I was appointed to the following committees in the last term of council…

• Environmental Well-Being Committee (Deputy Chairperson)
• Economic Well-Being Committee
• Infrastructural Well-Being Committee
• Hearings Committee
• Audit & Performance Review Committee
• Long Term Council Community Plan/Annual Plan Committee.

For this term of council, I am on the following committees:

• Environmental & Planning Well-Being Committee
• Infrastructural Well-Being Committee
• Finance & Economic Well-Being Committee
• Audit & Performance Committee
• Hearings Committee

Papaioea Ward is the largest Ward in Palmerston North. It is the largest in area and, in June 2003, it was estimated that the population had reached 20,600 residents. Palmerston North’s population was estimated at 77,100 at that time.

I have represented Papaioea residents at the Council table since my inauguration in February 2003. Prior to this, I had spent three years as Deputy Chair of the Papaioea Ward Committee (which is a committee of council made up of the Ward councillors and six elected members of the local community).

Map of the Papaioea Ward of Palmerston North.

This month sees the end of the first full Long Term Council Community Plan undertaken by this council and community. The LTCCP sets the direction we will be taking for the next ten years and also includes some longer-term projects that are scheduled to be progressively developed over a much longer period than that. As a council, we still have many more meetings and debates to go before we finalise the Plan and adopt it on 28th June. By law, the Plan must be adopted by 30th, so there is no leeway for anyone who wishes to derail the process.

I have been appointed to the following committees in this new term of council…

• Environmental Well-Being Committee (Deputy Chairperson)
• Economic Well-Being Committee
• Infrastructural Well-Being Committee
• Hearings Committee
• Audit & Performance Review Committee
• Long Term Council Community Plan/Annual Plan Committee.

At this time, Terms of Reference are still being discussed and a meeting schedule has yet to be finalised.

It’s been a busy time, settling in to my new duties as a city councillor.

I have been appointed to the following committees for the remainder of this term of council:
Economic Development
Works & Operations
Planning and Environment
Events & Festivals
Audit & Performance Review
Committee of Council
Papaioea Ward Committee