Is This THE MOST BORING TOWN In New Zealand? First Impression Palmerston North 🇳🇿

We heard a lot of rumours about Palmerston North being the most boring town in New Zealand. Let's take you on another adventure and explore this town to see if we can prove it wrong. First we are heading to the city centre and square to meet our friend, then to grab some pastries and a pie at Knead Bakery and a coffee at the Bees Knees cafe in the Hokowhitu area. Afterwards we are going to the Esplanade down by the Manawatu River to hop on the Scenic Railway and to check out the Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery. We are also getting an ice cream at the "scoop" truck next to the He Ara Kotahi bridge. We had such an amazing day and highly recommend visiting and stopping in Palmerston North if you are on the way!
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[@shaungordon9737]

I've watched several of your videos in NZ. And what I've enjoyed more than the actual NZ content is getting to know you two and your personalities. You two are such a wonderful couple, and are just genuinely beautiful people. It's no wonder everyone is nice to you wherever you go.

[@magicweaver2886]

So glad you enjoyed Palmy! Honestly, my favourite things about Palmy have to be how relaxed it is, the food there is AMAZING (I live in a larger city in nz and I struggle to find better/as interesting options), the library is really good (one of the biggest in nz), and there's sooo many factory shops, reduced to clear, and wholesaler places too. My recommended places to check out are: Albert Street Bakery (My absolute favourite pies), Summerhays Corner Superette (aka. the blue dairy, the ice-cream scoops are massive and they have more tiptop flavours than at other places), and Munchkins (for all your chocolate and fudge needs. Also worth noting the dark chocolate doesn't have milk, so there are many options for those with allergies). There are several other places that I've been to but can't remember the name but I remember there being a really good Vietnamese, and there's a really good Chinese Yum Cha place too. Anyway, just LOTS of great food.

[@user-rx6yz3fw5i]

Hey, me and my friend were the Easter bunnies, I was the one who gave you guys the eggs lol, glad you enjoyed palmy! ☺️

[@GlenAndMado]

haha thats brilliant glad you found the video! were so grateful that this video some publicity in the area :)

[@homebuddha]

grew up in that area of the country, left NZ @ age 20 with the whole family, best decision our parents made got us, am now 50 living in Australia. Seeing this made me smile brings back many great memories. Nostalgic.

[@johnstuart8511]

Hello G & M. Hello from South Africa 🇿🇦. As always. I am excited to see you again. Keep rolling the video..

[@GlenAndMado]

Thanks my good friend John ❤️

[@SpaceCadete101]

Hey homies! You discovered PN! You got stood over by the "homeless" guy! The Easter Bunny guy has a heart of gold. Who said Palmy was boring! Greatest little town in New Zealand - after Hamilton, or so they say. I'm glad you enjoyed my home town. I loved it too.

[@BEVERLEYBROOK-ix9mb]

What a great commentary you guys give in all your video's of NZ. AS Kiwis we love all positive comments from visitors.

[@GlenAndMado]

we do our best! thanks for tuning in my friend!

[@bignayst]

Good you enjoyed our Palmy town. I noticed your Irish accent right away, and Myra’s American. I like what’s written on Myra’s shirt - FOREVER AND EVER AMEN.

[@Billythekiddnz]

PALMY WAS A HOT SPOT BEFORE GOVT TAXED ALL CLUBS AND BARS. IT WAS THE STUDENT CAPITAL AND WENT OFF ON FRIDAYS AND SAT

[@hellypalli]

No it didnt and no it was never

[@myrashotton1362]

Thanks to "country wide Pie Competitions" this has made pies so much better/bigger/better fillings/much more variations. I would say after watching this for the 2nd time, that Aotearoa/New Zealand our food,shopping, things to do, everything has improved 1000% in the last 44 years.

[@user-cx7mp8pe8h]

Visited the city a few times as my friend lives there. The Bees knees cafe you were sitting outside of is just down Albert street from her home. Have walked down that street to walk down by the river. The Manawatu River walk is very popular for all ages. The Mall is a great asset especially when the weather is wet and windy or in the Winter. When I went down there many years ago I didn't realize there was a Mall and wondered where everyone was on a cold day then I discovered the Mall! The Victoria Esplanade is one of my favourite places to visit.

[@henryjackson9793]

Excellent episode all 3 of you creating your own fun, great personalities and loves the accents. That pie looks good though, haha I went down the road and had one after seeing your vedio. Thankyou and looking forward to see more

[@GlenAndMado]

That pie was delicious! We had a brilliant day in palmy ❤️

[@feleciawallace8420]

Thanks for sharing your awesome experiences ... what fun you're having

[@GlenAndMado]

it was such a great day!

[@kiaora7436]

Hi G&M..l.love your videos.and thank you for sharing them.

[@GlenAndMado]

It was our pleasure and hope you enjoyed our video!

[@karinkereama]

Imagine coming from Palmerston North and seeing this video. How awesome! Not sure if you’re still in NZ but Hokianga is beautiful . Tane Mahuta tree is incredible but the roads are a bit tricky.

[@steveothebelieveo2457]

Safe travels to you both I've seen what I've wanted yous to see of nz ( except the most amazing part of new Zealand.. coast road nz punakaiki.) Enjoyed watching most of your videos take care.

[@richardcaldwell9160]

Hey G & M, thanks for helping Jason out. 5 sugars & 2 scoops of ice cream in a coffee would make me go bananas. Myra is a real live wire. Enjoyed the P/North vid, but wild horses couldn't drag me there !

[@GlenAndMado]

You that right buddy! I’d be jumping of the walls if I consumed so much sugar 😂 anyways hope you enjoyed and it’s not everybody anyways haha

[@raewynbassett2305]

Love to watch your videos on N Z. Palmerston north. im very bias lived here all my life.go 10 mins to the north to a place called Feilding especially on a friday which is market day, a gorgeous rural town.keep up your video's. Xx

[@GlenAndMado]

You can find beauty anywhere though! If you have an open mind you can make anything exciting or beautiful ♥️ yup we have been to fielding for the market is was a great day out.

[@yanglinluo]

Arrived in palmy in 2003 and 21 years later, still here ❤

[@lesleyhughes3174]

You did it again!! Never disappoint. Sorry about the odd troll in your comments. Just ignore the ignoramus. Great to see Myra again. If you've now left the Philippines, hope you are enjoying your next destination.Take care! 👍🕊✈🚖 🛵 🧭🌞🌠🌠

[@GlenAndMado]

Haha no stress there Lesley thanks for tuning in again ♥️ we have a couple of days left here! We’re just at the airport now going to one of the islands!

[@kathryndainty9299]

Omg I just saw my friend in your video 😂😂 I'm from Feilding 🙂

[@MarkMcLT]

I'm so glad you had a good time in Palmerston. I'm very fond of the place. I was born there, family moved away when I was 3, but I moved back for work for a year straight after university before going back to grad school (I saw the building I worked in in the distance in one your shots). Met lots of great people. It wasn't quite as vibrant back then (mid-80's) but still a very culturally active place with music and art etc. I would quite happily live there again. Mind you, you did strike it fairly lucky with the weather. It gets pretty cold in winter, especially with that wind off the Tasman Sea blowing across the plain from the coast.

[@GlenAndMado]

Thanks for giving us an insight of the good times in palmy! We’re glad this gave you a little glance of the area and brought back some special memorise ♥️ we certainly were lucky with the weather though haha and it’s a really nice place!

[@kevinhope6182]

Living here - liking it - glad you did .

[@GlenAndMado]

Living the good life in palmy! Loving it ♥️

[@kevinhope6182]

@@GlenAndMado Have followed your NZ Trip - now going back a year - Shy Mado back then .....

[@GlenAndMado]

@@kevinhope6182 haha enjoy it! You’ll have a great time!

[@timrussell9869]

Spent 3 years there at university in the 70's. Plenty of fun back then. But it has certainly changed quite a bit from what I remember about the place.

[@MothershipVideos]

Some interesting characters out there for sure. A new perspective of Palmy for me.

[@buddhiwijerathne9821]

Nice one guys. Maybe Palmy is boring. But i love Palmy. Such a great calm place to live 🙌

[@trav8787]

Palmy isn't a tourist town, it's a place to raise a family. The population is high enough that palmy has all the main businesses and facilities, but the population is low enough that it isn't busy. You can get from one side of town to the other in 10-20mins. It's flat land, as a kid you could bike and hang out with your mates anywhere. Although it's inland it's only 30mins to the beach. It's 2-4hrs travel to Wellington, Ruapehu, Taupo, Napier. You have the ranges behind the city if your into hiking or mountain biking. House prices are far less than other major centres. Palmy has UCOl, a university, and an international college. The schools in palmy tend to do well. You could walk home after a night out or pay less than $20 to uber home. Although you get some wind and rain the weather is pretty consistent. The army camp and airforce camp are within 30mins. There's still all the basic attractions, 3 movie theaters, 2 fast go kart tracks, stock cars, turbos rugby games, bowling, river walk etc.

[@user-rv5dl3cf7c]

We live in Palmerston North. I'm from Pahiatua. And I highly recommend you do a video around Pahiatua just like this one and the recently permanently closed down primary school Hillcrest School on Pahiatua's Princess Street is worth the look around. Hillcrest has alot of history starting off as a high school and then a primary school till it's 2022 permanent closure. Plus the Pahiatua Maternity Hospital buildings are also worth looking around as the permanently closed down hospital has a alot of ancient history. I was actually born there in April of 1979. Pahiatua is worth the look especially the history of the town itself at the Pahiatua Museum on Sedcole Street behind the New World Pahiatua carpark and Pahiatua Mitre 10 Mega. And another recommendation is Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre between Eketahuna and Masterton.

[@sean_mac]

2nd Another great vid well done.

[@brogan39]

There is an event called Superstock teams champs that is fun to be a part of. Basically, all the teams go to the square and get their cars checked to see if their cars are legal to race then they go to the track and race for 2 nights'

[@kr0k3tt]

Stumbled on your video of where I live. Nice run down of the place. It's definitely a city that caters more to the family. Great place to raise kids imo, I think those who are looking for night life and the like aren't so keen on the place as we don't have many big events. Plenty to do if you look for fun the way you two do. Interesting that the market didn't have the churro stand when you were there and usually there is a couple stalls selling some other interesting foods that are good for a morning snack. Other than that you nailed it with the general vibe of that market.

[@mikevowles5802]

I am some glad you enjoyed your weekend here in palmy

[@anjaphoenix930]

we drove through Palmerston North last month on our way to Wellington ! maybe we should have stopped for a couple of hours en route, but didn't have enough time ! it looks ok.

[@GlenAndMado]

It’s a good spot you should definitely check it out!

[@brentwithey4241]

Awesome video guys, Palmerston north is only 20 to 30 minutes frome several beaches so it's not to far to go.

[@GlenAndMado]

You’re totally right that’s what we mean it’s actually pretty close to the sea! So plenty to do haha ♥️

[@CALUBNZvlogTv]

Oh no palmerston north its very beautiful town a lots of beautiful parts ❤❤❤

[@nimaNL]

what a vlog!!!

[@nzmoneykarma]

Ha- it is funny that PN gets such a bad rap. It's not so much of a tourist town. We called the "farmers market" the "flea market"- but good value vege's etc! It was a lovely place to grow up- good schools and activities, the river (which we would swim in all summer) and nice and flat to bike around to hang out with friends 🙂 Yes to the train at the Esplanade!

[@camhyde9701]

there used to be the best japanese restaurant in NZ on the west corner of the square... not sure if its still there... Hanamizuki

[@joharrison3469]

I went last year and it was really good. Best sushi I've had for quite some time. It's was shut last week when I tried to go. Owners, were on holiday for a month. They are back mid June. Highly recommend.

[@angiemendoza8266]

I'm new here to KZbin about 3weeks seeing vlogger in palmerston North that closer to my hometown I'm just in levin one hour from palmerston North

[@myrashotton1362]

Been here most of my life, aged 76, love it here, husband born & mostly bred here. AND it's Palmerston North, not Palmerstown !!!!! The original name is Te Papaioea, the flat swamp.

[@DDHi-dp7hy]

Love how ya say “Palmis-town Nort 😁🤣

[@Octarockstudios]

U miss out check out Wanganui and hour from PN we know for our glass blowing & River.

[@nikkster01]

its best features are not being full of Dorkies and its a long way from Queen St have these two been to the Hauraki hotspots of Thames/Ngatea /Paeroa/Morrinsville ???

[@davebroad642]

Great dining in Palmy. Central/lower North Island location, reasonable accomodation choices and shopping. So it's a bit of a destination, in spite of it's reputation.

[@naomianaru3032]

Talofa and Kia ora Mado and Glen 🥰

[@lorrainefitchett9671]

Please don’t miss out coming to Waiheke Island!!

[@juliaforsyth8332]

Palmy is Ok but not probably for people who can't make their own fun or need flashy excitement. The Army boys from nearby Linton Army Camp used to (or maybe still do) make Friday nights pretty exciting apparently.

[@nainai4889]

Come to Whanganui 😊😊

[@jackl4739]

Another fuckin boring town , nothin at all ……

[@helenhouliston5797]

I'm afraid John Cleese (British author actor and comedian most well known for Monty Python) got there years before you guys and was most scathing about the boredom factor of "Palmy". and yep I'm a kiwi!!

[@Clayst]

I've just commented on your Oamaru video, but I'll put the info again here. You need to film at 25fpd or 50fps in New Zealand, that's why all the lights are flickering in this video. This video is in 60fps. Our lights run on a 50hz frequency, which is different to some other parts of the world. The framerate is not matching the frequency of the lights, so the flickering is being picked up.

[@GlenAndMado]

Yeah send the message! But I tried it already and it doesn’t work unfortunately. We move our camera around pretty fast so we need a fast shutter speed to compensate that 🫣

[@varna1570]

their donuts and filled cream things are pricey usually around $4.50 at most bakeries, the pies look about right $7, pricey now aye, so what would you be paying back at your home?

[@elainewhite870]

It's called a Farmers Market because the sellers are garden farmers.

[@belgianbiscuit]

It is a city and there is a lot more to it. Depends what you want out of life. Not the place if you are into clubbing but great for outdoor activities. Great cycling and only half an hour from beach or 2 hours from ski slopes.

[@OnceWasRStrathfield]

34:04 I thought the dude on the right was Kyle Sandilands.. Kyle's the type that'd photobomb himself with a menacing look.

[@allentewhare1102]

Hey team, there are more boring towns in NZ than Palmy, at the risk of offending kiwis I won't name them here. I think the kumara lady was more about making a sale than being talkative lol

[@GlenAndMado]

You definitely got that right! ❤️

[@shauntempley9757]

The kumara lady is proof Palmy is not boring.

[@TKara-bi6in]

Palmy lol I was born there ❤ but grew up in Wellington.

[@rodneythomas5387]

The homeless guy saying if you give him money he can give up & go home early,I live in Palmy & can tell you that most of them have homes,they're just out there hustling to get free money,glad you didn't give him cash.

[@laurasait3788]

I have heard the Trolley Guy has a home in Clyde Cres. Unsure how true that is though.

[@thekiwinomad]

It's kiwifruit Glen not Kiwi. Palmerston North is ok as a city as for being boaring it's all about what you make of it. People say the same thing about Timaru that theres nothing to do. Yet it has a beach right by the CBD (Caroline bay) the public gardens, one of the biggest playgrounds in new Zealand etc... it all really depends on what your into

[@heavenlyvilla8681]

IVe tried to educate many Americans that it’s kiwifruit…..alas a lost cause. 😁

[@calebmckay7046]

Fancy trying to correct people when your still wrong 😂

[@jamiem5529]

I wanted to go to Palmerston north for the superstock teams champs, until I realised it was like a 6 hour drive from Auckland

[@GlenAndMado]

awh sure go for it! your missing out if you haven't seen palmy 😂😉

[@heavenlyvilla8681]

Its a student town….Wanganui is nearby with more art, history, gardens and culture. Palmy is better for shopping and pubs. 😁

[@marias8007]

Lol Glen the market lady is trying to add up the prices while you're talking

[@GlenAndMado]

Oops 🫣😂

[@maverick214]

I went to university in Palmerston North. Back then it was full of iconic student pubs and the Massey University campus was a really vibrant place. Apart from the shopping plaza at one end of The Square, there isn't a lot to do. The nightlife is a shadow of its former self and the University doesn't have the student numbers to create that energy it once had. One thing is for certain, the crap weather hasn't changed.

[@davidneal6920]

My home town! A great place to live! 🇳🇿

[@jackl4739]

Fucking boring town

[@NevSau]

Another great video with some “off the cuff” experiences which are enjoyable to watch But Glen, watch your language at 32:42 Blasphemy is a serious thing in our family and I’m sure you can bleep it out with your editing skills Safe travels Nick

[@GlenAndMado]

Hey nick hope your well! Thanks for tuning in and watching ❤ I don’t understand what you mean though 😂 I checked the video and no bad language 😮

[@NevSau]

@@GlenAndMado Using the name of God, Jesus , OMG, or Christ as exclamation words is blasphemy. I’m sure you understand that not all of your viewers use or like that language! Thanks for your understanding. Nick

[@rozzy2443]

@@NevSau Seriously NevSau? Thats your religion, not mine. Many people say these things with no ill intent at all. No need to berate a couple of nice people for their way of speaking. Keep your beliefs within your own family.

[@poko.k]

Nz a place where you would retire not go on vacation. It's just 2 islands called Aotearoa

[@GlenAndMado]

why wouldn't you go on vacation, its an absolutely beautiful country. we did 10months and would highly recommend anyone to visit. seen every corner of the country and compared to other countries its definitely on top of the list.

[@varna1570]

Actually, it is a bit boring here for the teenagers, there's only a couple of places they would enjoy going and they are all very expensive. Been the Daytona indoor cars, a place called the escape room, um well that's about it. I think they should put a track out in the country for them to drive around and do burn outs and stuff, some of them would love that. Even a big all year-round fun park would be awesome for all ages. We have a river running through the town, some sort of jet boating facility could be set up or other water sports run by professionals as the river isn't fit for swimming, it's too swift and wide. But we have county so close but no activities like horse riding places, no mini golfs or bumper boats. So yeah, it is boring.

[@jump501]

Glad you didn't give in to Jason. I went to Palmerston North once and I really thought it was boring but you proved me wrong.

My hometown!

[@zabaleta66]

The Cloverlea burned down the other week.

[@sueduncan6481]

How could you say it’s boring looks beautiful to me, I’m in Alexandra South Island. Depends what you call boring.XXXXXX

[@GlenAndMado]

thats what we have been trying to explain, we love palmy!

[@deanparkin1176]

Myra pops up everywhere 😂👍

[@GlenAndMado]

She makes the video awesome 🙌

[@lliamjurdom9505]

John Cleese called it the "A" Hole of the world ....

[@hollymeoww]

i live like 20 mins away from palmy and i can confirm it is a very boring place to be as a teenager. there aren't many activities to do so once you've done them all 5 times by the age of 8 the only thing you can do is walk around the cbd which is soo boring. I'll admit it can be a pretty place on a good day but there's just not much there. also, you mentioned us at least having a river, yeah that river is the dirtiest in new zealand and no one swims in it, like you'd probably catch a couple diseases if you did

[@scottgroves6386]

Lol parked outside my bloomin house at the beginning It's only boring if ya make it Best experience is the manawatu gorge closed SH3 road walk shhh

[@modfus]

Haha, I'm highly allergic to kiwifruit so I have some irrational discomfort watching Mado eating one 😊

[@GlenAndMado]

Haha damn I feel you! 😂

[@palmygurl]

Thanks for being responsible for the homeless guy and offering him JUST food...as they take money and use it for other non food stuff.

[@palmygurl]

Yah...its up!!!

[@GlenAndMado]

ahaah yea finally! we try to upload every 3 days but we seem to make more videos then ever haha. creating a massive backlog

[@Mcfreddo]

I've walked those streets.

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

Wildflour kitchen is The Best in Palmerston North. Knead Bakery a very close second.

[@jakebrakes1675]

I’d say Babco is up there as well.

[@KandMe1]

No it’s not. There are a few others that are worse especially in the winter. NZ is ok but in the winter if you are not prepared to make your own fun it is boring because to a large extent the whole country closes down.

[@markf9871]

That guy was taking the Piss. Embarrassing & fake. *I love you're videos.

[@sueduncan6481]

My son Kristian Lewis drives for ---- up there

[@brenda-el5cz]

oh that guy wot eva they hav free food n the square evry nite

[@luihrms]

Omggg hahaha my town 😂😂 it’s not too bad c’mon

[@pouwakaruwhiu8349]

You still in New Zealand though you guys were heading to the South Pacific Island countries.

[@ReiTamihana]

Eggs the favorite food

[@jammyscouser2583]

Mailbox skipole and missing teeth at the stomach. Oh what a night

[@user-xx1ql1do7z]

Glen you're saying "Palmers-town" ...it's PalmersTON

[@bartneville574]

Orange Kumera are the best.

[@sonyavincent7450]

Orange are mushy. I prefer red.

[@varna1570]

Thinking about it most homeless people around palmy nth are quite robust looking lol, they must find it hard nowadays that most people don't carry cash.

[@User-cy9bk]

Hey some people live here. 😂

[@sp00l]

Na mat they're called hundreds and thousands

[@ashdoginc]

The fact that the video describes it as a town is lol.

[@NapoleonicGeese]

New Zealander here. Its probably second most boring place, the most boring is Masterton

[@stuartdouce]

palmy doesnt have the crime and murders like dunedin hamilton and auckland have.

[@neilsmith4891]

yea....NAHHhhhh, lived there for 6 years, atmosphere = the land = flat, not worth the detour if headed south or north in my opinion. i def wont go back that way

[@marias8007]

Omg I've never heard of orf, sounds yuck ☹

[@GlenAndMado]

Yeah it was nasty!

[@taleenkassabian1196]

My daughter was born in Palmerston North. She’s going to hate us forever having that on her passport and birth certificate.

[@GlenAndMado]

haha its not that bad, its a really nice place actually 😂

[@chrisfoster1682]

Love Palmy but dont really agree with filming homeless people for content on your video. They clearly have mental health and drug problems. Its exploitation and doesnt reflect well on the individual or the city.

[@elainewhite870]

Palmerstown North???