Awapuni Lagoon was one of 5 original lagoons in Palmerson North when pakeha arrived for settlement. It was later drained. Written in pencil on the old print are the words: “Awapuni Lagoon 1881. Returning to Pah from Waldegraves”. Note the old wh...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1881

Contents:

p. 3 Editorial / Russell Poole

p. 5 'Whose river is it anyway? Recreation on the Manawatū.' / Jill White

p. 15 'The story of a schoolbag: going to school in the First World War.' / Kerry Bethell & Cushla Scrivens

p. 23 'A new lease o...

Creator:      Manawatū Historic Journal Associates
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2017

This series of images were taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 22 September, 1978. The article details a mid-river collision in the Manawatū Gorge during the Manawatū River stage of the 1978 CItizen Watch Jet Boat Marath...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Date:          1978-09-22T00:00:00+00:00

The Jones property, on the Karere Road was formerly owned by Ditlev Monrad.

Creator:      Jack Anderson
Place:          Karere Lagoon, Tiakitahuna, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905

The lagoon at Hokowhitu was one of 5 lagoons in Palmerston North.

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1895 to circa 1905

The 1953 flooding of the Manawatu and Oroua River was one of the worst on record for the area. This photograph shows a group of young people getting a boat out during the 1953 Rangiotu Flood.

Creator:      J Moore
Place:          Rangiotu, Manawatu
Date:          February 1953