This is not a long drive if you don't stop. We stopped a few times. The first was at the Arataki Honey Producers in Havelock North. Good place. They have lots of information, free tastings and even some bee costumes to try on (if you're small enough) :)
Next stop was a place named Dannevirke - so named because it was founded by a group of Scandinavian families in the early 1900s. As we drove into town we saw lots of references to vikings. There was even a children's playground with a (play) viking boat in it. We stopped for some food and a coffee, then found the information place and asked "Why?". It was basically because the aforementioned families had colonized the area.
The last stop was at Manawatu Gorge - which is, apparently, one of the few places in the world where a River cuts through a mountain range forming a natural gorge. It had roadworks on it which made it a little slower to get through than normal I suppose.
We arrived at Palmerston North at about 4.15pm, registered at our motel (which is a bit like a Castle), then went for an explore. We are very close to the town centre.
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