Palmerston North: facts

At a glance

• Country: New Zealand
• Region: Manawatu-Wanganui
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 90,500
• Coordinates: 40.3564° S, 175.6111° E
• Time zone: Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12:00 standard, UTC+13:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (NZD)
• Distance to the capital, Wellington: 125 km (78 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Palmerston North Airport (PMR): 4.0 km (2.5 mi), straight line
• Wanganui Airport (WAG): 66 km (41 mi), straight line
• Wellington International Airport (WLG): 127 km (79 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Levin: 42 km (26 mi)
• Whanganui: 67 km (42 mi)
• Masterton: 67 km (42 mi)
• Paraparaumu: 80 km (50 mi)
• Upper Hutt: 99 km (61 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Lower Hutt, 112 km (70 mi)