Long-Term Plan

Our long-term plan is the blueprint for making sure Palmy is a great place to live, work, visit, play and do business. 

It’s our roadmap that shows the services, projects and priorities for taking care of our city and community for the next decade. Our plan helps us determine what work the Council needs to do, when, and how much it will cost. It also helps us determine what your rates will be in the coming years.

We review our long-term plan, in consultation with you, every 3 years to make sure it’s still meeting Palmy’s needs. 

In the years in-between we do a check-in which we call our annual budget. We see what we’ve achieved and see if our priorities remain the same or need altering. You get to have your say on this too, usually in March.

Council adopted a new long-term plan on 26 June 2024. It supports our vision for Palmerston North: He iti rā, he iti pounamu. Small city benefits, big city ambition.

You can download it and and the two previous plans from the bottom of this page.

You can also pick up a copy from our Customer Service Centre or the Palmerston North City Library, or phone 06 356 8199 and ask us to send you one in the post.

Long-Term Plan 2024-34(PDF, 7MB)

10-Year Plan 2021-31(PDF, 8MB)

10-Year Plan 2018-28(PDF, 11MB)