Family photo of Arthur Kearns’ first shop at 48 Limbrick Street, showing Julia Kearns outside the shop. When the streets were renumbered in 1936, 48 Limbrick Street became 64 Limbrick Street. In 2026, the business on this site is numbered 56A Limb...
Place: 64 Limbrick Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1933-04-25T00:00:00+00:00
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
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Anders Jensen was presumed dead after he vanished in the Manawatū bush in May 1881 for more than three weeks.He survived despite having no food, blankets or suitable cl...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: October 9, 2010
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. In the 1890s, women all over New Zealand were doorknocking for signatures on votes for women suffrage petitions. In Palmerston North, 500 names were collected and sent ...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: September 18, 2010
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Billy Larkins (1896-1971) was a dance band leader and talented pianist. By the 1920s, he had formed the Larkins' Elite Orchestra, which performed around Manawatū and be...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: January 24, 2009
A Presbyterian Bible Class study group at a Manawatu District Committee Girls Easter Camp. From left: Jocelyn Caughley; Unknown; Beverley Newton; Isabel Langford, group leader and teacher at Palmerston North Girls High School; Margaret Robertson; ...
Creator: Elayne Robertson (née Thompson)
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 1949
Katherine (surname unknown) from Turakina Māori Girls College, who was attending a Presbyterian Bible Class at Terrace End, organised by the Manawatu District Committee.
Creator: Elayne Robertson (née Thompson)
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 1949
Preparing a meal at the camp held in Terrace End, Palmerston North. From Left: Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Judith Dunlop; Unknown; Beverley Newton; Joy Goodfellow. In front: Carol Cleaver.
Creator: Elayne Robertson (née Thompson)
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 1949
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Charlotte Warburton (1883-1961) born in Palmerston North, was a notable community leader. In her memoir "Changing Days and Changing Ways", she wrote about her childhood...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 2, 2010
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.
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Manawatū
Date: 2025
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.
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Manawatū
Date: 2025
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.
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Manawatū
Date: 2025
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. When Darren Trask started renovating his country cottage, he found historic newspapers dated 1887 in the wall linings. The cottage, address 1033B Napier Road, is class...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 11, 2010
Creator: James Lashbrooke, attributed to
Date: 1975 to 1976
Creator: James Lashbrooke, attributed to
Date: 1975 to 1976
Creator: James Lashbrooke, attributed to
Date: circa 1976
Creator: James Lashbrooke
Date: October 1976
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Pam Rush shares memories of her mother Frieda McDonald and the recipe book Frieda started in the 1920s.
Creator: Tina White
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 24, 2010
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Brian Dredge recalls his father Cyril Dredge's war time experiences and career. Cyril Dredge joined the Manawatū Home Guard during World War II. He was an active member...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: September 4, 2010
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Book review of "Early Medical Practitioners in Manawatū and Palmerston North" by Dr Richard Rawstron. The book describes a background of early medical services in Mana...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: December 14, 2013
The grove is named to honour the contribution of the Macpherson family to commerce in Palmerston North. April 2018.
From the late 1890s, Macpherson family businesses have included: grocery, apparel,...
Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2025
This image was taken by John White during one of two parades the Palmerston North Fire Brigade took part in during the 1971 Centennial celebrations in Palmerston North.
The Manawatu Evening Standard reported that “Fire appliances from the 1860s t...
Creator: John White
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1971
This image was taken by John White during one of two parades the Palmerston North Fire Brigade took part in during the 1971 Centennial celebrations in Palmerston North.
The Manawatu Evening Standard reported that “Fire appliances from the 1860s t...
Creator: John White
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1971
This image was taken by John White during one of two parades the Palmerston North Fire Brigade took part in during the 1971 Centennial celebrations in Palmerston North.
The Manawatu Evening Standard reported that “Fire appliances from the 1860s t...
Creator: John White
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1971
This image was taken by John White during one of two parades the Palmerston North Fire Brigade took part in during the 1971 Centennial celebrations in Palmerston North.
The Manawatu Evening Standard reported that “Fire appliances from the 1860s t...
Creator: John White
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1971
This image was taken by John White during one of two parades the Palmerston North Fire Brigade took part in during the 1971 Centennial celebrations in Palmerston North.
The Manawatu Evening Standard reported that “Fire appliances from the 1860s t...
Creator: John White
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1971
This image was taken by John White during one of two parades the Palmerston North Fire Brigade took part in during the 1971 Centennial celebrations in Palmerston North.
The Manawatu Evening Standard reported that “Fire appliances from the 1860s t...
Creator: John White
Place: Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1971
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