Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Information
Palmerston North i-SITE
( 0800 626 292, 06-350 1922;
www.manawatunz.co.nz;
The Square;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat & Sun;
)
A super-helpful source of tourist information; free
wi-fi throughout the Square.
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Getting There & Away
Palmerston North has an airport, serviced by
Air New Zealand
( 06-351 8800;
www.airnewzealand.co.nz;
382 Church St;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
, which provides extensive nation-
wide connections.
Buses operate from the
Palmerston North Travel Centre
( 355 4955; cnr Main & Pitt Sts;
8.45am-5pm Mon-Thu, 9am-7.45pm Fri, 9am-2.45pm Sat, 9am-2.45pm & 4-7.15pm Sun),
including
You can also reach Palmerston North on the long-haul
KiwiRail Scenic
( 0800 872 467;
www.kiwirailscenic.co.nz
)
Northern Explorer
between Wellington and Auckland, which stops at
seven towns through the middle of the North Island.
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Masterton
06 / POP 19,500
Masterton is the rural Wairarapa's utilitarian hub, an unselfconscious town getting on with
its business. Of particular interest to trampers is the DOC-run
Pukaha Mount Bruce Na-
tional Wildlife Centre
(
www.pukaha.org.nz;
9am-4.30pm)
30km north, a 1000-hectare
breeding ground for endangered birds.
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Sleeping & Eating
Mawley Holiday Park
( 378 6454;
www.mawleypark.co.nz;
5 Oxford St; sites from $15, cabins $25-60)
Mawley Holiday
Park is a pleasant, clean camping spot across mature grounds on the banks of the Waipoua
River.
HOLIDAY PARK$
MOTEL$$$
Cornwall Park Motel
