Whanganui Town Centre Rejuvenation Committee

In 2017 the Whanganui Council adopted the Making Whanganui Visible Regeneration Strategy, which sets out a vision for the town centre and identifies actions and initiatives to deliver this vision. A Town Centre Steering Committee was then established to drive and monitor the progress of the project. The steering committee comprises local councillors, community members, local Iwi, council officers, representatives from Whanganui & Partners (an economic development agency) and representatives from Mainstreet Whanganui (a not-for-profit town centre management organisation).

Projects overseen by the steering committee to date include Whanganui Walls in 2019 (Whanganui's inaugural street art festival), The Conversation Station (an idea that encourages meaningful, face-to-face conversations and celebrates connectedness and diversity), and the Ridgway Pop community space (set up on a vacant piece of land in the old town precinct).