Palmerston North is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains,the city is near the north bank of the Manawatu River,35 km (22 mi) from the river's mouth,and 12 km (7 mi) from the end of the Manawatu Gorge,about 140 km (87 mi) north of the capital,Wellington. Palmerston North is the country's eighth-largest urban area,with an urban population of 81,500.
The ManawatūDistrict is a local government district in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region in the North Island of New Zealand.
The Capital Connection is a long-distance commuter train operated by KiwiRail between Palmerston North and the capital city of Wellington on the North Island Main Trunk. In 2018 the service faced funding issues,but the Government ensured that the service would continue,with the NZTA and regional councils investing in subsidies and the replenishment of rolling stock.
Palmerston North is a parliamentary electorate,returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate was first formed for the 1890 election and was called Palmerston until 1938. The current MP for Palmerston North is Tangi Utikere of the Labour Party. He has held this position since the 2020 election.
Philip Oscar Selwyn Skoglund was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party who served as a cabinet minister.
Iain Francis Lees-Galloway,initially Iain Galloway,is a New Zealand former politician. He represented the Palmerston North electorate in Parliament for the Labour Party. He was the Minister for Workplace Relations,Immigration,and ACC. He was dismissed by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern from Cabinet on 22 July after an affair with a staff member over a period of 12 months. He did not stand for reelection in the 2020 election.
Turitea Wind Farm is a 222-megawatt wind farm under construction near Turitea,Palmerston North,New Zealand. The farm is owned and operated by Mercury Energy.
The Mayor of Palmerston North is the head of the municipal government of Palmerston North,New Zealand,and presides over the Palmerston North City Council. The current mayor is Grant Smith,who became mayor in a February 2015 by-election. This resulted from the resignation of Jono Naylor in October 2014 after his election to the House of Representatives. Since the 2013 election,Palmerston North is one of the few councils that uses the single transferable vote electoral system for the election of mayor.
Mark Rex Bell-Booth was Mayor of Palmerston North for one term,from 2001 to 2004.
Heather Leigh Tanguay is a New Zealand politician who served for twelve years on the Palmerston North City Council,being Mayor from 2004 to 2007. She takes a leading role in the community,has served in many official positions and received national awards for taking the lead in initiating social programmes to build diversity and support those who are disadvantaged.
The Mayor of Manawatu officiates over the Manawatu District of New Zealand.
The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001,a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001,meaning 8 October 2016.
Darroch Leicester Ball is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2014 general election as a representative of New Zealand First. He was the party's interim president from December 2020 to July 2021.
Andrew Geoffrey Watson is the Mayor of Rangitikei District in Manawatū-Whanganui,New Zealand. He was elected as Mayor of Rangitikei on 12 October 2013,defeating incumbent mayor Chalky Leary. Watson was re-elected in 2016 and 2019.
All Saints Church in Palmerston North,New Zealand,is an Anglican heritage-registered church designed by eminent architect Frederick de Jersey Clere. The church has been closed since 2013 over concerns about earthquake resistance but there are plans to strengthen the structure.
Teanau Tuiono is a New Zealand politician. In 2020 he became a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Cornerstone Christian School is an integrated co-educational Area School for Years 1–13 in the city of Palmerston North,New Zealand. The school is divided by an administrative block between the junior and senior areas,after the senior area the newly installed intermediate block is situated.
Grant Charles Smith is the 29th Mayor of Palmerston North,New Zealand. He was first elected to the Palmerston North City Council in 2013,and was elected as mayor in the February 2015 by-election when Jono Naylor resigned. He then won the 2016 election with around 17,500 more votes than his only rival. He came from a background of marketing and media,selling his design business when first elected as mayor.
Tangi William Edward Utikere is a New Zealand politician,and Member of Parliament for Palmerston North since 2020. He was the deputy mayor of Palmerston North from 2016 to 2020,being the first non-European to serve in that role.
