Palmerston North

Palmerston North is a city in the Manawatu district of the lower North Island of New Zealand. It's the home of the largest campuses of Massey University and the Universal College of Learning (UCOL) and also the Institute of the Pacific United (IPU), making Palmerston North a student-oriented city. Wikivoyage

Population 81,500 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in New Zealand

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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Eating nearby

All 59 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Awa Puni 2.1 km

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