Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua places

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Between Rangitīkei and Ruahine
Feilding
Halcombe to Ashhurst
Ōhakea to Longburn
Palmerston North
Manawatū River and Gorge
Beneath the Tararua Range
Foxton and the coast
Horowhenua

This is a comprehensive guide to the towns, coastal areas, and other places of interest in Manawatū and Horowhenua.

Story by Malcolm McKinnon

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Maintaining the gorge road

General store, Linton

Steve Maharey

Te Rangimarie marae, Rangiotū

Longburn dairy factory

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua places, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/manawatu-and-horowhenua-places (accessed 9 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 22 April 2015.