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Palmerston North

British  

noun

  1. a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Andrew Rori Moore of Palmerston North, a town on New Zealand’s North Island, told The Times, he and his friend had decided to walk and take rideshare everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Vilda, whose father, Angel, worked under Johan Cruyff at Barcelona, said his squad had "great memories" of Palmerston North when asked about the report at a news conference on Sunday.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2023

“People personally invested in her, that has alway been a part of her appeal,” said Richard Shaw, a politics professor at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

From New York Times Jan. 19, 2023

Much of the research is taking place at a Palmerston North campus, which some have jokingly taken to calling Gumboot Valley, in a nod to Silicon Valley.

From Seattle Times Nov. 13, 2022

A romantic gorge, with a brook flowing in its bottom, approaching Palmerston North.

From Following the Equator, Part 4 by Twain, Mark

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