Council and chamber unite in favour of Māori ward

Manawatu Standard August 7, 2024

"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."

People Mentions:

Mark Arnott Rowland Prince Fitzgerald Lorna Johnson (Labour) Leonie Hapeta Orphée Mickalad (Independent) Grant Smith Lew Findlay (Independent) Vaughan Dennison (Independent) Billy Meehan (Independent) Debi Marshall-Lobb (Te Pāti Māori) Kaydee Jean Zabelin (Green) Brent Barrett (Green) Karen Naylor (Independent) Rachel Bowen William Wood

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