Manawatū or Manawatu may refer to:
Places
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Manawatu District, New Zealand
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Manawatū Estuary, New Zealand
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Manawatū Plains
The Manawatū Plains is an area of low-lying land in New Zealand, located on the floodplains of the Manawatū and Rangitīkei Rivers. It is some of the most fertile lands in the southwestern North Island.
Stretching from the northern Horowhe ...
, New Zealand
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Manawatū River
The Manawatū River is a major river of the lower North Island of New Zealand. The river flows from the Ruahine Ranges, through both the Manawatū Gorge and the city of Palmerston North, and across the Manawatū Plains to the Tasman Sea at Foxto ...
, New Zealand
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Manawatū Gorge
The Manawatū Gorge () is a steep-sided gorge formed by the Manawatū River in the North Island of New Zealand. At long, the Manawatū Gorge divides the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges, linking the Manawatū and Tararua Districts. It lies to the ...
, New Zealand
Sport
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Manawatu (National Provincial Championship), a rugby team
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Manawatu Jets
The Manawatu Jets are a New Zealand professional men's basketball team based in Palmerston North. The Jets compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Central Energy Trust Arena. For sponsorship reasons, they ...
, a basketball team
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Manawatu Rugby Union
The Manawatu Rugby Football Union (MRU) serves as the governing body of the sport of rugby union in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.
Founded in 1886, Manawatu is one of New Zealand's oldest rugby unions. In 1892, the MRU, amongst ...
, a sports body
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Manawatu United
Manawatu United (previously known as YoungHeart Manawatu) was a football club based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It participated in the New Zealand Football Championship, and fielded a youth side in the National Youth League. Their home g ...
, a football club
Other
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Manawatū Standard
The ''Manawatū Standard'' (formerly the ''Evening Standard'') is the daily paper for the Manawatū District, Manawatū region based in Palmerston North. The ''Manawatū Standard'' has been recognised as one of the best in New Zealand being a fi ...
'', a daily paper
See also
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Manawatū-Whanganui, region of New Zealand
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