An illustrated booklet providing a history of the Turitea water supply facility, written and researched by Jonathan Berkahn and Margaret Beames. It covers the history of this key piece of local infrastructure from the 1880s until the 1990s.

A report prepared by Bryan D. Bang, Research Assistant, for the Town Planning Office, Palmerston North City Council. "The aim of this study is to investigate the provision of medical services in Palmerston North, to enumerate the services available and to show the importance to the community of the medical profession in Palmerston North ... 'Medical service' in this study is taken to include all those people and institutions whose major objective is the treatment of disease and injury, the relief of distress caused by illness, injury or old age, the provision of safe and efficient obstetrical care, and the prevention of the incidence and spread of disease by the maintenance of a hygienic environment."

A report prepared by James A. Park, Research Assistant, for the Palmerston North City Council Town Planning Office. It is concerned with state, community and family services providing care to individuals with intellectual impairments and the anticipated needs for the future. The report is a product of its time and some of the language used may be considered offensive or insensitive.

A report prepared for the Palmerston North City Council Town Planning Office by Peter Crawford, Research Planner. It provides a survey of the preferred leisure activities of Palmerston North people, analysed according to age, gender and family structure.