Shopping in Palmerston North

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Shopping in Palmerston North

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  • Paul Legate
    United Kingdom20,389 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Downtown is only a short walk from The Square in Central Palmerston North, it is a small shopping mall with quirky eateries and stores with a cinema complex upstairs. I am not a fan of sprawling malls so Downtown is quite refreshing because it has a good vibe and an air of quirkiness and somewhere that I enjoyed visiting.
    Written 11 August 2019
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  • Carolina G
    Chemille, France9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Awesome ice cream! Highly recommend the Manuka honey one. Made in store.
    Great range of products related with honey, beauty, wide selection of honey (you can try in store), licors, gifts.
    Great place! We went back for a second :)
    Written 28 June 2023
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  • PalmyGuy
    Palmerston North, New Zealand141 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Maybe we just got used to the awesome food court that used to be at downtown, this miniature version doesn't have the awesome appeal of the old one, sure it's been many years since the change but looking back the vast array of cuisine on offer was way better.
    Written 19 November 2022
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  • Buffie53
    Palmerston North, New Zealand70 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Love all the different little sections this place has. They offer different services like a massage etc. very interesting.
    Written 3 February 2019
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  • Maddox
    Wellington, New Zealand102 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Being in the heart of the city, it was good to see a variety of different stores in one place; especially with the amount of floor space to work with. Between the stores (and the food court), there was a lack of rubbish bins (either that of they were not made obvious). There was no sense of knowing where stores were in terms of a map, so there was confusion as to what stores were there available if shoppers were from out of town and went in for the first time.
    Written 15 August 2022
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  • sharon v
    Palmerston North, New Zealand30 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We were looking for a Special Birthday present. It was to be for a Female Family member who was turning 80. We were looking for a necklace in Jade or Pounamu to give her with a great Maori design with a meaning that was to match her. We found just what we wanted and the gentleman was a great help when it came to picking the right one. I was worried that it was to big for her but showed me how it would look on. Different from on the model neck in the cabinet. I recommend as they were great to deal with.
    Written 4 October 2017
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  • TKNgaio
    Palmerston North, New Zealand548 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Square Edge Arts Centre is a stylish art deco building that holds so many surprises - arts groups and workshops (from visual to dance and music). It has a lovely gallery space which is especially focused on beginning artists and community projects, a lovely cafe with excellent coffee and food, art related shops and even a community bicycle hire/recycle place that is so reasonably priced. Its on the square - a landmark that's easy to find.
    Written 4 January 2018
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