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AA Whanganui District Council

The AA’s Whanganui District Council is focused on issues affecting AA Members in the wider Whanganui region.

Working on behalf of AA Members

The AA District Council is involved in a wide range of motoring issues in the region.

One issue that we pay particular attention to is the Desert Road section of State Highway One and the number of low speed sharp corners that cause driving challenges, especially north of the summit. The Council engages with the NZ Transport Agency and Environment Waikato on this issue.

Ongoing issues the AA Council is concerned with:

  • Road maintenance and renewals should be treated as the top budgeting priority in land transport and should have the first call on funding
  • Speed limits should be self-explaining to the environment and not used as a substitute for proven road engineering improvements that deliver real safety and efficiency.
  • We support ongoing upgrade programmes for inter-regional State highways that target safety and efficiency to meet growing traffic demand with road design that naturally encourages appropriate driving speeds to minimise risk taking and improve efficiency.
  • SH4 the Parapara highway is a vital link to Whanganui and plays a key role in the national network in times of disaster.  All repairs should be executed minimising transport delays and reinstatement work should be properly planned to be more strategic for long term resilience.
  • Advocate for stricter alignment and brightness standards for vehicle headlights, particularly on heavy vehicles, to reduce night-time glare and improve road safety. Enhanced maintenance and enforcement measures to ensure adequate road illumination without compromising the visibility of other drivers is supported. 
  • We strongly advocate for the planning of infrastructure improvements to accommodate the projected traffic impacts associated with the significant residential growth (esp) in northern Feilding.
  • We do not believe the benefits of extending the Warrant of Fitness inspection cycle should outweigh the other potential risks to road safety for some of the vehicle fleet.
  • Pedestrian and cycle safety are a real concern on Montgomery and Mosston Roads where there are no separate facilities.

District Councillors

The District Councillors are:

  • Errol Christiansen (Chairman and National Councillor)
  • Russell Cameron 
  • Kester Olivecrona
  • Graham Robinson
  • Ian Loader
  • Trevor Scarrow
  • Jillian Watt
  • Tony Swain
  • John Dale
  • Sally Christiansen

If you're a local AA Member with an interest in transport issues and think you might be interested in becoming an AA Councillor, please get in touch. We aim to have a diverse Council representing AA Members living in the Whanganui and Rangitikei areas. Contact our Whanganui AA Centre Manager Anne-Marie Farmer.

Contacts for AA Members

AA District Manager: Anne-Marie Farmer, Whanganui AA Centre

The AA's Whanganui District boundaries:

The AA's Whanganui District is almost 14,000 sq km in area, inland from the coast at Patea in the north, to the west side of the Rangitikei River in the south. Following the river inland, it excludes the township of Bulls, heading East to Sanson and beyond, excluding SH1/3, and Stewart Road. The area includes the township of Feilding heading further inland up the Pohangina Valley, just east of Apiti to Rangitaiki, excluding SH5. The northern boundary then heads SW, crossing the summit of SH1 (Desert Road), and SH4 just north of National Park. It continues west for 20km, where it returns to the coast to include Patea.