Rangitikei Receives Funding for Tourism Facilities

Rangitikei District Council has been successful in its application for funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) tourism facility fund. Today it was announced Rangitikei would receive $120,550 from this fund for toilets in Mangaweka Village, Taihape and Hunterville. Council intends to provide sustainable innovative concrete toilets at key visitor hot spots.

These facilities will be located in the Mangaweka village on Council land, at the Papakai Park in Taihape and at Bruce Park Reserve in Hunterville.

“This decision recognises the importance of tourism in our small rural towns and I want to thank MBIE and the Minister of Tourism, Paula Bennett for this outcome” said Rangitikei Mayor Andy Watson, “we want to provide facilities that are fit for purpose, have a unique design and are accessible. This is great news for our region, as Horizons and Ruapehu have also received funding – we are thrilled the Manawatu-Whanganui region has secured such a large amount from this fund.”

These toilet facilities will be built within the next six months.