Interesting Facts
Makino Aquatic Centre:
• On average 130,000 people visit the complex yearly
• Provide over 2,500 ‘learn to swim’ classes yearly
• Keep 1,900,000 litres of water clean and warm daily
• Work over 35,000 hours delivering great service yearly
• Sell over 2,500 ice creams yearly.
Library:
• Feilding Public Library has over 68,936 collection items
• Our oldest active library member is 100 years old
• 39.5% of Manawatu District residents actively use our library service.
Property:
• Most of the District’s halls were built between 1890 and 1940
• The latest hall constructed and vested in Council was Sanson Hall in 1982
• The oldest halls vested in Council are Rangiwahia and Cheltenham (both 1895)
• Colyton hall was built in 1890, but damaged by fire and rebuilt in 1995
• The Feilding Clock Tower was built in 1999.
Parks and Sportsgrounds:
• We have two public gardens at Kowhai Park and Mt Lees Reserve that are available for your
enjoyment
• We have three civic squares: two in Feilding - Manchester Square, Denbigh Square and 1 in
Rongotea - Douglas Square
Cemeteries:
• Council manages the following cemeteries in Sanson, Rongotea, Feilding, Kimbolton, Pohangina,
Halcombe, Waituna West and Rangiwahia
• The District's private cemeteries, located in Apiti, Kiwitea and Stanway are administered by
independent committees and boards
• Urupas in the District are administrated by independent committees.
Public Conveniences:
• Council’s commitment to the One Plan will see several of the District's public conveniences
upgraded.
Economic Development:
• Council has adopted the World Bank’s definition of Economic Development:
“Economic Development is building up the economic capacity of a local area to improve its
economic future and quality of life for all”.
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Services currently provided by Destination Manawatu, Vision Manawatu and Sport Manawatu are
provided in conjunction with Palmerston North City Council.
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Community Development:
• Council has financially assisted 46 athletes with travel costs to attend regional and international
sporting events to date
• Council has financially supported 22 community events and 10 large events to date
• Community plans have been developed for Sanson, Halcombe, Apiti, Kimbolton, Pohangina,
Rongotea, Rangiwahia and Himatangi Beach. Work on implementing these plans are underway
Civil Defence:
• You should have a plan that will help you and our family get through should a disaster occur
• In a disaster you might be on your own for up to three days
• Civil Defence is a statutory requirement of Council
• Our local identified hazards are river flooding, hillside landslides, earthquake, electricity failure and
human pandemic.
Rural Fire:
• In the last few years, dry conditions have led to restricted fire seasons
• The Rural Fire Service is provided through an agreement with Manawatu-Wanganui Horizons
Regional Council
• Our rural firefighters are volunteers.
Animal Control:
• The number of livestock within the District is over 1 million
• We offer a 24 hours seven days a week Animal Control Service
• On average our Animal Control Officers respond to 1,400 requests for service about dogs and
wandering stock
• Currently, there are 6,652 registered dogs within the District.
Building Control:
• We currently monitor 496 Swimming and Spa pool fences
• Our Building Inspectors are contracted to us from Palmerston North City Council
• We process 640 building consents, issue 670 code compliance certificates and carry out 3500
inspections annually.
Environmental Health and Monitoring:
• We respond to an average of 1200 noise complaints annually
• The following legislations defines the functions we administer: Health Act 1956, Food Act 2014,
Resource Management Act 1991, Amusement Devices Regulations 1978, the Gambling Act 2003
and the Racing Act 2003
• Council issues 140 alcohol licenses on average each year
• The District Licensing Committee makes decisions regarding licensing applications
District and Policy Planning:
• The Resource Management Act 1994 also referred to as the RMA defines the functions we are
required to administer
• Annually on average we process 180 resource consents
• The Council’s District Plan is the statutory planning framework that guides how land is used,
developed and subdivided.
Governance and Strategy:
• Community feedback assists Council to make informed decisions
• Your elected members represent three wards: Feilding, Kiwitea/Pohangina (northern district) and
Kairanga (southern district).
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Roading:
• The cost to replace the entire network managed by Council is $661 million
• Roading is a shared service model with Rangitikei District Council
• Day-to-day maintenance is carried out by contractors
• Topography of the District is steep with deep valleys, many rivers and mixture of soft volcanic soils
overlaying papa. This makes it difficult and costly to maintain the Roading Network
• The Manawatu District Roading Network totals 1,364 km of sealed and unsealed roads: 980km
sealed and 384km unsealed
• Strategic Roads - 17km - Rangiotu Road, Saddle Road Arterial Roads - 55km - eg, Waughs Road,
Awahuri-Feilding Road, Halcombe Road No.1 Line Longburn, Kawakawa Road, Rongotea Road,
South Street West, Stewart Road, West Street
• Collector roads - 173km - e.g., Apiti Road, Colyton Road, East Street, North Street, Kimbolton
Road, Pohangina Road, Valley Road, Taonui Road
• State Highways are owned and maintained by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)
• Most of the District's roads under Council’s control act as feeders to State Highways: State
Highways 1 and 3 linking north and south, State Highways 54, 56 and 57 west and east.
Wastewater activities are delivered as part of a shared service model with Rangitikei District
Council
Solid Waste:
• On average 45% of Council collected waste is diverted from landfill to recycling compared to only
14% in 2006
• Council refuse bags can be purchased from supermarkets, Mitre 10, dairies, Council Office and
Feilding Library
• Kerbside Council refuse bag collection service is available in Apiti, Awahuri, Cheltenham, Feilding,
Halcombe, Himatangi Beach, Kimbolton, Pohangina, Sanson, Tangimoana, Rangiwahia and
Rongotea
• Refuse Transfer Stations (RTS) are located in Feilding (7 days a week), Haimatara Road (Rongotea)
(Saturday 10am to 2pm) and Kimbolton (Sunday 10am to 2pm)
• Currently Mobile Recycling Centres (MRC) are located in Himatangi Beach, Rongotea, Sanson,
Tangimoana and in 2017/2018 Halcombe.
• Solid Waste is a shared service model with Rangitikei District Council
Stormwater:
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6,667 rating units are serviced by our stormwater systems (49% of all rating units in the District)
There 75km of stormwater pipes, 12 outlets (in Feilding alone) discharging into the streams and
more than 1,000 sumps throughout the District.
Stormwater is a shared service model with Rangitikei District Council
Water Supply:
• We supply water to more than 15,000 people across the District (55% of the population, excluding
those on the Kiwitea Rural and Oroua No. 1 Rural schemes)
• On average, the Feilding water supply produces 520 litres of water a day for each person - this is
high because of industrial demand
• On average, the Feilding water supply produces enough for 1,128 glasses of water every hour.
• Water Supply is a shared service model with Rangitikei District Council
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Wastewater:
• On average, the Feilding Wastewater Treatment Plant treats 7 million litres of wastewater per day
• There are more than 200km of wastewater pipes and more than 1,900 manholes
• A high proportion of water supplied to a property ends up being discharged by that property into
the wastewater reticulation system
• 6,685 properties within the District (48% of all properties) are connected to a reticulated
wastewater system
• Demand for wastewater services is closely linked to the demand for water.
• Wastewater is a shared service model with Rangitikei District Council
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