Theme Week New Zealand – Palmerston North

26 April 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Palmerston North with Tararua Range in the background © Mover85/cc-by-sa-3.0

Palmerston North with Tararua Range in the background © Mover85/cc-by-sa-3.0

Palmerston North (Māori: Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manawatu River, 35 km (22 mi) from the river’s mouth, and 12 km (7 mi) from the end of the Manawatu Gorge, about 140 km (87 mi) north of the capital, Wellington. Palmerston North is the country’s eighth-largest urban area, with an urban population of 81,200 (June 2022). The estimated population of Palmerston North city is 90,400 (June 2022).   read more…

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