Key benefits of moving to Palmerston North

One dozen surprising facts about Palmerston North

A few telling facts and figures about Palmerston North show the city in a new light. Compare us with other New Zealand cities.

1. Sky high: Palmerston North has no overhead power lines. 
2. Movie-mad: You can go to the movies in Palmerston North for $8.00 or less!
3. Aquatic: Swimming is a bargain. In Palmerston North the weekly cost of using a public swimming pool is $6.25. In Auckland, it's $15.
4. Managing: The most common occupational group in the Manawatu–Wanganui region is “Managers”. 
5. Bookworms: We love our library!  Palmerston North City Library is one of the most-used libraries in the country. 
6. Rockers: You can book a recording studio at our public library for  $5.00 per hour. 
7. Sylvan: Palmerston North has the most street trees per capita in New Zealand.
8. Bussers: Palmerston North students and staff at Massey University and Universal College of Learning (UCOL) can ride the bus for FREE. 
9. Innovators: Palmerston North is an incubation site for new technology and creativity, with a high concentration of bio-industry researchers and scientists.
10. Radiant: Palmerston North is exposed to less global radiation per square metre than Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Rotorua, Masterton and Wanganui. 
11. Scholarly: People in Palmerston North are well-educated.  In 2006, 23.5 percent of the Palmerston North adult population had higher level education, at least to university or polytechnic level.  The overall New Zealand figure is about 19.5 percent. 
12. Balmy: Palmerston North has less annual rainfall than New York City and warmer weather than London.  Our climate beats that of many New Zealand cities.
    • Auckland has more rain.
    • Rotorua has colder mean temperatures.
    • Hamilton has more days of ground frost.
    • Wellington has more wind: 22 gale days a year compared with only 3 in Palmerston North.