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Influence the potential routes for the Manawatū Regional Freight Ring Road
The proposed Manawatū Regional Freight Ring Road aims to make freight movement safer and easier around our city — by reducing heavy traffic on our city roads and improving connections between our key industrial areas and State Highways.
This is your best chance to influence the potential routes
Over the next few weeks, PNCC holding community expo sessions across the city where people can drop in, view maps of the proposed routes, provide feedback, and choose their preferred route.
These sessions are part of the project’s Indicative Business Case, which will help narrow down a long list of potential routes to a shortlist – and eventually a preferred route. Once the shortlist is confirmed, there won’t be another opportunity to comment on the full set of routes — so please make sure your voice is heard now.
The five sections that will make up the ring road – each section has several potential route options – so if you live near these areas, it’s important you come to the expo sessions to review the route and vote for your preferred options!
Come to a community expo near you:
- Ashhurst: Monday 1 December, 2pm-7pm, Village Valley Centre
- Linton: Wednesday 3 December, 2pm-7pm, Linton Community Centre
- Bunnythorpe: Thursday 4 December, 2pm-7pm, Bunnythorpe Community Centre
- Longburn: Saturday 6 December, 10am-2pm, Longburn Community Centre
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New Constitution
Under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (The Act), ENM is required to re-register as an incorporated society by April 2026 if it doesn’t want to cease to exist.
Throughout 2025, ENM has been developing a new constitution to meet the requirements of The Act, and we're grateful for our member's input throughout this process - both via emails feedback and through discussions at two Membership Hui.
ENM acknowledges Lisa Christensen for her thoughtful mahi to incorporated Te Reo Māori headings and phrases throughout the constitution. The language that is included offers a gentle but significant wero to operate under the phrases that begin each section.
ENM also acknowledges Alana Nuku from Te Ao Turoa and Todd Taiepa from Palmerston North City Council for their valuable recommendations for the Te Reo Māori content.
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