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Palmerston North

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Palmerston North

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Massey University

    University in New Zealand

    3.2 km · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Arena Manawatu

    Stadium in New Zealand

    800 m · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

    Roman Catholic cathedral in Palmerston North, New Zealand

    700 m · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Fitzherbert Park

    Cricket ground

    1.7 km · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Regent on Broadway

    Theatre, in Palmerston North, New Zealand

    300 m · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    New Zealand Rugby Museum

    Sports museum in Palmerston North, New Zealand

    300 m · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Te Manawa

    Museum, art gallery, and science centre in Palmerston North, New Zealand

    300 m · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    All Saints' Church

    Anglican Church church building in Palmerston North, New Zealand

    200 m · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Palmerston North City Library

    Library in New Zealand

    200 m · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    The Plaza Shopping Centre

    Shopping mall in New Zealand

    200 m · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Palmerston North

Airports
Wellington (WLG), 127 km
Stations
Palmerston North Airport, 4 km · Palmerston North railway station, 1.9 km · Terrace End railway station, 2.1 km · Palmerston North Central railway station, 600 m
  • Wellington → Palmerston North
    125 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · NZ$20–27
  • Auckland → Palmerston North
    397 km · quickest by road, 8h 14m · NZ$75–95
  • Christchurch → Palmerston North
    431 km · quickest by air, 9h 34m · NZ$280–430
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Palmerston North

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Palmerston North. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get in{{go | name | url | address -40.320556 | long on the outskirts of the suburb of Milson and north-east of the CBD | phone | hours | wikidata=Q1432305 | content=The airport has scheduled domestic operations, charter flights and general aviation.

From Wikivoyage: Palmerston North, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Milford Sound / PiopiotahiNZ

    8 ways of moving, 32 sources

    791 km
  2. 02
    Bruny IslandAU

    11 ways of moving, 24 sources

    2,359 km
  3. 03
    K'gari (formerly Fraser Island)AU

    8 ways of moving, 31 sources

    2,679 km
  4. 04
    AitutakiCK

    8 ways of moving, 30 sources

    3,350 km
  5. 05
    Kangaroo IslandAU

    9 ways of moving, 17 sources

    3,371 km

If you know how people move in Palmerston North – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Palmerston North

  • Roslynsuburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand2.8 km
  • Aokauterelocality in Palmerston North, New Zealand4.9 km
  • Hokowhitusuburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand1.3 km
  • Papaioeasuburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand1.3 km
  • Terrace Endsuburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand2.3 km
  • Newburylocality in Manawatu District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand5.9 km