Sanson

Sanson is a small town in the Manawatu region of New Zealand. It is located just south of Bulls and the Rangitikei River, and west of the city of Palmerston North. The 2001 census revealed that Sanson's population was 495, a 4.6% decrease from the previous census in 1996. The average household size in 2001 was 2.5 people. Two major roads of the New Zealand State Highway network meet in Sanson, State Highways 1 and 3. They run together for six kilometres before diverging again in Bulls. From 1885 until 1945, the Sanson Tramway provided a link with the national rail network, running south to meet the now-closed Foxton Branch in Himatangi. At the front of the Sanson School is the Sanson Gate, a memorial to soldiers who died in World War I....