Te Manawa is a regional culture centre where art, heritage and science themes dominate. Our exhibitions explore the past, seek to inform today and pose questions about...
Mokai Gravity Canyon boasts three world-class adventure activities. Visitors can ride our extreme flying fox, experience our mighty 80m bungy or feel the thrill of a 50m...
The Sport that Shaped Our Nation
Cultural Historical Unique Interactive
Open 7 days 10am to 5pm
(at new location Te Manawa, 326 Main Street, Palmerston North from end of April)

Tararua/Manawatu/Rangitikei Region Entertainment - What to See & Do. If you are looking for comprehensive travel information for Tararua/Manawatu/Rangitikei Region Entertainment including Family Entertainment, you will find it here on AA Travel.
With a wide range of
nightclubs, restaurants, bars, live music and theatre, our country's
nightlife offers something for most age groups (the legal drinking age is
18). Live bands are popular with younger pub-goers and jazz venues
attract a more mature audience. Nightclubs vary in music genres, and the
diversity of quality live theatre ensures all interests are catered for.
If you enjoy a punt or two, then try your luck at a casino, where you'll
find a range of gaming tables and machines (20 is the minimum age for
entry). If you're a smoker, then please note that there is a smoking ban
inside all restaurants, casinos, pubs, bars and nightclubs, although
provision is made outside of these establishments for smokers.
The prosperous farming regions of Rangitikei, Manawatu and Tararua, on the coastal plains of the
southern central North Island, produce milk, horticultural products and sheep. Rangitikei stretches
from the Tasman Sea below Wanganui in the south to the southern part of Tongariro National Park in
the north. Located between Taupo and Wellington, the Manawatu's landscape sweeps from the high
country Ruahine and Tararua Ranges to the coastal plains and beaches of Tangimoana and Himatangi.
Tararua, to the east of the Manawatu Gorge, is bounded by the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges. Visitors
keep to explore these regions will find relaxing country retreats, award-winning gardens, excellent
golf courses, antiques and craft stores and historic homes. For the adventurous there's horse
trekking, great tramping tracks and trout fishing. And for thrill-seekers there's kayaking and
jet-boating through the Manawatu Gorge, aerobatic flying, scenic helicopter flights, mountain
biking, a 4WD safari, 4x4 quad bikes, bridge swinging, and Formula Ford single-seater racing.
Tararua/Manawatu/Rangitikei Region: The prosperous farming regions of Rangitikei, Manawatu and Tararua, on the coastal plains of the southern central North Island, produce milk, horticultural products and sheep. Rangitikei stretches from the Tasman Sea below Wanganui in the south to the southern part of Tongariro National Park in the north. Located between Taupo and Wellington, the Manawatu...Read More
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