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

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: Christmas in the Square; Awapuni Landfill; conservation; weed...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 2001

These images were taken for a story that appeared in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1992, but were not printed. Another image was published instead.

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          December 1992

This image was published in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1992.

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          December 17, 1992

In 2017, a mural by Auckland graffiti artist Haser was installed in the Civic Administration Building courtyard after the Beats and Brushes festival. It was a gift from the artist to the Palmerston North City Council.

In November 2017, Paul Dibbl...

Creator:      Elizabeth Gardner
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 20, 2018

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 18th August 2020. Part 2 of 4.   Establishing the Taylor-Jensen Fine Arts Gallery, 1997. Gallery content and objectives. Involving the artists. Paul Dibble and others. Jack Register. Public artwor...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 18, 2020

This image was taken for a story that appeared in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 21 December 1994, published with the caption: "A bronze tablet to commemorate the first 100 years of the Palmerston North Hospital was unveiled last night. Hospit...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          December 21, 1994

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 9 November 1981, titled 'Concrete in the Garden.' It describes the installation of the same name by the Palmerston North artist Paul Dibble (1943-2023) that was on vie...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          November 9, 1981

In November 2017, Paul Dibble's bronze sculpture 'The Garden' (2002), was temporarily exhibited in the Civic Administration Building courtyard on Main Street. The following year the sculpture was permanently installed in Havelock North.

Creator:      Elizabeth Gardner
Date:          March 20, 2018

The "Who's Afraid" sculpture was unveiled outside the Regent Theatre in Broadway on 3 July 2011. It was the sixth work commissioned by the Palmerston North Public Sculpture Trust. It is by local artist, Paul Dibble.

The sculpture is in bronze of ...

Creator:      Sonya Holm
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          March 2017

This bronze sculpture, dating from 1996, is located outside the central branch of the Palmerston North City Library.

Creator:      Heather Glasgow
Date:          March 8, 2017

This sculpture dates from 2003 and is located at the Universal College of Learning (UCOL) on Princess Street.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          Princess Street, Palmerston North
Date:          2000s

Temporary sculpture by Fran Dibble. Sponsored by Zimmerman Art Gallery and hosted in their pop up sculpture corner on Main/Andrew Young Streets.

Creator:      Keegan Thane
Place:          Main Street
Date:          March 21, 2022

Temporary sculpture by Fran Dibble. Sponsored by Zimmerman Art Gallery and hosted in their pop up sculpture corner on Main/Andrew Young Streets. 

Creator:      Keegan Thane
Place:          Main Street
Date:          March 21, 2022

Temporary sculpture by Fran Dibble. Sponsored by Zimmerman Art Gallery and hosted in their pop up sculpture corner on Main/Andrew Young Streets. 

Creator:      Keegan Thane
Place:          Main Street
Date:          March 21, 2022

Temporary sculpture by Fran Dibble. Sponsored by Zimmerman Art Gallery and hosted in their pop up sculpture corner on Main/Andrew Young Streets. 

Creator:      Keegan Thane
Place:          Main Street
Date:          March 21, 2022

Temporary sculpture by Fran Dibble. Sponsored by Zimmerman Art Gallery and hosted in their pop up sculpture corner on Main/Andrew Young Streets. 

Creator:      Keegan Thane
Place:          Main Street
Date:          March 21, 2022

This booklet provides information on the naming of the buildings that form the Universal College of Learning (UCOL) campus in Palmerston North. Also included is a bried history of the campus (in various forms as Palmerston North Technical School, ...

Creator:      UCOL
Place:          Corner of King Street and Princess Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 2005

Paul Dibble's sculpture 'Te Pūatatangi ki Te Ika a Māui - Dawn Chorus on the Fish of Māui' rests in the duck pond outside Wildbase Recovery Centre in Palmerston North's Esplanade.

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Creator:      Alexander Robertson, for PNCC
Place:          The Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          February 9, 2021

"Ghost of the Huia" (2010) is an artwork by Paul Dibble. The sculpture sits on the corner of Te Mare o Hine/The Square and Church Street, opposite Square Edge. It is a tribute to the memory of the Huia - last sighted in the Tararua Ranges in 1907....

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Te Mare o Hine/The Square
Date:          2018

The "Who's Afraid" sculpture was unveiled outside the Regent Theatre in Broadway on 3 July 2011. It was the sixth work commissioned by the Palmerston North Public Sculpture Trust. It is by local artist, Paul Dibble.

The sculpture is in bronze of ...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney for IMCA
Place:          53 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          May 23, 2019

Paul Dibble’s Ghost of the Huia sculpture is a tribute to the memory of the extinct huia. A unique native bird, the last confirmed sighting of a live huia was in the Tararua ranges in 1907. The sculpture was created in 2010 and installed the fo...

Creator:      Janice Sharan - Palmerston North City Library
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          September 29, 2018

The unveiling of Paul Dibble's sculpture Te Pūatatangi ki Te Ika a Māui, Dawn Chorus on the Fish of Māui, at Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery on 25 August, 2019.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          The Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          2019-08-25T00:00:00+00:00

Paul Dibble’s Ghost of the Huia sculpture is a tribute to the memory of the extinct huia. A unique native bird, the last confirmed sighting of a live huia was in the Tararua ranges in 1907. The sculpture was created in 2010 and installed the fo...

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

This bronze statue, "Pacific Monarch" by New Zealand sculptor Paul Dibble is located outside Te Manawa. It was commissioned by the Manawatu Art Gallery in 1992 and erected in 1995.

Creator:      Janice Sharan - Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 28, 2018

Paul Dibble's sculpture, 'All Creatures Great', outside Central Library's main entrance was wrapped up to protect it during building work.

Creator:      Leith Haarhoff for PNCC
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North, Manawatū
Date:          September 24, 2018

Poster advertising November exhibtions at the Manawatu Art Gallery. 'Perspectives, Photographs by Andrew Ninness, november 9 - december 12. Paul Dibble, november 9 - 29. The Wanganui, Photographs by Anne Noble, november 9 - december 12. James Cook...

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1980s