Milson, Palmerston North

Milson is a suburb of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Location & Population

Milson is located to the north of the city. There are two ways to access Milson from Palmerston North Central. Milson Line is one way, the other is Rangitikei Street.Milson has a suburban feel to it. It is a fairly recently established suburb. There is a growing commercial part of the suburb also, especially on John F Kennedy Drive.

Milson had a resident population of 5,208 (2001) [http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/FindInfobyArea/562100-au]

Main features

The main feature of Milson is that it is home to Palmerston North International Airport.Milson is the home of Milson School and St Peter's College.

Parks and Reserves

* Colquhoun Park - is the home base of Freyberg Old Boys' Rugby Club.
* John F Kennedy Park -
* Clearview Park
* Apollo Park
* Kennedy Park
* Paradise Park
* Pinedale Reserve
* Langley Reserve
* Clearview Reserve
* Jefferson Reserve
* Mangaone Stream Esplanade Reserve

treet name themes

Milson is noted for its diverse range of street name themes:From former Presidents of the United States (Presidential, John F Kennedy, Washington, Madison, Jefferson) NASA and Space theme (Saturn, Apollo, Gemini, Delta, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter).

Main Streets

* Milson Line
* John F Kennedy Drive
* Fairs Road
* McGregor Street
* Airport Drive

Local and Central Government representation

* Milson is a part of the Papaioea Ward in the Palmerston North City Council. It shares this with other suburbs: Roslyn, Papaioea, Palmerston North Hospital Area, Kelvin Grove.
* The former Mayor of Palmerston North City, Heather Tanguay is from Milson.
* Prior to 1996, Milson was part of the Manawatu electorate. This electorate included parts of Palmerston North, east of Ruahine Street as well as Linton Camp, Turitea, Aokautere and Kelvin Grove. However, due to the reformation of the electoral system from FPP to MMP, the electorate of Rangitikei's boundaries were redrawn to include Milson.
* Rangitikei (as at 2006) is represented by New Zealand National MP Simon Power. Power spent some of his earlier life in Milson.