Council to seek feedback on draft Annual Plan 2025/26 Published on 27 March 2025 Maintaining affordable rates, while investing in key infrastructure and involving community in local decision making are the priorities as Whanganui District Council seeks feedback on the Annual Plan 2025/26 Tagged as: , Annual Plan, Consultation, Rates
One-off rates reduction for eligible properties Published on 04 August 2023 Whanganui District Council’s elected members have voted to make a one-off rates reduction available to eligible households facing a rates rise higher than $700. Tagged as: , Rates
Rates rise down to 7.9% thanks to new properties Published on 11 July 2023 Whanganui District Council’s average rates rise for 2023/24 has been reduced further thanks to significant growth in the number of new properties in the district. Tagged as: , Rates
QV explains valuations at council meeting Published on 21 March 2023 On Tuesday, 21 March Simon Willocks from Quotable Value (QV) spoke to Whanganui’s District Council’s livestreamed full council meeting about trends in this year’s property valuations. Tagged as: , Rates
New rating valuations for Whanganui District Council Published on 02 March 2023 Whanganui District property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation in the post with an updated rating value for their property. Tagged as: , Rates
Mayor wants to see more transparency in rates-setting process Published on 03 February 2023 Whanganui Mayor Andrew Tripe says he would like to see more transparency in the rates-setting process which is carried out annually between December and the following April. Tagged as: , Rates
Rates instalments date extended to Wednesday, 1 September 2021 Published on 23 August 2021 In response to Alert Level 4 Covid-19 lockdown, the payment date for Whanganui District Council’s first 21/22 rates instalment has been extended from Wednesday, 25 August to Wednesday, 1 September 2021 Tagged as: , Rates
Rates postponements Published on 29 July 2020 Whanganui District Council has adopted a Rates Postponement Policy that allows individuals and businesses who are facing financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 some additional flexibility Tagged as: , COVID-19, Policy, Rates
Annual rates rise one of the lowest in New Zealand Published on 30 May 2019 Whanganui will have one of the lowest overall annual rates rises in the country, after Councillors, at the district’s 2019/20 Annual Plan meeting on 22 May 2019, approved an overall average rates rise of 3.7%. Tagged as: , Rates
Rates rise lower than forecast Published on 19 July 2018 District growth allows lower rate increase Tagged as: , Rates