Palmerston North City Council
[2] When the provinces were dissolved in 1876, Palmerston North became part of the newly established Manawatū County.An independent borough council for Palmerston North was proclaimed on 12 July 1877, splitting from Manawatū County.[3] The first borough council consisted of nine councillors, and George Matthew Snelson was elected unopposed to be the first Mayor of Palmerston North on 9 August 1877.[6] Following the local government reforms of 1989, the city council's boundaries were again extended to include Ashhurst, Linton and Turitea through amalgamation of parts of the former Kairanga County, Oroua County and Ashhurst Town Council.[9][10] In 2017 the council voted to create a Māori ward, but the decision was overturned by a city-wide referendum in May 2018.
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