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. 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 in 2001.

Main features

The main feature of Milson is that it is home to Palmerston North International Airport

Palmerston North International Airport

Palmerston North International Airport is located on the outskirts of the suburb of Milson in Palmerston North, New Zealand, north-east of the City central area. Although the airport has not had a regular international flight since the end of March 2008, the official name, Palmerston North...

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Milson is the home of Milson School and St Peter's College

St Peter's College, Palmerston North

St Peter's College is a Catholic Integrated co-educational College Year 7-13 of approximately 800 students. It is located in the northern Palmerston North suburb of Milson....

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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

Street 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).

Local and Central Government representation

• Milson is a part of the Papaioea
  Papaioea
  Papaioea is a suburb and constituent ward of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.-Name:Its name comes from the name of the original settlement in a clearing in forest which was purchased from local Māori in 1864. The name was used to describe Palmerston North also...
  
  Ward in the Palmerston North City Council. It shares this with other suburbs: Roslyn
  Roslyn, Palmerston North
  Roslyn is a suburb in the city of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.-History:Roslyn was named in 1918 after Charles Mackintosh Ross, who was the local draper. Unfortunately, when the Post Office was established here, there was already a Roslyn in Dunedin...
  
  , Papaioea, Palmerston North Hospital Area
  Palmerston North Hospital Area
  Palmerston North Hospital Area is a suburb of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.-Location, population and features:Palmerston North Hospital Area is located in the north of the city and had a usually resident population of 2,739...
  
  , Kelvin Grove
  Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North
  Kelvin Grove is a suburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand.-Location, features and population:It is bounded on the north by the North Island Main Trunk Railway, Manawatu District and Milson, on the west by Palmerston North-Gisborne Railway and Roslyn, the south by Manawatu River and the east by...
  
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• The former Mayor of Palmerston North City, Heather Tanguay, is from Milson.She was a city councillor representing the Papaioea ward for nine years before being elected Mayor.
• 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.
• Milson made a name for itself in the local papers during early 2007 when a flat on a predominant intersection became the home of member(s) from a well known illegal street racing gang, and was the epicentre of many loud and ruacous parties which spilled over into the street which caused disruption and huge cost to the council. Lack of evidence prevented the organisers and perpetrators from being held accountable