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Whanganui National Park Wanganui And Palmerston North New Zealand

WorldTravelDB.com — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:21:35 +0000

The park has a sprinkling of huts, a lodge and numerous camping grounds. Along the Taumarunui-Pipiriki section are three Category II huts classified as Great Walks Huts during summer and Serviced Huts in the off-season: the Whakahoro Hut at Whakahoro, and the John Coull Hut and Tieke Kainga, which has been revived as a marae. You can stay at Tieke Kainga, but full marae protocol must be observed. On the lower part of the river, Downes Hut is on the west bank, opposite Atene.

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Bridge to Nowhere Lodge (0800 480 308, 06-348 7122; www.bridgetonowheretours.co.nz; unpowered sites $20, self-catering/incl breakfast & dinner per person $45/125) Across the river from the Tieke Kainga marae, this remote lodge lies deep in the national park, 21km upriver from Pipiriki near the Matemateaonga Track. The only way to get here is by jetboat from Pipiriki or on foot. It has a licensed bar, and meals are quality home-cooked affairs. The lodge also runs jetboat tours and canoe trips.

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Wanganui Region Wanganui And Palmerston North New Zealand

WorldTravelDB.com — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:21:35 +0000

The Wanganui region’s lifeblood is the Whanganui River running through the Whanganui National Park. Despite the fact that there’s more sitting down than walking involved, canoeing or kayaking the ‘Whanganui Journey’ is classed as one of NZ’s Great Walks. Early Maoris named the river’s estuary (over 30km long) Whanganui, meaning ‘Great Harbour’ or ‘Great Wait’.

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Wanganui And Palmerston North New Zealand

WorldTravelDB.com — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:21:35 +0000

The Wanganui and Manawatu districts comprise a sizable chunk of the North Island’s south, running from Tongariro National Park in the north down towards Wellington. This is mellow, pastoral country, draped with rounded green hills, gently bent roads, socially significant cities and magical national parks, rivers and gorges.

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The history-rich Whanganui River curls through Whanganui National Park down to Wanganui city. Ripe with outdoor opportunities, the splendorous Whanganui River Rd mimics the river’s bows, while Wanganui itself, a 19th-century river port, has aged gracefully, recently reinventing itself as a centre for New Zealand glass art. Like any port there’s an edgy transience to the town, as if it’s not sure what might come up or down the river next. Settle into Victoria Ave’s top-notch restaurants and hip bars while you wait to find out.

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Wanganui Wanganui And Palmerston North New Zealand

WorldTravelDB.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:21:35 +0000

With rafts of casual Huck Finn sensibility, Wanganui is a raggedy historic town on the banks of the wide Whanganui River. Despite the recent NZ housing boom, local real estate remains relatively cheap, much to the satisfaction of the thriving arts community. Old port buildings are being turned into glass-art studios and the town centre has been rejuvenated – there are few more appealing places to while away a sunny afternoon than beneath Victoria Ave’s leafy canopy.

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But Wanganui isn’t all peaches-and-cream – gang violence makes occasional headlines and you might notice the odd deal going down through a car window – but visitors needn’t lose any sleep.

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Palmerston North Wanganui And Palmerston North New Zealand

WorldTravelDB.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:21:35 +0000

The rich sheep- and dairy-farming Manawatu region embraces the districts of Rangitikei to the north and Horowhenua to the south. The hub of it all, on the banks of the Manawatu River, is Palmerston North, with its moderate high-rise attempts reaching up from the plains. Massey University, NZ’s largest, informs the town’s cultural and social structures. As a result ‘Palmy’ has an open-minded, rurally bookish vibe.

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None of this impressed a visiting John Cleese who scoffed, ‘If you ever do want to kill yourself, but lack the courage, I think a visit to Palmerston North will do the trick.’ The city exacted revenge by naming a rubbish dump after him.

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