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The Best Attractions In Manawatu-Wanganui Region

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New Zealand Rugby Museum

Te Manawa

Rotopounamu Track

Tama Lakes

Virginia Lake

Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Ruapehu Adventure Rides

National Army Museum

Kowhai Park

Ohakune Old Coach Road

Whanganui River

Whakapapa Ski Area - Mt Ruapehu

Durie Hill Elevator

Whanganui Regional Museum

Levin Adventure Park

Manawatu-Wanganui is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, whose main population centres are the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council, which for trading purposes is known as Horizons Regional Council. Although in recent years both the Whanganui River and Whanganui District have been renamed, the region is currently spelled without an h.
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The Best Attractions In Manawatu-Wanganui Region

1. Tongariro Alpine Crossing Tongariro National Park
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing in Tongariro National Park is a tramping track in New Zealand, and is among the most popular day hikes in the country. The Tongariro National Park is a World Heritage site which has the distinction of dual status, as it has been acknowledged for both its natural and cultural significance.The crossing passes over the volcanic terrain of the multi-cratered active volcano Mount Tongariro, passing the eastern base of Mount Ngauruhoe. The full distance of the track is usually 19.4-kilometre .
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2. Whakapapa Ski Area - Mt Ruapehu Whakapapa
Whakapapa, on the northern side of Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand's Tongariro National Park, is one of the mountain's two commercial ski fields. The other is Turoa, located on the mountain's south-western slopes. The ski season is generally from late June to late October, depending on snow and weather conditions. Turoa has a slightly longer season, generally opening a week before Whakapapa and closing early November. The terrain at Whakapapa Skifield is divided up as 25% beginner, 50% intermediate and 25% advanced. Access to the skifield is by Bruce Road, a 2-lane, 6 km sealed road. Limited accommodation and refreshments are available at 'Top o' the Bruce', at the entry to the skifield, and elsewhere on the mountain. Alpine huts are provided for trampers and climbers. Mount Ruapehu's two ski...
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3. Victoria Esplanade Gardens Palmerston North
4. Mount Ruapehu Tongariro National Park
Mount Ruapehu, also known simply as Ruapehu, is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. It is 23 kilometres northeast of Ohakune and 23 km southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupo, within Tongariro National Park. The North Island's major ski resorts and only glaciers are on its slopes. Ruapehu, the largest active volcano in New Zealand, is the highest point on the North Island and has three major peaks: Tahurangi , Te Heuheu and Paretetaitonga . The deep, active crater is between the peaks and fills with water between major eruptions.
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5. National Army Museum Waiouru
The National Army Museum is the museum of the New Zealand Army. It was formerly known as the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum. It is situated 94 minutes south of Taupo on State Highway One, on the southern side of the small military town of Waiouru. The 1300 square metre museum is fortress-looking in design, complete with a bridge and moat. It took the 2nd Field Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Engineers 276 days to build, and was opened in October 1978.According to the museum's literature, it functions as a memorial to those who have fallen, to those who have served and are still serving, and to the battles fought by New Zealand soldiers. It is also a research, teaching and training facility of New Zealand's military history. Associated literature reveals the museum serves as a pl...
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6. Virginia Lake Whanganui
7. Kowhai Park Whanganui
8. Levin Adventure Park Levin
9. Durie Hill Elevator Whanganui
The Durie Hill Elevator is a public elevator in Whanganui, on the North Island of New Zealand. It connects Anzac Parade beside the Whanganui River with the suburb of Durie Hill. It is ranked by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place, and is New Zealand's only public underground elevator.
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10. Whanganui River Whanganui
The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its importance to the region's Māori people. In March 2017 it became the world's second natural resource to be given its own legal identity, with the rights, duties and liabilities of a legal person. The Whanganui Treaty settlement brought the longest-running litigation in New Zealand history to an end.
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11. Te Manawa Palmerston North
Te Manawa is a museum, art gallery and science centre in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is operated by the Te Manawa Museums Trust, a charitable trust incorporated on 20 August 1999. From that date, the Trust assumed responsibility for art works and heritage assets transferred to its care but held on behalf of others. From 1 July 2000 the Trust commenced leasing the premises and managing the institution under agreements entered into with the Palmerston North City Council. The primary objective of the Trust is to provide interactive experience in art, science and history through acquiring, conserving, researching, developing, communicating and exhibiting material evidence of people and their environment, rather than making a financial return. The Trust is controlled by Palmerston North C...
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12. Taranaki Falls Tongariro National Park
Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Although the mountain is more commonly referred to as Taranaki, it has two official names under the alternative names policy of the New Zealand Geographic Board. The 2,518 metres mountain is one of the most symmetrical volcanic cones in the world. There is a secondary cone, Fanthams Peak , 1,966 metres , on the south side. Because of its resemblance to Mount Fuji, Taranaki provided the backdrop for the movie The Last Samurai.
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13. Ohakune Old Coach Road Tongariro National Park
Ohakune is a small town in the North Island of New Zealand, situated 215 kilometres north of Wellington and 292 kilometres south of Auckland. It is located at the southern end of the Tongariro National Park, close to the southwestern slopes of the active volcano Mount Ruapehu. Located within the Manawatu-Wanganui region, the town is 70 kilometres northeast of Wanganui and 25 kilometres west of Waiouru. A rural service town known as New Zealand's Carrot Capital, Ohakune is a popular base in winter for skiers using the ski fields of nearby Mount Ruapehu and in summer for trampers hiking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
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14. New Zealand Rugby Museum Palmerston North
Palmerston North is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatu-Wanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manawatu River, 35 km from the river's mouth, and 12 km from the end of the Manawatu Gorge. It is about 140 km north of the capital, Wellington. The official limits of the city take in rural areas to the south, north-east, north-west and west of the main urban area, extending to the Tararua Ranges; including the town of Ashhurst at the mouth of the Manawatu Gorge, the villages of Bunnythorpe and Longburn in the north and west respectively. The city covers a land area of 395 square kilometres .The city's location was once little more than a clearing in a forest and occupied by small communities of Māori, w...
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15. Whanganui Regional Museum Whanganui
Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway, runs from Mount Tongariro to the sea. Whanganui is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region. Like several New Zealand centres, it was officially designated a city until administrative reorganisation in 1989, and is now run by a District Council. Although the city was called Wanganui from 1854, in February 2009, the New Zealand Geographic Board recommended the spelling be changed to Whanganui. In December 2009, the government decided that while either spelling was acceptable, Crown agencies would use the Whanganui spelling.On 17 November 2015, Land Information New Zealand announced that Wanganui District would be renamed to Whanganui D...
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Manawatu-Wanganui Region Videos

Manawatu-Wanganui Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit

Planning to visit Manawatu-Wanganui? Check out our Manawatu-Wanganui Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Manawatu-Wanganui.

Top Places to visit in Manawatu-Wanganui (New Zealand):
Tongariro Alpine Crossing, The Timber Trail, Ohakune Old Coach Road, Virginia Lake, Esplanade Scenic Railway, Bason Botanic Gardens, Kowhai Park, Victoria Esplanade Gardens, National Army Museum, Taranaki Falls, Quartz Museum, Whanganui River, Te Manawa, Durie Hill Elevator, New Zealand Rugby Museum

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Wanganui Tourist Attractions: 14 Top Places to Visit

Planning to visit Wanganui? Check out our Wanganui Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Wanganui.

Top Places to visit in Wanganui (New Zealand):
Virginia Lake, Bason Botanic Gardens, Kowhai Park, Quartz Museum, Whanganui River, Durie Hill Elevator, Wanganui Winter Garden, Durie Hill Memorial Tower, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui National Park, Whanganui Regional Museum, Kai Iwi Beach, Castlecliff Beach, St Mary's Catholic Church

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Palmerston North City and Manawatu Regional Video

Palmerston North City and Manawatu is a great place to work, live, study, meet, invest and visit.

A Winters Day in Wanganui New Zealand

This was a cool quiet winters day wandering around the small New Zealand town of Wanganui. A wonderful friendly place, full of crafts and cafes, definitely worth a visit if your in the area.

Places shown in this brief visit:

Durie Hill Tower -

River Traders Market -

New Zealand Glassworks -

Article Cafe -

Castlecliff Beach -

The Grand -

Virginia Lake -

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All Video and Photography Copyright Ian Ryan 2018.

Background music by: bensound.com

Views of Fielding, NZ, old buildings and town scenes

A video I`ve created from photos which I took, on a visit to Fielding, and to Marton, both towns being near Palmerston North, in the North Island of New Zealand

Tours, activities and attractions Whanganui

Bushy Park Sanctuary, Whanganui

Bushy Park Sanctuary is located on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, at 791 Rangitatau East Road. It is 8 kilometres from Kai Iwi and 25 kilometres from Whanganui City.

The sanctuary is a 100 hectare predator-free native bird sanctuary, set amongst one of the few patches of virgin lowland forest. According to Ecological Management & Restoration, the journal of The Ecological Society of Australia along with SER International, the world’s premier restoration body, have ranked Bushy Park as one of Australasia’s “Top 25” Restoration Projects.

Within the Bushy Park Sanctuary there are 3.4km of metalled or well-formed walking tracks throughout the forest providing easy all-weather access for visitors. Tree species include mahoe, mamaku, pukatea, rata, and rimu along with colonies of ferns and mosses. A feature of the reserve is a large northern rata Metrosideros robusta named Ratanui (Big Rata). It is estimated to be between 500 and 1000 years old and is 43 metres in height and has a girth that exceeds 11 metres.

With a wide variety of birdlife thriving in the sanctuary, on your visit you will be able to see or hear species such as bellbirds, kereru, north island robin, saddlebacks, hihi, moreporks as well as the falcon, fantail, grey warbler, mallard, pukeko, silvereye, kingfishers, and white-faced heron. The sanctuary is home to some kiwi too.

Giraffe weevils, glowworms, and huhu beetles also inhabit Bushy Park.

As well as the Sanctuary, the property also features an Edwardian-era homestead that is a Category One Heritage Building registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The 22-room homestead, designed by Charles Tilleard Natusch, includes a 33 metre long, 1.8 metre-wide hall that runs the length of the residence. In 1962 G.F.Moore bequeathed Bushy Park to the Royal New Zealand Forest & Bird Protection Society. In 1995 the Society transferred ownership of the Homestead, Stables and a surrounding area of 11.7ha. (27acres) to an independent Trust now known as Bushy Park Trust who continue to run the Park. In addition it delegated to the Trust, by way of a lease in Perpetuity, management of the forest area in accordance with a mutually agreed plan. It is is possible to book a stay at the homestead. Contact the Whanganui I-site for more details:

Summer opening hours are from 10am to 3pm daily during the week and 10am to 5pm at weekends and holidays. Winter opening hours from May to November are Saturdays and Sundays from 11am until 4pm. The Homestead is closed Monday-Friday, except by prior arrangement.

There is a small fee for visiting the Bushy Park Sanctuary. Currently the fee is $10 for adults, while all children (15 years and younger) are free.

Please pay your fee at the Homestead when it is open and it will give you access to the Homestead, the Homestead grounds and the forest. You can still enter the forest within daylight hours, and we request you deposit your entry fee into the donations box located at the track entrance adjacent to the Stables.

Nelson-Tasman Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit

Planning to visit Nelson-Tasman? Check out our Nelson-Tasman Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Nelson-Tasman.

Top Places to visit in Nelson-Tasman (New Zealand):
World of WearableArt & Classic Cars Museum, Abel Tasman Coast Track, Centre of New Zealand, Kaiteriteri Beach, Anatoki Salmon, Christ Church Cathedral, Queen's Gardens, Wharariki Beach Walking Track, Ngarua Caves, Nelson Provincial Museum, Wainui Falls Track, Nelson Lakes National Park, Broadgreen Historic House, Split Apple Rock, Wreck of the Janie Seddon

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The Road to Taumarunui - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand

Day 36: Today we are road tripping to Taumarunui in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand! It’s part of the New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year web series!

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Tomorrow – Day 37 – Check in tomorrow!

About this video:

So today we are leaving Piopio and now delving through a few different districts of New Zealand on this road trip. Unlike our other videos where we are doing 365 Days: 365 Activities, this day brings us nothing but rain but some pretty cool countryside scenery around the Taumarunui area. But don’t worry, we are still doing 365 Days: 365 Activities and we sure as hell will make up for it later! We’ll do a couple of activities in a day if we have to! (Not that we’re complaining). In the meantime, enjoy our nonsense as we travel through the King Country, the Horizons Region and into the Ruapehu district.

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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year

365 Days: 365 Activities

This year, Robin and Laura from the online travel guide BackpackerGuide.NZ, are hitting the road for 365 Days doing 365 Activities! We call it New Zealand’s BIGGEST Gap Year! Join us as we travel the whole of New Zealand doing the most epic activities and seeing the most epic places. It’s a true backpacking New Zealand experience you do not want to miss!

Read more about the The road to Taumarunui on New Zealand’s biggest guide for backpackers:

Te Araroa documentary - Part 11 - Whakahoro to Whanganui

The part between Whakahoro and Whanganui is the only stretch where we don't have to walk. Is time for kayaking :D Within 5 days we kayaked about 180 km through mother nature's beautiful landscape. So much fun. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

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