Palmerston North City Council

Palmerston North City Council
Type
Type	City council of Palmerston North
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1930
Preceded by	Palmerston North Borough Council
Leadership
Mayor	Grant Smith
Deputy mayor	Debi Marshall-Lobb
Chief executive	Waid Crockett
Structure
Seats	16[a]
Political groups	Independent (13)   Green (2)   Labour (1)
Length of term	3 years
Elections
Voting system	STV
Last election	8 October 2022
Next election	11 October 2025
Motto
Palmam qui meruit ferat ("Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm")
Meeting place
32 The Square, Palmerston North
Website
www.pncc.govt.nz/Home
Footnotes
^ One mayor, 15 councillors

The Palmerston North City Council is the territorial authority for the city of Palmerston North in New Zealand.

The council is made up of a mayor elected at-large and 15 councillors, with 13 elected from a city-wide general ward (Te Hirawanui Ward) and 2 from a city-wide Māori ward (Te Pūao Ward). They are elected using a single transferable voting system in triennial elections,^[1] with the most recent elections having been held in 2022.

The current mayor is Grant Smith.