Manawatū Standard article. On 19 October 1966, US President Lyndon Johnson and his wife Lady Bird Johnson arrived at Ōhakea air base for the start of their New Zealand visit. Amongst the welcoming crowd was air force recruit Ray Mankelow, who capt...
Creator: Jimmy Ellingham
Place: Manawatū
Date: September 18, 2021
Creator: Ralph Body
Date: February 24, 2024
Creator: Ralph Body
Date: February 24, 2024
The craft group "Wooly Riot" claimed responsibility of the yarn bombing of Charles Monroe statue. The group also yarn bombed the "Who's Afraid" sculpture in front of The Regent Theatre, the entrance to The Esplanade, and the concrete boulders at t...
Creator: Robyn Wilson
Place: 326 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 24, 2012
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In 2020, the prospect of large numbers of citizens catching Covid-19 and dying as a result drove the government to mandate a nationwide lockdown to halt the spreading of the v...
Creator: Karis Evans
Place: Manawatū
Date: May 31, 2025
A school float leaving Railway Lands down Church Street towards The Square.
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Date: December 4, 2016
View of the Tararua Ranges, from the 3rd floor of the Palmerston North City Library. looking across The Square, with the clock tower in the foreground.
Creator: Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Date: August 16, 2011
The army helped Santa out at the Ashhurst Christmas parade 2019.
Creator: Ashhurst Library
Place: 82 Cambridge Avenue, Ashhurst
Date: December 14, 2019
For two days and two nights in June 2017, George Street and Coleman Mall were open to Pedestrians only for the Winter Festival, featuring live music, food, fun activities and building-sized projections. The weather was unusually fine and tempted t...
Creator: Leith Haarhoff for PNCC
Date: June 30, 2017
The image is a derivative of this NZ Cadastral Map - Town Series: Palmerston North Map ...
Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2025
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Minnie Sabina Thomas (1898-1974) began collecting autographed books and pamphlets in 1934 after obtaining the signatures of the Lord and Lady Bledisloe. By the time of ...
Creator: Tina White
Date: December 21, 2013
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Stage and screen star Gracie Fields (1898-1979) performed at Ohakea Airforce Base on 2 August 1945. A CM Ross Department Store worker reported Miss Grace driving past t...
Creator: Tina White
Place: New Zealand
Date: January 11, 2014
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The life and career of actress and singer Nellie Stewart (1858-1931). Nellie performed at Palmerston North's new Opera House in its first week of opening, July 1905.
Creator: Tina White
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 15, 2008
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of The Palmerston North Opera House. Built in 1905 in Church Street, it put the city's two earlier live venues, the Theatre Royal and the Lyceum, out of busine...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 8, 2005
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In December 1925, the Borough Council agreed to the Manawatū AA's request for a camping ground. Three acres were designated in the southwest corner of the Esplanade. After an ...
Creator: Geoff Watson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 8, 2025
The Borough Council bought this site in 1889. The present building was designed by James Walker and Lloyd C. Love, built by L. McMillan & Co. Ltd. at a cost of £300,000, and was opened on 4 November 1965.
The building’s exterior was designed to b...
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: 476-482 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: June 2020
PalmyProud celebrates the people, places and events in our city. The free quarterly magazine aims to inspire locals and visitors to learn more about this special place we call home. It’s published by Palmerston North City Council.
Inside this iss...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2019
Creator: Jocelyn Woodward-Candy
Date: November 5, 2025
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. European refugees, displaced persons after World War 2, started arriving at a camp in Pahīatua in 1949. This article describes the journey and October 1950 Wellington arrival ...
Creator: Dr Tania Kopytko
Place: Wellington Palmerston North Pahīatua
Date: November 1, 2025
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. European refugees, displaced persons after World War 2, started arriving at a camp in Pahiatua in 1949. This article describes the story of Lucija (Lucy) Ozolins née Upenajs w...
Creator: Dr Tania Kopytko
Place: Pahiatua
Date: June 8, 2024
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The significance of the Kowhai tree and the history of Feilding. Before World War 1, Feilding botanist and plant man Lewis Thomas Brown was passionate about adopting kōwhai as...
Creator: Marilyn Wightman
Place: Feilding
Date: October 25, 2025
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of the Kosy Theatre, which opened in 1915 near the Post Office Building in The Square. Wartime footage and movies attracted audiences in its first years. The theatre c...
Creator: Val Burr
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 18, 2025
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Mounted on the wall of the Palmerston North Brass Band room is a bass drum with more than 100 years of history. The instrument traces its playing days back to World War 1 and ...
Creator: Russell Poole
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 11, 2025
The origin is unknown. It is assumed to be named after Cuba Street in Wellington, which was named after the ship, "Cuba."
The image is a derivative of this <a href="https://manawatuheritage....
Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2024
Rugby World Cup fans were able to enjoy a wealth of events in Te Marae o Hine – the Square during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. This image is likely from attempts to break three rugby related Guinness World records. Organiased by Te Wananga o Aotearoa...
Creator: Shane Bayley
Place: Te Marae o Hine, The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 29, 2011
Rugby World Cup fans were able to enjoy a wealth of events in Te Marae o Hine – the Square during the 2011 Rugby World Cup, including the 'Our People, Our Place Cultural (OPOP) Food and Music Fest' in the lead up to the game between Argentina and ...
Creator: Shane Bayley
Place: Te Marae o Hine, The Square, Palmerston North
Date: October 2, 2011
Rugby World Cup fans were able to enjoy a wealth of events in Te Marae o Hine – the Square during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. This image is likely from attempts to break three rugby related Guinness World records. Organiased by Te Wananga o Aotearoa...
Creator: Shane Bayley
Place: Te Marae o Hine, The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 29, 2011
Rugby World Cup fans were able to enjoy a wealth of events in Te Marae o Hine – the Square during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. This image is likely from attempts to break three rugby related Guinness World records. Organiased by Te Wananga o Aotearoa...
Creator: Shane Bayley
Place: Te Marae o Hine, The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 29, 2011
Rugby World Cup fans were able to enjoy a wealth of events in Te Marae o Hine – the Square in the afternoon leading up to the game between Georgia and Romania. A New Zealand supporter with 'Backing Black' transfer.
Other events on the day in Te M...
Creator: Shane Bayley
Place: Te Marae o Hine, The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 28, 2011
Rugby World Cup fans were able to enjoy a wealth of events in Te Marae o Hine – the Square in the afternoon leading up to the game between Georgia and Romania, including live music from local Palmerston North band Tom.
Other events on the day in ...
Creator: Shane Bayley
Place: Te Marae o Hine, The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 28, 2011