Oceania : New Zealand : North Island : Manawatu
Manawatu
The Manawatu is a broad flat river plain on the south-west side of the North Island of New Zealand. Much of it has been formed by the mighty Manawatu river, one of the few rivers in the world to bisect a mountain range.
Regions
Cities
- Palmerston North is home to Massey University. See http://www.palmy.net.nz/index.html
- Levin
- Feilding
- Opiki
Other destinations
Vinegar Hill - Popular camping ground on the Rangitikei River, which for 30 years has hosted an annual gay and lesbian New Year's Eve party.
Understand
Talk
Get in
By Bus
Intercity Coachlines operate NZ's national bus network with daily departures. Tickets can be purchased online or throughout the country at numerous agents inlcuding the i-site network.
By Car
State Highways 1 and 3 which runs through the Manawatu.
Get around
See
Itineraries
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Eat
Drink
Stay safe
Get out
Many people merely pass through the Manawatu on their way to Wellington, Wanganui, Wairarapa or the Hawkes Bay.
This page was last edited at 00:31, on 23 December 2008 by Wikitravel user New Zealand Traveller. Based on work by Ryan Holliday, Stacy Hall and Evan Prodromou, Wikitravel user(s) Huttite and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.