Photograph showing the natural state of Memorial Park before the development of the area started, dated 1 September 1952.
Formerly a ballast pit owned by New Zealand Railways, the Memorial Park area was developed as a recreational area from 1938 ...
Creator: PNCC
Place: Memorial Park, Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1, 1952
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The life and career of Madame Lauri Alwyn, women's health advocate. Madame Alwyn visited Palmerston North in May 1936 and presented a number of lifestyle, health and fi...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: November 27, 2010
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Home deep freezing food was popular in the 1970s. British born Norma McCulloch, née Proudlove (1933-2010) from Rongotea became an expert in deep freezing techniques and...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: November 20, 2010
These images were taken for the May 7th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption “Looking pleased at the signing of the McGreevy Park project agreement are Mr Graham Haines (left), and Mr Jo...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 7, 1978
This image was published in the May 7th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.
An excerpt from the article read: “The National Mutual building will be open to the public today - and it's believed that this is the first time such a buildi...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: May 7, 1978
This image was published in the April 30th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption “CANON TALBOT”
An excerpt from the article read: “About 250 people attended the dawn parade at the Palmerston North cenotaph on Anzac Day. ...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 30, 1978
These images were taken for the June 25th 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with no caption. The man is not believed to be Brian Green or Robert Orr, but is not named in the article.
An excerpt from t...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: June 25, 1978
This image was published in the April 23rd, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption “Rob Guest does some ‘cramming’”
An excerpt from the article written by Stephen Stewart read: “Rob Guest is a man on the move - and everyth...
Creator: The Tribune
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 23, 1978
Creator: Nola Griffiths
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 2, 2023
Creator: Nola Griffiths.
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 7, 2024
Creator: Nola Griffiths
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 6, 2025
Creator: Nola Griffiths
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 5, 2020
Creator: Nola Griffiths.
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 3, 2022
Creator: Nola Griffiths
Place: Ashhurst.
Date: December 3, 2016
Creator: unknown
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 5, 2015
Creator: Nola Griffiths
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 2, 2017
Creator: Nola Griffiths
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 8, 2018
Creator: Nola Griffiths
Place: Ashhurst
Date: December 7, 2019
Hadley and Deborah Rumsey rehearsing their pairs routine on the roller skating rink at Memorial (Fitzroy) Park, Palmerston North 1968
Creator: Ingrid Dunckley
Date: August 1968
Ingrid Rumsey practising forward arabesque at Memorial Park, Palmerston North (1966)
Creator: Ingrid Dunckley
Place: Memorial Park, Palmerston North.
Date: 1966
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 29th October 2024. Part 5 of 6. Has done a lot of work in the community as did her parents and other people around her. As a 15 or 16 year old she became a Sunday School teacher at Kairanga. Joined Pl...
Creator: Vicki-Marie Buchanan
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 29, 2024
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 5th November 2024. Part 6 of 6. Talks about the development of a reserve at Pit Park in Palmerston North. There were very few recreational facilities in Roslyn which is a heavy populated area. It involved a...
Creator: Vicki-Marie Buchanan
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 5, 2024
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 9th July 2024. Men’s Sheds started in Australia funded by Australian government Known as Menzshed, started in Kapiti (Waikanae) in 2010 as a community organisation Men doing something with their hands. Frie...
Creator: Iola Haggarty
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 9, 2024
My family lived in Collingwood St and remember watching the lunar landing on TV. I recall looking out the window to see if I could see the rocket. This was one of my earliest memories as I was born in 1966.
I remember going inside ...
Creator: Louis MacKinnon
Place: Palmerston North
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 2nd July 2024. Part 4 of 4. As a drama teacher at St Marks school she used the Trinity College syllabus as a framework for the year. Term one and two were spent learning fundamental skills culminating...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Turitea Valley
Date: July 2, 2024
Place: Palmerston North
Date: December 9, 2025
Free taxis were available from Palmerston North City Centre out to the Newbury Dances.
I remember going with girlfriends. Sitting on the seats in the photos on here and waiting to be asked for a dance. Good memories.
Creator:
Place: Newbury Palmerston North
Date: May 1969
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 12th March 2024. Lynley de Roles. Went on Womens Weekly tour to Prince Charles’ and Princess Diana’s wedding in 1981. Travelled via Los Angeles and Disneyland. Stayed at Waldorf Hotel which was ...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: March 12, 2024
Day 2 of coronavirus shutdown in Palmerston North. Memeorial Park and other playgrounds closed for the duration.
Creator: Margaret Tennant
Place: Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date: March 27, 2020
Day 2 of coronavirus closedown 27 March 2020. Playground in Memorial Park is closed down for the duration.
Creator: Margaret Tennant
Place: Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date: March 27, 2020