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craic Says: This is a professional theatre and has a really good standard AND the cheapest coffee in Palmerston North. $2-50 for an enormous cafe latte. And it was good too. The bar also sells wine but I didn't notice if they sold beer.It is a charming venue, close to the Square - and...
craic Says: I went to see a show here last Saturday - not so great - although the theatre is just lovely - it seats about 200 and is in very good nick. I am going to see another show here tomorrow. But I know the actor (travelling up from Wellington) so I know the show will be of a...
craic Says: This is a Museum, Gallery and Science Centre. They are undergoing renovations, due to finish in 2011, and the Rugby Museum will join them. At the moment entry is free, but perhaps that will change when it's all up and ready to go.I went there because they were offering a...
salisbury3933 Says: This place is full of rugby memorabilia, and is only $5 to get in. If you're going to be in Palmy, and you like rugby, what better place to be.
RavPadfoot Says: While in Palmerston North, don't miss the Te Manawa Museum (formally known as the Manawatu Museum). I only visited the section on the local Maori culture and I loved it. It was also my first encounter with it.
1 Review and 22 Opinions For me its all about location, price, quality and service. This motel met all my standard...
1 Review and 17 Opinions I visited PN , and was treated fantastically by the staff, being from the UK, I felt as though this...
Vavasseur Restaurant: A Classy Cottage Setting with Gourmet Food
cnango Says: The Vavasseur Restaurant is a high end restaurant that is a great place to go for special occasions. Booking reservations in advance is essential.This classy restaurant is located in a small historical house and has a very warm and cozy atmosphere. Beef fillet ( fill-it as...
Wharerata: On the Massey campus
craic Says: This grand old ex farmhouse is on the Massey campus, about 2 miles out of town. When it was gifted to Massey it was used for lectures, then as a staff club, but now it is a function centre, with an extremely nice cafe.I drop in quite a lot because the atmosphere is superb,...
Chokolato: Best ice cream In Palmerston North
craic Says: I was wandering in the Downtown Arcade which runs through from Main Street to Broadway Ave - where the cinemas are - and a noticed a crowd of people queuing up to get into a cafe. So I went to have a sticky beak and people were queuing for ice cream. So I had one. Oh my...
craic Says: We do not suffer from lack of coffee. Or snacks and cakes and light meals. Of the ones I have tried I like Bethany's and Stage Door but my favourite is Barista in George Street, near the library. The people are nice and the ambience is artistic (live jazz and mural painting...
craic Says: I am staying in a flat right on the Square in the centre of town and I can tell you Palmerston North goes off every Friday and Saturday night. Mercy, the loud music, the shouting, the fights, the bottles smashing, the revving cars.Below my lounge window is a kind of a...
Green Bike trust offers free bikes
cquarles Says: In Palmerston North you can get free bikes to use during your stay at the green bike trust, located at Massey University
craic Says: The train station is now a long long way from the centre of town. It was shifted in the 60s, leaving a lovely old hotel called The Railway Hotel, high and dry.There is a commuter train called the Capital Connection that runs week days, leaving Palmy at 6-20 and returning...
craic Says: Once upon a time you would catch the train to Palmy, in fact the train went right through the middle of town. But in the 60s they shifted the line and the station to the outskirts of town and now people catch the bus to Wellington, or Tauranga, or wherever. I find it best to...
Bruce McKenzie's Bookshop: Great bookshop
craic Says: A wonderful independent bookshop, known to all in Palmy and far and wide. It is conveniently located next to the library in George Street - the street of cafes.Bruce is an older guy, these independent booksellers are an endangered species, and the shop doesn't seem to have a...
This is a very problematic piece of street art
craic Says: It is a statue in the Square in memory of Te Peeti Te Awe Awe, who was Rangitane, who fought in the Maori Wars. Fair enough, one might think. Then one notices he fought under the command of General Hood! He was on the wrong side!It is standing there, and it is not being...
craic Says: It's usually called Te Reo (the language) and it means Maori - Te Reo Maori.Palmerston North's Maori name is Te Papa-i-oea. And I am trying to find out what that means. It is suprisingly hard to do.This city is in the Manawatu and I have found out what that means. Manawa is...
cnango Says: Take a road trip to an UDDERLY cute little town just a stones throw from Palmy called Bulls for a fun day trip.
craic Says: This is the best remaining remnant of the lowland forest that used to cover this area. Because it is so rare and precious and small it is closed to the public and you can only see it by appointment. Because I am the Visiting Literary Artist at Massey I got an appointment,...
craic Says: If you like ancient crumbling cemeteries - all melancholy and neglected - like I do - then this is a nice place to prowl in and think deep thoughts.It's on the city limits on the corner of Main Street and Napier Road.You can't get buried here any more, unless your family...
scrooge1947 Says: The Adidas Institue of Rugby has been built on land at Massey University, which was built by Massey and help from the local council., leased back to the NZRFU.It is a three storied building, including motel type rooms and full training facilities.The roof is shaped likeca...
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About Palmerston North - Palmerston North is situated on the banks of the Manawatu River at the foot of the Tararua Mountain Range. The subdivision of Palmerston North began in 1866, with the most important stimulus to the...
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Q: I might get the chance of a weekend in tauranga - good oh - so I checked the naked bus and they have reasonable fares but it is...
A: i suspect it may be taupo but i would like to be sure newsmans have buses which go direct
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Getting to know Palmerston North
I'm living for three months in the Square Edge. It's a lovely old building looking out onto the Square so it is right in the thick of things. My flat is at the top and to the back so I don't get a...
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I spent two nights in Palmerston North as I attempted to overcome my jet lag and get accostumed to New Zealand. Palmy, as it's called, is a college town about an hour north of Wellington. It does not...
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Palmerston North North Island N.Z.
Palmerston North is situated aprox. 2 hours drive from Wellington (NZs capital) It is the 6th largest city with a population of some 75,000(aprox). It is a city with education being a focus with...
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I haven't to be honest visited Palmy very much, despite living only 120km away or so. We visited it this time on the way back from Wanganui, as we thought we'd drive back through the Wairarapa. We...
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