Palmerston North experienced a period of severe water shortage in the summer of 1943-1944, when the level of the lake a Turitea fell 3.5m below the bywash of the dam. The PNCC had to hastily sink a soak well on the south bank of the Manawatū River...

Date:          circa 1944

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 March 1958, page 10: "Working four feet below the level of the road on the intersection of Fitzherbert Avenue and Park Road, modern equipment is bring to light relics...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          February 28, 1958

Two men standing in front of a partially excavated tunnel. The Mangahao Power Station provides hydroelectric power and is situated near the town of Shannon. It serves Wellington, Horowhenua, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and the Wairarapa. After being del...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Horowhenua Region
Date:          March 1923