Click here to view the map (74 Kbs).

AND THAT in accordance with Section 709(F)(3) of the Local Government Act 1974, the Liquor Ban come into force on 24 December 2002.

Wanganui Rural Community Board
Thursday, January 23

The meeting commences at 2.00pm in Committee Room 2, 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.

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

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