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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of "The Birth of Palmerston North", a publication that celebrated the city's past 100 years in 1971. I.R. (Ian) Matheson, Palmerston North's first city archivist, was commissioned by the Evening Standard to research and compile the text. The supplement includes significant information about the city's Rangitanē history and its European settlement.