City at the Centre ‘It packs a wallop’ —

‘It packs a wallop’ — John Campbell

And what were debutante balls

as markers of modernity

To write poetry in New Zealand as a Pacific migrant is an act of wayfinding

City at the Centre ‘It packs a wallop’ —A richly illustrated history of an ambitious city Once a small town sited at Te Papaiea, a clearing in the bush that cloaked the Manawat Plains, Palmerston North has always had big city aspirations. Critical to its growth was the railway that runs through it, farming and education. Originally settled by Rangitne, today Palmerston North is home to people from many parts of the world. Why they chose to come to the city, and what they did when they got