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Poppy Places recognises seven more sites in Palmerston North
Pink parklet provides pop of colour as well as parking for bikes
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Do the right thing with your unwanted vehicle!
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Professor Emeritus Margaret Tennant: Civic Award winner 2021
Bal Ghimire: Civic Award winner 2021
Susan McConachy: Civic Award 2021
Dr Hanif Quazi: Civic Award 2021
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Whero is red for rubbish
Duplicate water main commissioned
New Chief Executive announced for Palmerston North City Council
Two Māori ward councillors have been named for Palmerston North
Rosemary Gear: Civic Award winner 2022
Sheridan Hickey JP: Civic Award winner 2022
Joe Hollander JP: Civic Award winner 2022
Local heroes awarded for their service to Palmerston North
Peter Wells: Civic Award winner 2022
Paul Patel: Civic Award winner 2020
Phil Pirie: Civic Award winner 2020
Valerie (Val) Bolter: Civic Award winner 2020
Brian Watt: Civic Award winner 2020
Valerie Dittmer: Civic Award winner 2019
Scott Bruce: Civic Award winner 2019
Rodney Wong: Civic Award winner 2019
Graham Slater: Civic Award winner 2019
Angie Farrow: Civic Award winner 2019
David Edge: Civic Award winner 2017
Lyal Brenton: Civic Award winner 2017
Junne Bendall: Civic Award winner 2017
Stewart Collis: Civic Award winner 2016
Margaret May: Civic Award winner 2016
Jenny Mair: Civic Award winner 2016
Isabelle Poff-Pencole: Civic Award winner 2016
Ian Gray: Civic Award winner 2016
Poppy Places recognises seven more sites in Palmerston North
Main Street bus terminal returns to normal operations from Friday
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