Contested 1 race — 0 won 1 pending
"Manawatū Standard civics reporter Janine Rankin tried to find out how Palmerston North City Council candidates defined the difference and what they would cut to keep rates rises down. There were 25 responses from candidates in the Te Hirawanui general ward."
Info on support and opposition to Featherston St cycle lanes, rates, Te Motu o Poutoa development.
"Making people pay to use the nearly-completed Te Ahu a Turanga road replacing the closed Manawatū Gorge will be opposed by the Palmerston North City Council. Councillor Lorna Johnson, who seconded Cr Brent Barrett’s call for the council to make a submission to keep the new route free from tolls, said the proposed costs to users would be “highway robbery”. [...] The councillors who supported imposition of a toll were Orphée Mickalad, William Wood, Leonie Hapeta and Mark Arnott."
"Palmerston North’s Te Pūao Māori ward is here to stay for the 2025 city council elections. Mayor Grant Smith and 14 councillors voted unanimously in favour of retaining the ward on Wednesday. The vote was forced by a recent law change."
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