Sights in Palmerston North
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Esplanade Scenic Railway
Victoria Esplanade is a riverbank park. Mooch around the adventure playground, aviary, conservatory, bike trails, walkways, the Esplanade Scenic Railway or just chill out on the lawns. The Dugald MacKenzie Rose Garden, once voted among the world's top five prettiest gardens, brings tears of pride to local eyes, and there's a permanent orienteering course here too. Pick up a map from the park café or i-SITE.
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New Zealand Rugby Museum
Fans of the oval ball holler about the New Zealand Rugby Museum, an amazing new space overflowing with rugby paraphernalia, from a 1905 All Blacks jumper to a scrum machine and the actual whistle used to start the first game of every Rugby World Cup. Of course, NZ hosted the 2011 Rugby World Cup and beat France 7-8 in the final: don't expect anyone here to stop talking about it until 2015...
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Victoria Esplanade
Victoria Esplanade is a riverbank park. Mooch around the adventure playground, aviary, conservatory, bike trails, walkways, the Esplanade Scenic Railway or just chill out on the lawns. The Dugald MacKenzie Rose Garden, once voted among the world’s top five loveliest gardens, brings tears of pride to local eyes, and there’s a permanent orienteering course here too. Pick up a map from the park cafe or i-SITE.
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Te Manawa
Te Manawa merges a museum, art gallery and science centre into one experience. Vast collections join the dots between ‘life, art and mind’. The museum has a strong Maori focus, while the gallery’s exhibits change frequently. Kids will get a kick out of the hands-on exhibits at the science centre. The New Zealand Rugby Museum is in the same complex.
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Tararua Wind Farm
On the southwestern edge of Manawatu gorge, about 40 minutes drive from Palmerston North, is the Tararua Wind Farm, allegedly the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere. From Hall Block Rd there are awesome views of the turbines. Spinning similarly, north of the gorge is Te Apiti Wind Farm. Ask at the i-SITE for directions.
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Te Apiti Wind Farm
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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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