Milson
District of Palmerston North
in Palmerston North City of Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Palmerston North Airport (2 mi) - RNZAF Base Ohakea (16 mi)
- Wanganui Airport (41 mi)
- Hood Airport (43 mi)
- Paraparaumu Airport (50 mi)
- Wellington International Airport (79 mi)
- Napier Airport (91 mi)
- Taupo Airport (115 mi)
- Tongariro National Park (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -40.356 and 175.611 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -40° 21' 22" and E 175° 36' 40"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - NZD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Maori
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 11:22 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:55 am and 7:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 40.362 and -4.398 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
San Martin de Valdeiglesias - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to New Zealand.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning New Zealand. Last Update: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Delve into Milson
The district Milson of Palmerston North in Palmerston North City (Manawatu-Wanganui) is a subburb in New Zealand about 79 mi north-east of Wellington, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Blenheim and Rotorua. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 56% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 2% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
17°C (63 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
B K S Motor Lodge
Fitzherbert Castle Motel
Avenue Motel Palmerston North
Big Five Motel
Shadzz Motel & Conference Centre
Hotel Coachman
QUEST PALMERSTON NORTH
AUBYN COURT SPA MOTEL
Cornwall Motor Lodge
Destiny on Fitzherbert
Videos from this area
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Takeoff from Palmerston North (Vincent Aviation Beech 1900C)
Taking off from Palmerston North onboard a Beech 1900C of Vincent Aviation, for the 20 minute fight to Wellington. Visit my website at www.aviationphotos.co.uk for more videos and photos.
Palmerston North (Milson Depot - DL Familiarisation) 2011-06-22
Milson Depot currently has 2 of the new DL class (9008 & 9037) for testing purposes. Today was a familiarisation day and this video shows about 4.5 minutes of footage from around 1:30 to 2...
Palmerston North (Milson Depot - Log, 1pm to 4pm) 2012-04-13
Quote from part 1 filmed on 29th March: "I may do an afternoon session some other time". This is it - Friday 13th. Same venue - Cambridge Street, opposite Milson depot. Good day for it with...
Approach and Landing into Palmerston North (Air New Zealand ATR72-500)
Landing in Palmerston North onboard an Air New Zealand (Mount Cook Airlines) ATR72 after the flight down from Auckland. Visit my website at www.aviationphotos.co.uk for more videos and photos.
Flying the Diamond aircraft at Massey University
Check out our Facebook page : www.facebook.com/masseyaviation Massey University School of Aviation shows off its fleet of Diamond aircraft on a stunning sunny day in the Manawatu. When our...
Palmerston North (Milson Depot - Log, 3pm - 5pm) 2012-04-17
As a result of my battery not lasting the distance last Friday I went out again today, 17th April, to complete the 9-5 working day. Problem with the southbound straight throughs on the main...
Palmerston North (Milson Depot) 2011-08-09
Shunting & light engine movements on Milson Loco Depot afternoon, 9th August 2011. Taken from the end of Cambridge Street overlooking the depot. Featuring (not in order): DSGs 3005, 3061,...
Palmerston North (Milson Depot - Log, 9am to 5pm) 2012-10-26 {Part 1}
Part 1. Loaded in four parts. Camera only on the 2nd best quality setting. A full day's work at Milson yard between 9 am and 5 pm on 26th October 2012. Footage around 87 minutes. Download with...
Palmerston North (Milson - 251, 2DL+2DX) 2011-08-09
Short & sweet. Filmed from Cambridge St., directly opposite Milson depot at 15:50 pm. Two of Milson's DLs were away at Karioi today and I was hoping they'd send them back on 251 together with...
Palmerston North (Milson Bridge - 628) 2011-06-22
Taken from Milson Bridge. 628 Palmerston North to Napier freight hauled by DFT7307. 12:55 pm.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Massey University
Massey University (Māori: 'Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa') is one of New Zealand's largest universities, with approximately 34,000 students, 16,000 of whom are extramural students. The University has campuses in Palmerston North, Wellington (in the suburb of Mount Cook) and Auckland. Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally. It has the nation's largest business college. Research is undertaken on all three campuses.
Arena Manawatu
Arena Manawatu is the current name of the 180,000 square metre publicly owned recreational complex just west of the Palmerston North city centre in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand. It has three linked indoor stadiums, with movable tiered seating. Outdoor facilities include football fields and a speedway track with grandstand. Arena Manawatu has a deserved reputation as being both the busiest and most versatile events and activities complex in New Zealand.
Palmerston North International Airport
Palmerston North International Airport is located on the outskirts of the suburb of Milson in Palmerston North, New Zealand, 5 km north-east of the City central area. Although the airport has not had a regular international flight since the end of March 2008, the official name, Palmerston North International Airport still remains. Palmerston North Airport chief executive Darin Cusack said they provided day-to-day back up for Wellington when flights were diverted.
Feilding Aerodrome
Feilding Aerodrome is a small airport located three nautical miles (5.6 km) southeast of Feilding, a town in the Manawatu District on the North Island of New Zealand.
Awatapu College
Awatapu College is a State co-educational Secondary School in Awapuni, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Palmerston North Boys' High School
Palmerston North Boys' High School is a state secondary school for boys located in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Freyberg High School
Freyberg High School is a State Co-Educational Secondary School in the suburb of Roslyn, Palmerston North, New Zealand. The school is located at the end of Freyberg Street, Palmerston North and is bordered by Skoglund Park on the east and Ross Intermediate School on the west. To the north are the netball courts of Vautier Park. Also present is the Freyberg Community Pool, which is open to the public for leisure. It was also voted best school in the Manawatu Region (2006).
Palmerston North Girls' High School
Palmerston North Girls' High School is a secondary school for girls, located in the suburb of West End in the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand.
St Peter's College, Palmerston North
St Peter's College is a Catholic Integrated co-educational College Year 7-13 of approximately 800 students. It is located in the northern Palmerston North suburb of Milson. The school's campus includes the historic St Anskar's Chapel, which was gifted to the school by the Dannevirke Catholic community.
Queen Elizabeth College, Palmerston North
Queen Elizabeth College (QEC) is a secondary school in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Memorial Park is a multi-use stadium in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of YoungHeart Manawatu. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 people. The stadium hosted the final of the 2011 Chatham Cup on 28th August 2011. Wairarapa United won the competition for the first time in their history, defeating Napier City Rovers 2-1.
Kelvin Grove, Manawatu-Wanganui
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Aokautere
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Cloverlea
Cloverlea is a suburb of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
Awapuni, Manawatu-Wanganui
Awapuni is an area and constituent ward of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. It is located south west of Palmerston North Central.
West End, Manawatu-Wanganui
West End is a suburb in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Whakarongo
Whakarongo is a suburb of Palmerston North, between the city and Ashhurst. It is in New Zealand.
Roslyn School, Palmerston North
Roslyn School is a Primary School in Roslyn, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Palmerston North City Library
The Palmerston North City Library is the main public library provided by the Palmerston North City Council for the residents of Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School
Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School is a state coeducational intermediate school for year seven and year eight, boys and girls located in central area of Palmerston North, New Zealand. Students are placed in a composite class where they will remain for the two years of their time at the school.
Fitzherbert Park
Fitzherbert Park is a cricket ground in Palmerston North in New Zealand, a home ground of the Central Districts. In February 2000, New Zealand Women defeated England Women at the ground.
2XS FM
2XS FM was a radio station in Palmerston North, New Zealand. 2XS started on 29 May 1981 at 8:28 in the morning, broadcasting on 828AM, the name was taken from the stations call sign 2XS. In 1986 2XS began broadcasting on 92.2FM with the call sign 2XXS and the station became known as 92.2XS FM.
Carncot Independent School for Girls
Carncot School is an independent day school for girls in years 1 to 8. It is located close to the central city of Palmerston North in the Manawatu District. Currently, 118 students are enrolled. New Zealand European make up 70% of the roll, with Māori, Pacific Island, European, South African, Middle and Far Eastern families represented. The school accepts international students.
Caccia Birch House
Caccia Birch House is a homestead and a New Zealand Historic Places Trust Category I Historic Place. It is located at 130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. Completed in 1892, it is named after William Caccia Birch and his wife Maude, who gifted the property to the government in 1941. The property, owned by Palmerston North City Council, is administered by the Caccia Birch Trust Board, and operates on a cost-recovery basis.
Palmerston North Railway Station
Palmerston North Railway Station is a main station on the North Island Main Trunk serving the city of Palmerston North in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand. It is the northern terminus of the Capital Connection long distance commuter train to Wellington and a major stop on the Northern Explorer service between Auckland and Wellington.
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