7 November 2018

Whanganui District Council  101 Guyton Street Community Link  PO Box 637, 4500  06 349 0001  [email protected]  www.whanganui.govt.nz  @whanganuidistrictcouncil  @whanganuidc  @WhanganuiDC Planned works November 2018 Flood damage recovery: Whanganui River Road RP49.8 (Jerusalem Bluff Retreat and Kauwaeroa drop-out) Pre-resealed road maintenance: Papaiti Road, Makirikiri Valley Road, Marangai Road, Whanganui River Road, Alma Road, Glasgow Street, Heads Road, Kowhai Street, Peakes Road, Portal Street, Webb Road Unsealed road grading: Kauarapaoa Road, Rangitatau East Road Kerb and channel renewal: Liverpool Street WAST founding trustee Marie Butturini and Libraries and Community Manager Pete Gray at the Hakeke Street premises (Harrison Street to Bell Street), Taupo Quay

(St Hill Street to Wilson Street) New self-service library for Footpath renewal: Liverpool Street (Harrison Street to Bell Street), Taupo Quay (St Hill Library will open Whanganui’s Libraries and Community Manager Pete Gray says, Street to Wilson Street) first suburban self-service library in Whanganui East “No one should be excluded from the library by distance Pavement reinstatement: Liverpool Street on Wednesday, 23 January 2019, in partnership with or cost and through this partnership the library will build (Harrison Street to Bell Street), Taupo Quay the Whanganui Advocacy and Support Trust (WAST) deeper connections into our community. (Victoria Avenue to St Hill Street) community centre. “As far as we know, the suburban self-service library is a Water table/culvert maintenance: Area-wide The new Hakeke Street Library will be situated at 65 Hakeke new model for New Zealand.” pre-reseal repairs, Kauarapaoa Road Street, in part of the former New Zealand Railways complex This is the first of several self-service libraries planned for Mowing and vegetation treatment: that also houses Love and Learn Care and Education. There Whanganui River Road, areas of , the city. Whanganui District Library would like to hear from Fordell, Okoia, will be a collection of around 2000 adult and children’s any organisations who are interested in hosting a self- fiction and non-fiction books, with a focus on the most Water main works: Anzac Parade (Nixon service library in other suburbs. Street to Nile Street), Kemp Street (Takarangi popular titles and free wifi internet access will be available. Mr Gray says, “We want the community to feel it’s their Street to Putiki Drive) The library will be self-service, but WAST staff will be space and look after it. It’s not a Council space; rather, it’s Stormwater: Mosston Road (Tongariro Street able to provide basic assistance for library members the Council putting something into a space that is there for to Ruapehu Street), Mosston Road (Ruapehu Street to Kowhai Street), Heads Road during opening hours (9.00am – 1.00pm weekdays, except the community.” Wednesdays). (Mosston Road to Cross Street)

Mosston Road restrictions Bason Botanic Gardens and detours Opening hours extended As part of the Mosston Road stormwater pipe upgrade, The Bason Botanic Gardens' opening hours which involves upgrading stormwater services to the have been extended. The gardens will now Westbourne Manufacturing Zone (Mill Road/Manuka open from 8.00am to 8.00pm each day until 1 December, then the closing time will be Street), several road closures can be expected in the coming increased to 8.30pm for the summer. Visit weeks. www.whanganui.govt.nz/parks-reserves for From Wednesday, 7 November to Monday, 31 December more information. 2018, there will be residents-only access to Mosston Road (between Ruapehu Street and Titoki Street). Detours will Council meetings be in place for other traffic. The official ribbon cutting...(from left) Paul McArdle of Bike On New Zealand Charitable Trust, St Marcellin student Sandra Fernandez, School You are welcome to our meetings Kowhai Street will be closed at the Mosston Road end of student Anna Falconer and Mayor Hamish McDouall the street. Residents-only access will be available from Miro Council 1.00pm Council Street. Shared cycle track opens Tuesday Chamber There will be no heavy vehicle access to via There were shrieks of delight from Tawhero and St 13 November Mosston Road. Heavy vehicles are required to use Heads Marcellin school students as a shared cycle track linking Statutory 9.00am Council Road and Liffiton Street to access and exit Castlecliff. the two schools was officially opened on Monday, 5 Management Wednesday Chamber 14 November Heavy vehicle detours will be signposted along SH3 and November. Heads Road. Thank you for your patience during this work. Funding for the track was courtesy of Bike On New Zealand Signage Policy - Hearing of Submissions and Charitable Trust and benefactors Dora and Bruce Gollan. Deliberations The Council's Active Transport Facilitator, Norman Property and 1.00pm Council Gruebsch, says its purpose is to increase the cycling Community Tuesday Chamber Services 20 November abilities and confidence of younger riders, providing them with a safe and accessible place to hone their cycling skills. Audit and Risk 1.00pm Nagaizumi- Monday cho Room It will also be available to the wider community as a walking 26 November track. Youth 4.00pm Council Committee Monday Chamber Have you received your household waste survey? 26 November

If you live in the urban area of Whanganui and haven’t Infrastructure 1.00pm Council received your household survey, please call 349 0001 Wednesday Chamber 28 November or email: [email protected] • Closing date has been extended to Friday, 9 November 2018 Agendas are available at www.whanganui.govt.nz/agendas or view For more information, please visit www.whanganui.govt.nz/waste-survey hard copies at the Council at 101 Guyton Street or the District Libraries.