Mayor of Palmerston North
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Increase long-term creative sector investment to maintain the city's vibrancy.
Continue to encourage and host cultural and national sporting events.
Advocate for attractive, safe and accessible spaces, recreation areas, parks and walkways for leisure, sporting and outdoor activities.
Continue to develop the Arena Manawatu stadium and events centre masterplan.
Continue promoting and funding the city's events calendar.
Make Esplanade one of New Zealand's premier parks with plenty of family visitor activities including miniature train, Wildbase, Lido and revamped holiday park.
Encourage anything that can make the city more vibrant and attractive to live in with rates subsidies if possible.
Ensure communities have the most say in liquor or vape licensing applications rather than Big Booze or Big Nicotine.
Keep public facilities and build more of them if possible due to their positive effects on health and crime prevention.
Increase long-term creative sector investment to maintain the city's vibrancy.
Continue to encourage and host cultural and national sporting events.
Advocate for attractive, safe and accessible spaces, recreation areas, parks and walkways for leisure, sporting and outdoor activities.
Continue to develop the Arena Manawatu stadium and events centre masterplan.
Continue promoting and funding the city's events calendar.
Make Esplanade one of New Zealand's premier parks with plenty of family visitor activities including miniature train, Wildbase, Lido and revamped holiday park.
Encourage anything that can make the city more vibrant and attractive to live in with rates subsidies if possible.
Ensure communities have the most say in liquor or vape licensing applications rather than Big Booze or Big Nicotine.
Keep public facilities and build more of them if possible due to their positive effects on health and crime prevention.
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