"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. It is made of cast bronze and corten steel.

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 following year by Dibble Art Studio and Zimmerman Art Gallery. The huia is made of bronze, and the base of the sculpture is made from Corten steel.

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 following year by Dibble Art Studio and Zimmerman Art Gallery. The huia is made of bronze, and the base of the sculpture is made from Corten steel.

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.

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 sculpture was temporarily installed at the intersection of Main and Andrew Young streets to complement an art exhibition by the sculptor's wife, Fran Dibble, on display at the nearby Zimmerman Art Gallery.

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

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

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 view at the Manawatū Art Gallery.

The impetus for Dibble’s installation was his dislike of the recently-constructed PNCC Civic Administration Building and what he considered the oppressive heaviness of its brutalist concrete form. Instead, his art work “recreated a light fragile space using thin metal rods” which established “the limits of his ‘garden’ and convey that all-important lightness – in an abstract way”. Wax figures recline on strips of artificial grass, while brightly-coloured, sheet-metal parrots are perched on the metal rods. Dibble had weighted the parrots with lead-filled beer bottle tops, which meant that the movement of visitors to the gallery caused the birds to sway gently, animating the space.

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 blue-green patina. The two contrasting pieces challenge each other, physically and metaphorically. The taller, the dancer, stands 3.5 metres. eying the 3 metre tall tuatara.

Paul Dibble said, "Because it's for the Regent Theatre, it's about drama, acting out emotions and feelings. I've called it Who's Afraid, but I'm not too sure if she's alarmed or trying to scare the tuatara. There is also a fair bit of joy in her and that's because theatre is about all those emotions."

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.

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.

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 Dibble's bronze sculpture 'The Garden' (2002), was temporarily exhibited in the CAB courtyard. The following year the sculpture was permanently installed in Havelock North.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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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 blue-green patina. The two contrasting pieces challenge each other, physically and metaphorically. The taller, the dancer, stands 3.5 metres. eying the 3 metre tall tuatara.

Paul Dibble said, "Because it's for the Regent Theatre, it's about drama, acting out emotions and feelings. I've called it Who's Afraid, but I'm not too sure if she's alarmed or trying to scare the tuatara. There is also a fair bit of joy in her and that's because theatre is about all those emotions."

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, Palmerston North Technical Institute, and Manawatu Polytechnic). In addition, there is information on the Paul Dibble sculpture, "The Nectar Eaters", and carvings on campus "Hinenuitepo", "Tumatauenga" and "Whatukura".

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 (1904 - 1960), november 9 - 29'. Part of a collection of posters that were displayed in the Public Library in the 1970s - 1980s.

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 artworks on display in Palmerston North. Stone sculptures in the Square. Support for local artists. Galleries, classes, Square Edge. Textile art, ceramics. The Schwartzonian for kiwiana. Hangars. Archaeology. 

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 contro; Tertiary Education; Chris Loads; road signs amnesty, parking; The Lido; road crossings; Arena 4; Esplanade; civil defence; committees; water; Destination Manawaū; The Regent; Manawatū Art Gallery; grants; Paul Dibble; Library; Catherine Hourigan; annual plan; Vision Manawatū.

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. Hospital centennial committee chairman Gordon Cumming unveiled the sculpture by Palmerston North artist Paul Dibble. It had been placed in the main foyer of the hospital. Mr Cumming said the sculpture, which symbolises a patient and health professionals, was the final gesture from the centennial committee, which last year erected a centennial banner in the hospital chapel.