Gaining approval for Palmerston North’s next housing suburb to go ahead at the former Massey University Hokowhitu campus could hinge on treading lightly on memories.

A commissioners’ hearing on the proposed rezoning of the site from institutional to residential  starts in the city on Wednesday.

The 10-hectare property was sold to Wallace Development Ltd in 2016.

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The former Massey University Hokowhitu campus could be transformed into a new residential subdivision.

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