Taonui Street is named for the Taonui Swamp. While the literal meaning is "big spear" or "big catch," it is a metaphor for an abundance of kai (food) and resources.
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Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2024
In August 1969 it was reported in The Tribune, Central City Review, page 5, that Bourke Street, interchangeably called Burke Street, was named after roading contractor, Mr Bourke, who put th...
Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2024
Surveyor. Compiled first lithographed maps of the Manawatū 1880. For biographical detail see Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Vol 1 p 887 (1897).
Creator: Wrigglesworth and Binns, Wellington
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1868