Palmerston North

Palmerston North Square 1878 Palmerston North (; , known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manawatu River, from the river's mouth, and from the end of the Manawatū Gorge, about north of the capital, Wellington. Palmerston North is the country's eighth-largest urban area, with an urban population of The estimated population of Palmerston North city is 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 Manawatū Gorge, the villages of Bunnythorpe and Longburn in the north and west respectively. The city covers a land area of .

The city's location was once little more than a clearing in a forest and occupied by small communities of Māori, who called it ''Papa-i-Oea'', believed to mean "How beautiful it is". In the mid-19th century, it was settled by Europeans—originally by Scandinavians and, later, British settlers. On foundation, the British settlement was bestowed the name Palmerston, in honour of Viscount Palmerston, a former British Prime Minister. The suffix ''North'' was added in 1871 to distinguish the settlement from Palmerston in the South Island. Today, the name is often informally shortened to "Palmy".

Early Palmerston North relied on public works and sawmilling. The west coast railway was built in 1886, linking the town to Wellington, and Palmerston North benefited from a booming pastoral farming industry. Linton Military Camp, Palmerston North Hospital, and the establishment of Massey University (in 1927) have reduced the dependence on farming due to more skilled workers, since the early 20th century. Popular attractions include Te Manawa (a museum and art gallery that includes the New Zealand Rugby Museum), and several performing arts venues. Provided by Wikipedia

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    by Cockrem, John
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    Contributors: “...MASSEY UNIV PALMERSTON NORTH (NEW ZEALAND)...”
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    Contributors: “...Palmerston North City Council...”
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    by Jorrat, Jorge Raúl, Evans, Ann, Haller, Max, Hadler, Markus, Segovia, Carolina, Hout, Michael, Marsden, Peter V., Smith, Tom W., Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin, Malnar, Brina, Hafner-Fink, Mitja, Ramos, Alice, Vala, Jorge, Cichomski, Bogdan, Mortensen, Anne K., Kolsrud, Kirstine, Skjåk, Knut K., Gendall, Philip, Koroleva, Ilze, Aramaki, Hiroshi, Tabuns, Aivars, Nishi, Kumiko, Hara, Miwako, Lewin-Epstein, Noah, Park, Alison, Robert, Peter, Lemel, Yannick, Forsé, Michel, Melin, Harri, Blom, Raimo, Carton, Ann, Pashkov, Marii, Täht, Kadri, Helemäe, Jelena, Jæger, Mads, Fridberg, Torben, Lüchau, Peter, Kjær, Ulrik, Gundelach, Peter, Harrits, Gitte S., Andersen, Jørgen G., Clement, Sanne L., Matějů, Petr, Simonová, Natalie, Papageorgiou, Bambos, Li, Lulu, Toš, Niko, Struwig, Jare, Kim, Sang-Wook, Diez-Nicholas, Juan, Edlund, Jonas, Svallfors, Stefan, Joye, Dominique, Chang, Ying-hwa, Paniotto, Volodimir, Makejev, S., Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún, Khakhulina, Ludmilla, Çarkoğlu, Ali, Bian, Yanjie, Bernburg, Jón Gunnar, Wolf, Christof, Institute for Sociology of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakian Republic, Social Weather Stations, Quezon City, Philippines, Institute for Social Research, Zagreb, Croatia, Agency for Social Analyses (ASA), Bulgaria
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    Contributors: “...New Zealand: Department of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University, Palmerston...”
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    by Jorrat, Jorge Raúl, Evans, Ann, Haller, Max, Hadler, Markus, Segovia, Carolina, Bian, Yanjie, Li, Lulu, Papageorgiou, Bambos, Simonová, Natalie, Matějů, Petr, Clement, Sanne L., Andersen, Jørgen G., Harrits, Gitte S., Gundelach, Peter, Kjær, Ulrik, Lüchau, Peter, Fridberg, Torben, Jæger, Mads, Helemäe, Jelena, Täht, Kadri, Pashkov, Marii, Carton, Ann, Blom, Raimo, Melin, Harri, Forsé, Michel, Lemel, Yannick, Wolf, Christof, Park, Alison, Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún, Bernburg, Jón Gunnar, Robert, Peter, Lewin-Epstein, Noah, Hara, Miwako, Nishi, Kumiko, Aramaki, Hiroshi, Tabuns, Aivars, Koroleva, Ilze, Gendall, Philip, Skjåk, Knut K., Kolsrud, Kirstine, Mortensen, Anne K., Cichomski, Bogdan, Vala, Jorge, Ramos, Alice, Khakhulina, Ludmilla, Hafner-Fink, Mitja, Malnar, Brina, Toš, Niko, Struwig, Jare, Kim, Sang-Wook, Diez-Nicholas, Juan, Edlund, Jonas, Svallfors, Stefan, Joye, Dominique, Chang, Ying-hwa, Çarkoğlu, Ali, Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin, Makejev, S., Paniotto, Volodimir, Smith, Tom W., Marsden, Peter V., Hout, Michael, Meraviglia, Cinzia, León, Roberto Briceño, Ávila, Olga, Camardiel, Alberto, Agency for Social Analyses (ASA), Bulgaria, Institute for Social Research, Zagreb, Croatia, Social Weather Stations, Quezon City, Philippines, Institute for Sociology of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakian Republic
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    by Jorrat, Jorge Raúl, Hadler, Markus, Haller, Max, Evans, Ann, Hout, Michael, Marsden, Peter V., Smith, Tom W., Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin, Malnar, Brina, Hafner-Fink, Mitja, Ramos, Alice, Vala, Jorge, Cichomski, Bogdan, Mortensen, Anne K., Kolsrud, Kirstine, Skjåk, Knut K., Gendall, Philip, Koroleva, Ilze, Aramaki, Hiroshi, Tabuns, Aivars, Nishi, Kumiko, Hara, Miwako, Lewin-Epstein, Noah, Park, Alison, Robert, Peter, Lemel, Yannick, Forsé, Michel, Melin, Harri, Blom, Raimo, Carton, Ann, Pashkov, Marii, Täht, Kadri, Helemäe, Jelena, Jæger, Mads, Fridberg, Torben, Lüchau, Peter, Kjær, Ulrik, Gundelach, Peter, Harrits, Gitte S., Andersen, Jørgen G., Clement, Sanne L., Matějů, Petr, Simonová, Natalie, Papageorgiou, Bambos, Li, Lulu, Bian, Yanjie, Segovia, Carolina, Toš, Niko, Struwig, Jare, Kim, Sang-Wook, Diez-Nicholas, Juan, Edlund, Jonas, Svallfors, Stefan, Joye, Dominique, Chang, Ying-hwa, Paniotto, Volodimir, Makejev, S., Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún, Khakhulina, Ludmilla, Çarkoğlu, Ali, Bernburg, Jón Gunnar, Wolf, Christof, Institute for Sociology of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakian Republic, Social Weather Stations, Quezon City, Philippines, Institute for Social Research, Zagreb, Croatia, Agency for Social Analyses (ASA), Bulgaria
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    Contributors: “...Neuseeland: Department of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University, Palmerston...”
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    Contributors: “...Landcare Res, Palmerston North, New Zealand....”
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    by Pagani, Luca, Lawson, Daniel John, Jagoda, Evelyn, Mörseburg, Alexander, Eriksson, Anders, Mitt, Mario, Clemente, Florian, Hudjashov, Georgi, DeGiorgio, Michael, Saag, Lauri, Wall, Jeffrey D., Cardona, Alexia, Mägi, Reedik, Sayres, Melissa A. Wilson, Kaewert, Sarah, Inchley, Charlotte, Scheib, Christiana L., Järve, Mari, Karmin, Monika, Jacobs, Guy S., Antao, Tiago, Iliescu, Florin Mircea, Kushniarevich, Alena, Ayub, Qasim, Tyler-Smith, Chris, Xue, Yali, Yunusbayev, Bayazit, Tambets, Kristiina, Mallick, Chandana Basu, Saag, Lehti, Pocheshkhova, Elvira, Andriadze, George, Muller, Craig, Westaway, Michael C., Lambert, David M., Zoraqi, Grigor, Turdikulova, Shahlo, Dalimova, Dilbar, Sabitov, Zhaxylyk, Sultana, Gazi Nurun Nahar, Lachance, Joseph, Tishkoff, Sarah, Momynaliev, Kuvat, Isakova, Jainagul, Damba, Larisa D., Gubina, Marina, Nymadawa, Pagbajabyn, Evseeva, Irina, Atramentova, Lubov, Utevska, Olga, Ricaut, François-Xavier, Brucato, Nicolas, Sudoyo, Herawati, Letellier, Thierry, Cox, Murray P., Barashkov, Nikolay A., Škaro, Vedrana, Mulahasanovic´, Lejla, Primorac, Dragan, Sahakyan, Hovhannes, Mormina, Maru, Eichstaedt, Christina A., Lichman, Daria V., Abdullah, Syafiq, Chaubey, Gyaneshwer, Wee, Joseph T. S., Mihailov, Evelin, Karunas, Alexandra, Litvinov, Sergei, Khusainova, Rita, Ekomasova, Natalya, Akhmetova, Vita, Khidiyatova, Irina, Marjanović, Damir, Yepiskoposyan, Levon, Behar, Doron M., Balanovska, Elena, Metspalu, Andres, Derenko, Miroslava, Malyarchuk, Boris, Voevoda, Mikhail, Fedorova, Sardana A., Osipova, Ludmila P., Lahr, Marta Mirazón, Gerbault, Pascale, Leavesley, Matthew, Migliano, Andrea Bamberg, Petraglia, Michael, Balanovsky, Oleg, Khusnutdinova, Elza K., Metspalu, Ene, Thomas, Mark G., Manica, Andrea, Nielsen, Rasmus, Villems, Richard, Willerslev, Eske, Kivisild, Toomas, Metspalu, Mait
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