A resource created by Palmerston North Branch NZ Society of Genealogists ++What is the Palmerston North Settlers Collection?

++ It consists of files of documents, photographs and stories contributed by families about their relatives who lived in or near Palmerston North. It was accumulated over a 30 year period, and collated by Noeline Penny for the Palmerston North Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. The collection also aims to list all published information about these families, including booklets, newspaper articles etc.

What is the scope of this collection? Initially it was intended to include families living in Palmerston North and its immediate farming environs, in the period 1875-1900. However, contributions have been received for some families further afield in the Manawatū, and some for more recent times.

Names

ABRAHAM ABRAHAMS ACHESON-GRAY ACKERMAN ADAMS ADSETT AH AISHER AITCHISON AITKEN AKERS ALDERSON ALDOUS ALDRICH ALDRIDGE ALLAN ALLANACH ALLEN ALLMAN ALSDORF ALSOP AMES AMESBURY AMOS AMREIN AMUNDSEN ANDERSEN ANDERSON ANDERSSON ANDREASEN ANDREW ANDREWS ANSON ANSTEE ANSTICE ANSTIS APPELDORFF ARBOR ARCHER ARGYLE ARMSTRONG ARNOTT ARUNDEL W, ASHCROFT ASHLEY ASHWIN ASSAFF ASSERLIND ATKIN ATKINS ATKINSON ATTAH ATTWOOD AUSTIN AX AYDON AYLING AYRES AYSON BAGNALL BAHOUT BAIRD BAKER BALDWIN BAMBER BANBURY BANKS BANNISTER BARBER BARKER BARLING BARNAO BARNARD BARNES BARNETT BARNICOAT BARRAUD BARROW BARRY BARSANTI BARTHOLOMEW BARTON BASSETT BASTIN BATCHELAR BATSON BATT BATTEN BATTERSHILL BAUCKHAM BAYLIS BAYLISS BEADNALL BEALE BEATTIE BEAUMONT BECK BEINE BELFIT BELK BELL BENNETT BENTLEY BERG BERGERSEN ANDREASDATTER, BERGIN BERGMAN BERQUIST BERRY BESWICK BETHEL BETHWAITE BETT BEVINS BIEDER BILLENS BIRCH BIRKENSHAW BITTELMEYER BITTLEMEYER BLACE BLACK BLACKBOURN BLACKELY H, BLACKETT BLACKMORE BLASKETT BLATCHFORD BLIXT BLOOM BOCKING BODDEN BOESEN BOGUN BOISEN BOLSTAD BONIFACE BOON BORLASE BORRESON BOSWORTH BOTTCHER BOTTOMLEY BOURKE BOWATER BOWEN BOWLES BOX BOYES BOYNE BRADEY BRADFIELD BRADLEY BRAMWELL BRANDON BRAUNSTED BREEN BREMNER BRENNAN BRESNAHAN BREWER BRIDGE BRIDGES BRIGGS BRIGHT BROCKENRIDGE BROCKLEHURST BRODIE BROGDEN BROOKIE BROOKS BROPHY BROUGHAM BROWN BROWNE BROWNING BROWNLEE BRUCE BRYANT BRYCE BUCHAN BUCHANAN BUCK BUCKMAN BUFE BUGLASS BUICK BULLER BUNN S, BUNNY BUNSON BUNTING BURDETT BURGES BURMEISTER BURMESTER BURNARD BURNE BURNES BURNEY BURR BURT BURTON BUTLER BYERS CAIRD CALCUTT CALLESEN CAMERON CAMPBELL CAMPION CANDY CANTON CAPPER E, CARIAN CARLSON CARMODY CARNE CARNELL CARR CARROLL CARSON CARTER CARTY CARVILLE CARWELL CASSIDY CATHRO CAVELL CAVERHILL CHAMBERLAIN CHANDLER CHAPMAN CHAPPELL CHARKER CHARLES CHAYTOR CHECK CHERRETT CHILD CHILDS CHISHOLM J, CHITHAM CHRIGHTON CHRISTENSEN CHRISTIANSEN CHRISTOFFERSEN CHUTE B, CLAPHAM CLAPPERTON CLARE CLARK CLARKE CLARKSON CLAUSEN CLAYTON CLELAND CLERE CLEVELY CLIFFORD COBB COCKBURN CODLING COE COFFEY COHEN COHR COLDSTREAM COLE COLEMAN COLES COLEY COLLARD COLLIN COLLINGWOOD COLLINS COLLINSON COLLIS COLVILLE COMBER CONNELL COOK COOKE COOKSLEY COOMBE COOMBS COOPER COPELAND COPINGER CORBETT CORNFOOT COSTELLO COTTER COTTERILL COTTON COUBROUGH COULTER COUPER COURY COUTTS COWPER COX CRAIG CRANSTON CRAVEN CRAW CRAWFORD F, CREAVEN CRENFELDT CRESSWELL CREVAN CRICHTON CRIDLAND CRONIN CROSKERY CROSSE CROUCHER CROUPA CROWE CRUMP CRYSTALL CUDBY CULL CULLING CULVER CUMMERFORD CUMMING CUNNINGHAME CURL CURRIE CURTIS DAHL DAHLSTROM DALE DALRYMPLE DALZIEL DAMANT DANIELL DANIELS DANKS DANSBY-SCOTT DAUE DAVEY DAVIES DAVIS DAVISON DAWE DAWICK DAY DE BLOIS CLEENE LUEN ROSA DEAR DEARDS DEARLEY DEARSLY DEELEY DEMLER DEMPSEY DEMPSTER DENCH DENNY DENSON DEVANTIER DEVINE DEWSBURY DICKEL DICKSON DIEDERICH DIFFEY DILL DILLON DINGLEDEY DITTMER DIXON DOBBS DODDS DONALD DONN DONNELLY DONS DOREEN DORREEN DOUGHERTY DOUGLAS DOWD DOWDALL DOWLING DOWNEY DRANSFIELD DRAPER DREW DRON DRUMMOND DRURY DU FRESNE DUCKWORTH DUIGAN DUMBLETON DUNCAN DUNDAS DUNDERDALE DUNGAN DUNK DUNN DUNSTALL DURWARD DUSTIN DWYER EAREE EDER EDWARDS EDWIN EGGLETON EGLINTON ANN, ELDERKIN ELDERSHAW ELIOTT ELKINS ELLINGHAM ELLIOTT ELLIS ELVERY ENDRI ENG ENGELS EPSON ERENSTROM ERIKSEN ESPINER ESSEX ESSON EVANS EVERISS EVERITT EWING EYRE EYTON FABLING FABRIN FAFEITA FAIR FAIRBROTHER FAIRHEAD FAIRHURST FAKE FARLAND FARMER FARNSWORTH FARRAR FEARNE FEARNLEY FEASEY FEATHERSTON FEENEY FENDSON FENTON FERGUSON FIELD FINCHAM FINDLAY FINNIS FISHER FITCHETT FITT FITZGERALD FITZHERBERT FLECK FLEET FLEMING FLYGER FOLEY FOLLETT FORD FORDE FORSAITH FORSTER-PRATT FOSTER FOWELL FOWLER FOX FRAMJEE FRANCE FRANCIS FRANKEL FRANTZEN FRASER FREE FREELAND FREEMAN FRENCH FRETHEY GAHAN GALLICHAN GALLOWAY GAMBLE GARBUTT GARDENER GARDES GARDNER GARNER GARRITY GARTNER GASKIN GATTON GATTSCHE GAUSTAD GAVEY GAWITH GENGE GEORGE GERRAND GIBAUT GIESEN GILBERT H T, GILCHRIST GILL GILLARD GILLESPIE GILLETT GILLIAN GILLIES GIORGI GLEDHILL GLEESON GOEBEL GOLD GOLDER GOLDFINCH GOLDINGHAM GOODEY GOODGER GOODISSON GOODSIR GORDON GORE GOTTLIEB GOVIER GOWER GRACE GRAFF GRAHAM GRAMMER GRANFIELD GRANNEN GRANT GRAY GREANEY GREATHEAD GREEN GREENWOOD GREER GREIG GREY GRIFFIN GRIFFITHS GRIGG GRIGGS GRIMES GROVE GRUBB GUDGEON GUERIN GULBRANSEN GUNDERSON GUNTER GUNTRIPP GUSTAFSSON GUTHRIE GUY HACKETT HADFIELD HAGGITT HAINES HALCOMBE HALL HALLIDAY HALLSWELL HALPIN HALSE HAMILTON HAMLYN HAMMER HAMMOND HAMPSON HANCOCK HANCOX HANKINS HANLON HANNA HANNAH HANNAY HANNEKE HANSEN HANSON HARDIE HARDING HARDINGE HARE HARGREAVES HARPER HARRIS HARRISON HARROWER HART HARTLEY HARTY HARVEY HARWOOD HASELDEN HASTINGS HATCH HAVILL HAWKINS HAYBITTLE HAYDON HAYNS HAYWARD HAZELL HEALEY HEALY HEATLEY HEATON HEBDEN HEDGES HEFFER HEIGHTON HENAGHAN HENDERSON HENLEY HENNELLY HENRY HENSON HEPWORTH HERMAN HEWITT HICKEY HIGGIE HIGHAM HILDRED HILEY HILL HIRSCH HIRST HITCHCOCK HOCKING HOCKLY HODDER HODGINS HODGKINSON HODGSON HODREN HOE HOLBEN HOLGERSON HOLLAND HONORE HOOPER HOP HOPCROFT HOPKINS HOPKIRK HOPPE HOPWOOD HORN HORNER HORNIBLOW HORSNELL HOSKING HOUSTON HOWAN HOWARD HOWE HOWELL HOWES HUDDLESTON HUDSON HUGGARTY HUGHES HUGLI HUI HUITZE HUMPHREY HUNN HUNT HUNTER HURDSFIELD HURLEY HURST L, HUSE HUTCHESON HUTCHINSON HUTCHISON IGGLESDEN IGGULDEN IHLE ILMO INDER INESON INGLEY INNES INSTITUTIONS IORNS IRELAND IRONMONGER ISHERWOOD ISKIRKA IZARD JABOOR JACK JACKSON JACOBS JACOBSEN JAMES JAMESON JAMIESON JANSEN JAYNE JENKINS JENSEN JENSSEN JEPSEN JEPSON JEWELL JICKELL JOE - LEE JOHANSEN JOHNS JOHNSON JOHNSTON JOHNSTONE JOLLY JONES JONSON JORANSEN JORDAN JORGENSEN JOSEPH JURY JUST JUSTICE KANE KAROOZ KAVANAH KEALL KEARINS KEAT KEEBLE KEELAN KEELING KEILLER KELLAHER KELLERMAN KELLIHER KELLS KELLY KENDALL KENNEDY KENT KEROUZ KERSEL KERSLAKE KETTLE KEY KEYS KIBBLEWHITE KILSBY KINDBERG KING G, KINGSBEER KINGSTON KIRK KIRKPATRICK KIRKWOOD KIRTON KITCHEN KITCHING KITE KJOLSTAD KLEEMAN KNIGHT KNORPP KNOTT KNOWLES KNOX KOEHLER KRIVAN KROUSE KRULL KRUSE KUM KYLE LADD LAHOODLAMBARTH LAMBERT LANCASTER LANE LANG LANGESHWARDT LANGKJER LANGLEY LARCOMB LARGE LARSEN LASSEN LAURENCE LAURENSON LAW LE CREN GRANGE QUESNE LEAN LEARY LEE F, - TONG, LEEBODY LEIGH LEIZ LEMMINGTON LEMON LEON LEPPER LESLIE LETHABY LETT LEVINGE LEVY LEWELLYN LEWIS LEWTHWAITE LICHTWARK LICKFOLD LIDDELL LIGGINS LIMBRICK LIND LINDER LINDGREN A, LINDSAY LINGARD LINKLATER LINTON LISSAMAN LITCHFIELD LITTLE LITTLEJOHN LIVERTON LLOYD LNENICKA LONDON LONG LONGMAN LOOSER LORD LOTHIAN LOUDON LOUGH LOVEDAY LOVEJOY LOVELOCK LOW LUCAS LUCINSKY LUND LUNN LUONI LUXFORD LYALL LYFORD LYNCH LYNDS LYON LYONS MA MACARTHUR MACCARTHY MACDONALD MACGREGOR MACINTIRE MACKENZIE MACKIE MACKINTOSH MACLACHLAN MACLEAN MACMILLAN MACPHERSON MADDEN MADDER MADDISON MAGNUSSON MAHON MALCOLM E, MALLETT MALONEY MALTRAVERS MANNING MANSFORD MANSON MANZ MARDON MAREE MARIBOE MARRINER MARSH MARSHALL MARSHMENT MARTIN MASON MASTED MATHER MATHESON MATRAVERS MAUL MAUNDER MAX MAXWELL MAYO MCALINDEN MCBREARTY MCCAFFERTY MCCALL MCCARTHY MCCARTY MCCAUL MCCEROW MCCOLL MCCONNON MCCOOL MCDONALD MCDONALL MCDOWALL MCDOWELL MCEWEN T, MCGIVERN MCGREGOR MCILVRIDE MCINTOSH MCIVOR MCKELVIE MCKENNA MCKENZIE MCKEOWN MCKNIGHT MCLACHLAN MCLEAN MCMAHON MCMASTERS MCMILLAN MCMINN MCMURRAY MCNEIL MCPHAIL MCPHEE MCPHERSON MCQUARRIE MCRAE MCTAGGART MCWILLIAMS MEIHANA MELLISH MELLOR MELLSOP MEMBERY MENDS MENZIES MEREDITH MERRIMAN MERRINGTON MERRITT METARD METCALFE MEYRICK MICHALIK MIDDLETON MIERS MIKKELSON MILES MILLER MILLS W, MILLTON MILSON MILTON MILVERTON MINOGUE MITCHELL MOELLER MOFFAT MOFFATT MOLES MOLLER MONAGHAN MONK MONRAD MONRO MONTAGUE MONTGOMERY MOONEY MOORE MORAN MOREAU S M, MORECRAFT MORGAN MORRIS MORRISON MORTENSEN MORTON MOULDEN MOULDEY MOUNSEY MOWLEM MUDRACK MUGRIDGE MULLER MULLIGAN MULLINS MUMFORD MUNRO MURFITT MURPHY MUSHET MUTCH NAIRN NAIRNE NANNESTAD NASH NATHAN NEAL NEE NEILSEN NEILSON NELSON NEUMANN NEWCOME NEWMAN NEWSON NEYLON NICHOLLS NICHOLSON NICOL NIELSEN NISBETT NOCK NOEDL NOFFKE NORMAN NORRIS NORTON NYE BOCKING O'DONNELL O'GRADY O'HAGAN O'MARA O'NEIL O'REGAN O'REILLY O'SHEA OAKENFULL OAKLEY OATES ODEN OGILVIE OLIVER OLSEN OLSSON ORR OSBORNE OSGOOD OSTROWSKI OWEN PALENSKI PALLANT PALMER PALMERSON PALTRIDGE PARK PARKER G, PARKES PARR PARRETT PARTRIDGE PASCAL PASCOE PASK PATERSON PATMORE PATON PATTERSON PATTINSON PAUL PAWELKA PAWSON PAYNE PEACH PEARCE PEARSON PECK PEDDER PEDERSEN PEDERSON PEES PEGDEN PEMBERTON PENMAN PENNY PERKINS PERMAIN PERRIN PERRY PERSON PERSSON PETERS PETERSEN PETTERSEN PETTERSON PHILL PHILLIPS PHILLIS PHIPPS PICKERING PIERARD PIKE PILCHER PINKER PINKERTON PIRANI PIZZEY PLIMMER POAD PODMORE POINTON POLLOCK POOLE PORT PORTEOUS PORTER POWELL POWER PRATT PREECE PRENDERGAST PRICE PRIMMER PRINCE PRINGLE PROCTOR V, PUGH PUKLOWSKI PURCELL PURVES PUTNAM QUAYLE QUINTRELL RADDON RADFORD RADOMSKI RAIT RANDELL RANSON RAWLINS RAWSTRON RAYMOND READ REARDON REED REEVE H, REEVES REID REINERSEN RELF REMNANT REVANS RHODES RICHARDS RICHARDSON RICHTER RICKARD RICKLEBEN RIDDELL RIDDETT RILEY RIMMER RITCHIE ROBBIE ROBERT ROBERTS ROBERTSON ROBINSON ROBY ROCKSTROW RODGERS ROE ROGERS RONBERG RONOWICZ ROOS ROSANOWSKI ROSENTHAL ROSS ROSVALL ROUSELL ROWAN ROWE ROWLAND ROWLANDS RUMBLE RUNGE RUSH RUSSELL RUTHERFURD RYAN SADD SALMON SAMUEL SAMUELS SANDERS SANDFORD SANSON SASS SATCHELL SATHERLEY SAUNDERS SAVELL SAYWELL SCALES SCANLAN SCANLON SCHAW SCHEIDT SCHIRNACK SCHLAGER SCHLIERIKE SCHMIDT SCHOFIELD SCHRAMKA SCHRAMLOFSKI SCHULTZ SCHWAMM SCOTT SEALE SEARLE SECKER SEDGWICK SEGREN SEIFERT SELLARS SEMPROFF SEON SETTER SEWELL SEXTON SHAILER SHANNON SHARMAN SHAW SHEERIN SHEPPARD SHERE SHERRIFF SHERWILL SHORT SHORTT SHUTE SHUTLER SHUTZE SIDDELS SIEVERT SILBY SIM L, SIMMONDS SIMMONS SIMMS SIMONSEN SIMPSON SINCLAIR SING SINGH SIXTUS SKEET SKERMAN SKINNER SKIPPER SLATER SLY SMITH P, R, SNELL SNELLING SNELSON SNOW SOLLIT SOMERVILLE SONDERGAARD SORENSEN SOUTH SPCA 1909, SPIERS SPILLANE SPILLER SPINKS SPINLEY SPOONER SPRATT SPREAT SQUIRE ST JOHN STACE STAFFORD STAGPOOLE STANDEN STANDRIN STANFORD STANLEY STANNARD STANTIALL STANTON STEER STEINMULLER STENDAHL STEPHENSON STEVENS STEVENSON STEWART STILES STILL STOREY STOWE STRACHAN STRANG STRATFORD STRATTON STRONG STUART STUBBS SULLIVAN SUMMERHAYS SUMMERS SUTCLIFFE SUTHERLAND SUTTON SVENDSEN SWALLOW SWAYSLAND SWIFT SYMONS TAGG TAIT TALBOT TAMBLYN TANNER TARRANT TASCH TATE TAYLOR TE AWE PANAU PARO RANGIOTU TELFORD TEPPETT TESTER TEWS THACKER THOMAS THOMPSON THOMS THOMSEN THOMSON THORBURN THYNNE TICEHURST TIERNEY TILLER TILLEY TINGEY TODD TOLLEY TOMBS TOMPKINS TONG TOOMATH TOOMEY TOPIC TORINGA TORSTONSON TORY TOWELL TOWERS TOXWARD TRANSOM TRASK TRAVERS TREGURTHA TREMAINE TREMEWAN TREVOR TREWEEK TRICE TRICKLEBANK TRIMBLE TRIPE TROLLOPE TROW TUCKER TURNBULL TURNER TURONGA TWISLETON UDY URQUART VALENTINE VAUTIER VENN VERNON VIDAL VILES VINCENT VINE VIVIAN VOIGT VON BLARAMBERG PRINTZEN VOSS VOWLESS VOYSEY WAGG WAGHORN, WAGNER WAITE WAKELIN WALDEGRAVE WALKER WALKLEY WALL WALLACE WALSH WALTHER WALTON WALWORTH WARBURTON WARD WARNE WARNER WARNOCK WARREN WATCHORN WATERS WATKIN J WATSON WATT WAUGH WEAVERS WEBB WEBBERLEY A WEBSTER WEEKES WEIGHT WELCH WERE WESCHE WEST WESTERHOLM WESTON WESTWOOD WHALLEY WHEELAN WHEELER WHETTON WHITAKER WHITE WHITEHEAD WHITELOCK WHITING WHITSID WICKHAM WIGGINS WILCOCK WILDBORE WILKIE WILKINGSON WILKINSON WILLIAMS WILLIAMSON WILLSHIRE WILSON H B, W WILTON WILTSHIRE WING WINGATE WINKS WIRENGHO WIRIHANA, WISCHNEWSKY WISHART WITHER WIX WOLLERMAN WOOD WOODFIELD WOODHOUSE WOODMORE WOODROOFE WOODWARD WOOLCOCK WOOLHOUSE WORSFOLD WRAY WRIGHT WRIGLEY WYCHERLEY WYLDE WYLDS YANKO YORTT YOUNG ZALOUM ZEINERT ZURCHER

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. In 1955 pianist Winifred Atwell performed a six day show season at the Regent. The variety show featured comedians, artists and even some nudity. Pianist Winifred (Winnie) Atwell was the star attraction. She was very popular in Australia and New Zealand through the 1950s and 1960s and she toured both countries often. Her records sold well and her mixture of fun and classical expertise was irresistible.

A celebration of writing by students from non English speaking backgrounds at Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School.

A suite of bedroom furniture, comprising of a chest of drawers, headboard with built in drawers and a dressing table. These have a dark veneer and are displayed against bare floorboards and light, wooden panelling. There are two sheepskin rugs on the floor.

This player wears a blazer that identifies him as a Bush Rugby Representative from 1959 until 196x

A studio photograph of the players and their coach.

This player wears a blazer identifying him as a member of the 197x

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

The Alpha Motor Inn was built on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Broadway in 1970 for Betty and Bill Clarke. The sculpture Falling Water, by Fred Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Tainui, 1928 – 2025), is visible on its street frontage. Graham was an art lecturer at Palmerston North Teachers Training College between 1957 and 1962. After the motel was sold in 2015, the sculpture was purchased for the city two years later. Following restoration work, it was installed on the exterior of the Conference and Function Centre in 2020.

Shannon Primary School celebrated its 85th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend, between Thursday 30 May and Sunday 2 June 1974.

The Alpha Motor Inn was built on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Broadway in 1970 for Betty and Bill Clarke. The sculpture Falling Water, by Fred Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Tainui, 1928 – 2025), is visible on its street frontage. Graham was an art lecturer at Palmerston North Teachers Training College between 1957 and 1962. After the motel was sold in 2015, the sculpture was purchased for the city two years later. Following restoration work, it was installed on the exterior of the Conference and Function Centre in 2020.

This image shows an existing black and white print which has been rephotographed. It shows a man wearing a turtleneck sweater holding a brochure about photography.

Members of boys' brigade dressed in uniform stand in formation.

The New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs was formed to encourage and assist business and professional women - and New Zealand women in general - to take an active role in public life and in community affairs. The Palmerston North Business and Professional Women's club was established in 1953 as part of the Young Women's Christian Association. It is not known whether this photograph depicts members of the local club, or delegates at a national event that was held in Palmerston North.

The Café de Paris was built as an hotel in 1893, opposite Palmerston North Railway Station on the corner of Domain Street and Main Street. The building was demolished in 2016. This photograph was taken for an advertisement in the Dominion newspaper.

A nocturnal view from Te Marae o Hine, The Square, looking down Rangitikei Street, showing the illuminated Christmas decorations. In 1970, to mark Palmerston North's centennial, the Council arranged to purchase a section of the 1969 Light of London Christmas decorations from Regent Street. Ten lines of lights were purchased at a cost of £2,820 - 9 lines consisting of 1 large centre star, 2 reflector stars and 4 triple drapes. The 10th line was a shield based on the Palmerston North coat of arms. The lines were placed on Broadway Avenue, Rangitikei Street and in The Square. The coat of arms was in Fitzherbert Avenue. It cost $3000 per year to power the lights. They were taken down in March of 1972 for refurbishing and put up for Christmas in 1972-1974.

In 1970, to mark Palmerston North's centennial, the Council arranged to purchase a section of the 1969 Light of London Christmas decorations from Regent Street. Ten lines of lights were purchased at a cost of £2,820 - 9 lines consisting of 1 large centre star, 2 reflector stars and 4 triple drapes. The 10th line was a shield based on the Palmerston North coat of arms. The lines were placed on Broadway Avenue, Rangitikei Street and in The Square. The coat of arms was in Fitzherbert Avenue. It cost $3000 per year to power the lights. They were taken down in March of 1972 for refurbishing and put up for Christmas in 1972-1974.

A view past the fountains in the Butterfly lakelet, showing Christmas lights in Te Marae o Hine, The Square. In 1970, to mark Palmerston North's centennial, the Council arranged to purchase a section of the 1969 Light of London Christmas decorations from Regent Street. Ten lines of lights were purchased at a cost of £2,820 - 9 lines consisting of 1 large centre star, 2 reflector stars and 4 triple drapes. The 10th line was a shield based on the Palmerston North coat of arms. The lines were placed on Broadway Avenue, Rangitikei Street and in The Square. The coat of arms was in Fitzherbert Avenue. It cost $3000 per year to power the lights. They were taken down in March of 1972 for refurbishing and put up for Christmas in 1972-1974.