Manawatu Tourism - Travel to Manawatu
The Manawatu is a broad flat river plain on the south-west side of the North Island of New Zealand. Much of it has been formed by the mighty Manawatu river, one of the few rivers in the world to bisect a mountain range.
Cities in Manawatu
- Palmerston North is home to Massey University. See http://www.palmy.net.nz/index.html
- Levin
Get into Manawatu
State Highways 1 and 3 run through the Manawatu.
Get out
Many people merely pass through the Manawatu on their way to Wellington, Wanganui, Wairarapa or the Hawkes Bay.
