Letter to the Editor Announced in the Chronicle, WDC have voted to award a 20 million dollar contract to construct the new extension wing to the existing Sarjeant Art Gallery. There are many questions that should and must be answered before committing to such a project. 1/ Why would any...

Local Body Elections 2019 The Issues (As identified by the Wanganui Ratepayers Association) This October, Whanganui citizens will once again be asked to vote for local body councillors and Mayor. Last election, the overriding issue was the expenditure around the waste water treatment plant, and, to a lesser degree, Whanganui’s...

Local Body Elections 2019 Meet the Candidates night is scheduled for Thursday 26th September 2019 6pm – 9pm Concert Chamber, War Memorial Hall This meeting is jointly presented by Wanganui Ratepayers and Grey Power All candidates will get to present why they are standing for council and what they hope...

These are some of the issues the Ratepayers Association believe should be asked of incoming Councillors Sarjeant Gallery – Rising costs Mountain to Sea Walkway – Rising costs Rates Increases – Above the rate of inflation and rising Rubbish Collection – What are Council plans Port Development – What are...

Submission 2019 to 2020 Annual Plan (click to view)   Evening all Quite by chance I happened upon the livestreaming of the Council meeting this afternoon. The very last motion debated was Rob Vinsen’s who argued strongly for a limitation of 5% on the increased  personel costs for 19/20 against...

The Whanganui Ratepayers Association congratulates new Whanganui & Partner’s CEO, Mr Mark Ward, for his frank and honest report card to the Whanganui District Council (WDC) on Whanganui’s economic health and performance The Whanganui Chronicle on March 14 quoted from Mr Ward’s report, which acknowledges the challenges in progressing Whanganui’s...

Letter to the Editor I have been reading with a great deal of interest the comments since the publication of the Whanganui Land Settlement Negotiation Trust Treaty Settlement Negotiations document. As the receiver of the document from the now named councillor, and as the Chair of the Whanganui Ratepayers Association...

Press release Wanganui Ratepayers Association Newsletter October 2018 The full board of the Wanganui Ratepayers Association held its bi monthly meeting in October. The main issues discussed were: Whanganui and Partners: In a press release on October the 5th it was reported that a series of workshops were to be...