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Throughout Palmerston North there are numerous places named after ordinary New Zealanders who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas.
/f/f/33eb91-d20f-43b4-a3d0-954d1655fc7c/resize_master_a9539ddf1d70522ea3afdbbc13a18453.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Henare Street")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/b/f/cb89ae-cd53-46f4-b346-e67efdf9b725/resize_master_602a6620723c34f3c37e16825be1a0f4.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Freyberg Street")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/6/5/ea2f5f-7db8-49a2-83b9-b4f91ba24a7c/resize_master_eaba66442b37f1c4c63e58aeb66b2647.jp2 "Katene Street sign with poppy")
Photograph of sign with poppy denoting that the street was named after a New Zealand soldier who served overseas and that their story was accepted by the Poppy Places Trust. This street makes up part of the 2nd phase of the project in Palmerston North which commemorates nine members of the 28th Māori Battalion in the Awatapu subdivision. The signs were unveiled on Armistice Day, 11th November 2016. Prior to its subdivision, the land known as Awatapu was a golf course and grazing area situated next to the Manawatu River. In order to free up land for residential development and increase revenue, a Council meeting of 16 April 1963 resolved to subdivide the area via “disposal of sections through Land Agents at pre-determined figures fixed by the Council”. The new Awatapu College had to be allowed for, and the old Awatapu Golf Links shifted upstream to Brightwater Terrace, which then became the Palmerston North Golf Club. As part of the process of subdividing and naming streets, George Dittmer was contacted in late 1964 to give his thoughts on the naming of streets after 28th Māori Battalion soldiers as a commemoration of their service to their country. Dittmer provided a comprehensive list of soldiers who had served under him which was later utilised by the Council to adopt street names in the area in 1965.[ Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz ).
/4/b/a7cce3-e1bd-4669-a18f-eae25daab4e3/resize_master_11ba6650b2419bdf9944ff52bdcb685c.jpg "Poppy Places Article - Charles Hazlitt Upham")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website.](http://poppyplaces.nz)
/3/a/706570-df7e-4096-8915-42c6f046423b/resize_master_19d9819d5231eaae205572f536857f00.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Anaru Place")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/b/3/dfbebb-7a1d-4d4f-bb0a-30fe692ea27b/resize_master_43f9fbbe8cf0e27323ba3a9c2b6d4bb4.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Te Punga Place")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/e/1/fd9ef7-acb6-4a8b-a54f-553cb2be85d5/resize_master_ba7c0c12c03fc029555f77ed840153dc.jpg "Poppy Places Article - Alfred Clive Hulme")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/4/0/ec1846-d187-45a7-b2d4-ab2f5ce9663a/resize_master_d30fdb1b17ba21a21316ed102da261b1.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Ruha Street")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website]( http://poppyplaces.nz).
/d/b/8c688c-1671-4628-b3a7-231d174409cf/resize_master_2e911dea74cafcf17fef1f49fb80feca.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Dittmer Drive")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/a/b/85a717-7c91-4bcc-b7a8-7d2c6ef86a15/resize_master_28a3393bb61300d0039f12926058adcc.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - ANZAC Park")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/7/8/330665-337e-4350-9e2f-ffb0014b4534/resize_master_fea2a66dbae255dc7d1e2ae508ed8c77.jp2 "Ruha Street Sign with poppy")
Photograph of Ruha Street sign with poppy denoting that the street was named after a New Zealand soldier who served overseas and that their story was accepted by the Poppy Places Trust. This street makes up part of the 2nd phase of the project in Palmerston North which commemorates nine members of the 28th Māori Battalion in the Awatapu subdivision. The signs were unveiled on Armistice Day, 11th November 2016. Prior to its subdivision, the land known as Awatapu was a golf course and grazing area situated next to the Manawatu River. In order to free up land for residential development and increase revenue, a Council meeting of 16 April 1963 resolved to subdivide the area via “disposal of sections through Land Agents at pre-determined figures fixed by the Council”. The new Awatapu College had to be allowed for, and the old Awatapu Golf Links shifted upstream to Brightwater Terrace, which then became the Palmerston North Golf Club. As part of the process of subdividing and naming streets, George Dittmer was contacted in late 1964 to give his thoughts on the naming of streets after 28th Māori Battalion soldiers as a commemoration of their service to their country. Dittmer provided a comprehensive list of soldiers who had served under him which was later utilised by the Council to adopt street names in the area in 1965. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/8/e/fb7cef-958a-4177-ba17-255576588e8d/resize_master_28480e315365b0792cd6df0aa710593d.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Russell Street")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/3/7/526c4c-1e0b-48c1-b20d-4b1d19ad51bd/resize_master_0bfc391f399856681c5c7287bc86facc.jpg "Poppy Places Article - Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/1/d/d1a66c-799b-4d59-ad57-da28423cec21/resize_master_4bf4fc6ed9318773b45e17ca7899f08c.jpg "Poppy Places Article - Leslie Wilton Andrew")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas.[ Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/d/c/1719e7-4150-470a-a87d-36256e599105/resize_master_93d3e77f70da78ee59de7780733873ff.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Katene Street")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/e/5/557d50-3e9d-426e-9c91-46b5045fe6f5/resize_master_f48c4072ff876de8af8180366480f89b.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Carroll Street")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/d/b/f3b8c3-bbb8-42c1-88bb-9e68114c0376/resize_master_b1cdee93834d834c693d526b5fa000fb.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Martin Street")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/7/b/ae5dc6-4cc9-4427-8d53-67f11e5d18aa/resize_master_e8a4dbc05809247e45d481e4628ca710.jp2 "Poppy Places Article - Chaytor Street")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/8/0/87942e-8400-4534-8026-3ce083ba3cf4/resize_master_792817b908989b45c746c7c674406afc.jp2 "Dittmer Drive Sign with poppy")
Photograph of Dittmer Drive sign with poppy denoting that the street was named after a New Zealand soldier who served overseas and that their story was accepted by the Poppy Places Trust. This street makes up part of the 2nd phase of the project in Palmerston North which commemorates nine members of the 28th Māori Battalion in the Awatapu subdivision. The signs were unveiled on Armistice Day, 11th November 2016. Prior to its subdivision, the land known as Awatapu was a golf course and grazing area situated next to the Manawatu River. In order to free up land for residential development and increase revenue, a Council meeting of 16 April 1963 resolved to subdivide the area via “disposal of sections through Land Agents at pre-determined figures fixed by the Council”. The new Awatapu College had to be allowed for, and the old Awatapu Golf Links shifted upstream to Brightwater Terrace, which then became the Palmerston North Golf Club. As part of the process of subdividing and naming streets, George Dittmer was contacted in late 1964 to give his thoughts on the naming of streets after 28th Māori Battalion soldiers as a commemoration of their service to their country. Dittmer provided a comprehensive list of soldiers who had served under him which was later utilised by the Council to adopt street names in the area in 1965. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).
/b/6/495b45-cf8d-4af7-a54b-dd76f16ef884/resize_master_2853d0c494d652ef2fac786e6f52ab92.jpg "Poppy Places Article - Keith Elliott")
The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust has been established to develop, promote, and oversee a nation-wide project to commemorate and recognise as part of the heritage of New Zealanders, the participation of New Zealand in military conflicts and military operational services overseas. [Poppy Places website](http://poppyplaces.nz).