A line up of the classic cars on show in Te Marae o Hine / The Square on Sunday 12 October 2025.

Creator:      Christina Winitana
Place:          Te Marae o Hine, Palmerston North
Date:          October 12, 2025

These images were taken for the September 3rd 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Dave Miller (left) and association member Lloyd Davies check out the association's poster before displ...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 3, 1978

These images were taken for the October 15th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published.

The short article read: “It was World Animal Week last week - and people wanting to know more about animal welfare shoul...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 15, 1978

This image is part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

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Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

These images are part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

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Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

This image is part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

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Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

This image is part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

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Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

This image is part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

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Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          196X

This image is part of the Frank Goldingham collection and was possibly taken for Photorama pictorial magazine in the third or fourth quarter of 1960. It may have been published in an edition not currently held by the Ian Matheson City Archives

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          1960

This image is part of the Frank Goldingham collection and was possibly taken for Photorama pictorial magazine in the third or fourth quarter of 1960. It may have been published in an edition not currently held by the Ian Matheson City Archives

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          1960

This image is part of the Frank Goldingham collection and was possibly taken for Photorama pictorial magazine in the third or fourth quarter of 1960. It may have been published in an edition not currently held by the Ian Matheson City Archives

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          1960

This image is part of the Frank Goldingham collection and was possibly taken for Photorama pictorial magazine in the third or fourth quarter of 1960. It may have been published in an edition not currently held by the Ian Matheson City Archives

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          1960

This image is part of the Frank Goldingham collection and was possibly taken for Photorama pictorial magazine in the third or fourth quarter of 1960. It may have been published in an edition not currently held by the Ian Matheson City Archives

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          1960

This image is part of the Frank Goldingham collection and was possibly taken for Photorama pictorial magazine in the third or fourth quarter of 1960. It may have been published in an edition not currently held by the Ian Matheson City Archives

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 31 August 1961 "One of their largest and most modern shoe stores featuring the open display, the German type of window arrangement together with plenty of seating, was o...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 31, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 05 June 1958, page 8: "Casting an appreciative eye over the exhibition of work by three well-known New Zealand artists are the city librarian (Mr. D. Trudgeon) and Mrs. ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          June 5, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 07 May 1958, page 7: "The homes without sprawl exhibition in the foyer of the municipal library was officially opened yesterday by Cr. D.T. Spring. The councillor is see...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          May 7, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 May 1958, page 10: "Mr. D. Taylor places another portion of the Architectural Centre's "Homes without sprawl" exhibition in place in the Palmerston North Library vest...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          May 3, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 05 May 1961 "Besides displaying modern equipment at the Industrial Fair, the Army are also presenting for inspection some of the older types of uniforms and weapons. A s...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          May 5, 1961

This display window of Collinson and Son Ltd. shows a range of the crystal, china and crockery available for sale in the shop. The 1946 telephone directory lists their address as "Broadway and Kingsway".

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1940 to circa 1949

A Palmerston North branch of J R Mckenzie Ltd opened a fancy goods shop in Waldegrave Arcade in 1915. Later in 1928, they shifted from that location to the U F S Building in The Square, and in 1931 they acquired the former Clausen's Bargain Store...

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1937

Philips light bulbs display in the shop window of Turnbull & Jones Electrical. This store was on the Square until the 1960's when it moved to Cuba Street. It was closed in the 1980's.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          194X

John and Thomas Watson purchased the grocery, hardware, produce and crockery departments of Palmerston North's United Farmers' Co-Operative Association in 1910, and began trading as Watson Brothers. Sometime later, before 1937, it was taken over b...

Creator:      Snapshots Unlimited
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1937

The "Royal Wedding" floral art display seen here was held at the Palmerston North Convention Centre in July 1981 to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. The display was mounted by the Manawatu Area Floral Art Society u...

Creator:      J Boyd
Place:          Palmerston North Convention Centre, 354 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981