Manawatu

English

The Manawatu River in the Manawatu Gorge, with the railway on one side and the main highway on the other.

Etymology

From Maori manawa + tu.

Proper noun

Manawatu

1. A local government district within the Manawatu-Wanganui Region in the North Island of New Zealand.
2. A river in the same area of New Zealand, which flows into the Tasman Sea.

Derived terms

• Manawatu-Wanganui