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
This booklet was produced by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. It argues the case that Palmerston North's Milson Airport should have been the home to the Trans-Tasman Air Terminal due to the city's status as the "geographical centre of New Zealand" ...
Creator: Junior Chamber of Commerce
Date: November 1944
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
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
Creator: Wise's Directories
Date: circa 1960
A new two-storey brick Post Office, complete with clock tower, was constructed on the corner of The Square and Main Street east, Palmerston North, in 1905-1906. It remained in use as a Post Office until 1988. The crowd is listening to Sir Joseph W...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner of The Square and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1905
The New Opera Company produly presents Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" with Malvina Major, Anthony Benfell, Corinne Bridge & Roger Creagh and The New Opera Chorus. Producer: John Thompson. by permission of the Queesnland Opera Co. Designer: Raymond B...
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1980s
"A Fez Promotion. In concert. Sunday July 17th. Opera House. 8pm. Tickets only $2.50 Students with ID S2.00. Door sales from 7.20pm. Book at C + C and Stud Ass. Office. NZ's No 1 Rock Band Ragnarok with Earthborn + Earlybird. Top Palmerston North ...
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1980s
"1976 Manawatu Gang Show. Manawatu Scouts and Guides proudly present Gang Show 1976 on stage at the Palmerston North Opera House on June 10th (7.30pm), 11th (7.30pm), 12th (2pm, 7.30pm), 13th (2pm) and 17th (7.30pm), 18th (7.30pm), 19th (2pm, 7.30...
Creator: Manawatu Scouts and Guides
Place: Palmerston North
Date: June 1976
Perkel Opera Inc - In conjunction with R & W Hellaby Ltd presents 'Carmen''. Opera in Four Acts by Bizet. Palmerston North Opera House. One Night Only. Fri. July 2nd. 8pm. Tickets: Adult $7.00, child $3.50. Bookings Collinson and Cunninghame. Perk...
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1980s
"Opera House; Saturday 21st May. City of Palmerston North Aria Contest. Bookings Collinson & Cunninghame." Part of a collection of posters that were displayed in the Public Library in the 1970s - 1980s.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1980s
A programme from the Centennial Choral Festival held at the Opera House. Performers included the Lyric Singers, The King's Choristers, Palmerston North Girls' High School, Palmerston North Choral Society, Shannon Combined Churches Choir, and the U...
Creator: Palmerston North Choral Society
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1971-04-27T00:00:00+00:00
"Bartock Quartet. Opera House. Thurs Mar 19th 8.0. The first concert in Music Federation Manawatu subscription series of five concerts. Songmakers Almanac. Auckland Chamber Music Players. Ensemble Dufay. Melos Quartet. Subscription leaflets obtain...
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1980s
"Youth Festival. Wed July 31st - 7.30pm. Thurs Aug 1st - 6.30pm. Frid Aug 2nd - 7.30pm. Opera House. Prices: $1.30 adults .50 children $3.00 family ticket. Bookings: Collinson and Cunningham. Palmerston North Arts Council and Headmasters' Assn." P...
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1980s
"Deidre Tarrant Dance Theatre tour with - La Boutique Fantasque - Baroque Suite - Jazz Spectrum - Transcendenatal Freedom - to the music of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Visits Palmerston North Opera House. Book at Collinson & Cunninghame. $1.20 & ...
Creator: Deidre Tarrant Dance Theatre
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1970 to circa 1980
Manawatu Boxing Association Finals: Empire Games Boxing Trials, Souvenir Programme. Held at the Municipal Opera House on 10 December 1949. Includes lists of contenders, including C. Ball, M Kreft, and F Hubbard from Manawatu, as well as boxing rel...
Creator:
Date: 1949
N.Z. & Empire Industries Week 17th to 22nd November
Free Gift Booklet and Programme of Events No. 4394
From the cover page: "Palmerston North Celebrations to Mark the Rise of Palmerston North to City Status 1930. A Series of Entertaining Events e...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1930
Title page reads, "MANAWATU THEATRE SOCIETY
proudly presents
BARNUM
THE CIRCUS MUSICAL
May 28 - June 6 1987
Palmerston North Opera House
MUSIC BY
CY
COLEMAN
LYRICS BY
MICHAEL
STEWART
BOOK BY
MARK
BRAMBLE
DIRECTED BY
ROBERT RIMMER
MUSICALLY ...
Creator: Manawatu Theatre Society
Date: 1987
This walking trail brochure was compiled by Dorothy Pilkington, with the majority of information taken from the Palmerston North Central Business District Heritage Inventory (1993), compiled by Ian Bowman and Michael Kelly for the PNCC. Assistance...
Creator: Palmerston North Heritage Trails Working Party
Date: circa 1994
This walk was first developed by Pamela Benson and Dale Bailey in 1993. Benson subsequently undertook further research. This interpretation of the material was compiled by Dorothy Pilkington in 1994. Undercover Art Deco was printed in the same b...
Creator: Palmerston North Heritage Trails Working Party
Date: circa 1994
This walking trail brochure was produced in 1993 from information researched by Ian Matheson. It was reprinted in 1996.
Creator: Palmerston North Heritage Trails Working Party
Date: 1996
Savage Crescent is in the West End area of Palmerston North, bounded by College Street, Cook Street and Park Road. Fifty acres was bought by the Government for the development, and between then and 1944, 245 state houses were built. For the time, ...
Creator:
Images from the re-dedication of Te Marae o Hine on Saturday, 3 March, 1990. The following notes were written by City Archivist, Ian Matheson, around the time of the re-dedication. Background: Te Marae o Hine is that part of The Square on which...
Creator: Ian Matheson
Place: Te Marae o Hine
Date: 1990-03-03T00:00:00+00:00
"Te Wa O Te Reo Maori. 31 July - 7 August. Maori Language Week". Part of a collection of posters that were displayed in the Public Library in the 1970s - 1980s.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1980s
A Grand Wireless Concert, broadcast from Auckland, was held in the Opera House, Palmerston North, 1 December 1923. It was arranged by St Paul's Wesley Guild. Ticket no.410, for the Back Stalls at a cost of 2/-.
Creator: Unknown
Date: December 1923