Ashhurst

Ashhurst is a small town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

Location, features

Ashhurst is sited 14 kilometres northeast of the city of Palmerston North and is a town that is part rural and part urban (a satellite community of Palmerston North).

There is a main street (Cambridge Avenue) which once one leaves Ashhurst, turns into Pohangina Road, which leads to the Pohangina Valley.

It also features two Four Square supermarkets, along with two "fish and chip shops" and Tip Top Dairy, all located on Cambridge Avenue. The Four Square supermarkets are across the road from one another, one serving as the local Lotto outlet and video rental store and the other as a NZ POST agent. Both provide Fresh vegetables and groceries.

The town stands under the Ruahine Ranges, beneath Wharite Peak, which is the most notable peak on the south end of the Ruahine Range, upon which is the television and radio transmitter. Also at the Ashhurst Domain (cnr of Cambridge Ave and Napier Road (SH3), one can view the Ruahine Ranges, the Tararua Ranges and the wind farm.