We produce high end Timber & Steel products in our factory. Supporting the local community since 1979.
As a Charitable Trust we support our local community offering Employment & Training to people with disabilities; from Neuro Diverse, Psycho Social, Physical, Acquired and Physiological. Wanganui Enterprises Is a non-profit organisation providing training, employment and sometimes rehabilitation to people with a wide range of disabilities. After 30 years of producing dog kennels and runs, our standards for quality, precision, and excellence remain steadfast. Our team members are brilliant at what they do and help us maintain the reputation for the best kennels and runs in the country. Their flexibility allows us to make wide range of custom timber products to suit the customer’s needs.
04/09/2025
MACROCARPA BATTEN CHAIR
Get ready for SUMMER with our fabulous heavy duty FOLDING batten chair with brass hardware.
$275
Please feel free to discuss your needs with our friendly staff - come down and see us at 41 London St between 8am & 4pm weekdays, or phone us on (06) 343 7053.
Don't forget to Visit our newly refreshed website to see our fabulous range of products https://www.fivestar.org.nz
04/08/2025
Maxted Fencing Ltd did a fantastic job with our Fivestar Kennels and Runs!
Pups will give this fivestars 🐕
29/07/2025
Sick of lugging those recycling bins around? Want a sturdy option for stacking them, where they can be out of the way but still able to put things in those bins.
Sturdy Carrier trolley $180
Please feel free to discuss your needs with our friendly staff - come down and see us at 41 London St between 9am & 3pm weekdays, or phone us on (06) 343 7053.
29/07/2025
Keep Warm this winter with Kindling and Off-cut wood (subject to availability) from Whanganui Enterprises ,a Charitable Trust established in 1979 as a not-for-profit community business
Kindling Box 17.5L - $16.50 Off-cut Bag – $16.50
Please feel free to discuss your needs with our friendly staff - come down and see us at 41 London St between 9am & 3pm weekdays, or phone us on (06) 343 7053.
15/12/2024
Hello to our followers, friends, and family.
We would like to thank everyone for their enduring support this year. Its been a tough year for everyone, with many being unable to withstand the financial crisis. We made it through, with the help of our customers, supporters and our staff. A huge thank you to our staff and their families for giving their all this year in very trying times.
We hope that the financial tide will turn in 2025, bringing relief to countless businesses and families, in Whanganui and beyond. We also hope that conflicts overseas come to a peaceful resolution, for the sake of all the children, no matter what side they are on.
We will be closed from the 18th December, reopening on the 13th January.
We hope you all have a beautiful Christmas with family and friends and that the New Year brings joy and prosperity.
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Our page is here to share the stories of our people, and the work we do as an organisation within the community. Wanganui Enterprises is a Charitable Trust and was formed in 1979 to operate as a Not for Profit community business. We provide Rehabilitation, Training and Employment for people living with disabilities.
1981 Wanganui Enterprises opened their doors and has been delivering to our terms of reference as an industrial work unit ever since. We have been successfully manufacturing and selling a range of products throughout New Zealand and employing up to 40 people in our factory. Located at 41 London Street Wanganui on a 2700 square meter site it has 4 buildings, comprising of wood and metal work factories, offices, show room and training facilities.
The principle purposes of the trust is to:
Establish employment for disabled persons.
Assist members of NZ public in rehabilitation and training who are disabled or have become disabled following injury or disease.
Develop and promote participation for disabled persons towards achieving greater financial independence through sustainable employment.
To provide work, motivation and the incentive to increase skills, abilities and work application that encourages movement into the community & open work force.
To provide disabled persons with the dignity and knowledge that his or her earning capacity is related in terms of remuneration to an able bodied worker come along with us and share our journey.