Giving the Manawatu Region a Leg Up (Satire)

Apparently there is a buzz going around in the Nation's Capitol that an investigation is underway to look at relocating the Capitol to a region that hasn't had catastrophic earthquake damage and likely not to  suffer any in the future.  There are three areas being looked at:

Palmerston North

Palmerston North

And

Palmerston North

So what about reality??  Wellington is prone to catastrophic earth movement and eventually even a quake centred elsewhere is dodgy, so not good.  Palmerston North gets other peoples quakes and in history those quakes have been few and far between, There is plenty of real estate to purchase and the infrastructure is well in place to handle the increase in populations and real estate at hand.  Editted to add - Manawatu is away from Tsunami issues.

It also means Members of Parliament and Civil servants have a 20 minute ride to Ohakea for ministerial duties on RNZAF aircraft.  It would also mean Palmy "International" Airport can be lengthened to cope with larger aircraft, and overseas travelers on  diplomatic service.  The bonus for  a dedicated airport is no bad weather in the Manawatu unlike Wellington's dodgy one.

Burning issues in the Manawatu (click here SH3 tunnel and Linton Bridge ) plus the capability to cater for larger populations need addressing but not as bad as Wellington's real estate worries and commutes.  Palmy is 10 minutes from one end to the other.

A bit of fun - what to build and call it??

Possibly:-

Rōpū whakahaere (Management and governance)

A suggestive pic:-

featuring:-

Ok ok reality says bullshit but there will be one day when thinking ahead is beneficially prudent.