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Oxford Street, Levin

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Oxford Street, Levin

Levin sits astride New Zealand’s ‘main street’ – State Highway 1 – and alongside the North Island’s main railway. Through-traffic and locals share the highway for several kilometres.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua places – Horowhenua, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9455/oxford-street-levin (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 22 April 2015.