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The Palmerston North City Council is the territorial authority for the city of Palmerston North in New Zealand. The council is made up of a mayor elected at-large and 15 councillors, with 13 elected from a city-wide general ward (Te Hirawanui Ward) and 2 from a city-wide Māori ward (Te Pūao Ward).
Elected members of Palmerston North City Council. Pages in category "Palmerston North City Councillors" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Grant Charles Smith [1] 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. [2] He then won the 2016 election with around 17,500 more votes than his only rival. [3] He was re-elected in 2022. [4]
At the time, Palmerston North was an isolated village in the midst of a native forest that covered inland Manawatu. The population was approximately 800 people. The first elections on 9 August 1877 returned a council with nine members, including George Snelson as the first mayor. Snelson is regarded as the founding father of Palmerston North. [4]
Palmerston North City covers 394.74 km 2 (152.41 sq mi) [3] and had an estimated population of 92,500 as of June 2024, [4] with a population density of 234 people per km 2. This comprises 83,100 people in the Palmerston North urban area, 3,440 people in the Ashhurst urban area, and 5,960 people in the surrounding settlements and rural area.
He was first elected to the Palmerston North City Council in 2010, and was re-elected in 2013. [9] In 2015 he unsuccessfully ran for Mayor, coming second behind Grant Smith. [10] He was re-elected to the City Council in 2016 [11] and in 2019 was re-elected as the city's highest polling city councillor. [12] In 2016 he was appointed as deputy ...
Elwood is a barrister and solicitor. He was first elected to the Palmerston North City Council in 1968 and became the mayor from 1971 to 1985. He was an executive member of the Municipal Association of New Zealand from 1974 to 1985, and president of the association from 1976 to 1979.
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