Palmerston North City Council, NZ
City Council in New Zealand
New Zealand
Palmerston North City Council, NZ created an interactive online carbon emissions model
Palmerston North City Council created an online city carbon model which allows residents to predict the city's future emissions. Users are presented different policy choices which explore how changes to transport, land use, industry, buildings, and energy will impact the city's annual carbon emissions over the next 30 years. This climate calculator collects data from participants and informs the Council's development of carbon emission-related policies.
Palmerston North City Council, NZ
New Zealand
Palmerston North City Council, NZ rebrands itself as the food innovation capital of New Zealand
Palmerston North City Council is strategically positioning itself as the food innovation capital of New Zealand with a new marketing campaign. The Council spent $50,000 consolidating its 75 different logos, badges, typefaces, and colours into a new single bright green identity which they estimate will reduce graphic design costs by $55,000 annually. The Council decided to rebrand itself after survey results indicated that residents are unclear of the city's strategic advantages.
Palmerston North City Council, NZ
New Zealand
Palmerston North City Council, NZ offering free COVID-19 adaptation and recovery webinars
Palmerston North City Council partnered with the Community Services Council to offer free webinars during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinars are designed to support community organisations that primarily rely on external funding. The topics covered in the webinars include legal issues, organisational structuring, human resources, governance, scenario planning, crisis response, etc. The Council also provides free resources for adapting to and recovering from COVID-19 on its website.
Palmerston North City Council, NZ
New Zealand
Palmerston North City Council, NZ launched two-year pilot of the "Welcoming Communities Standard"
Palmerston North City Council launched a two-year pilot of the "Welcoming Communities Standard" program. This program is designed to welcome incoming residents into the Palmerston North community particularly immigrants, refugees, and international students. There are eight standards foundational to the program including inclusive leadership, welcoming communications, equitable access, inclusive communities, economic development, civic engagement, public spaces, and cultural identity.
Palmerston North City Council, NZ
New Zealand