Shannon is a small town in the Manawatu region of the lower North Island of New Zealand. It is on SH 57 between Levin and Palmerston North.

Get in

By car or bus

Get around

By car or on foot

See

• Owlcatraz Native Bird and Wildlife Park, 44 Margaret St (SH 57). See Big Snow, the giant white steer. See the New Zealand owl, the morepork, or ruru. Meet Owlie Macpherson, Owl Capone and Owlvis Presley. (updated Sep 2015)
• Mangahao Hydroelectric Power Station and dams
• Poutu Marae

Do

• Go kayaking at the Mangahao White Water Park 300m slalom course.
• Visit the Mangahao dams by trail bike.
• Play golf at the Shannon Golf Course.

Eat

• Take a break from driving and have lunch or a snack at the local cafe or tea rooms.

Drink

• Club Hotel, Ballance St.

Sleep

• Club Hotel, Ballance St, ☏ +64 6 362-7800. Budget accommodation. (updated Sep 2015)

Go next

• Levin
• Palmerston North