Social Media Terms of Use
We welcome everyone to our page and encourage comments and discussion. This is a great place to find out about developments and happenings in our district – and to stay up-to-date with important local information. We will monitor and moderate to ensure the page provides a safe environment for all. Inappropriate, offensive, abusive or illegal content will be dele
ted and, if necessary, reported to Facebook, or relevant authorities. This includes comments which are discriminatory on the basis of ethnicity, age, religion, gender, disability or sexual orientation. If necessary we will block posters of abusive or discriminatory comments. This also applies to behaviour directed at our staff on other platforms where it poses a risk to their safety or wellbeing. In these cases, we may block individuals from this page. Comments will be deleted by our moderators where they don’t make sense or have no relevance to the post (for example, a link to advertising or spam). Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public, staff or elected members will be removed
Any content that could be considered defamatory will be removed. As we are a small team, we may, at our discretion, need to turn off comments outside of working hours. Specific guidelines for elections
Whanganui District Council’s page must not be used for electioneering. We will remove any post relating to your or someone else’s nomination, intention to run as a candidate, or election campaign.
