A Labour government would work to create a regional development with a clear focus on Whanganui, and working with local government and businesses to achieve it.
That was the message delivered by Labour MPs Grant Robertson, Clare Curran and Clayton Cosgrove who visited the city yesterday.
Mr Robertson said the visit was chance to see where Whanganui was at economically and hear from the community about the challenges and job opportunities and explain Labour's strategy to help achieve economic growth.
Their schedule included meetings with Mayor Annette Main, the Whanganui Chamber of Commerce, Whanganui and Partners and tourist operators.
"We talked to people about developing a proper regional development plans for every region in the country. The current Government has been very ad hoc in that regard," he said.