Accommodation near Basketball NZ Secondary Schools Nationals 2026

Tournaments and race meetings here can fill a weekend, and apartments and houses across Palmerston North give teams and families room to settle in.

The complex is at 61 Pascal Street, and the city council describes the 18 hectare site as a seven minute walk from the centre of Palmerston North, with off-street parking on site. That puts a base in town within walking distance, so you can leave the car where it is on event days.

Big fixtures rarely start and end with the match itself. A place near the venue gives your group somewhere to gather before kick off, a short trip back after the final whistle, and a slow morning before the drive home.

Palmerston North sits on the Manawatū River, with The Square at its centre and the arena and speedway on one site a short walk away. Houses and apartments right across the city give a visiting group room to spread out, with the riverside paths close by.