Settlers were brought into New Zealand to work on roads and railroads in return for rights to obtain land. These hard working people cleared Manawatu's forests, worked on the railroad and established farms. By 1874, one third of Palmer- ston North's populat...
The forest-covered Te Apiti - Manawatu Gorge between the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges is a place of ancient Maori legends, abundant wildlife and magnificent landforms, with walking tracks that range from 30 minutes to four hours. He Ara Kotahi, Palmerston North's riverside pathway ...
Book Review: Michael Peters and Peter Roberts, University Futures and the Politics of Reform in New Zealand (Palmerston North: Dunmore Press, 1999), pp. 254, $34.95During the 1970s and early 1980s the historic contradiction between Maori and the colonial state publicly resurfaced, with high-...