Activities Family/Child Friendly

Family/Child Friendly

Almadale Scenic Reserve

Almadale Scenic Reserve

Almadale Scenic Reserve is a public reserve next to a river near Feilding with picnic facilities.

Anzac Park

Anzac Park

A lookout providing breathtaking views over Palmerston North City.

Apollo Park Butterfly Garden

Apollo Park

Apollo Park is a community park and children's playground in the suburb of Milson in Palmerston North City.

Ashhurst Domain & Wetlands

Ashhurst Domain & Wetlands

Ashhurst Domain and Wetlands is a public park, playground and reserve situated alongside Manawatu River.

Atahua Angus Beef Farm

Atahua Angus Beef Farm

Atahua Farm is an Angus Stud farm of 200 cows and 3,000 cross bred ewes.

Awapuni Nurseries

Awapuni Nurseries

A shop selling herb, flower and vegetable seedlings from the nursery in Palmerston North City, at major grocery stores and online.

Awapuni Sustainable Development Centre

Awapuni Sustainable Development Centre

A Sustainable Development Industrial Park and educational centre on the closed landfill.

Beehive Creek Track

Beehive Creek Walk

Beehive Creek is a family friendly walk, with children able to paddle in the shallow creek.

Palmerston North City Bridle Track Walkway

Bridle Track Walkway

Experience the ever changing views of Manawatu River and its surrounds on this open, flat walkway.

Bruce McKenzie Booksellers

Bruce McKenzie Booksellers

A boutique book store and a popular favourite selling books on every genre, located next to Palmerston North City Library.

Bruce McKenzie Educational

Bruce McKenzie Educational

Bruce McKenzie Educational is a book store selling a huge range of educational books and games for children.

Cross Hills Gardens

Cross Hills Gardens

Cross Hills Gardens is a park-like garden that features one of the world's finest collections of rhododendrons.

Daytona Indoor Raceway

Daytona Indoor Raceway

Daytona Indoor Raceway is indoor kart racing with computerised race meetings, Formula One lap timing, teams racing and casual racing.

De Molen Flour

De Molen Dutch Windmill

De Molen is a replica 17th Century replica Dutch windmill that makes stone ground flour onsite, has a shop and provides tours to visitors.
Shopping at Downtown

Downtown

Specialist retail & boutique shopping, a variety of foodcourt offerings & Cafes, 10 cinemas and a multi rise public carpark.