Heritage New Zealand Buildings

A description of places listed on the Register of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, as at 2007 revised 2013). Compiled by Rosemary Harris, Margaret Tate and Pat Scrivens and published by the Manawatu Branch of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga. Buildings included: Regent Theatre; All Saints' Church; All Saints' Church Hall; Cathedral of the Holy Spirit; Grand Hotel building, Coronation Memorial,; Hitching Post; Te Peeti Te Awe Awe Memorial; Former T & G building; United Manawatu Lodge (now Aqaba); Ward Brothers building; Soldiers' Club building (former RSA, now Café Cuba); Palmerston North Technical Institute (now UCOL); Former Chief Post Office; Steeles building; Stubbs Jewellers building; Massey University Old Main Building (now Sir Geoffrey Perrin building); Massey University Refectory building; Wharerata; Craiglockhart (Moginie House); Old Dairy Factory (Dairy Research building); Caccia Birch house; 16 Guy Avenue; Kaingahou, 642 Pioneer Highway; 28 Ranfurly Street; Rangimarie, 3 Rangiora Avenue; Woolahra, Rangitikei Line; Cluny Park, Rangitikei Line; 239 and 241 Ruahine Street; 170 Russell Street; Hoffman Kiln; Hokowhitu School; Stone Wall, Pahiatua Track

Booklet giving a short history of Caccia Birch House, created by the Manawatu Committee for the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27th November 1965 "Among the exhibits at The Manawatu Floral Art Japanese exhibition this week was the interesting collection on loan from Miss D. Aldrich, of Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North. All have an interesting historical association between Japan and New Zealand around the turn of the century.
[These are} -- gifts to Miss Aldrich's grandfather (Mr. A.D. Aldrich) who spent 25 years in Japan before returning to New Zealand as the first Japanese Consul in 1896."

The newly renovated Public Trust Office was completed in December 1979. A single storey brick building was built on this site in 1921. An extension was built in 1929 and a second storey added 1937–1938. The original front part of the building was demolished in August 1978 and replaced, as can be seen in the photograph.

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.

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.

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 20 January, 1964. [Three women sit on a bench at the David Rowland family centenary event in Longburn.]

Information booklet that accompanied Heather Smith's Ashhurst Historical Cemetery Ramble. The booklet includes information on early settlers in Ashhurst along with their burial locations.

Lethenty was constructed circa 1915 at 23-25 Daniell Street, Bulls, Manawatu, to replace an 1874 house built for (Sir) James Glenny Wilson, which had been destroyed by fire. The architects were Thomas H James and William T Higgins. Lentheny is a Category 2 Historic Place.

This was the first building, originally built and lived in by Neil Christian Hansen in 1875, placed on the site of what was planned to be the Papaiōea Historic Village. The village was being established on James Line (opposite the cemetery gates) by Graham Norman. Mr Norman hoped to begin the village by redecorating an existing cottage on the front of the property.

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 20 January, 1964. "Off into the unknown--at least in their imaginations--are these young people, all members of the Rowland family. This historic canoe--among several articles on display--was used by the children's ancestor, Mr David Rowland, on the Manawatu River 90 years ago."

Trust Bank and the Fishermens Table on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue.

The AMP and Public Trust buildings on Main Street.

Coleman Place in spring, looking towards The Square's northern road and Broadway.

Coleman Place in spring, looking out towards The Square.

Coleman Place in spring, 2023.

Coleman Place in spring, 2023.

Anzac Day 2016 - 2000 flax poppies were woven by the community and placed around the War Memorial in The Square.

Looking up Coleman Mall from George Street

Coleman Mall taken from The Square.