2000
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- Council approves a substantial redevelopment of The Square
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| 29-Dec |
- Rangitane paramount chief Tanenuiarangi Te Awe Awe (Joe
Larkins) dies
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2001
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- The sale of the Council Building on The Square as a luxury
hotel fails
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- Replacement 347m artesian bore sunk at Papaioea Park
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- Mark Rex Bell-Booth elected Mayor
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- Skateboard Park opens on part of the Railway Land in Main
Street
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- Young Heart Easy Living brand is launched for the Manawatu
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- Community Athletics track opens at Massey University
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| 2-Oct |
- A 200 kilowatt mini-hydro station is opened by Mayor Jill White
at the base of the Upper Turitea Dam
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2002
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- The double murder trial of Mark Lundy runs for 6 weeks in the
Palmerston North High Court
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- Ashraf Choudhary becomes the first Member of Parliament of
South-Asian descent in New Zealand
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- Convention Centre upgrade complete
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- City Council approves sale of westernmost portion of the
Railway Land to The Warehouse
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- 125th Anniversary of Palmerston North Borough City Council
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| July |
- Ian Matheson QSM (1946-2002), City Archivist and historian
dies
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2004
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February |
- Major flooding in the Manawatu and surrounding regions,
Palmerston North experiences ponding but no significant flooding
thanks to floodwork protections
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2005
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- War Memorial rededicated after the addition of pillars,
flagpoles and a number of plaques and more names to list all war
dead for the City
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| March |
- King Edward VII Memorial Fountain is relocated to the NW corner
of The Square near the Ladies Rest, where it is restored (it's 2 nd
move)
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2006
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2007
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- Jono Naylor elected Mayor
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| 17-Aug |
- Restored and largely rebuilt Clocktower reopens in The Square
with a new lantern style cross in place of the earlier freestanding
cross
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2008
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9-Feb |
- Highbury Branch Library Opens
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