Majestic Square is a park on Victoria Ave in the small Rangitikei village of Mangaweka, and its 4.2 rating from 150 reviews suggests travellers and locals alike have taken to it. A good village park earns its keep with the simple things: mown grass, proper shade, a bench or two, and enough open space for a picnic, a leg-stretch, or children to run off a long drive. Through quiet river country like the Rangitikei, a well-kept reserve is a genuine service: a place to stretch legs, let children loose, and get a feel for a town that would otherwise be a blur from the car window. Regulars judge a park on shade and seating first and facilities second, and will happily detour for one that gets it right. On Victoria Ave in Mangaweka, Majestic Square is a green worth pulling over for.