In the early years of European settlement it was an important trading post and it was only with the advent of the Palmerston North-Wellington railway that Palmerston North began to overtake it as the most important centre in the Manawatu.
It was an important trading post. This was in the early years of European settlement. Palmerston North began to overtake it as the most important centre in the Manawatu. This was only with the advent of the Palmerston North-Wellington railway.