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to bunnythorpe substation were completed in march 1925 91 the keith street power station continued to regularly generate electricity until the inter island hvdc link was commissioned in 1965 when it was relegated to standby duty before finally being decommissioned in 1992 92 te apiti wind farm lookout the palmerston north med and mawawatu oroua epb were dissolved in the late 1990s with the government electricity sector reforms the retail business was sold to genesis energy while the lines business became part of powerco today powerco continues to operate the local distribution network 93 with electricity fed from two transpower substations at bunnythorpe and at linton there is now a competitive electricity retail market although genesis continues to be the dominant retailer in the city 94 four wind farms are located on the ruahine and tararua ranges bordering palmerston north te āpiti wind farm tararua wind farm te rere hau wind farm and turitea wind farm the four farms together have a maximum output of 520 mw natural gas edit palmerston north was one of the original nine towns and cities in new zealand to be supplied with natural gas when the kapuni gas field entered production in 1970 and a 260 km high pressure pipeline from kapuni south to wellington including a 27 km lateral pipeline from himatangi to supply palmerston north was completed the high pressure transmission pipelines supplying the city are now owned and operated by first gas with powerco owning and operating the medium and low pressure distribution pipelines within the city 95 in the 2023 census 24 4 of palmerston north homes used fixed gas heaters as a main source of heating the highest in new zealand 96 internet and telephone edit fibre to the premises is being deployed in palmerston north as part of the government s ultra fast broadband programme as of june 2018 update the fibre roll out in the city is 94 percent complete with a 42 2 percent uptake rate 97 water and sewage edit the majority of palmerston north s water supply is drawn from the turitea stream in the tararua range south of the city the supply is supplemented by four artesian wells at papaioea park takaro park keith street and roberts line 98 the waterworks first opened in 1889 99 and was extended in 1906 100 but the first sewers septic tanks and filter beds not until 1907 the first sewage works was at maxwells line 101 sewage is now treated at the nearby tōtara road before discharging to the river 102 an upgrade is being planned to reduce pollution 103 transport edit palmerston north is a significant road and rail junction as such it is an important distribution hub for the central and lower north island with many freight distribution centres based here road edit palmerston north s arterial roads are arranged in a grid pattern there are four main dual carriageway roads radiating from the square splitting the city into four quadrants rangitikei street to the north fitzherbert avenue to the south and main street to the east and west state highways edit palmerston north is served by four state highways state highway 3 runs northwest southeast from sh 1 at sanson through central palmerston north via rangitikei street grey street princess street and main street east to sh 2 at woodville the section from sanson forms the main route from the upper north island taranaki and whanganui into palmerston north while the section from woodville forms the main route from the hawke s bay into palmerston north state highway 57 runs southwest northeast from sh 1 at ohau south of levin through the southern outskirts of palmerston north to sh 3 east of ashhurst it forms the main route from wellington to southern and eastern palmerston north state highway 56 runs southwest northeast from sh 57 at makeura northeast of shannon new zealand to the intersection of pioneer highway and maxwells line in the suburb of awapuni it forms the main route from wellington to northern and western palmerston north state highway 54 runs north south from sh 1 at vinegar hill north of hunterville through feilding to sh 3 at newbury on the northern palmerston north border it provides an alternative route from the upper north island into palmerston north cycling edit palmerston north is perceived as being better for cycling than most new zealand cities with 2001 figures putting it a close second only to blenheim in terms of bicycle modal share 104 however by 2006 cycling to work had almost halved in a decade to 5 4 105 and the 2013 census found that in the central city only 6 cycled but 690 travelled by motor vehicle 106 the manawatu river pathway is great for family or beginners riders as it is all flat to mildly contoured with some limestone sections as well as wide cement paths the track has many access points to this trail which runs for over 9 km between maxwells line in the west to riverside drive in the east a new 3 km section has been added between ashhurst and raukawa road with plans to link this to the existing path over the next two years making over 22 km of scenic tracks to explore alongside the river palmerston north has a fairly comprehensive 65 km 107 on road bicycle lane network particularly in high traffic areas to make it safer for people to get around the city by bike 108 all local buses have racks for two cycles 109 the cycle lane network has been criticised for a number of reasons motor traffic is often too fast and there is no physical barrier between bicyclists and motorists most bicycle lanes in the city are marked out with parking spaces for motorist parking making those lanes pointless and raising the risk of motorists opening car doors into the path of passing bicyclists 110 rebecca oaten the so called helmet lady who campaigned nationwide in the late 1980s for a new zealand bicycle helmet law is from palmerston north 111 bus edit see also public transport in the manawatū whanganui region after much discussion about introducing a tramway system to palmerston north including an ambitious tram subway under the central railway station a 60 000 loan was taken out in 1912 for a tramway scheme support however was wavering and there were disagreements within the council over the mode of the trams one of the proposals was from battery trams similar to the ones that ran in gisborne eventually the decision to install tramways in palmerston north was rescinded by a referendum and in 1920 the die was cast for a motorbus system to begin in palmerston north the first buses arrived in palmerston north by late 1921 112 urban services are coordinated by horizons regional council through masterton based bus company tranzit go cards were replaced by bee cards on 20 july 2020 113 114 the city s urban bus services are unique in new zealand in that rides are offered free to tertiary students palmerston north is the first city to operate all electric bus fleet in the country since february 2024 115 116 palmerston north has eight cross city bus routes 101 108 that connect the city s suburbs passing through the main street bus hub msbh adjacent to the square routes 101 107 run every 15 minutes during peak times and every 30 minutes off peak route 108 operates as a weekday only shopper service an additional outer service route 114 connects ashhurst with the city centre several times daily routes 121 122 and 123 provide direct weekday only services between suburban areas and massey university running towards massey in the morning and returning in the afternoon 117 tertiary students are eligible for free bus travel funded through university parking fees daily services run to the nearby towns of linton feilding 311 bus via palmerston north airport foxton levin and marton 118 inter regional routes are operated by intercity and tranzit intercity s routes run south to wellington north towards auckland via whanganui rotorua and taupō or napier and east to masterton from the bus terminal in the square palmerston north air edit palmerston north airport terminal building palmerston north airport is located in the suburb of milson approximately 5 5 kilometres 3 4 mi north of the central business district it is a regional gateway to the central north island region 119 the airport has regular services to domestic destinations including auckland christchurch hamilton and nelson operated by air new zealand and originair 120 121 international services operated out of palmerston north between 1996 and 2008 with freedom air connecting palmerston north with brisbane sydney melbourne the gold coast and nadi the airport can be accessed by bus 2 bus routes 101 airport massey university and 311 palmerston north feilding via airport connects the airport and city centre within 20 mins the airport is presently the operational base of the massey university school of aviation 122 the airport is also a freight hub for parcelair 123 the runway at palmerston north airport 07 25 is orientated true east west which requires aircraft on a long approach to runway 25 to cross the tararua range on 9 june 1995 four people were killed when ansett new zealand flight 703 crashed into the range while on approach to runway 25 after the dash 8 s right landing gear jammed and the pilots failed to monitor the flight path while carrying out the alternate gear extension procedure 124 rail edit platform at palmerston north railway station palmerston north is on the north island main trunk railway there are two passenger trains run by kiwirail the weekday only capital connection commuter train once a day to and from wellington and the northern explorer to and from auckland and wellington until 1964 the railway ran through the city centre with palmerston north railway station in the square the station was moved and the track diverted 2 5 km 2 mi to the north by the milson deviation in 1959 1963 work on the deviation had started in 1926 near the current railway station the north island main trunk railway is joined by the palmerston north gisborne line which runs through the manawatū gorge to woodville and hawke s bay a connection to the wairarapa line is at woodville education edit massey university palmerston north campus 2016 ucol palmerston north campus palmerston north is considered the student city of new zealand s north island it is an important base for tertiary institutions the home campuses of massey university universal college of learning ucol and institute of the pacific united ipu 125 are here a large proportion of palmerston north s population consists of students attending these institutions or the various papaioea campuses of te wananga o aotearoa during the student year tertiary education institutions school name location massey university turitea universal college of learning palmerston north central institute of the pacific united aokautere te wānanga o aotearoa various locations around palmerston north the design school the square palmerston north primary and secondary schools main article list of schools in manawatū whanganui palmerston north city palmerston north has five state secondary schools palmerston north boys high school and queen elizabeth college in the north freyberg high school in the north east palmerston north girls high school in the south and awatapu college in the south west the city also has one state integrated catholic secondary school st peter s college palmerston north also has one special character secondary school cornerstone christian school palmerston north media edit the major daily newspaper in palmerston north is the manawatu standard 126 while the weekly community newspaper is the guardian palmerston north is part of the wider manawatū radio market the sixth largest in new zealand with 157 000 listeners aged 10 and over the largest commercial stations by share as of may 2025 are newstalk zb 12 7 magic 9 8 the breeze 8 7 the sound 8 5 and mai fm 8 1 127 local radio stations or national stations with local breakouts include more fm formerly 2xs featuring the popular mike west in the morning breakfast show from 6am 10am 128 sister station the breeze also has a local breakfast show from 6am 10am hosted by burnzee 129 radio control is the local alternative student radio station featuring local personality abi symes on the continental breakfast from 7 am to 9 am access manawatu 999am is a local community station and kia ora fm is the local iwi station the city s main television and fm radio transmitter is located atop wharite peak 20 km 12 mi northeast of the city centre the first transmitter at the site was commissioned in 1963 to relay wellington s wntv1 channel now part of tvnz 1 the current main transmitter was built in 1966 130 sister cities edit palmerston north has four sister cities 131 missoula montana united states guiyang people s republic of china kunshan people s republic of china mihara hiroshima japan notable people edit main article list of people from palmerston north constance abraham 1864 1942 community leader and sportswoman john clarke 1948 2017 satirist author and actor matthew conger born 1978 fifa international football referee shane cortese born 1968 actor and singer margot forde 1935 1992 botanist curator and taxonomist rodger fox 1953 2024 trombonist jazz educator and leader of the rodger fox big band brendon hartley born 1989 racing driver and fia world endurance championship champion spankie jackzon born 1984 winner of season 2 of rupaul s drag race down under and season 2 of house of drag elijah just born 2000 new zealand international footballer alan loveday 1928 2016 violinist joseph nathan 1835 1912 founder of glaxo since merged to become the multinational glaxosmithkline evelyn rawlins 1889 1977 music teacher grant robertson born 1971 former labour mp for wellington central and list mp 42nd minister of finance and 19th deputy prime minister of new zealand david seymour born 1983 21st deputy prime minister of new zealand 1st minister for regulation act mp for epsom and leader of the act party ross taylor born 1984 central districts and new zealand black caps cricket player and captain simon van velthooven born 1988 track racing cyclist and america s cup sailor planes named after the city edit an nac vickers viscount zk nai was named city of palmerston north this aircraft was withdrawn from nac service in 1975 132 two ansett new zealand de havilland canada dash 8s was also named city of palmerston north the first was zk ney which crashed while approaching palmerston north on 9 june 1995 as ansett new zealand flight 703 the second was zk nes which stayed in service until the airline s demise 133 see also edit list of art deco architecture references edit palmerston north heraldry of the world ngw nl retrieved 19 june 2015 palmam qui meruit ferat meaning latin dictionary org archived from the original on 19 june 2015 retrieved 19 june 2015 2025 local elections results palmerston north city council retrieved 17 october 2025 1 2 3 arcgis web application statsnz 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