Palmy BID

17/09/2026

PALMY’S HERO DESCRIPTION
Your mate who always picks up the bottle someone left on the footpath.
The work crew who'll happily trade an hour at their desks for an hour outside.
The students who call Palmy home.
The local businesses that care about the streets outside their doors.
The whānau teaching the little ones to look after their neighbourhood.
Palmy Clean Up Week is about ordinary people being heroes together.
Tag the mate, workplace, business or group you'd want on your clean-up crew. 👇
2 days to go... 12 -1pm
Meet at I-site in the square.
registration link: https://forms.gle/KxUQr6TB2Su6t1LP6

17/09/2026

What a transformation! 👏

The historic Old Post Office façade is looking pretty impressive as work continues on the new TRYP by Wyndham hotel.

We love seeing the original heritage architecture retained alongside the modern hotel addition - a great example of old and new coming together in our city centre!

We’re looking forward to seeing the final touches come together and welcoming TRYP by Wyndham to Palmy! 🏨

15/09/2026

10 years! 🎉 $8 coffee + cake all week, Palmy!

15/09/2026

City Centre Refresh Project 🏢🎨
Completed: Hope Kitchen Cafe / Hope Vineyard – 156 The Square

Another City Centre Refresh is complete! 🙌

What was once a plain white frontage has been transformed with a bold black finish and striking Hope Vineyard Church lettering, giving the building a much stronger presence along The Square.

A big shout-out to Doug Bradley Painters for bringing the refresh to life!

Owners Shane and Lydia Read are delighted with the result, with the refreshed frontage helping give the building a fresh, distinctive look while complementing the community-focused space that now calls it home.

This is the second property in Shane and Lydia’s portfolio to take part in the City Centre Refresh Project, following the fantastic transformation of Fishermans Table at 60 The Square.

We’re loving seeing the difference these refreshes can make to our city centre, one building at a time 🫶
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About the City Centre Refresh Project:
Palmy BID and Palmerston North City Council's City Centre Refresh Project invites building owners and landlords to be part of a collective effort to uplift and energise Palmy’s City Centre - bringing more vibrancy, colour, and pride to our streets.

Two funding opportunities are available:
👉 City Centre Refresh Project Funding – up to $2,000 for cleaning and/or painting:
https://form.jotform.com/251616250686863
👉 PNCC Heritage Building Funding – up to $20,000, subject to PNCC assessment:
https://www.pncc.govt.nz/Community/Community-funding/Natural-and-Cultural-Heritage-Incentive-Fund

14/09/2026

We’re so pleased with the creative work Isabella has put together to help bring Cherry Blossom Fest 2026 to life! 🌸

From her beautiful colouring comp artwork to the awesome window display at Youth Space on Coleman Mall, Isabella has done an amazing job helping us get ready for the event.

A big thank you to UCOL for collaborating with us and giving us the opportunity to work with such talented emerging creatives. We’ve loved seeing Isabella’s work come together! 🫶

14/09/2026

11/09/2026

Cherry Blossom Colouring Competition 🎨🌸
Get creative and be in to WIN as part of Cherry Blossom Fest 2026!

Grab a colouring sheet and get creative! You can:
🌸 Download one and colour it in at home
🌸 Pick one up from the Palmerston North City Library or selected stores on George Street & Coleman Mall ahead of the event
🌸 Colour one in at Youth Space during Cherry Blossom Fest!

Once your masterpiece is complete, pop it into one of the entry boxes at either:
👉 Palmerston North City Library
👉 Cherry Blossom Fest – on the day of the event

There are two age categories, with a prize up for grabs in each:
🌸 0–6 years
🌸 6–12 years
🏆 Each category winner will receive a $100 Silky Otter Cinemas Family Pass!

So grab your colouring pencils, crayons or pens and get creative! ✨

👉 Download the colouring sheet here:
https://palmybid.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cherry-Blossom-Fest-Colouring-Sheet.pdf

Big shout out to UCOL's talented student Isabella for designing + creating the artwork for the colouring competition!

09/09/2026

Huge congratulations to the Palmerston North Knights Lightsaber Group on their awesome feature with RNZ, celebrating the community they’ve built right here in Palmy! 👏

Palmy BID is always proud to partner with the PN Knights for our annual May the 4th Be With You event, and it’s epic to see their creativity, passion and achievements recognised on the national stage.

Check out the full story below 👇

As passersby became curious about the glow and swish of lightsabers at night, word spread and membership grew.

03/09/2026

City Centre Refresh Project 🏢🎨
Before & After: Fishermans Table – 60 The Square

Palmy BID and Palmerston North City Council have completed the refresh project for 60 The Square, with the clean & paint completed by the fantastic team at Doug Bradley Painters

Look how much tidier and modernised the building looks now! 👇

Owners Shane and Lydia Read of Readland Investments are delighted with the outcome, with a real emphasis on highlighting the architectural detail of the building through the striking contrasting colours. Credit to the Doug Bradley Painters team for executing it so well!

Fishermans Table is the second property in Shane and Lydia’s portfolio to take part in the City Centre Refresh Project. 🙌

Palmy BID are stoked with the result and can’t wait to see what the future holds for this space - and for our next building refresh!

Watch this space! 👀

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About the City Centre Refresh Project:

The Palmy BID and Palmerston North City Council 'City Centre Refresh Project' invites building owners and landlords to be part of a collective effort to uplift and energise Palmy’s City Centre - bringing more vibrancy, colour, and pride to our streets.

Two funding opportunities are available:
👉 City Centre Refresh Project Funding – up to $2,000 for cleaning and/or painting:
https://form.jotform.com/251616250686863
👉 PNCC Heritage Building Funding – up to $20,000, subject to PNCC assessment:
https://www.pncc.govt.nz/Community/Community-funding/Natural-and-Cultural-Heritage-Incentive-Fund

01/09/2026

FATHER’S DAY IS COMING! 🍺 BOOK NOW

Father’s Day is this Sunday 6 September — and we reckon Dad deserves a proper day out.

Bring Dad to Speight’s Ale House Palmerston North this Father’s Day and GO IN THE DRAW TO WIN an awesome Dad’s prize package:

Turbo Jet Pro
Meat Pack
$150 SAH Gift Voucher
Carrot Cake
Speight’s Chiller Bag

Good food. Cold b**r. Great company.

Book your table for Sunday and celebrate Dad with us!