Maxwell, New Zealand
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Maxwell is a farming and lifestyle community 20 km west of Wanganui
in the North Island of New Zealand
. Maxwell offers a great range of activities to do such as, the local art gallery (Black Sands Studio), the church, swimming pool and the newly renovated Birch Park Pool, which is situated on the Taranaki side of the Maxwell district. The Maxwell population recorded in 2001 was 1,455 people with females out numbering males 741 to 714. The Maxwell district in the 1960s offered good "pig hunting" sites. This was due to the heavy scrub situated in the local farms. Around the Maxwell district is a lot of forestry which generates good carbon credits for the local growers. Maxwell Forestry is a local forestry team that specialises in forest harvesting. Maxwell beach can generate big numbers as many people come to see the small waterfall that runs from the farm land to the beach.
Wanganui
Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....
in the North Island of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Maxwell offers a great range of activities to do such as, the local art gallery (Black Sands Studio), the church, swimming pool and the newly renovated Birch Park Pool, which is situated on the Taranaki side of the Maxwell district. The Maxwell population recorded in 2001 was 1,455 people with females out numbering males 741 to 714. The Maxwell district in the 1960s offered good "pig hunting" sites. This was due to the heavy scrub situated in the local farms. Around the Maxwell district is a lot of forestry which generates good carbon credits for the local growers. Maxwell Forestry is a local forestry team that specialises in forest harvesting. Maxwell beach can generate big numbers as many people come to see the small waterfall that runs from the farm land to the beach.