Cherry blossoms on George Street.

Creator:      Heather Glasgow
Place:          

Part 6 of 6. Mark Kilsby recalls unusual theatre experiences and roles.
 He acted in two different plays on the same evening.
 He raced between theatres and changed costumes quickly.
 One role was a hairy godmother, an...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 28, 2026

Part 5 of 6. Mark Kilsby has assisted theatre productions at Boys High since 2007.
 He helped students with acting and stage performance skills.
 He preferred co-directing rather than leading alone.
 Junior musical the...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 21, 2026

Part 4 of 6. Mark Kilsby shared stories from acting and volunteer work.
 He took part as a Hobbit at a Wellington film premiere.
 A protest stopped his chance to walk the red carpet.
 He spent the day waiting in costum...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 14, 2026

Part 3 of 6. Mark Kilsby performed in 18 consecutive Summer Shakespeare productions. 
 He developed a deep love for Shakespeare from childhood. 
 He also acted in Shakespeare plays at Centrepoint Theatre. 
&n...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 7, 2026

Part 2 of 6 Mark Kilsby spoke about his long involvement in theatre in Whanganui and Palmerston North.
 He acted with Four Seasons Theatre, Repertory Theatre and musical theatre groups.
 His first paid acting role earned him f...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 30, 2026

Part 1 of 6. Mark Kilsby developed a lifelong love of theatre through his mother’s acting interests.
 As a child he attended plays in Palmerston North, including Shakespeare productions.
 He learned speech and drama, once know...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 23, 2026

Part 2 of 2 Jacquie Nutt described growing up in Zimbabwe before moving to South Africa in 2000.
 Her daughter’s serious illness inspired her to rethink life and pursue lactation work.
 She became a lactation consultant after ...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 16, 2026

Part 1 of 2 Jacquie Nutt set up a human milk bank in Palmerston North.
 She had already created two milk banks in South Africa.
 She moved to New Zealand in 2015 as a lactation consultant.
 Jackie says breastfeeding is...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 9, 2026

Part 4 of 4. Strong rural community around Halcombe in the 1970s
 Family farmed sheep, cattle, crops and grains
 Deep involvement in Halcombe School life
 PTA, school board and teaching roles
 Small rural schoo...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Feilding
Date:          June 2, 2026

Part 3 of 4. Marion Abiss describes her involvement with the Experiment in International Living 
 It was a global cultural exchange bringing visitors into New Zealand homes
 Students and adults stayed with host families f...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Feilding
Date:          May 26, 2026

Part 2 of 4. Floral art began for Marion Abiss in the 1980s from a love of gardening
 She joined the Feilding Floral Art Group through friends
 Floral art involves creativity beyond simple flower arranging
 Themes guid...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Feilding
Date:          May 19, 2026

Part 1 of 4. Marion Abiss recalls growing up in Feilding during the 1940s
 She walked to Lytton Street School with other local children
 Schools were simple, with cold rooms and oiled wooden floors
 Children brought sa...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Feilding
Date:          May 12, 2026

This photograph album depicts wide range of images of the Monrad family and ‘Kaingahou’, and includes photos of the Kendall family who owned ‘Kaingahou’ at one time.

Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887) was a prominent figure in nineteenth-century D...

Date:          1866 to 1970s

Family photograph album, including images of family members, scenes around Palmerston North, animals, music, sport, soldiers, "Huanui" (boat at Foxton), Foxton, Maori Battalion (1940) and farm scenes.

Creator:      Newth family
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          circa 1940 to circa 1950

Beth Thompson's album. Beth was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (nee Macauley) Thompson. Album contains photographs of Beth throughout her younger life, Macauley and Thompson families and Maurice and Elayne Thompson (siblings). Also contains...

Creator:      Thompson - Macauley families
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1917 to circa 1992

Philip Fowler travelled to England to serve as a pilot with the Royal Naval Air Service, during World War One.

This photograph album appears to hold images from his life not long after his return to New Zealand, when he went on to fly passengers...

Creator:      Philip Fowler
Place:          New Zealand
Date:          192X

A photograph album from Alexander Clark LTD, a Palmerston North-based home and commercial decoration business. Images include shop displays, parade floats, price lists, staff at work and at social events, and work projects.

Creator:      Alexander Clark LTD
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920 to 1967

Contains photographs of Beth, Maurice and Elayne Thompson and their parents, Elizabeth and Charles, on their farm in Milson Line, family activities, holidays and Macauley relations. Charles Thompson and Elizabeth Macauley married in 1929 and had t...

Creator:      Various
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1925 to circa 1949

A photograph album from Alexander Clark LTD, a Palmerston North-based home and commercial decoration business. Images include shop displays, staff at work and at social events, and work projects.

Creator:      Alexander Clark LTD
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1965 to 1979

Album contains photos of the Dumbleton family, extended families and holidays in New Zealand and England. Most images not identified. Not in chronological order. The name Mina Dumbleton is handwritten inside the front cover.

The Dumbleton family ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Various
Date:          circa 1910 to circa 1965

Album contains photos of the Dumbleton family and extended families. Many are unidentified. Not in chronological order.

The Dumbleton family lived in Cook Street. There were four daughters: Mina; Eileen, who married and became Eileen Ward; Olive...

Creator:      Dumbleton Family
Place:          Various
Date:          circa 1910 to 1963

Beth Thompson was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (nee Macauley) Thompson. She grew up on the family farm on Milson Line with her siblings Maurice and Elayne.

Album contains images of Beth and family and Palmerston North's 75th jubilee parade.

Creator:      Various
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1940 to circa 1959

This photograph album depicts member of the Monrad family and their friends, in Denmark and New Zealand. It is undated but many originate from the 1860s onwards.

Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887) was a prominent figure in nineteenth-century Denma...

Date:          1860 to 1900s

This photograph album depicts member of the Monrad family and their friends, in Denmark and New Zealand. It is undated but many originate from the 1860s onwards.

Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887) was a prominent figure in nineteenth-century Denma...

Date:          1866 to 1993

This photograph album belonged to Olga Elegie Monrad (1891-1919), daughter of Ditlev and Kamma Monrad. Photographs are from New Zealand and Denmark. There are no captions or dates but some identification has been made of Monrad family members.

Di...

Date:          1860 to 1900s

This photograph album depicts member of the Monrad family and their friends, in Denmark and New Zealand. It is undated but many originate from the 1860s onwards.

Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811–1887) was a prominent figure in nineteenth-century Denma...

Date:          1860 to 1900s

A photograph album from Alexander Clark LTD, a Palmerston North-based home and commercial decoration business. The content is focused on a cycling race - possibly the 1977 Tour of the North Island - when Dulux Paints were the major sponsor.

Creator:      Alexander Clark LTD
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1977

Community House in Ashhurst was initiated by the Ashhurst Community Service Group. It opened in 1993 in the former Post Office building, purchased by the PNCC as the new Ashhurst Library. The house part of the building was given over as a communit...

Creator:      Ashhurst Community House
Place:          Ashhurst, Manawatu
Date:          1993

Philip Fowler travelled to England to serve as a pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service during World War One.

This photograph album provides a unique look at his life while serving in Imbros in the Aegean Sea, in England on rest and recreation and...

Creator:      Philip Fowler
Date:          circa 1916 to 1920