NZ Local Elections 2025

Horizons Regional Council

Manawatū-Rangitikei General Constituency
The Horizons Regional Council is the regional council for the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It makes decisions about managing resources in the region, such as air, water, soil and the coastline. It also carries out plant and pest control, helps prepare for natural disasters, and is involved in regional transport. The council is made up of 14 councillors. Councillors are elected to represent constituencies (areas in the region). two councillors will be elected from the Manawatū-Rangitikei constituency. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Horizons Regional Council election.

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Rates and revenue

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Utilities and services

Rates and revenue

The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.

Rates and revenue

The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.

  • Conduct a zero-based budgeting review to reassess all expenditures from the ground up.

    Explore public-private partnerships for infrastructure and environmental restoration.

    Focus on high-impact, shovel-ready projects that align with government funding priorities, including flood protection and climate resilience.

  • Continue to advocate for more share of central government revenue such as a share of GST to help offset rate increases.

    Reduce wasteful and inefficient council spending to get any rates increases closely aligned to the rate of inflation.

    Stop the increasing council debt by sticking to core business.

  • Conduct a zero-based budgeting review to reassess all expenditures from the ground up.

    Explore public-private partnerships for infrastructure and environmental restoration.

    Focus on high-impact, shovel-ready projects that align with government funding priorities, including flood protection and climate resilience.

  • Continue to advocate for more share of central government revenue such as a share of GST to help offset rate increases.

    Reduce wasteful and inefficient council spending to get any rates increases closely aligned to the rate of inflation.

    Stop the increasing council debt by sticking to core business.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment and biodiversity

Environment and biodiversity

Freshwater

Freshwater

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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