Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Ruahine Reserve was the site of Ruahine Kāinga (village) before 1864, a community of 150 to 200 people. It is recalled by Rangitāne as being where the old College of Educ...

Creator:      Karla Karaitiana
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 1, 2024

 Pictured is the demolition of the gymnasium and playing courts at the former Massey Hokowhitu Campus / Teachers College. They are being replaced by a housing subdivision. 

The gym was noted to be state of the art during its ti...

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          Hokowhitu
Date:          March 2021

Pictured is the demolition of Kura Awa / Manukura School (foreground) and the gymnasium (background) at the former Massey Hokowhitu Campus / Teachers College. They are being replaced by a housing subdivision. 

The gym was noted to b...

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          Hokowhitu
Date:          March 2021

Pictured is the campus' auditorium building (left) and the KA North Lecture Theatre building (right) which form the entrance to the campus' courtyard area. They are unique examples of modernist brutalism in the city; note the different concrete...

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          40°22'14.3"S 175°37'51.1"E
Date:          December 2021

Pictured is the campus' auditorium building (left) and the Tower Block (right) with the campus' courtyard in front of it. 

These buildings will be torn down and replaced by a housing development before 2030.

~ Timeline of the...

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          40°22'12.4"S 175°37'51.7"E
Date:          December 2021

Pictured is the Ruahine building at the former Hokowhitu Campus. Note the mural on the wall next to the entrance. A closer photo of this can be found on this website. 

The building will be torn down and replaced by a housing develop...

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          40°22'13.0"S 175°37'51.1"E
Date:          December 2021

Ko te marae tuatahi ki te tū i runga i tētahi wāhi akonga. Ko te tūwheratanga o te marae ‘Te Kupenga o Te Mātauranga’ i te rā e ono o te marama o Māhuru i te tau 1980. I tae mai te tāngata tokorua ngā rau. The first Marae to be built on a campus...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Centennial Drive, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          September 6, 1980