Inner city buildings can be redeveloped to provide apartment living in upper levels.

We need to encourage earthquake strengthening and the redevelopment of buildings to save our heritage city centre and create more housing options. The Town Centre Regeneration Plan is important to bring about more vibrancy such as new murals and the new Heritage and Housing Strategies will ensure we are doing everything we can to encourage more redevelopment.

The Council’s Heritage Grant Fund is assisting buildings owners with a a grant to restore facades and undertake design and strengthening options – its making a big difference and we hope buildings owners are encouraged to fully restore their buildings.

I’m leading the charge on heritage and town centre regeneration at Council as I believe they’re amongst Whanganui’s most important features.