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Description

The $1.5 million Palmerston North sports stadium, called Arena Manawatu, was officially opened by Prince Charles 2 April 1981. At the time it was the largest clear-span building in the country, seating 3,500. It was designed by consulting engineers Bill Lobell Smith and Associates.

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Relation
Public Photograph Collection bm 81
Date
1981
Digitisation ID
2009P_Bm81_BUI_2721
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Taxonomy

Tags
building,
buildings,
photographs,
showgrounds,
sports,
Community Tags
car,
truck,
van,

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