/8/f/2cc470-98c6-4214-8bd5-e40288721df5/resize_master_6a56f0491d17d97dc5c8e6d9d8822425.jpg "Bugler with the New Zealand Army Band")
A member of the New Zealand Army Band in his dress uniform and with his bugle, at the announcement of the Military Tattoo to be held in Palmerston North. This event was attended by many from Linton Army Camp and Ohakea Air Base in the Manawatū along with Council representatives and interested parties.
/8/0/b13a25-c8b3-462b-b777-f6a9c8a59f65/resize_master_d6441bb578d310905f9593c4f54fec77.jpg "Home Movie - Kurt and Hilde Gabriel")
Movie taken by Kurt Gabriel. Kurt and his wife Hildegard came from Berlin, Germany to Palmerston North in 1938. Hilde was a lawyer (Heidelberg & Zurich Universities) but unable to practise in New Zealand. In the early 1960s she became a teacher of German at Palmerston North Girls' High School. Kurt was a dentist (Berlin University) whose surgery was in the T \_& \_G Building on Broadway from 1938 until shortly before he died. They lived almost their entire New Zealand life at 179 Fitzherbert Avenue. Kurt died 25 May, 1976 aged 79. Hilde died 15 April, 1991 also aged 79. Their two daughters were born in Palmerston North. Both left New Zealand in their 20s. The movie was created by Kurt pre WWII. No cameras were permitted to be in the ownership of refugees during the war. The movie contains footage of: Koputaroa: Koputaroa Railway Station with Hilde and Mr Kilsby, a local dairy farmer; Hilde with an ice cream tray and.Mr & Mrs Kilsby; the Kilsby's dairy farm; the Schenken 'lift' (container) marked Berlin/Wellington. This container had held Hilde and Kurt's European possessions and was given to the Kilsbys for their use as a farm shed; Foxton? Beach with the Kilsbys; Kurt with high hat waving; back to the farm for milking time. The Esplanade, Palmerston North: Cherry Blossom; Hilde & Kurt walking towards the camera; views across the Manawatu River towards Massey College. Palmerston North: Panorama from the roof of the T & G Building; streets, businesses and vehicles around the Square. Awapuni Race Course Race Day. Garden Party at number 18 of unknown street: Hilde with ice creams and (possibly) George Ormond Wilson; Hilde & Kurt with ice creams; Hilde with (possibly)Mesdames Castleberg and Nathan; Hilde with (possibly) Messrs Castleberg and Nathan. Fitzherbert Avenue Palmerston North: Hilde &.Kurt in their first home between Ferguson Street and College Street prior to their purchasing 179 Fitzherbert Avenue in 1940. Length: 16.13 minutes. Sepia and colour segments. No sound.
/3/4/ad0d36-caf5-4d18-b1d3-75f8e9b0bc34/resize_master_0258f6b3240677a3bea69e2d39eeb8a8.jpg "New Zealand Rural Games 2019 - Competition area")
Public gathering around the main competition area at 2019 New Zealand Rural Games.
/d/1/c407bb-604a-45db-87d3-62b68f0ccca8/resize_master_93bcdf493fdd7bbefed4dfb8368ac124.jpg "New Zealand Rural Games 2019 - Hopwood Clock Tower")
View of Kerei Te Panau (Hopwood Clock Tower) at The Square during 2019 New Zealand Rural Games.
/1/0/7ea8f1-12a0-40a3-8b10-1b2af8a7ac5c/resize_master_0b2b84740d483ee2816e871f90ff84d4.jpg "New Zealand Rural Games 2019 - Te Peeti Te Aweawe statue")
Photo taken at the 2019 New Zealand Rural Games at The Square. Promotional vehicle parked in front of Te Peeti Te Aweawe\`s statue.
/9/2/3fd82e-6841-4b27-aa92-1002007d86da/resize_master_5c7595f81e36a4a36f0fb6b130520509.jpg "View of the pond on The Square")
View of the pond on The Square from the Civic Administration Building during 2019 New Zealand Rural Games.
/5/0/cdaedb-d1d2-4154-a47e-baa316823fd1/resize_master_f40d3ae786c0bf623e8694af9137bd24.jpg "Papaioea Place social housing opening")
From left, Marc Hunter (Managing Director, Latitude Homes) and Graham Wellington (Director Latitude Homes, Central Region), at the opening of new Council housing at 11 Papaioea Place. Latitude Homes were the builders of the complex. Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/5/a/b0a729-7c3d-44e6-9207-ef02299fee75/resize_master_f2d46390a7ddca841be754af5ce2c21c.jpg "Papaioea Place social housing opening")
From left, Graham Wellington (Director Latitude Homes, Central Region), Marc Hunter (Managing Director, Latitude Homes), and Grant Smith (Mayor of Palmerston North) at the opening of new Council housing at 11 Papaioea Place. Latitude Homes were the builders of the complex. Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/e/9/8635ba-0d51-41aa-8ca9-58ef7902231e/resize_master_9458bf49d17123ebb721885040b81873.jpg "Kitchen at new Papaioea Place social housing")
Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/a/2/8069a6-aa1a-4e90-89e1-d29f4b24e100/resize_master_8cbb492628debfea3ee3d4838f499661.jpg "\"Massey College Tour\"")
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 3rd April 1963. Form V Agriculture (II) at the Palmerston North Boys' High School was treated to a full tour of Massey University of the Manawatu yesterday under the guidance of two agricultural teachers. With the 29 boys are Messrs R. T. Austin (left) and O. Shaw."
/1/f/fe4135-e267-4dbe-b601-97c75d013053/resize_master_1738bf938111827504dbd4d5f459f63b.jp2 "McHardy Hall, Massey University")
McHardy Hall was designed by the Public Works Department and built for the Army in 1941, to be used as accommodation for army officers during WWII. It was handed over to Massey Agricultural College (MAC) in 1943, and used as student accommodation. It became known as the Pink Hostel because of its colour. It has been used as staff offices by the University for some time from 1960s-2000s. McHardy Hall was named for the former owner of the site of Massey Agricultural College. Photographs taken for Massey University walk, Local History Week 2010. Tour guide Louis Changuion, archivist, Massey University.
/4/8/c800d3-c2b0-42ae-a72e-896cd2d0654a/resize_master_0a1b3b043c0861f905b657aec25cb864.jp2 "Science Towers A & B, Massey University")
Science Towers A & B, completed in 1969, were designed by the Ministry of Works in the Brutalism style. They are used for teaching, research and offices. Photograph taken for Massey University walk, Local History Week 2010. Tour guide Louis Changuion, archivist, Massey University.
/5/9/40ebc7-c9ef-4e1e-8c84-b5e0ce01fba5/resize_master_7e761c8aa18b5c6a3fdb4e2b38348b21.jp2 "Massey Agricultural College Capping Ball")
Joan Klee and partner dressed up for the Massey College Capping Ball. Massey Agricultural College was opened in 1928, and was the forerunner of Massey University. Joan Klee married Kenneth Lindsay McDonald.
/c/6/f3f61b-1823-4286-8c10-fc60e7089b32/resize_master_dfbafe1f8d5be4373eda3e2fc1803bb3.jp2 "Refectory, Massey University")
The Refectory was designed by Roy A. Lippincott in the Spanish Mission / Mission Revival style. It was built in 1930 by Fletcher Construction, and opened in 1931. It was one of the original buildings on the Massey Agricultural College campus, alongside the Main Building, and housed the dining room, students' common room, kitchen and servants’ quarters. It is now used as offices. Photographs taken for Massey University walk, Local History Week 2010. Tour guide Louis Changuion, archivist, Massey University.
/c/2/04c251-1f12-4ef0-bbce-63840150b961/resize_master_4d92623b9eb1030cef1b348fe7ec343a.jp2 "Evans Family Collection: Mr Evans and sons at Massey Agricultural College farm")
A photographic series prepared by the Prime Minister’s Department in 1947 to attract British migrants. The Evans family of 5 Mansford Place, Palmerston North were selected to show the living conditions of a typical New Zealand family. Jack Evans and sons, John and Michael, are examining a sheep at one of the Massey Agricultural College farms with the assistance of a staff member. The College was founded in 1928 and offered degrees in agricultural science and short courses on farm technology and management. By the 1940s it was noted for its major contribution to the development of New Zealand’s sheep and dairy industries and the photograph was probably included to promote careers in the farming sector.
/8/c/439641-650f-451c-ac50-22259af364ae/resize_master_278a983f2c7e8172e11cc70b44a0f3bc.jpg "School Bus at Massey University")
A school bus parked in front of the Sir Geoffrey Peren Building at Massey University.
/5/1/13217b-24b8-4486-af06-2b047d03abf9/resize_master_131e2f75d940a7ddfb55fef4bdeac4f0.jpg "Bathroom at new Papaioea Place social housing")
Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/4/c/2ae9ec-31d5-45ab-a1d5-5a568bd3cbbe/resize_master_54e63766a666f6592c25c92bf7d9cf13.jpg "Massey Library Construction")
This photograph shows the Massey University Library/Arts Building, opened in 1968. It was a dual purpose building that contained the university's library as well as lecture space for the Arts staff who worked in the building.
/4/5/1fb3c1-2ad4-4410-8019-6fc28fe2e954/resize_master_4155e4d6dc7a522ebd492c0036a57821.jp2 "Parade of Massey College Floats, The Square")
This photograph shows the Massey Agricultural College Procession working its way down Broadway Avenue towards The Square, watched by local citizens. 'Procesh' was an annual event, around the time of graduation. Massey Agricultural College became a full University in 1964. Published in the Manawatu Evening Standard, 5 April 1960.
/b/0/3260aa-a575-4e07-bfc6-a96c6b298273/resize_master_2f3618923e0a8368be001aaf37fd1808.jpg "Papaioea Place social housing opening")
Wiremu Te Awe Awe of Rangitane, and the Mayor of Palmerston North, Grant Smith, cutting the ribbon at the opening of new Council housing at 11 Papaioea Place. Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/6/0/6f0d55-d800-4b21-9705-6760afbc9609/resize_master_76c11afd2441933d23c15b2ade6dd999.jpg "Papaioea Place social housing opening")
Wiremu Te Awe Awe at the opening of the new Council housing at 11 Papaioea Place. Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/1/3/ab0669-63ec-4a61-8926-a4b78e2dcc1f/resize_master_14fe93950290b686dd59983030a9451f.jpg "Papaioea Place social housing")
Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in Papaioea Place, in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/4/6/8f1755-3f95-4d86-b461-c4bb6a7cf5d2/resize_master_a3e870d33fea923fd6e9e52569cd2d95.jpg "Papaioea Place social housing")
Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in Papaioea Place, in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/a/1/8a5818-21b2-4579-84f3-23ed7b167a05/resize_master_6fe755e78efb0957eda94a6e72c4d3c8.jpg "Papaioea Place social housing")
Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in Papaioea Place, in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/1/1/bd2579-9a3b-4560-b848-97b0c7bdee90/resize_master_a76a57bbb927437e998a18c5346420f3.jpg "Papaioea Place social housing")
Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in Papaioea Place, in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/e/f/9a4477-5482-4026-b7ee-3df8bbfaabf1/resize_master_da50ef5400c347a1d6a5a24f2fe2e4d7.jpg "\"Elmira Avenue at Dusk on the Summer Equinox\"")
Golden light streams through the trees in Elmira Avenue as the sun sets on the summer equinox.
/c/0/c942a6-b6d6-4936-89e2-25ec93d34bb2/resize_master_0918d2f58696ea2f526c45cc98f7d051.jpg "Papaioea Place social housing")
Palmerston North City Council's social housing redevelopment project resulted in the completion of 30 new social housing units in Papaioea Place, in stage one. The new units were blessed and opened on 4 March 2019. The new units at Papaioea Place are open-plan, with eco-friendly and futureproof design to help enhance residents' quality of living. All units are double-glazed and well-insulated. They also have the 4-star Lifemark certification. This means the units are equipped to meet tenants' lifetime mobility and agility needs. Twenty more units will be added in Stage 2.
/5/0/3550b4-4304-4340-8761-25d5216c996f/resize_master_75b79affa12a2030411fc3b6ef6c9222.jpg "Lucky Asleep in Central Library")
Lucky is a kitten from Poppelle’s Kitten Rescue, a local cat rescue organisation. She is seen sleeping in a paper tray belonging to a library staff member.
/8/8/9b774e-c23a-4366-b260-eaf2e182f074/resize_master_0b3f194c5ef9e648fa09a8a99ccbbfa7.jp2 "Patricia Hayes and Raewyn Doolan")
Pat Hayes (later Eaton) was the Doolan family babysitter. From left: Pat; Raewyn Doolan; Fluff the cat. At the Doolan home in Parata Street.
/3/3/ec5ddc-34c7-4dac-baf7-18ed2a3ebec0/resize_master_ff5bfebf4b1caac796671008d486e537.jpg "Esplanade Day 2019")
Lovely crowd in the Esplanade, with lots of great activities, stalls, and food.