Landmark sights in New Zealand
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Square
Taking the English village green concept to a whole new level, The Square is Palmy’s heart and soul. Seventeen spacey acres, with a clock tower, duck pond, Maori carvings, statues and trees of all seasonal dispositions. Locals eat lunch on the manicured lawns in the sunshine.
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Big Shearer
The most prominent landmark in town is the 7m, 7½-tonne Big Shearer statue at the south end of the Rora St shopping strip.
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Sky Tower
The impossible-to-miss Sky Tower looks like a giant hypodermic giving a fix to the heavens. Spectacular lighting renders it space-age at night and the colours change for special events. At 328m it is the tallest structure in the southern hemisphere. A lift takes you up to the observation decks in 40 stomach-lurching seconds; look down through the glass floor panels if you’re after an extra kick. It costs $3 extra to catch the skyway lift to the ultimate viewing level. Late afternoon is a good time to go up: you can sip a beverage in the Sky Lounge as the sun sets. Sky Tower is also home to the SkyWalk and SkyJump. The tower is the best part of the SkyCity complex, a…
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