Shannon
Shannon is a town of 1,600 people (2021) in the Manawatu region of the lower North Island of New Zealand. It is on SH 57 between Levin and Palmerston North.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Shannon is 110 km north of Wellington. Follow SH1 to Levin and the take SH57 to Shannon.
By bus
[edit]Intercity buses call at Shannon from Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, Tauranga and New Plymouth. The bus stop for north bound buses is the bus shelter at 6 Ballance Street, and for south bound buses it is outside toilets at 7 Ballance Street.
By train
[edit]Kiwirail[dead link] runs a train once per day Monday to Friday (not holidays) from Wellington departing at 5:15PM, calling at Paraparaumu and Levin, arriving at Shannon at 6:57PM, and continuing to Palmerston North. The morning service to Wellington leaves Shannon at 6:38AM.
- 1 Shannon railway station.
Get around
[edit]
By car or on foot
See
[edit]- 1 Mangahao Hydroelectric Power Station and dams. An operational power station, built between 1919 and 1924.
- Poutu Marae.
- 2 Shannon Railway Station. The station was built in 1893, with extension in 1902, 1910 and 1936. For the expert it is a Modified Vogel class 4 station.
Do
[edit]- Go kayaking at the Mangahao White Water Park 300m slalom course.
- Visit the Mangahao dams by trail bike.
- 1 Buckley Golf Club.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Four Square Supermarket, Plimmer Terrace. Su-Th 7AM-7PM, F Sa 7AM-9PM.
Eat
[edit]- Take a break from driving and have lunch or a snack at the local cafe or tea rooms.
Drink
[edit]- Club Hotel, Ballance St.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Club Hotel, 2 Ballance St, ☏ +64 6 362-7800. Budget accommodation.