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Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Landforms of Manawatū and Horowhenua

  • Landforms

    Landforms
  • Vegetation

    Vegetation

Manawatū and Horowhenua are a series of longitudinal landforms – the main ranges, the dissected hill country of the upper Manawatū, tracts of river and marine terraces and alluvial plains, and the dune country along the coast.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Features of the landscape, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/9464/landforms-of-manawatu-and-horowhenua (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2015.