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Manawatū Fun Facts

Here are some fun facts about Manawatū you can freely use.

Himatangi Beach sand dune field is the largest one in New Zealand
Te Āpiti – Manawatū Gorge is the only place in New Zealand where a river begins its journey on the opposite side of the main divide to where it joins the sea.
The city is home to 130 cultures, and over 90 languages are spoken here
Home to New Zealand Rugby Museum and Wildbase Recovery
Feilding Saleyards are one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere
Feilding has won NZ’s most beautiful town 16 times
Home to Centrepoint Theatre - the only professional theatre outside of the four main centers of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin).
Central Location – almost 1 million people within a two-hour drive time and less than 2-hours to the nations’ capital
Palmerston North is rumored to have the most cafes per capita in the country – more than 200 for its 110,000 population

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