Talk:Palmerston North
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[edit] The Square
The mention here of "lakes" may be a bit OTT, even the Council refer to it as a duck pond:). Should there be mention of the i site? What about discussion of the recent redevelopment and focus on community safety?Nzlbob23 (talk) 08:55, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Economy
This sentence (The city is home to more than 70 major educational and research institutions, including New Zealand's fastest expanding university, Massey; the Massey University Sport and Recreation Institute (situated at Massey University campus, Turitea); UCOL - Universal College of Learning and Linton Military Camp.) is a bit laboured and does not quite make sense. I'm guessing it wants to cover the key institutions in the city? Nzlbob23 (talk) 08:46, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] City
Can people source whether pammy is 11th largest or 6th largest. I am getting mixed results all over the internet. 05:52, 19 January 2007 (UTC)~~
[edit] Climate
Where does the figure of 'power for 90,000 homes' come from? Seems somewhat high given the population of the city is 72,600. According to http://www.trustpower.co.nz/Content/Generation/WindFarms/Tararua.aspx the wind farm generates 67.98MW (30,000 homes). Adrian.baker 02:03, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] The City
I think the 'promotional' tone of this section is somewhat excessive and should be toned down. Factually it's fine, but it perhaps shouldn't read like a tourist guide: "beautiful and peaceful with an abundance of stunning old trees", "glorious autumn leaves", "excellent educational faciliaties" (sic), "vibrancy and exciting youth culture", "beautiful parklands...beautiful gardens...stunning display of seasonal cherry blossoms". True or not, the overall effect is of a brochure rather than an encyclopedia article.Adrian.baker 01:41, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
- I agree. Just remove the hyperbolic words.-gadfium 06:20, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
- Agreed. I did this a while back.Aaron Lawrence 18:49, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Z
This may sound retarded, but I read somewhere that there is some sort of council incentive for businesses to have 'Z' in their name. This srt of explains why a lot of motels have 'Z's, in some cases up to 3. Anyone know about this? --130.216.191.184 03:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Palmerston North Central Normal School
This school is listed in the article, and I can find a few references to it on Google, but there's no mention of it at the Ministry of Education website [1]. Has it changed names or closed?-gadfium 05:52, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
- [2] - still open to the best of my knowledge. And it appears on the page you link to as well, between Carncot and Cloverlea. Ziggurat 08:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
- Ah. I thought that Palmerston North was part of the name. Not thinking straight tonight.-gadfium 09:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
I live in the UK and I have been to Feilding several times. I really like it; it's calm, peaceful, little traffic, wide roads and so restful.
I have read on the website that it is possible topurchase bricks and tiles in the renovations that are in progress (or have they finished?). I'd like to do this. Could someone geet back to me?
My e-mail address is <email removed to avoid spam>
Thanks Clare
- This page is to discuss improvements to the Palmerston North article. Your message is not appropriate here. I have also removed your email address to reduce the likelihood of spammers using it.-gadfium 23:03, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Māori name in infobox
Just to clarify to avoid confusion, the Māori name given in the infobox reflects Māori-language usage. The Māori-language name for the city - Te Papa-i-oea - is the name for Palmerston North recognised by the Māori Language Commission, and is also the nationally recognised common name for the city among Māori speakers throughout the nation, and on national media including Māori TV. This Māori-language usage does not relate to or depend on the names used in local body elections. Kahuroa 11:25, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Hi Ross. The official place name of the city in Maori, according to the Maori Language Commission, is "Te Papa-i-oea". This name can be used in postage, etc. Since in New Zealand both Maori and English are official and of equal standing, the Maori name should also be included in the infobox. Ronline ✉ 11:29, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Official motto?
is now, what? Was? Please correct our article.84.13.10.123 12:57, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
- Update: I have now researched and clarified what Lord Nelson's motto was here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson%2C_1st_Viscount_Nelson#Armorial_bearings so would someone please amend the relevant section of this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.10.123 (talk) 16:31, August 26, 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Listing schools
There is no need to list every single school in a town. this is not consistent with other locality articles. Michellecrisp (talk) 03:57, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
- Methinks the list will be returning - from the following discussion it was resolved that most primary and intermediate schools are insufficiently notable for their own article, but will be covered in the article on their locality. dramatic (talk) 02:40, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
- I'm a bit behind schedule on implementing this.-gadfium 00:46, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
