Back Issues: Palmy's most famous rodent
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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In the late 1970s, Radio 2ZA staff created costumed character Morrie the Mouse and family. Initially the voice of a children's radio programme, the costumed human sized mouse went on to do promotional work and entertainment in the city. By the 1980s, Morrie the Mouse was very popular. He was taken to visit schools, rest homes and hospitals, and appeared at business promotions, gala days and fairs.
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- Content type
- Born digital
- Relation
- Manawatū Standard
- Date
- January 20, 2024
- Digitisation id
- 2024Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_042347
- Format
- Born Digital
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- IMCA Digital Archive
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- Created By
- Margaret Tennant
- Place
- Palmerston North
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