- New Zealand - Levin - Oxford Street Levin, Note Motorbike with sidecar, mixed transport. horse drawn and car - 1920 Period - Real Photo Post Card Format - Frank Duncan Photographer #500175 Notes on Levin: Levin (Māori: Taitoko) is the largest town and seat of the Horowhenua District, in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Lake Horowhenua, around 95 km north of Wellington and 50 km southwest of Palmerston North. The town has a population of 21,200 (June 2018),[ making it the 22nd largest urban area in New Zealand, and third largest in Manawatu-Wanganui behind Palmerston North and Whanganui. - Levin is a service centre for the surrounding rural area, and a centre for light manufacturing. -The town was named after William Hort Levin, a director of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company. #levin