Palmerston North activities
Walking and Cycling
The riverside path is very popular and easily accessible to walkers and cyclists. Victoria Park, off Fitzherbert Avenue, is a popular starting point. There are longer walks further out and also in the ranges.
For those who want the exercise without travelling there is He Ara Kotahi. A nine kilometre walkway through farm and bush linking Palmerston North City with Linton Military camp with a side branch (1.8km) that connects to Massey University.
Take a stroll through the square at night or walk the beautiful Star Path along the river.
Art Walk
Palmerston North enjoys an impressive variety of public sculptures within easy walking distance of this year's conference venue.
Palmerston North enjoys an impressive variety of public sculptures within easy walking distance of this year's conference venue.
Bronwyn Zimmerman, owner and director of Zimmerman Art Gallery in Main Street, will introduce you to a selection of the city's public sculptures on a 45 minute walking tour. For a taste of the standard and quality of the sculptures you will view as part of the tour, see some examples at https://publicsculpture.org.nz/the-sculptures
Tour times: 10 am and 3pm, Friday 9 September (weather permitting)
Start point: Foyer of the Conference & Function Centre
Rugby Museum
Think you know some rugby history? Prepare to be blown away. Just 2 minutes walk from the conference venue is the famous New Zealand Rugby Museum.
The New Zealand Rugby Museum was the first public museum devoted to rugby in 1977. Since then, the displays have developed. The breadth of the museum's collection attracts national and international recognition, many authors and researchers utilise the museum's unique resources. The use of rare images and the re-telling of epic stories have added to the museum's reputation.
Guided tours at 10am, 12am, 2 pm, or visit at your leisure during conference with a complimentary ticket.