{{Short description|Regional council of New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox legislature |name = Horizons Regional Council |native_name = <small>{{lang|mi|Te Kaunihera ā rohe o Manawatū-Whanganui}}</small> |coa_pic = |logo = File:Horizons Regional Council logo.png |logo_caption = |website = {{url|https://www.horizons.govt.nz}} |leader1 = Nikki Riley |leader1_type = Chair |leader2 = Fiona Gordon |leader2_type = Deputy chair |leader3 = |leader3_type = |foundation = [[1989 New Zealand local government reforms|1989]]<ref name=legislation1989 /> |structure1 = |structure1_res = |house_type = [[Regions of New Zealand|Regional council]] |jurisdiction = Manawatū-Whanganui |members = 14<ref name="official" /> |term_length = 3 years |political_groups1 = |last_election1 = [[2025 New Zealand local elections|2025]] |next_election1 = 2028 |legislature = |voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|FPP]]<ref>{{cite web |title=FAQs |url=https://www.horizons.govt.nz/faqs?Category=26 |website=www.horizons.govt.nz |publisher=Horizons Regional Council |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref> }} '''Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council''' ({{langx|mi|Te Kaunihera ā rohe o Manawatū-Whanganui}}), branded as '''Horizons Regional Council''', is the regional council of the [[Manawatū-Whanganui]] region of New Zealand's lower North Island. The council has 14 elected members, including a chair.<ref name="official">{{cite web |title=Official website |url=https://www.horizons.govt.nz/}}</ref>
The council was established in 1989.<ref name=legislation1989>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0084/latest/DLM174258.html |title=Local Government Act 2002 No 84 – Part 1, Schedule 2|access-date=17 July 2008}}</ref> Under the [[Local Government Act 2002 (New Zealand)|Local Government Act 2002]], it is required to promote [[sustainable development]]{{spaced ndash}}the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of their communities.<ref name=legislation2002>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0084/latest/DLM170881.html |title=Local Government Act 2002 No 84 – Interpretation}}</ref><ref name=qp>[http://www.qp.org.nz/related-laws/faq-rma-lga.php Relationship between the Local Government Act and the RMA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060325233726/http://www.qp.org.nz/related-laws/faq-rma-lga.php |date=25 March 2006 }} Quality Planning The RMA Resource</ref>
As of 2023, it is a part owner of [[CentrePort Wellington]] with a 23% shareholding, with the remaining shares held by [[Greater Wellington Regional Council]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=1 June 2023 |title=Centreport Limited (410682) Registered |url=https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/410682 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515063208/https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/410682 |archive-date=15 May 2023 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=New Zealand Companies Office}}</ref> [[File:Horizons Regional Council Building PN.jpg|thumb|Horizons Regional Council building, Victoria Ave, Palmerston North]]
==List of chairpersons== *?: Rachel Keedwell; deputy [[Jono Naylor]] * October 2025: Nikki Riley; deputy Fiona Gordon<ref>{{cite web |title=Horizons Regional Council elects Nikki Riley as chair |url=https://www.horizons.govt.nz/news/horizons-regional-council-elects-nikki-riley-as-ch |publisher=Horizons Regional Council |access-date=30 November 2025 |date=29 October 2025}}</ref>
==Councillors== {{update needed|date=November 2025}} The 14 regional councillors were elected in the [[2022 New Zealand local elections|2022 local elections]] from six general constituencies, [[Ruapehu District|Ruapehu]], [[Whanganui District|Whanganui]], [[Manawatū District|Manawatū]]-[[Rangitikei District|Rangitīkei]], [[Palmerston North]], [[Tararua District|Tararua]] and [[Horowhenua District|Horowhenua]], and two [[Māori wards and constituencies|Māori constituencies]], Raki Māori and Tonga Māori.<ref name="council">{{cite web |title=Your Councillors |url=https://www.horizons.govt.nz/about-our-region-and-council/your-councillors |website=www.horizons.govt.nz |publisher=Horizons Regional Council |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="constituencies">{{cite web |title=Horizons Regional Council Constituencies |url=https://www.horizons.govt.nz/HRC/media/Media/Constituency-map.pdf |website=www.horizons.govt.nz |publisher=Horizons Regional Council |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |+ Horizons Regional Council, 2022–2025<ref name="council"/><ref>{{cite web |title=DECLARATION OF RESULT |url=https://www.horizons.govt.nz/HRC/media/Media/Declaration-of-Final-Result-of-Election-October-2022.pdf?ext=.pdf |website=www.horizons.govt.nz |publisher=Horizons Regional Council |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref> |- ! Position ! Name ! Ward ! colspan="2" | Affiliation (if any) |- |Chair |Rachel Keedwell |Palmerston North |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |Deputy Chair |[[Jono Naylor]] |Palmerston North |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |Councillor |Wiremu Te Awe Awe |Palmerston North |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |Councillor |Fiona Gordon |Palmerston North |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |Councillor |Emma Clarke |Horowhenua |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |Councillor |Sam Ferguson |Horowhenua |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |Councillor |Bruce Gordon |Manawatū-Rangitīkei |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |[[Independent politician|Independent]] |- |Councillor |Gordon McKellar |Manawatū-Rangitīkei |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |Independent |- |Councillor |David Cotton |Whanganui |bgcolor= | |Rate Restraint |- |Councillor |Alan Taylor |Whanganui |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |Councillor |Nikki Riley |Ruapehu |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |Councillor |Allan Benbow |Tararua |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |Independent |- |Councillor |Turuhia (Jim) Edmonds |Raki Māori |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |Councillor |Te Kenehi Teira |Tonga Māori |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | | |- |}
== Elections == {{hlist| * [[1989 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|1989]] * [[1992 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|1992]] * [[1995 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|1995]] * [[1998 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|1998]] * [[2001 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|2001]] * [[2004 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|2004]] * [[2007 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|2007]] * [[2010 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|2010]] * [[2013 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|2013]] * [[2016 Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council election|2016]] * [[2019 Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council election|2019]] * [[2022 Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council election|2022]] * [[2025 Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council election|2025]] }}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Local government in New Zealand}}
[[Category:Politics of Manawatū-Whanganui]]
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