Investigation of an upstream crossing of the Manawatu River is reaching an important milestone which should see confirmation of a preferred site by September 2007.
Opus International Consultants were engaged by Council in 2006 to complete the investigation of a suitable site for a second bridge. The study includes consideration of the economic, social and environmental effects and benefits of a bridge.
The bridge site forms part of Council’s Eastern Growth Corridor, which it adopted in 2003 and now forms part of its 10 Year Plan.
This video was created as a fundraiser for Age Concern in the UK. I just love it! If you do too, please consider making a donation to Age Concern here in Palmerston North. They do amazing work in our community and rely heavily on donations to enable them to provide services to the older folk in our city and surrounding areas. You can find Age Concern, Manawatu at the Broadtop Shopping Centre. Their phone number is (06) 355-2832.
Ethel, Edna, and all the team at Age Concern - here’s to you, I hope you enjoy it.
People who dump rubbish on the rural roads that divide the city and the Manawatu District Council are coming under the close scrutiny of both Councils.
The Head of the City Council’s Environmental Protection Services, Wayne Jameson, says the problem of dumping rubbish is gradually getting worse and both Councils are determined to identify who is littering the rural roads.
In the last few weeks the Councils have erected signs warning people that camera surveillance has been introduced. A mobile camera has been installed on one of the roads where rubbish is being dumped and will be moved regularly to other targets.
People who dump rubbish on the rural roads that divide the city and the Manawatu District Council are coming under the close scrutiny of both Councils.
The Head of the City Council’s Environmental Protection Services, Wayne Jameson, says the problem of dumping rubbish is gradually getting worse and both Councils are determined to identify who is littering the rural roads.
In the last few weeks the Councils have erected signs warning people that camera surveillance has been introduced. A mobile camera has been installed on one of the roads where rubbish is being dumped and will be moved regularly to other targets.
You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on. Harry S. Truman
I had previously posted my opinion on The Standard editorial that attacked the council CEO but recent events illustrate why our CEO got fed up with this council and resigned. Working with 16 “bosses” is a difficult enough task for anyone. Working with 16 employers when a very small number of them are continually critical, not of the work you do but of who you are, is a situation I hope to never find myself in.
Two distinctive playgrounds will be installed in Palmerston North from early April following valuable feedback from surrounding neighbours.
The junior playgrounds for children up to eight years of age will be erected in Hokowhitu Domain and Farnham Reserve, Takaro and will be completed by the end of the financial year (June 30).
When the Council approved their installation to replace existing playgrounds, staff consulted residents in the immediate vicinity through personal visits and a leaflet drop.
In all 190 leaflets were distributed around Farnham Reserve and 110 around Hokowhitu Domain and recommendations from people were incorporated into the final design.
Organizers for the Student City Day Concert featuring the Black Seeds and Hollie Smith are expecting a huge crowd to the Square this Saturday evening. With good weather forecasted and the Hurricanes in town on the same day last years total of 5000 attendants looks sure to be topped. The concert which is sponsored by PNCC, Massey, UCOL, AS@U, MUSA, ZM and @ the Hub is the highlight of O week and brings Orientation to a close with a huge bang this Saturday evening.
The elected members of Palmerston North City Council have only one employee - the Chief Executive Officer. In the latter stages of Jill White’s term as Mayor, Mr Paul Wylie was appointed to this position. As CEO, he is responsible for employing staff, so while the elected council has one employee, the CEO has hundreds. It is a testament to Paul Wylie that he has taken the organisation through a period of great change while ensuring that PNCC has extremely capable staff and a management team that is arguably the best in the country. Most of this team have been with the council for many years. They do an excellent job for the city and it is largely due to their expert advice to council that we have a city that is prospering and growing.
Last night I had the privilege of opening a new exhibition at the Taylor-Jensen Fine Arts gallery in George Street. Called Brushstrokes from the East, this is the first solo exhibition in New Zealand of paintings by Chinese artist Wu Wei of Guangzhou, China.
The exhibition consists of approximately 15 to 20 paintings in both traditional Chinese calligraphic style as well as works in more Western mode. Wu Wei was born in China in 1960. He is a graduate of the Tsinghua University College of Fine Arts (now the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing). He has worked in a number of art and design environments but his real love is painting. His paintings are highly regarded in China and many have been exhibited in prestigious museums and art galleries.
