Horowhenua Māori Ward Referendum Results
Horowhenua residents have had their say on Māori representation with the results of the Horowhenua Māori Ward referendum confirmed alongside the 2025 local election results. […]
Politics
Horowhenua’s Mayor Bernie bolts home
Horowhenua Mayor Bernie Wanden joined Kāpiti Coast Mayor Janet Holborow in going against the trend to retain the mayoral chains for another three years. The […]
Horowhenua adopts water services delivery plan
Horowhenua District Council has unanimously adopted a Water Services Delivery Plan (WSDP) setting out how water services will be delivered in the future. The plan […]
Horowhenua Resident satisfaction on the up
Horowhenua residents say they’re more satisfied with Council than they were last year. Every year Council asks the community to provide feedback on how satisfied […]
Mayor’s Roadrage sees Ō2NL decision U-turn
Horowhenua Mayor Bernie Wanden was outraged when NZTA decided to make major cuts to the Ōtaki to north of Levin (O2NL) highway and vowed to […]
Council obtains Boys Brigade buildings on endowment land
Horowhenua District Council has successfully obtained two buildings, which previously belonged to the Boys Brigade, on a key parcel of endowment land in Foxton Beach. […]
Urgent review called for after proposed Ō2NL design changes
Proposed design changes to the Ōtaki to North of Levin Expressway (Ō2NL) recently announced by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi have not gone over well […]
Council chooses water services delivery model
Horowhenua District Council will join Palmerston North City Council and Rangitikei District Council to deliver water services and recognises Whanganui District Council and Ruapehu District […]
Horowhenua Council votes for Local Waters Bylaw
Horowhenua Council has today voted to adopt the Local Waters Combined Bylaw, following a period of public consultation. The bylaw brings rules about drinking water, […]
The Great Kiwi Butter Swindle
If you fly over New Zealand and look down you quickly realise we are basically just one very big farm, and a lot of that […]