Memory Lane

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Residents reminisce about Manawatū's bus services from 1940s to 1980s.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          January 30, 2021

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of The Palmerston North Opera House. Built in 1905 in Church Street, it put the city's two earlier live venues, the Theatre Royal and the Lyceum, out of busine...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 8, 2005

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The life story of James Alfred (Jimmy) Nash (1871-1952). Jimmy Nash became Palmerston North's 15th mayor in 1908. He was popular, remaining in office for 15 years. In t...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 21, 2010

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Palmerston North Choral Society will celebrates its centenary with a performance of Handel's "The Messiah" at the Regent on Broadway. The article includes the Socie...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 16, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of historic home Whare Rata, later named Wharerata, and the Russell family who lived there in the early 20th century. The portrait of Arthur Russell mentioned...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 17, 2007

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. A review of articles from the Manawatū Journal of History, Volume 16 (2020). The journal, published annually, contains articles on the history of the wider Manawatū are...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 22, 2020

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of Henry Coles and the 1912 discovery of moa footprints on the banks of the Manawatū River.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 25, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Story behind the brick house on the corner of Ngata and Featherston Streets built in 1923 and demolished in 2007.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 17, 2007

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The origins of the soon-to-be demolished Wesley Methodist Church decorative alterpiece, also called a reredos. It was created almost 50 years ago by Maurice Shailer, de...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 29, 2020

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Tribute to distinguished historian and teacher Brian Mather (1928-2008), founder of the Local History Study Group which later became the Palmerston North Historical Soc...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 1, 2008

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. A snapshot of life in Palmerston North in December 1953. The city was looking forward to a visit from the new Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 15, 2020

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Billy Larkins (1896-1971) was a dance band leader and talented pianist. By the 1920s, he had formed the Larkins' Elite Orchestra, which performed around Manawatū and be...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          January 24, 2009

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The life story of respected Manawatū chief Nireaha Tāmaki (mid-1830s - 1911), a tribal arbitrator who championed the rights of Māori and won a decision from the Privy ...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          July 3, 2021

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The 100 year history of the Palmerston North Lunch Club. The club's purpose has not changed over the years. It meets weekly for fellowship together, a traditional roas...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 12, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The beginning and early days of horse racing in the Manawatū, from 1880.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 20, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The heritage team at the Palmerston North city library celebrates local history week 2019, hosting many events for a wide variety of interests, with the common theme th...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:           Manawatū
Date:          October 19, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Mystery surrounds an unsigned painting donated to Manawatu Museum in 1986. It came with memorabilia from the old Collinson and Cunninghame department store. The paintin...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 1, 2010

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Readers of the Manawatū Standard share memories of Elmar Photographic Studios and its founder Frank McCready.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 9, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Brian Dredge recalls his father Cyril Dredge's war time experiences and career. Cyril Dredge joined the Manawatū Home Guard during World War II. He was an active member...

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Brian Dredge recalls his father Cyril Dredge's war time experiences and career. Cyril Dredge joined the Manawatū Home Guard during World War II. He was an active member...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          September 4, 2010

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. When Darren Trask started renovating his country cottage, he found historic newspapers dated 1887 in the wall linings. The cottage, address 1033B Napier Road, is class...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 11, 2010

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Annie Besant was a charismatic speaker whose 1908 visit sparked local interest in Theosophy. A local branch of the New Zealand Theosophical Society was formed in 1911 a...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 29, 2010

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Maurice Costello was a dedicated press photographer who spent 35 years recording Palmerston North's daily news. He joined the Manawatū Standard in 1962 and retired in 1...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 19, 2010

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) spent six weeks touring New Zealand in 1895, part of a world speaking tour. On 2 December 1895, he gave a lecture to a packed audienc...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 7, 2010

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Historic Manawatū-Horowhenua Inc. updates the inventory publication Historic Places in Palmerston North with fuller information of historic buildings and notable chan...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 26, 2014

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The life and death of notable Rangitāne leader Kerei Te Panau. His funeral procession in 1908 attracted large crowds. The Hopwood clock tower chimes are named after him.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          March 28, 2020

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The history of Siberia, once a grand homestead located about 16 kilometres from Ashhurst.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          September 14, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Summary of Manawatu Evening Standard stories published 29 June 1944. Local articles includes details of theatre entertainment and the establishment of a temporary housi...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 29, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of the establishment of the women's land service and the Manawatū Women's Auxiliary Service Corps. It promoted farm work for women in New Zealand when men joi...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          New Zealand
Date:          May 11, 2019

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Publication of the Palmerston North Heritage Trust 2020 calendar, featuring paintings from around Palmerston North in the 1940s, by John Hamilton Tetley.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 21, 2019