Norah Temperton wrote this letter on Wednesday 29th July 1977, and deposited it in a stove being covered up in kitchen renovations. It was uncovered in 2025. Norah and her husband Eric owned a property known as Laughing Prince Lodge, and the pair ...
Creator: Norah Temperton
Date: July 29, 1977
This document is part of the Berry Family collection. The collection holds several images of large group picnics, which may have been arranged by the Berry Engineering social club, who regularly held such events. Information about the social club ...
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1930s
Booklet detailing the development of Ihakara Gardens, which was the name given to the land originally in use as the cemetery of the village of Te Awahou, the small mission station and trading centre which eventually grew into the township of Foxton.
Creator: I.R. Matheson and D.J Lundy for the Manawatu Regional Committee of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Date: 1983
This document was found tightly folded with receipts and clipings from the newspaper inside a glass negative box. It shows that Francis (Frank) Leslie Berry was a member of the Territorials for 8 years and was liable for call up to the military un...
Creator: Berry Family
Date: 1922
Len Argyle (1894-1915) was one of the sons of Henry and Alice Argyle of Bunnythorpe. He and his brother Pat (Percival) enlisted in the NZ Expeditionary Forces together and served in World War One. This letter from Len to his parents, is presumed t...
Creator: Len Argyle
Place: Gallipoli
Date: July 1, 1915
This plan for the new Palmerston North Post Office was designed by the architect Joshua Charlesworth (1861-1925) for the Public Works Department in 1903. The original plan is held by Archives New Zealand as part of the contract file for the agreem...
Creator: Joshua Charlesworth
Date: 1903
Logo for the Centennial production of Under The Sun.
Jenny McLeod was commissioned by the city of Palmerston North to compose music to commemorate its centenary in 1971. The resulting work, Under The Sun, was performed twice during Palmersto...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1971-05-29T00:00:00+00:00
The programme from the 1989 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.
Creator: Renaissance Singers
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa December 2, 1989
The programme from the 1990 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.
Creator: Renaissance Singers
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1990-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
The programme from the 1993 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.
Creator: Renaissance Singers
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1993-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
Certificate reads, "To commemorate the introduction of NAC's Boeing 737 services to Palmerston North
This is to certify that: Sean Monaghan
flew on the first passenger jet airliner to use Palmerston North Airport, an NAC Boeing 737 Twin-jet, on S...
Creator: NAC
Date: 1975
The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatū Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatū County in 1988 to form the first Manawatū District Council. In ...
Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1920 to 1933
Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1912 to 1919
The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatu Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatu County in 1988 to form the first Manawatu District Council. In ...
Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1911
The Kairanga County Council was established in 1902 as a result of the amalgamation of the Manawatu Road Board and the Fitzherbert Road Board. The County amalgamated with the Manawatu County in 1988 to form the first Manawatu District Council. In ...
Creator: Kairanga County Council
Date: 1907 to 1910
A sign printed on cardboard produced for and on behalf of the Palmerston North City Corporation, designed to be displayed where it would be visible to staff. It offers advice on ways to keep "the moral standard of the nation high."
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Date: circa 1941 to 1945
Berry Engineering was established in 1907 by Mr Edwin Berry, in Main Street, as E. D. Berry General Engineer. As they grew, they moved to Ferguson Street, then to Ashley Street, and sons Frank, Zean and Edwin Jnr joined the business. They manufact...
Creator: Berry Engineering
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1950 to 1969
Berry Engineering was established in 1907 by Mr Edwin Berry, in Main Street, as E. D. Berry General Engineer. As they grew, they moved to Ferguson Street, then to Ashley Street, and sons Frank, Zean and Edwin Jnr joined the business. They manufact...
Creator: Berry Engineering
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1950 to 1969
Berry Engineering was established in 1907 by Mr Edwin Berry, in Main Street, as E. D. Berry General Engineer. As they grew, they moved to Ferguson Street, then to Ashley Street, and sons Frank, Zean and Edwin Jnr joined the business. They manufact...
Creator: Berry Engineering
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1950 to 1969
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
Brochure advertising a weekend seminar series held at Massey University campus on 20 and 21 November 1965. The speakers included: John Owens; Ian Wards; J M Henderson; Joan Metge; and E O E Hill.
Creator: Department of Adult Education - Victoria University of Wellington
Date: 1965
Rangitoto and Rangitane were New Zealand Shipping Company ocean liners that voyaged between Great Britain and New Zealand via the Panama canal. Outbound sailings from London mainly carried emigrants moving to New Zealand, whereas the northern voya...
Creator: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd
Date: 1950s
The programme for a social workers' conference held at Massey University between 9 and 12 February 1966 on the them of "A Critique of the Welfare State."
Creator: New Zealand Association of Social Workers
Date: 1966
The first St Peters Anglican Church opened in July 1902. It was designed by Mr Larcomb and built by Mr Griggs for ₤410, on Ruahine Street across from the Broadway Avenue intersection. The original church was replaced by the present St Peters in 1961.
Date: June 1952
This plan is titled, "PLAN OF PART LOUGHNAN SETTLEMENT SUBDIVISION OF PT RURAL SEC 387 TOWN OF PALMERSTON NORTH (REGTN DIST BLOCK XI. KAIRANGA S.D."
Visible roads include Brightwater Terrace, James Street, Millar Street, Limbrick Street.
Creator: O.J. Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Brightwater Terrace; James Street; Millar Street; Limbrick Street;
Date: 1920s
Visible roads include Cook Street, Worcester Street, Hereford Street, Linton Street, McGiffert Steet, Pitt, Ferguson Street West, College Street West.
Creator: O.J. Dolan [Surveyor]
Place: Cook Street; Worcester Street; Hereford Street; Linton Street; McGiffert Steet; Pitt; Ferguson Street West; College Street West;
Date: 1920s
This plan is titled, "Plan of Subdivision of Lot 10 & Pt Lot 11 D.P. 254, being Pts. Rural
Sections 285 & 286, Palmerston North."
Visible roads include Wood Street.
Creator: H. R. Farquhar [Surveyor]
Place: Wood Street;
Date: January 1923
This plan is titled, "Plan of SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT 8 AND THE WHOLE OF LOTS 9 12 13 16 17 D.P.22 PART OF SECTION 304 TOWN of PALMERSTON NORTH"
Visible roads include Campbell Street, Cuba Street.
Creator: W S Charlesworth [Surveyor]
Place: Campbell Street; Cuba Street;
Date: April 1934
This plan is titled, "Plan of Rural Sections 356, 357, 360, 375 to 379 & Pt 358, 359 & 366, Town of Palmerston North & Accretions. Block XIV Kairanga S.D."
Visible roads include Foxton Line, Waldegraves Road.
Creator: C. T. Salmon [Surveyor]
Place: Foxton Line; Waldegraves Road;
Date: July 1926
Poster & Calendar created by the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) as part of the Returned and Services (RSA) Victory 1942 fundraising campaign. Includes pictures of King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, Lieutenant-General Alan Gordon Cunningha...
Creator: RSA
Place: New Zealand
Date: 1942