Pat and Jan playing in the garden of the Hayes family home at 11 Anderson Street, Palmerston North.

Creator:      Thomas Hayes [?]
Place:          11 Anderson Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          1953

Colour postcard showing buses travelling arund The Square.

Place:          Palmerston North

The lakelet was the main feature of the last quadrant of The Square to be developed by the Beautifying Society. James Nash, Mayor of Palmerston North, standing centre on the bridge, is opening the Lakelet before a crowd. The Lakelet is shaped as a...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1909

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 28th April 2020.  Part 2 of 2. Teacher training in Christchurch from 1951. Catholic Youth Movement. Teaching at Hokowhitu, then Marton Junction (51 children in the class). Then to Terrace End. Other ac...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Date:          April 28, 2020

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 24th March 2020. Arnie Evans, life as a regional radio and TV reporter part 3 of 3. Broadcasting in the 80s. Freezing works and other closures, maternity hospitals, factories (caravans). Other stories, jetb...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 24, 2020

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 17th March 2020. Arnie Evans, life as a regional radio and TV reporter, part 2 of 3. Broadcasting facilities, 1970s and 1980s. Use of phones. Comparison with TV. TV more costly and more prescribed. Mistake ...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 17, 2020

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Flags flew over the Central Library for the week, 14 September to 20 September 2025. These views are from the entrance to Coleman Mall looking back at the Library, and from the third floor of Central Library looking over Geo...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 2025

Car racing on a dirt track at Awapuni. The track was located in the Pitama Road / Slacks Road area. Hand coloured print

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Pitama / Slacks Road area, Palmerston North
Date:          December 31, 1949

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

Print showing the Palmerston North Technical School class of 1935. The back of the print reads, "PN Technical School 169 Boys - 1935" and "[?] Thomson".

Palmerston North Technical School was founded in 1902, with art classes conducted by the Wang...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          24 Princess Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1935

Start of the Peace Action Manawatū Protest in The Square against the New Zealand Defence, Industry & National Security Forum. The forum was held from 31 October to 1 November at Central Energy Trust Arena.

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Place:          The Square
Date:          October 31, 2018

Gates to the Kelvin Grove Services Cemetery, commemorating World War One and World War Two.

Kelvin Grove Cemetery, at 118 James Line, Kelvin Grove, is Palmerston North's main cemetery, providing cremation and burial services to the city and its ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          118 James Line, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North
Date:          March 6, 2013

A view of the main desk at the Palmerston North City Library on the first day of re-opening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Library
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

The altered layout of the mezzaine level of the Palmerston North City Library. The computers were moved to the ground floor and contact tracing measures were implemented for anyone entering the library.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Library
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

In order to comply with government requlations, the Palmerston North CIty Library was required to undertake contact tracing measures in order to re-open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Library
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

Patrons browsing the fiction section following following the re-opening of the Palmerston North City Library.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Library
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

The first patron through the doors, as Palamerston North City Library re-opens following closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Library
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

Computers were moved from the mezzanine level down to Event Central on the ground floor of Palmerston North City Library to allow for social distancing during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Library
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2020-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

Palmerston North held celebrations to mark the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The procession started in The Square and was followed by a ceremony performed at the Showgrounds. Nurses march in a group, followed by others, around...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Coleman Place and The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1937

Berryman's Lane from its Broadway entrance. Berryman's Lane is a T-shaped lane that runs from Broadway through to Main Street, with a side lane branching off to Princess Street. It provides service access to the backs of buildings. It was named B...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney for IMCA
Place:          Berryman's Lane, Palmerston North
Date:          May 23, 2019

This rainbow flag was flown in October to mark Manawatū's gay and lesbian rights group (MaLGRA), celebrating its 41st anniversary. It was raised above the George Street entrance to the Central Library.

This image was taken from the 3rd floor of t...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney, for Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          George Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 19, 2018

Cross walk in front of the Palmerston North City Library George Street entrance painted with rainbow colours on 15 October 2018 to mark Manawatū's gay and lesbian rights group (MaLGRA), celebrating its 41st anniversary.

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Place:          George Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 16, 2018

On the corner of The Square, looking down Broadway, the VJ (Victory over Japan) Day parade, marking the end of World War 2, draws a large crowd. Also see 2010P_IMCA-DigitalLibrary_004501

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of the Square and Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          August 16, 1945

The VJ (Victory over Japan) parade passing the corner of The Square and Broadway, watched by a large crowd.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          August 16, 1945

Bruce McKenzie has been a local identity in book selling for many years. He spent 26 years with G H Bennett & Co Ltd on Broadway, Palmerston North, 12 years in publishing sales in Wellington, and in 1996 opened Bruce McKenzie Booksellers, in Georg...

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 24, 2021

Merv Hancock pictured in the Non-Fiction zone of the Central Library, Palmerston North.

Born and bred in Palmerston North, Dr Hancock attended Terrace End School and Palmerston North Boys High School before studying at Auckland University. He ma...

Creator:      Tony Kim
Place:          Central Library, 4 the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          2012

This bronze pīwakawaka is the work of sculptor Paul Dibble. The work, titled Gateway, features a large fantail, perched on a Corten steel base, and references Maui myths, with the pīwakawaka perched on a stylised leafy gate.

The s...

Creator:      Raphael Cardoso for IMCA
Place:          Corner of Main Street and Andrew Young Street
Date:          2020

Designed by Oscar Jorgensen and built for Samuel Andrews, in 1929. The building consists of three flats above four shops.

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          34 - 40 George Street
Date:          June 3, 2020

Adrian Broad was General Manager of the Manawatu Standard, the local Palmerston North newspaper, from 1988 to 1997. This interview discusses his time in the role. It also outlines his life both before and after his time with the newspaper. Intervi...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney, for Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 15, 2018

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 30th June 2020. Tom Romley Part 5 of 5.  Buying Ashhurst Engineering. Colleen in the office, children in a caravan. Running the business. Early issues. Hardware shop also. Switch to metric measures fro...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          June 30, 2020