Tō kaunihera Your Council

We are passionate about making the Horizons Region a better place for everyone, both now and into the future. We work with partners and other agencies to protect the health of the environment across the region to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for all of us. 

Your Horizons councillors represent the region’s eight constituencies – Horowhenua, Tararua, Palmerston North, Manawatū-Rangitīkei, Whanganui, Ruapehu, Raki Māori, and Tonga Māori. Your councillors were elected in the 2025 local government elections.

Elections are held every three years at the same time as elections for city and district councils. The last local election was held on 11 October 2025 by postal vote using the First Past the Post system.

Our region is home to more than 30 iwi and 100 hapū. Strong relationships between Horizons Regional Council and tangata whenua aren't just good practice, they're essential to good environmental decision-making in a region where the connections between people and place run deep.

Your hub for all the latest events, announcements and developments around the Horizons Region. For news prior to January 2025 please contact us. You can also subscribe to our informative eNewsletters for the latest in your area of interest.

We produce a number of publications to provide advice and communicate information on our plans for this region. If there's something you're searching for that you can't find here, please contact us.

At Horizons Regional Council, we work to balance environmental protection with the needs of our communities and economy. Through regulation, partnership and collaborative projects, we aim to protect our natural resources while supporting a healthy, thriving Region for future generations. Learn more about each project here.

Learn more about the services we provide, from delivering public passenger transport to coordinating regional transport planning that keeps people and communities connected.