PalmyProud celebrates the people, places and events in our city. The free quarterly magazine aims to inspire locals and visitors to learn more about this special place we call home. It’s published by Palmerston North City Council.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2025

Broadcast on Manawatū People's Radio, 7 May, 2019. Trish Keiller on the history of Caccia Birch House, interviewed by Alison Mildon. Sound of cicadas in the background. Caccia Birch Trust Board member. House uses, history display. Original purchas...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 7, 2019

These architectural plans depict a two-storey house, featuring seven bedrooms. It was designed by L. G. West for Jacob Nannestead. The house was built around 1892. After it was sold to to Jack Strang in 1903 the house was extensively enlarged, bo...

Creator:      L G West
Date:          circa 1892

These images showing Caccia Birch House undergoing repairs are part of a file compiled by M. D. (David) Evans when working for the PNCC Planning Department. Evans was employed as planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council, Planner's Department
Date:          1987

Contents:

p. 3 Editorial / Margaret Tennant

p. 5 To bridge or not to bridge...? / Jill White

p. 17 Money for my boy: the story of Katherine Wilson's will / Dorothy Pilkington

p. 25 The final battle / Simon Johnson

p. 35 An indeterminate sente...

Creator:      Manawatū Historic Journal Associates
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2016

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The origins of Massey Agricultural College gardens and homesteads, and the significant people associated with the development of the grounds and homes. Many of the hist...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 1, 2020

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The heritage team at the Palmerston North city library celebrates local history week 2020, hosting seven days of events which include walks, talks, day trips and presen...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          October 17, 2020

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24 May 1961 "Sir George Currie, the chairman of the Education Commission and Lady Currie, pause with their hosts at Caccia Birch, the Palmerston North University College...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Caccia Birch, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          May 24, 1961

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: Call centre; Ian Matheson; archives; library; Te Manawa; Ethni...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North

Black and White photographs of Caccia Birch taken pre-restoriation circa 1980. The purpose of the photographs was to show the state of the house and grounds before submissions were made to council and the Ministry of Works.

First built in 1892 by...

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

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: place making; Jono Naylor; graffiti; parks and reserves; Rosly...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 2013

These photographs show the back entrance to the Caccia Birch House kitchen. Iimprovements were made to this entrance at the back of the house in 2020.

Caccia Birch House was designed by L. G. West and built for Jacob Nannestad, a sawmiller, in ab...

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Palmerston North
Date:          November 23, 2020

Booklet giving a short history of Caccia Birch House, created by the Manawatu Committee for the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

Creator:      New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Place:          Hokowhitu
Date:          January 1, 1980

Booklet written by the Caccia Birch Preservation Society outlining the history of Caccia Birch House and the rationale for preserving the house in its current state.

Creator:      Caccia Birch Preservation Society
Place:          Caccia Birch, 130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          January 1, 1976

Booklet entitled, Submission to the Minister of Works & Development, created by Palmerston North City Council, November 1982. Booklet details the history, preservation value and possibles uses of Caccia Birch House in the future.

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          Hokowhitu
Date:          November 1, 1982

Caccia Birch was designed by L G West and built for Jacob Nannestad, a sawmiller, in about 1892. After being sold to Jack Strang in 1903 the house, known as 'Woodhey', was extensively enlarged, both by him and by the New Zealand Government during ...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney - Palmerston North City Council
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          October 5, 2011

Black and White photographs of Caccia Birch taken pre-restoriation circa 1980. The purpose of the photographs was to show the state of the house and grounds before submissions were made to council and the Ministry of Works.

First built in 1892 by...

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

Black and White photographs of Caccia Birch taken pre-restoriation circa 1980. The purpose of the photographs was to show the state of the house and grounds before submissions were made to council and the Ministry of Works.

First built in 1892 by...

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

Black and White photographs of Caccia Birch taken pre-restoriation circa 1980. The purpose of the photographs was to show the state of the house and grounds before submissions were made to council and the Ministry of Works.

First built in 1892 by...

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

Mrs. Fergusson, known to the children as 'Old Nurse' with Walter Taylor-Young (probably), second from right,cousin of the Strangs, and either Graham, Brian or Colin Strang. Taken at the gates of Mr J Strang's residence, 'Woodhey' (now Caccia Birch...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

One of the events held to celebrate 100 years of Palmerston North was a garden party for ‘Old Identities’, held in the grounds of Caccia Birch House, Te Awe Awe Street. About 350 people attended. From left: Sir Arthur Poritt, Governor General of ...

Creator:      John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          March 1971

Taken on the driveway in front of “Woodhey”, Mr Strang’s residence in Te Awe Awe Street, with the stables (Coach House) behind. The property is now known as Caccia Birch house. J. H. Strang owned the property 1903-1921.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          March 19, 1905

Tina White and Cindy Lilburn were recipients of awards from the Palmerston North Heritage Trust for their contributions to local history at Caccia Birch House on Sunday 29 July 2018. See the attached citation for more information.

Creator:      Maria Shiva
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          July 29, 2018

This photograph is taken from the south bank of the Hokowhitu Lagoon which is seen in the foreground. Built for Jacob Nannestad, a sawmiller, the house was bought by John Henderson Pollock Strang in 1903. In 1921 it was sold to William Caccia Birc...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          1903

Black and White photographs of Caccia Birch taken pre-restoriation circa 1980. The purpose of the photographs was to show the state of the house and grounds before submissions were made to council and the Ministry of Works.

First built in 1892 by...

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

Black and White photographs of Caccia Birch taken pre-restoriation circa 1980. The purpose of the photographs was to show the state of the house and grounds before submissions were made to council and the Ministry of Works.

First built in 1892 by...

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

Black and White photographs of Caccia Birch taken pre-restoriation circa 1980. The purpose of the photographs was to show the state of the house and grounds before submissions were made to council and the Ministry of Works.

First built in 1892 by...

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

This tulip tree was planted in 1895 and is listed in the City register of Historic Buildings, Objects and Trees worth preserving.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          1979

Black and White photographs of Caccia Birch taken pre-restoriation circa 1980. The purpose of the photographs was to show the state of the house and grounds before submissions were made to council and the Ministry of Works.

First built in 1892 by...

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmersotn North
Date:          circa 1980

Caccia Birch, as it is known today, was designed by L G West and built for Jacob Nannestad, a sawmiller, in about 1892. After being sold to Jack Strang in 1903 the house was extensively enlarged, both by him and by the New Zealand Government durin...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          130 Te Awe Awe Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1981