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Back Issues: The fiery history of a city landmark

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The grandstand at the Showgrounds, later Central Energy Trust Arena, has been extensively damaged a number of times in its history. Opened in 1900 with seating capacity for 22...

Creator:      Murray Brown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 11, 2026

Record-Breaking Swimmers

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27th January 1966 "The three Manawatu centre swimmers who last night broke local records are (from the left): Misses J. Hogan, J. Uttley and B. Aitchison."

A Manawatū H...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 27, 1966

Bush Felling in the Pohangina Valley

These men are involved in bush felling across the river from the small settlement at Komako.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Pohangina Valley
Date:          circa 1890 to circa 1899

Men on horses

A group of men on horses. Original of this image not held so no details are known of its origin.

Creator:      Grammer family
Date:          194X

John Christian Richter and his family

Johan Kristian Richter was born in Norway. He anglicised his name to John Christian Richter after migrating to New Zealand.

Creator:      Billens and Bunting, attributed
Date:          1996

Unknown party attendees

This image is part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

Can you identify the people, place or event? Please add a comment to the image or contact the Heritage team via the 'report a proble...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

Unknown party attendees

This image is part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

Can you identify the people, place or event? Please add a comment to the image or contact the Heritage team via the 'report a proble...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

Unknown party attendees

These images are part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

Can you identify the people, place or event? Please add a comment to the image or contact the Heritage team via the 'report a pro...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          197X

Unknown party attendees

These images are part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

Can you identify the people, place or event? Please add a comment to the image or contact the Heritage team via the 'report a pro...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          197X

Unknown party attendees

These images are part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

Can you identify the people, place or event? Please add a comment to the image or contact the Heritage team via the 'report a pro...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

Unknown party attendees

These images are part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

Can you identify the people, place or event? Please add a comment to the image or contact the Heritage team via the 'report a pro...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

Unknown party attendees

These images are part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

Can you identify the people, place or event? Please add a comment to the image or contact the Heritage team via the 'report a pro...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

“Cakes May Be Light, But This Oven's Not”

These images were taken for the June 18th 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption “Up she goes... the 22 tonne oven rises in the air and its transporter is carefully driven away.”

An excerp...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          142 Botanical Road, Palmerston North
Date:          June 18, 1978

Residential Units

These images show a row of single-storey, multi-unit dwellings. They are possible the houses located at 36 Pascal Street.

These negatives come from a file compiled by M. D. (David) Evans when working for the PNCC Planning Department. Evans was emp...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council, Planner's Department
Date:          circa 1987

Musica Viva Manawatū Centenary Concert programme, 5 April 2025

Programme for the Musica Viva Manawatū Centenary Concert, held at Pathways St Andrews Church on the 5 April 2025.

Creator:      Musica Viva Manawatū
Place:          Pathways St Andrews Church, Palmerston North
Date:          April 5, 2025
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