Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2022), made two offical visits to Palmerston North. The first was in February 1958. This is a copy of the address presented to her on her second visit in April 1966.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Date:          April 1966

Jean Hardie participated in the annual festivals of the Manawatū Competitions Society between c.1940 and 1946 and frequently won awards. During the Eighteenth Annual Festival, which took place at the Opera House and Empire Hall between 19 and 24 M...

Creator:      Manawatū Competitions Society
Date:          1941

On 10 July 1967, New Zealand adopted decimal currency. Pounds, shillings and pence (£ s. d.) were replaced by dollars and cents. This letter anticipated the forthcoming change and gave customers a sense of the the new prices they would be paying f...

Creator:      Farm Products Co-op (Manawatu) Limited
Date:          June 21, 1967

Certicate issued to Sydney Alexander Thomson which reads,

"Statement of Service of Apprentice

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that a Contract of Apprenticeship was entered into on the 15th day of July 1937 , between Sydney Alexander Thomson as apprentice, ...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1947

Creator:      Public Health Unit, Manawatū Wanganui Area Health Board
Date:          circa 1993

This document is included in the larger PNCC file 'Correspondence for Staff - Custodian Womens Rest Rooms,' 1932-1985.

Creator:      J. R. Hardie, Town Clerk
Date:          1932

The CEPO was established in 1957 by a coalition of unions and women's organisations including: the National Council of Women; Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs; Federation of University Women; Young Women's Christian Associatio...

Creator:      Council for Equal Pay and Opportunity
Date:          1972

This paper comes from the Berry Bird Papers, held in the Palmerston North Community Archives. Berenice (Berry) Joubert Bird (1934-2020) was a nurse and leading advocate of infection control inititatives in the New Zealand healthcare system. In Nov...

Creator:      Berenice Bird
Date:          November 18, 1985

This production of the play written by Martin Sherman and directred Janet Fisher was performed between 3 and 31 October 1987.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          October 1987

During 1970, Palmerston North gas supply changed from using coal gas, manufactured at the Napier Road gasworks, to using natural gas, piped from the Kapuni gas field in Taranaki. Natural gas first arrived in the city on 23 June 1970 and the Napier...

Creator:      Nugas (N.Z.) Limited
Date:          1970

Mina McKenzie was the first director of the Manawatū Museum and the first Māori museum director in Aotearoa New Zealand. This article focuses on her outstanding contribution to the Manawatū Museum. It was originally published in issue 18 of the *M...

Creator:      Margaret Tennant
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2022

Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States of America, visited Palmerston North between 10 and 13 February 1984 as part of a week-long visit to New Zealand organised by the Lions Clubs of Middle Districts and Manawatū. Brian Elwood was Ma...

Creator:      Jimmy Carter
Date:          February 16, 1984

Jimmy Carter visited Palmerston North between 10 and 13 February 1984 as part of a week-long visit to New Zealand organised by the Lions Clubs of Middle Districts and Manawatū.

Creator:      Lloyd Morgan Lions Clubs Charitable Trust
Date:          February 1984

Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States of America, was the guest speaker at the 1984 Lloyd Morgan Trust dinner, arranged by local Lions Clubs. It was held at the Manawatu Sports Stadium. Lloyd Morgan was the first New Zealander to hol...

Creator:      Brian Elwood
Date:          February 1984

This booklet comes from the Berry Bird Papers, held in the Palmerston North Community Archives. Berenice (Berry) Joubert Bird (1934-2020) was a nurse and leading advocate of infection control inititatives in the New Zealand healthcare system. In N...

Creator:      Department of Health
Date:          November 1980

This paper comes from the Berry Bird Papers, held in the Palmerston North Community Archives. Berenice (Berry) Joubert Bird (1934-2020) was a nurse and leading advocate of infection control inititatives in the New Zealand healthcare system. In Nov...

Creator:      Berenice Bird
Date:          July 24, 1990

This paper comes from the Berry Bird Papers, held in the Palmerston North Community Archives. Berenice (Berry) Joubert Bird (1934-2020) was a nurse and leading advocate of infection control inititatives in the New Zealand healthcare system. In Nov...

Creator:      Berenice Bird
Date:          1981

This newsletter includes information about upcoming events, community events and services available in the Awapuni area. This issue features notices promoting the West End School and Awapuni School Gala Days, and the Awapuni Community Cottage Flow...

Creator:      Awatapu College and the Awapuni Family Life Education Council
Date:          April 1978

This play has music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the Charles M. Schulz comic strip 'Peanuts'. This production was directed by Murray Lynch.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1975

This play was written by Michael Frayn and directed by Anthony Taylor.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1983

This play was written Terry Johnson and directed by David Copeland.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1983

This play was written by Jack Hibberd and directed by Dulcie Smart.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1982

This play was written by Ted Whitehead and directed by Ross Duncan.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1979

This play was written by Simon Gray and directed by Jan Prettejohns.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1977

This play was written by Terence Feely and directed by Antony Groser.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1974

This play was written by Caryl Churchill and directed by Simon Phillips.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1983

This play was written by Raymond Briggs and directed by William Walker.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1985

This play was written by Harold Pinter and directed by Martin Van Hale.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1974

This play was written by Alan Ayckbourne and directed by Murray Lynch.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1979

This play was written by Harold Pinter and directed by Paul Minifie.

Creator:      Centrepoint Theatre
Date:          1978