The house in this photograph was located next to the Tokomaru Public Hall. It served as the town's first Post Office and first school house. Tom Morgan lived in this house from 1925 t o1935. The house was demolished in 1992 and the land used for car parking at the hall.

This image comes from a collection of negatives taken by H M Griffiths in the early 1900s, probably 1910-1920. Many of these negatives are labelled as having been taken in Tokomaru, but many have no information with them. They were donated to the City Archives in 1971.

The house in this photograph was located next to the Tokomaru Public Hall. It served as the town's first Post Office and first school house. Tom Morgan lived in this house from 1925 t o1935. The house was demolished in 1992 and the land used for car parking at the hall.

This image comes from a collection of negatives taken by H M Griffiths in the early 1900s, probably 1910-1920. Many of these negatives are labelled as having been taken in Tokomaru, but many have no information with them. They were donated to the City Archives in 1971.

ANZAC Day parade through the Square, lead by the Mayor (Mr. G.M. Rennie) and senior military officers. Return Services Members line the road behind.

The Manawatū Scottish Society Pipe Band is lining the path to the Cenotaph in the Square, as part of the ANZAC Day commemorative service. Mayor Gilbert Rennie is visible standing opposite the band. The Commercial Hotel and Buildings, and the Milne and Choyce building can be seen in the distance.

The Manawatū Scottish Society Pipe Band is marching along Cuba Street passing the Māori Battalion Hall, followed by Returned Servicemen, as part of the ANZAC Day commemorative service.

The Manawatū Scottish Society Pipe Band marching through The Square, as part of the ANZAC Day commemorative service.

This house was probably designed by architect Acton Wylde-Browne.

The lakelet was constructed in The Square, Palmerston North, in 1909 by the Beautifying Society. In 1953 Arthur Hopwood gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 to build a new tower in The Square to hold the clock and chimes removed from the Post Office after the 1942 earthquake. A cross was first erected on the top of the Clock Tower in 1960. Both the lakelet and Clock Tower were last refurbished as part of the 'City Heart' project about 2007.

In 1953 Arthur Hopwood gifted the city of Palmerston North £10,000 for the construction of a clock tower, to house the clock and chimes removed from the Post Office after the 1942 earthquake. It was completed in 1957. Originally it included a sound shell (stage) at the base, but this was removed c1990. In 2007 the clock tower was refurbished and the structure now includes a lantern style cross at the top.

The Fitzherbert East School, near Palmerston North, was built in 1889 by Messrs Perrin, Oakley and Meyrick, and opened to the first pupils March 19th 1889. The school as first built comprised of a single classroom and porch. The photograph shows children, parents and teachers outside the school with a tent alongside.

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The caretaker's house, facing onto Fitzherbert Avenue, was (probably) built in the 1920s.

Terrace End Cemetery came into use in Palmerston North in 1875, superseded by Kelvin Grove Cemetery in 1927. It is divided into denominational divisions and 'public reserves' for stillborn babies and the poor. The total number of recorded burials is about 10,000.

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The tea kiosk was built in 1909, with the lattice work added later, before 1917. It was demolished in 1943,

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in 1897, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, . The pergola was built in c1916-1917 and demolished c1940. The winding complex of pathways was developed under Peter Black, Curator of Reserves from 1908-1946.

Workmen are constructing the children's pool in Memorial Park at Terrace End (formerly called Fitzroy Park). The Palmerston North City Council purchased the site in 1938 and developed it into a recreational and sporting area. A memorial to citizens killed in World War Two (WWII) was erected and in 1954 Fitzroy Park was officially dedicated as Memorial Park. As the obelisk was removed 1983 the gates are now the official memorial. Note the railway lines in the foreground, from when the line ran out of the city via Main Street, before the Milson deviation took it to the outskirts.

Papaioea Park is situated on the corner of Ruahine Street (formerly Terrace Street) and Featherston Streets. The land was acquired by the City Council circa 1921 -1922 and is about 9 acres in size. The structure on the right is the park pavilion.

The Palmerston North Golf Club was formed in 1930 and was off the corner of Botanical and Park Roads. During World War Two the course was commandeered by the Army and the Club went into recess. The grounds were restored after the War and the Club remained on this site until the early 1960s when City Council acquired the land for housing. The Club relocated to off Brightwater Terrace.

Clothes collected locally are being readied to be sent to troops overseas in World War One. amongst those packing the parcels in the Palmerston North Borough Council Chambers is Mrs J.A. Nash (Mayoress), second from left.

The second building from right is the Colonial Bank of New Zealand which later became the Borough Council Chambers. Across the Fitzherbert Street (now Avenue) corner can be seen the Occidental Hotel with the clock tower, as yet without clock, on top.

A message board at the entrance of Palmerston North City Library notifying patrons of some of the changes in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Computers were moved from the mezzanine level down to Event Central on the ground floor of Palmerston North City Library to allow for social distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Remote Area Power Supply Systems (or RAPS) project in the late 1990s aimed to establish a small-scale independent energy system capable of powering a family home in a remote location. The article describes how this specific project for a property in the Kahuterawa Valley grew into an extended programme setting up the growth of this alternative energy industry in New Zealand.

Programme prepared for Central Normal School's 100th Anniversary in 1973. Held over three days; 23rd to 25th March; The Centennary was widely attended by past pupils and staff.

Programme prepared for Central Normal School's 125th Anniversary in 1998. Held over three days; 23rd to 25th October; The Centennary was widely attended by past pupils and staff.

Computers were moved from the mezzanine level down to Event Central on the ground floor of Palmerston North City Library to allow for social distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The first patron through the doors, as Palamerston North City Library re-opens following closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Palmerston North City Councillor Lorna Johnson hosts "Making Palmy Home", a Manawat? People's Radio series interviewing migrants about their journeys to Palmerston North. This episode features and interview with Pooja - orginally from the state of Kerala in India. She is researching the voice of migrant healthcare workers in Aotearoa for her PhD.

Ninety-two floats took part at the Palmerston North City Centennial celebrations of 1971. Approx. 10,000 people were present at the event to celebrate 100 years of Palmerston North. Keith Roland Hamblyn was a photographer with the Palmerston North Hospital Board for many years. In a private capacity, he documented a wide variety of public events between 1958 and the early 1970s.

Ninety-two floats took part at the Palmerston North City Centennial celebrations of 1971. Approx. 10,000 people were present at the event to celebrate 100 years of Palmerston North. Keith Roland Hamblyn was a photographer with the Palmerston North Hospital Board for many years. In a private capacity, he documented a wide variety of public events between 1958 and the early 1970s.

Ninety-two floats took part at the Palmerston North City Centennial celebrations of 1971. Approx. 10,000 people were present at the event to celebrate 100 years of Palmerston North. Keith Roland Hamblyn was a photographer with the Palmerston North Hospital Board for many years. In a private capacity, he documented a wide variety of public events between 1958 and the early 1970s.