Palmerston North City Council
The Palmerston North City Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also makes decisions about building and planning, local regulations, and infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage. The council is made up of 15 councillors and the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in the city). 13 councillors will be elected from the Te Hirawanui ward. This is a single transferable vote (STV) election, so you vote by ranking the candidates on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Palmerston North City Council election.
Palmerston North City Council candidates
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William George Wood
Brent Barrett
Dion Allen Jensen
Zakk Rokkanno
Manjit Chawla
Patrick Handcock
Karen Naylor
Jacinta Fraser
Rachel Bowen
Tania Lamb
Vaughan Dennison
Atif Rahim
Meenal Dutt
Leonie Hapeta
Lorna Johnson
Orphee Mickalad
Kaydee Zabelin
Samuel Walmsley
Zulfiqar Butt
Mike Clement
Rhia Taonui
Nathan Charles Wilson
Anton Woollams
Les Fugle
Chiu Yeung Lee
Bruno William Petrenas
Hussein Pierre Kikhounga-Ngot
Mark Gordon Arnott
Lew Findlay
Mel Butler
James Candish
Billy Meehan
Murray John Wellington
Orphee Mickalad
Why I'm standing
I am seeking re-election because our city deserves a strong, future-focused voice around the council table. Over the next few years, our city needs to make critical investments into housing, infrastructure, and protecting our environment. We need to build on our status as an education and regional economic hub, make land for homes more readily available, back our local businesses and improve our roading and water networks in ways that offer sustainable value to ratepayers.
About me
I am Palmerston North's youngest sitting city councillor, having worked as a parliamentary staffer, and as an adviser at the Ministry of Education. Prior to that I was locally employed in various roles. My experience in public services gives me skills in governance, relationship-building, policy analysis and project management. This stands me in good stead to add value to our city's local government.
My priorities
- Support local businesses, and minimise regulations and compliance costs for businesses.
- Advocate for more investment in our core infrastructure (improve road safety and our footpaths).
- Strengthen our emergency management preparedness and climate contingency planning.
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