Palmerston North (/ˌpɑːmərstənˈnɔːrθ/PAH-mər-stən-NORTH) (Māori:Te Papaioea or transliterated Māori:Pamutana), commonly referred to by locals as Palmerston, or colloquially Palmy, is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand.