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Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua places

Page 10. External links and sources

More links and websites

  • Destination Manawatu

    Information published by the Manawatū Region Tourism Organisation on things to do and places to stay.

  • Horowhenua District Council

    Information about the Horowhenua district, including news, services, and council activities.

  • Manawatū District Council

    A website with comprehensive information about the Manawatū district, its administration, and community information.

  • Massey University at Palmerston North

    The website of Massey University, where teaching and research focus on the life sciences, agriculture, horticulture, veterinary medicine, food science and technology, and biotechnology.

More suggestions and sources

  • Davies, D. A., and R. E. Clevely. Pioneering to prosperity: a centennial history of the Oroua county and Feilding borough . Feilding: Feilding Borough Council and Oroua County Council, 1981.
  • Dreaver, A. J. Horowhenua county and its people: a centennial history . Palmerston North: Dunmore Press and Horowhenua County Council, 1984.
  • Dreaver, Anthony. Levin: the making of a town . Levin: Horowhenua District Council, 2006.
  • Holcroft, M. H. The line of the road: a history of Manawatu county, 1876–1976 . Dunedin: McIndoe, 1977.
  • Hunt, A. N, ed. Foxton 1888–1988: the first hundred years . Foxton: Foxton Borough Council, 1987.
  • McEwen, J. M. Rangitāne: a tribal history . Auckland: Reed, 1986.
  • Petersen, G. C. Palmerston North: a centennial history . Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1973.
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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua places, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/15454/sources (accessed 9 June 2026).

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