| Title |
Description |
File Type |
File Size |
| Arts Policy |
Wanganui District Council Arts Policy 2008 - promoting cultural wellbeing through the arts. |
PDF document |
245KB |
| Bridges - Weight and Speed Limits |
Information about maximum weight and speed limits on bridges in the Wanganui District. |
PDF document |
43KB |
| Bylaw - Consolidated Council Bylaw |
This document is the Wanganui District Council Consolidated Bylaw. However, a number of subsequent bylaws are listed individually below. |
PDF document |
2.54MB |
| Bylaw - Cemeteries and Crematoria |
This bylaw facilitates the management of cemeteries and crematoria under the Council's control. It covers matters such as the exclusive right of burial, burial warrants, interments, disinterment memorials, vehicle control, keeping of records, fees and regulating other activities in cemeteries. |
PDF document |
59KB |
| Bylaw - Speed Limits |
The Wanganui District Council Speed Limits Bylaw 2005 covers the urban and rural areas. |
PDF document |
1.28MB |
| Bylaw - Streets Infrastructure |
This bylaw aims to control activities affecting streets within the Wanganui District so that the public’s health, safety and convenience are protected. Specific reference is made to vehicle crossings, overhanging trees, property numbering and the erection of barbed wire, razor wire and electric fences. |
PDF document |
89KB |
| Bylaw - Trade Wastes |
This bylaw regulates the discharge of trade waste to a sewerage system operated by the Wanganui District Council. |
PDF document |
287KB |
| Cemetery Monument Policy |
This policy provides standards and certainty in relation to monuments and adornments at Council-owned cemeteries. |
PDF document |
39KB |
| Code of Conduct - Council |
Code of Conduct for Members of the Wanganui District Council (August 2008). |
PDF document |
45KB |
| Code of Conduct - Community Board |
Code of Conduct for Members of the Wanganui Rural Community Board (August 2008). |
PDF documents |
42KB |
| Code of Conduct - Investigation into Alleged Breaches of the Code |
A report (June 2005) on an investigation into alleged breaches of the Council's Code of Conduct by Mayor Michael Laws. |
PDF document |
67KB |
Community Organisation Leases Policy &
Application Form |
Council provides leases (of land and/or buildings) to a wide range of groups undertaking a wide range of activities. This policy addresses the associated issues. There is also an application form for subsidies on leases of Council land and/or buildings. |
PDF document |
96KB |
| Community Outcomes |
Community Outcomes 2008 for the Wanganui District. |
PDF document |
22KB |
| Consultation Guidelines |
A booklet which outlines the Council's consultation processes to assist in decision-making. |
PDF document |
242KB |
| Cycling Strategy |
The Wanganui Cycling Strategy published in May 2003. |
PDF document |
600KB |
| Dog Owners' Handbook |
This document provides dog owners with basic information and advice, including policies, responsibilities and how to be a good owner. |
PDF document |
258KB |
| Dog Control Policy 2008 |
The Council's policy on its Dog Control roles and responsibilities, using statutory and non-statutory control measures. |
PDF document |
106KB |
| Dangerous & Insanitary Buildings Policy 2006 |
The Council's policy on dangerous and insanitary buildings, as required under the Building Act 2004. |
PDF document |
38KB |
| Earthquake-Prone Buildings Policy 2009 |
The Council's policy on earthquake-prone buildings, as required under the Building Act 2004. |
PDF document |
35KB |
| Economic Development Strategy 2003 |
This strategy for the Wanganui District is intended to address the District's immediate economic development needs. It is a first step in achieving a 10-year economic development vision. |
PDF document |
43KB |
| Election Protocols for staff 2010 |
The protocols give guidance to council staff on interactions with elected members and the public in the pre-election period, which runs from July 1 and includes election day on
October 9. |
PDF document |
23KB |
| Family-friendly Strategy & Wanganui's future |
Council's vision and mission for the future, adopted in August 2008. |
PDF documents |
153KB
25KB |
| Film Friendly Policy |
This document provides guidance for the attraction of film, television and news media production to the Wanganui District. The policy details the levels of assistance and service that will be provided by the Council and outlines the expectations of the Council with regard to the obligations and requirements that will be placed upon inbound production companies. |
PDF document |
51KB |
| Gambling Venue and Racing Board Policy |
This policy covers Class 4 gambling venues and New Zealand Racing Board venues. |
PDF document |
25KB |
| Gang Insignia Bylaw |
Wanganui District Council (Prohibition of Gang Insignia) Bylaw 2009.
|
PDF document |
110KB |
| Gang Insignia Bylaw - Boundary Map |
Shows the areas of Wanganui where gang insignia are banned. |
PDF document |
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| Governance Statement |
This document outlines Wanganui District Council's community governance role. |
PDF document |
92KB |
Graffiti Management Strategy for Wanganui
|
The strategy focuses on graffiti eradication, enforcement and prevention with the goal of a graffiti-free Wanganui. |
PDF document |
63KB |
| Guidelines for sand removal from Castlecliff Beach car park |
The Council is happy for the public and contractors to remove wind-blown sand from the Castlecliff Beach car park. This document outlines the Council's requirements for people who wish to remove sand. |
PDF document |
35KB |
| Heritage Colours |
Advice for owners of District Plan Heritage Inventory listed buildings or those located in the Old Town Conservation Zone. |
PDF document |
23KB |
Impact Fund Policy |
The Impact Fund provides assistance for specific activities or projects that will generate significant economic benefits for Wanganui city and district. This policy provides guidance to applicants and the Council on applications for,
and allocation of, Impact funding. |
PDF document |
94KB |
| Impact Fund 2010 |
Information about Impact funding for the 2010 financial year. |
HTML document |
6KB |
| Incinerators and Garden Fires |
This information pamphlet is a guide to the requirements for lighting garden fires, household incinerators, barbecues and hangi. |
PDF document |
132KB |
| Liquor Policy 2008 |
A policy on issues relating to liquor consumption and the sale of liquor in Wanganui. |
PDF document |
72KB |
| Natural Burials Policy |
A policy which outlines the process for alternative, environmentally-friendly burials. |
PDF document |
42KB |
| Noise Control |
This information pamphlet is a guide to noise control. |
PDF document |
144KB |
| Noise Control Policy 2009 |
A policy which outlines the approach to noise control to ensure Council’s responsibilities are discharged in a manner that is fair and transparent and public nuisance, caused by noise, is minimised. |
PDF document |
23KB |
| Parks & Open Spaces Strategy |
A strategy to guide the provision of parks and open space within the Wanganui District. |
PDF document |
561KB |
| Parks & Reserves Provision Analysis |
The companion document and background research for the Parks and Open Spaces Strategy. |
PDF document |
1.07MB |
| Pensioner Housing |
Information about the Council's pensioner housing and downsizing policies. |
PDF document |
58KB |
| Physical Activity Strategy |
A strategy to create a plan that ensures the people in the Wanganui District are able to become the most physically active in New Zealand. |
PDF document |
242KB |
| Planning for Events |
Anyone planning to hold an event within the Wanganui District needs to be aware of the requirements imposed by local authorities and central government. Wanganui District Council is very conscious of the possible Health and Safety implications of various events and has produced these guidelines as an aid for event organisers to help ensure the public is safe at all events. |
PDF document |
37KB |
| Plaques & Memorials Policy |
The purpose of the Plaques and Memorials Policy is to provide certainty with regard to the marking of public sites of significance in the Wanganui District. |
PDF document |
29KB |
| Positive Ageing Strategy |
This strategy has been developed to promote positive attitudes to ageing in Wanganui. |
PDF document |
141KB |
Public Art Strategy
Outstanding - Nga Whenu Aronui
Nga toanga nui ki uta ki tai |
Council's primary purpose with this strategy is to provide the vision, leadership and infrastructure to facilitate and support the development of public art activities in selected spaces and places, allowing residents, families, workers and visitors to explore, absorb, feel part of, and have fun in our city. |
PDF document |
388KB |
| Recycling Drop-off Centre - Products |
This document gives detailed information on the types of products which can be recycled through the recycling drop-off centre which opened on 3 May 2004. |
PDF document |
46KB |
Rural Fire Authority Management Plan
|
This document sets out the Wanganui District Council’s rural fire management policies and procedures developed to meet its accountability and statutory obligations for fire: Reduction, Readiness, Response, Recovery and General Provisions within its rural fire authority area.
|
PDF document |
2.10MB |
| Rural Roads Strategic Plan |
The Council's objectives, policies, plans and priorities for the rural roading network. |
PDF document |
7.01MB |
| Sarjeant Gallery Collections Policy |
This policy regulates the acquisition and disposal of items for the collections of the Sarjeant Gallery. |
PDF document |
78KB |
| Solar Protection Policy |
The Wanganui District Council recognises that New Zealand has one of the world's highest rates of skin cancer. The objective of this policy is to increase solar protection by ensuring that it is an integral part of Council's planning processes. |
PDF document |
24KB |
| Speed Limits Bylaw |
The Wanganui District Council Speed Limits Bylaw 2008 covers the urban and rural areas. |
PDF document |
1.33MB |
| Subdivisions/Land Development |
Wanganui District Council supplement to NZS4404 - Land Development and Subdivision Engineering. |
HTML |
10KB |
| Tree Policy 2008 |
The Wanganui District Council Tree Policy has been developed to provide policy guidance and a consistent approach to the planting and removal of trees on Council owned land. |
PDF document |
285KB |
| Visitor Strategy 2009 |
The strategy’s vision sees Wanganui recognised as a vibrant and appealing district that offers an integrated and coordinated experience through its visitor attractions, its business prospects and its liveable potential – Wanganui will be a great place to live and visit.
|
PDF document |
3.11MB |
| Wanganui War Memorial Conference & Convention Centre Policy 2009 |
This policy has been developed to guide the use, management and development of the War Memorial Conference and Convention Centre, formerly known as the War Memorial Hall. |
PDF document |
55KB |
| Waste Management & Minimisation Plan |
This plan has been developed to meet the requirements of the Waste Minimisation Act and envisions a family-friendly district where people have access to services that encourage individual and community responsibility for sustainable waste minimisation. |
PDF document |
609KB |
| Water Supply Bylaw 2008 |
This bylaw applies to the Council's supply and sale of water to its customers. |
PDF document |
155KB |
| Youth Strategy 2009/10 |
The Youth Committee's goals and actions to promote a "youth for youth" approach for the Committee, Council and community. |
PDF document |
155KB |
