<Tr> <Th> Local iwi </Th> <Td> Ngāti Rangitāne </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> pncc.govt.nz </Td> </Tr> <P> Palmerston North (/ ˈpɑːmərstən /; Māori: Te Papa - i - Oea) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatu - Wanganui region . Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the Manawatu River, 35 km (22 mi) from the river's mouth, and 12 km (7 mi) from the end of the Manawatu Gorge . It is about 140 km (87 mi) north of the capital, Wellington . </P> <P> The official limits of the city take in rural areas to the south, north - east, north - west and west of the main urban area, extending to the Tararua Ranges; including the town of Ashhurst at the mouth of the Manawatu Gorge, the villages of Bunnythorpe and Longburn in the north and west respectively . The city covers a land area of 395 square kilometres (98,000 acres). </P>

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