Whakarongo School

Whakarongo School is a school in Palmerston North City, Manawatu-Wanganui which is located on Stoney Creek Road. Whakarongo School is situated nearby to the park Koa Reserve, as well as near the suburb Kelvin Grove.

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Type: School
Description: state full primary school in Palmerston North, New Zealand
Address: 17 Stoney Creek Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cornerstone Christian School and Terrace End Cemetery.

Cornerstone Christian School

School

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Cornerstone Christian School is an integrated co-educational Area School for Years 1–13 in the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand. The school is divided by an administrative block between the junior and senior areas, after the senior area the newly installed intermediate block is situated. Cornerstone Christian School is situated 2 km west of Whakarongo School.

Terrace End Cemetery

Cemetery

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Terrace End Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Almost 10,000 people have been buried in the cemetery since Rangitāne gifted the land to the fledgling Palmerston North settlement in 1875. Terrace End Cemetery is situated 3½ km southwest of Whakarongo School.

Roslyn School

School

Roslyn is a suburb in the city of Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. It is located 3 kilometres north-east of the central city and bounded on the north by the North Island Main Trunk Railway, on the east by Palmerston North-Gisborne Railway, the south by Main Street East and the west by Ruahine Street. Roslyn School is situated 3½ km west of Whakarongo School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whakarongo and Kelvin Grove.

Whakarongo

Hamlet

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Whakarongo is a suburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand, between the city and Ashhurst. It is mainly rural, and features many vegetable gardens. Whakarongo was originally named Stoney Creek and along with neighbouring Kelvin Grove was part of the Stoney Creek Scandinavian and Roadmen's Block.

Kelvin Grove

Suburb

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Kelvin Grove is a suburb of Palmerston North on New Zealand's North Island. It is bounded on the north by the North Island Main Trunk railway, Manawatū District and Milson, on the west by Palmerston North–Gisborne Line and Roslyn, the south by the Manawatū River, and the east by James Line and Whakarongo.