Elected members
Our Council has a Mayor and 15 Councillors, with elections every three years. Thirteen of our councillors make up Te Hirawanui General Ward, and two councillors make up Te Pūao Māori Ward.
- Telephone06 351 4417
- Email
mayor@pncc.govt.nz
- ProfileGrant Smith is the Mayor of Palmerston North. He was first elected to Council in 2013 and elected Mayor in a by-election in 2015. He is currently in his fifth term as Mayor.
- Telephone021 240 7297
- Email
debi.marshall-lobb@pncc.govt.nz
- ProfileTe Pūao Māori ward councillor Debi Marshall-Lobb was appointed Deputy Mayor in 2022 and re-appointed for a second term on 5 November 2025.
- Telephone022 014 1749
- Email
brent.barrett@pncc.govt.nz
- ProfileBrent Barrett is the Deputy Chair of the Community Resilience & Sustainability Committee.
- Telephone027 562 0470
- Email
karen.naylor@pncc.govt.nz
- ProfileKaren Naylor is the Deputy Chair of the Finance, Performance & Audit Committee.
- Telephone021 240 8371
- Email
kaydee.zabelin@pncc.govt.nz
- ProfileKaydee Zabelin is the Deputy Chair of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee.
- Telephone027 5307 207
- Email
leonie.hapeta@pncc.govt.nz
- ProfileLeonie Hapeta is the Deputy Chair of the Sport & Recreation Committee.
- Telephone021 246 0668
- Email
lorna.johnson@pncc.govt.nz
- ProfileLorna Johnson is the Chair of the Community Resilience & Sustainability Committee and the Hearings Committee.
- Telephone021 167 2267
- Email
rachel.bowen@pncc.govt.nz
- ProfileRachel Bowen is the Chair of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee.
- Telephone021 169 2299
- Email
william.wood@pncc.govt.nz
- ProfileWilliam Wood is the Chair of the Sport & Recreation Committee, and the Deputy Chair of the Hearings Committee.
Related information
Council meetings Committees Register of members’ pecuniary interests