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Kōrero: Manawatū and Horowhenua places

Tom Scott

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Tom Scott

Born and raised in Manawatū, cartoonist Tom Scott adds his perspective to a debate about Palmerston North’s quality of life, triggered by visiting British comedian John Cleese’s dismissal of the city as boring, after a visit early in 2006.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: DCDL-0001270

by Tom Scott

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua places – Palmerston North, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/cartoon/9430/tom-scott (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 22 April 2015.