Aleisha Rutherford, Deputy Mayor of Palmerston North joins us to talk smaller communities in the PNCC boundary including Ashhurst, Bunnythorpe and Whakarongo and the issues affecting them. We also talk Scooters and the status of completing the Ashhurst to Palmerston North river walkway, a Palmy version of Monopoly, a pivoting Christmas Parade, Recycling bin improvements and the pandemics impact on Summer and the need to support local.