Category: Towns and Villages near Palmerston North

Explore quiet river-flat farmland near Palmerston North, where a Category 1 bridge ruin still marks the old flax country.

Discover a Tararua service town east of Palmerston North, where garden-lined Main Street and a Polish memorial mark a rural stop.

Discover a quiet farming locality on the Manawatū River flats, where a blue roadside rocket marks an old settlement.

Discover Rangiotu near Palmerston North, a quiet farming settlement where a historic marae and memorial hall sit beside the Oroua River.

Discover Glen Oroua near Palmerston North, a quiet farming village where a country school and hall still hold the community together.

Discover Awahuri near Palmerston North, where State Highway 3 crosses river flats and a rare forest remnant still stands.

Discover Colyton near Palmerston North, a farming village where a rebuilt community hall and a long-running country school still anchor local life.

Explore quiet farmland south of Feilding, where Ngāti Kauwhata's Aorangi Marae holds the story of this rural settlement.

Discover a farming settlement near Palmerston North, where a country school, gorge walks and hillside turbines shape quiet rural life.

Discover a small Horowhenua town on State Highway 57, where a village store, swimming holes and steam engines sit a short drive from Palmerston North.