Urging all Kiwis to take part in the Wanganui District Council online survey below, it only takes a few seconds, and please pass it on to your contacts. SUBMISSIONS FLOOD IN FOR DISTRICTS SPELLING That controversial H is still a hot topic. Nearly 100 submissions on the Wanganui districts spelling have been received in the first few days of consultation. Last month Wanganui District Council voted to ask the New Zealand Geographic Board to change the name of the district from Wanganui to Whanganui. The councils consultation process opened this week, with 68 online and 15 written submissions already having been received by yesterday. The Geographic Board will undertake public consultation this year but, as part of last months vote, the council decided to run its own public consultation process. The council will collate the submissions and send them to the Geographic Board without comment. The proposal for adding the H to the name of the district is separate to previous proposals for the Whanganui National Park, Whanganui River and the optional Whanganui or Wanganui for the urban part of our district. Mayor Annette Main hoped people would take the opportunity to have their say. We thought it was a wise thing to do and Id really like people to let us know what they think about it. Those who fill in a council survey or make a submission can still make a submission through the Geographic Boards consultation process. People can make a submission online through the councils website wanganui.govt.nz or by written submission by collecting a copy of the survey from the council building on Guyton St, the Davis Central City Library or the Gonville Cafe Library. Online Survey page > wanganui.govt.nz/our-district/have-your-say/spelling/Pages/default.aspx THE SURVEY AND SUBMISSIONS CLOSE AT 5PM ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13. nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=11384373
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 07:24:42 +0000
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