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The City covers an area of 52.7 square kilometres (20.3 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 37,862. [1] The Palmerston City Council consists of the Mayor and seven aldermen. The city is not divided into wards, thus each alderman represents constituents from the entire city. Council elections are held in August every four years.
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).
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 ...
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]
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] On 1 August 1930, Palmerston North was officially gazetted as a city, the 7th settlement in New Zealand to have reached the then-threshold of 20,000 inhabitants.
The Palmerston North City Library is branded as "The Living Room of the City" [1] and exists "To inspire people to explore the pathways of the world – Te Ara Whanui o Te Ao". [2] It serves the city through a variety of collections that include books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and electronic resources.
Mark Rex Bell-Booth was Mayor of Palmerston North for one term, from 2001 to 2004. [1] He became known through his "Save the Avenue" campaign. [2] He is best known for the redevelopment of The Square, which happened during his mayoralty. [3] In the 2004 local elections he lost the mayoralty to Heather Tanguay. [4]
The Palmerston region is covered by the Local Government Area of the City of Palmerston. The council was created in 1985. The council chambers are located in the Palmerston City Centre. The Palmerston City Council (Incorporated under the Northern Territory Local Government Act 1993) governs the City of Palmerston which takes in the CBD and the ...