Palmerston North

Palmerston North 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, 35 km from the river's mouth, and 12 km from the end of the Manawatū Gorge, about 140 km north of the capital, Wellington. Palmerston North is the country's eighth-largest urban area, with an urban population of 81,200.