1 Dec 2022

Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Manawatu

From Nine To Noon, 10:30 am on 1 December 2022
Plans to spruce up the exterior of the building that once housed Palmerston North's post office have been abandoned.

Plans to spruce up the exterior of the building that once housed Palmerston North's post office have been abandoned. Photo: RNZ/Jimmy Ellingham

In Palmerston North, the dilapidated and crumbling former central post office in the city centre has been sold and will be turned into a hotel. It's been a long time coming.

RNZ's Manawatū Reporter, Jimmy Ellingham tells the story, along with the fate of the old Manawatu Gorge and a tribute to Black Cap Ross Taylor from his old high scho