The second Fitzherbert Bridge was built by Fletcher Construction Co. Ltd between 1933 and 1935. It was opened 20 July 1935 by Viscount Galway, the Governor General. The concrete bridge replaced the original wooden structure completed in 1877. The ...

Date:          1950

 Photo showing the demolition of the Massey Vet Tower, November 2022 

Creator:      Ben Foster
Date:          November 13, 2022

Photo showing the demolition of the Massey Vet Tower, November 2022

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          Massey University
Date:          November 13, 2022

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 09 November 1960 "High above the city this morning the Rev. L.M. King poured the last bucket of concrete in the construction of St. Peter's Church. The final pour was to...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-11-09T00:00:00+00:00

[Photograph of large footing work for building the Moutoa Sluice Gates project. Many workmen are observing the concrete pour.]

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Moutoa

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 July 1961 "Even thought this method of construction [pre-stressed concrete] has been used outside Palmerston North, the new building of Armaghdown Motors in Princess ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          11 Princess Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 1, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 23 February 1961 "Portions of the taxi-way at the R.N.Z.A.F. station at Ohakea are being strengthened to take much heavier loads. Heavy petrol tankers servicing jet airc...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ohakea
Date:          1961-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Pictured is the entrance between the auditorium building (left) and tower block (right) at the former Hokowhitu Campus. Note the blue, red, green stained glass feature next to the entrance, and the texture in the buildings' concrete faces.

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

 Pictured is the former library at the Hokowhitu Campus. The building is a unique example of modernist brutalism in the city. Note the bronze-coloured handrails and window frames, and textured concrete.

The building will be torn dow...

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          40°22'11.0"S 175°37'51.3"E
Date:          December 2021

Pictured is the former student centre and cafe at the Hokowhitu Campus. The building is a unique example of modernist brutalism in the city. Note the bronze-coloured handrails and window frames, textured concrete, and stained glass feature.

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          40°22'12.0"S 175°37'51.4"E
Date:          December 2021

Pictured is the former student centre and cafe (left) and library (right) at the Hokowhitu Campus. These buildings are unique examples of modernist brutalism in the city. 

The buildings will be torn down and replaced by a housing de...

Creator:      Ben Foster
Place:          40°22'11.0"S 175°37'51.3"E
Date:          December 2021

This tower is currently being used as offices. It will be removed and replaced by houses sometime in the near future.

It is a rare example of brutalist architecture in the city

Creator:      Benjamin Foster
Place:          Hokowhitu Campus
Date:          August 2020

 Pictured is a close-up of the tower at the Hokowhitu campus showing detail of the rugged concrete on the curve and the windows. The tower is a key example of brutalist architecture in the city

The building is being used as offices ...

Creator:      Benjamin Foster
Place:          Hokowhitu Campus
Date:          August 2020

A band plays at the official opening of the second Fitzherbert Bridges, built 1933 - 1935 by Fletcher Construction. The view looks across the new bridge towards the Aokautere and Massey Agricultural College side.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Fitzherbert Bridge, Palmerston North
Date:          March 1935

This photographs shows an air force hangar under construction at Ohakea Base.

Creator:      Thomas Doherty
Place:          Ohakea, Manawatu-Wanganui
Date:          circa 1938 to circa 1939

This photograph shows the construction of one of the arches of the second Fitzherbert Bridge. A third bridge was built in 1987 due to mounting traffic constraints.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          1935

This tower once served the teaching college of Massey University. In 2016 the university sold the Hokowhitu campus, and at present the land is being redeveloped as a housing block meaning that this tower will be removed along with other offices...

Creator:      Benjamin Foster
Place:          Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date:          January 17, 2020