Colour postcard showing buses travelling arund The Square.

Place:          Palmerston North

Rugby World Cup fans were able to enjoy a wealth of events in Te Marae o Hine – the Square during the 2011 Rugby World Cup, including the 'Our People, Our Place Cultural (OPOP) Food and Music Fest' in the lead up to the game between Argentina and ...

Creator:      Shane Bayley
Place:          Te Marae o Hine, The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          October 2, 2011

This image was likely taken from the Municipal Chambers building, which became known as the ‘Square Edge’ Arts Centre in 1980.

This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning a...

Creator:      D. Evans
Place:          47 The Square, Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1971

Photo taken in Featherston Street when work to upgrade the street and install new cycleways was taking place.

The image includes one from the fleet of Palmerston North's new CRRC fully electric buses operated by Horizons Regional Council...

Creator:      Paul A Robertson
Place:          Featherston Street
Date:          July 4, 2024

 Image showing the partial demolition of the former Chief Post Office (High Flyers/The Daily),

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          Main Street
Date:          June 9, 2025

Image showing the partial demolition of the former Chief Post Office (High Flyers/The Daily)

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          Main Street
Date:          June 9, 2025

The No. 17, Morris 702 with Hawke BMC B32D bodywork, new in 1964. Registration ER9721. Photographer unknown, but likely taken on behalf of Omnibus Manager Reg Crutchley.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1960s

The No. 17, Morris 702 with Hawke BMC B32D bodywork, new in 1964. Registration ER9721. Photographer unknown, but likely taken on behalf of Omnibus Manager Reg Crutchley.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          January 8, 1969

These buses are believed to be the Palmerston North No.1 and No.2 buses, both Morris 702s with Hawke B35D bodies, new in 1960. chassis numbers 86785 (No.1) and 90906 (No.2). They were photographed in The Square.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

This image is believed to depict the No.17 bus, which was a 1964 Morris 702 with Hawke BMC B32D bodywork. It appears to be on a charter, perhaps for a scout group.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1960s

The No. 17, Morris 702 with Hawke BMC B32D bodywork, new in 1964. Registration ER9721. Photographer unknown, but likely taken on behalf of Omnibus Manager Reg Crutchley.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          January 12, 1969

This image is believed to depict the No.1 bus, later registered EX4640. It was a Morris 702 with Hawke B35D bodywork. It was photographed in the Square.

At right is Manager Reg Crutchley.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

This image is believed to depict the No.1 bus, later registered EX4640. It was a Morris 702 with Hawke B35D bodywork, new in 1960. The driver stands with Omnibus Manager Reg Crutchley (right) at The Square, where buses operated from. chassis no. 8...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

This image is believed to depict the No.1 bus, later registered EX4640. It was a Morris 702 with Hawke B35D bodywork. It was photographed in the Square.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

This image is believed to depict the No.17 bus (seated 32), which was a 1964 Morris 702 with Hawke BMC B32D bodywork. It appears to be on a charter, perhaps for a scout group.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1960s

These buses are believed to be the Palmerston North No.1 and No.2 buses, both Morris 702s with Hawke B35D bodies, new in 1960. chassis numbers 86785 (No.1) and 90906 (No.2). They were photographed in The Square.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

These images are believed to depict the Palmerston North City Council No.1 bus, registered ES4291. It was a 1969 Morris FHK140 with New Zealand Motor Bodies (NZMB) B35D bodywork, chassis No. 260297.

Photos by Catts Patterson company (NZ) Ltd, P.O...

Creator:      Catts Patterson company (NZ) Ltd
Date:          1969

This image is believed to depict the Watts Motors Ltd No.12 bus, featuring a Canadian Ford V8 engine, with a New Zealand Motor Bodies (NZMB) body. It seated around 35 passengers and would have been new between 1950 and 1951.

The photo was taken b...

Creator:      Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd
Date:          1950s

The No. 17, Morris 702 with Hawke BMC B32D bodywork, new in 1964. Photographer unknown, but likely taken on behalf of Omnibus Manager Reg Crutchley.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1960s

This image is believed to depict the Palmerston North No.7 bus, later registered ER9712. It was a 1961 Morris 702 with Hawke BMC B38D bodywork and chassis number 116572.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1961

These buses are thought to be Morris 702s with Hawke BMC bodies. When new, they seated between 34 and 38 passengers. The photographer is unknown, but the image was likely taken on behalf of Omnibus Manager Reg Crutchley.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960 to 1963

One of four Commer buses with Bate and Bell Ltd bodywork, built in Napier. These buses entered service in September 1921 and could seat 27 passengers. It is depicted here with drivers, managers and other staff. Photographer unknown.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1920s

These buses are thought to be dual door, 31 seater New Zealand Motor Bodies (NZMB) 'Steelbilt' bodies built between 1945 and 1948. The photographer is unknown, but the image was likely taken on behalf of Omnibus Manager Reg Crutchley.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1945 to 1948

This image is believed to depict a 1949 Leyland 'Tiger' OPS3/1 with New Zealand Motor Bodies (NZMB) B37D bodywork. It is either the No.9 (EK7006) or No.10 (EK7007); There were only two half-cab single deckers in the Palmerston North fleet.

This i...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, Palmerston North
Date:          1950s

This image from the Manawatu Times depicts a Leyland OPS3/1 nine or ten seater bus with New Zealand Motor Bodies (NZMB) B37D body. The bodywork has been rebuilt in this example, with rubberised windows and sliding vents, replacing the original win...

Creator:      'The Times', Palmerston North
Date:          1958

Madge Allsop - the fictional character created as the 'straight-woman' to Barry Humphries' outrageous female impersonation act Dame Edna Everage - was embodied by English Actress Patricia 'Emily' Perry.

In 1994 while on tour with Humphries, Perr...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date:          June 20, 1994

"A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson.

00:00 - 4:15 - 'City of Wheels'

4:16 - 815 - Family images. The film cannister index reads: ""Rachel, Judy. Tony, 277 College Street, the Clothiers, Bill Davis, Jim Hollis, Cat Mercer, Moving ...

Creator:      Rod Matheson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

"A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson's son Ian Matheson, later Archivist for the Palmerston North City Council.

0:00 - 5: 42: Ecumenical Youth Conference (and presumendly related events)

5:43 - 9:31 Poutu Marae, Shannon & restored ...

Creator:      Rod Matheson
Place:          Shannon
Date:          1960s

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 January 1958, page 9: The West End Scout party that returned last week from their North Island tour are seen grouped in front of the bus that carried them on the trip...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ferguson Street, Palmerston North

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 January 1961: "Contractors constructing the new bridge for Milson Line have been delayed by having to excavate a large amount of concrete from the site of the old bri...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Milson Line, Palmerston North
Date:          January 13, 1961