Whanganui District Council
Also known as:
- Te Kaunihera a Rohe o Whanganui
9 Artworks
The Whanganui District Council (WDC) is a territorial authority in the region south of the Taranaki Bight, in the North Island of Aotearoa. WDC was formed through the amalgamation of Wanganui and Waitotara county councils and Wanganui City Council.
In 2015 the New Zealand Geographic Board, at the request of the Wanganui District Council, changed the name of the district from Wanganui District to Whanganui District, bringing the name in line with the spelling of the river.
In 2022 Whanganui achieved UNESCO City of Design status, becoming one of 49 cities in the international UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
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Matt Pine (Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi, Te Atiawa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa), ‘Cone Piece’ (1986), Whanganui War Memorial Hall, CBD, Whanganui
Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021
- Associated Artworks

Children's Mosaic
1967
Queen's Park School students

Peter Pan
1967
Cecil Thomas

Museum Mosaic
1968
Don Wilson
Basil Benseman

Higginbottom Fountain
1971
Arthur Vogan

Tainui
1978
Joan Bullock Morrell

Whakairo
1980
Austin Brasell

Leapfrog
1985
Frank Foster

Cone Piece
1986
Matt Pine
![Nga Ika o te Wharepukapuka o Whanganui [Pīharau & Tuna]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Faem3610x%2Fproduction%2F27ca861fed12c1098c37ddf93029a20da92ee8c5-1591x1080.jpg%3Frect%3D256%2C0%2C1080%2C1080%26w%3D330%26h%3D330%26fit%3Dclip&w=750&q=75)
Nga Ika o te Wharepukapuka o Whanganui [Pīharau & Tuna]
1987
Paratene Matchitt