Creator:      Smokefree Women's Recreation Festival Manawatū Steering Group

Date:          February 1992

Creator:      PNCC & Manawatū Sports Foundation

Date:          November 1990

Date:          1993

This photograph is of Palmerston North Boys' High School sports ground and adjacent North Street Park. It is believed to show an inter-house marching competition, which was held at the conclusion of the school's athletic sports day. The old swimmi...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 14 January, 1959. "A class in rhythmical gymnastics at the 10th annual residential theatre school being conducted by the New Zealand Drama Council at Massey College. Th...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 14, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 April 1958: "Leading a group of women in the newly-introduced keep-fit exercises, which are accompanied by music, is Mrs. F.W. Keyes. This class was held in the Y.W.C...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Andrew Young and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 17, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 July 1958, page 13: "Hardly anybody in the crowd at the Oval on Saturday expected the T.O.B. five-eighth C. Wright to enjoy playing behind the scrum in his final appo...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          July 3, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 25 November, 1959. “Last evening, before a large number of members and friends, a group of the Alwyn Physical Culture Club demonstrated a series of physical fitness exer...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 25, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 31 October 1958: "Children yesterday went through their paces during the final rehearsal for the public gymnastics display which will be presented by the Palmerston Nort...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 31, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 April 1958, page 15: "The senior Y.M.C.A Harrier Club pack is seen dodging the bullrushes as they left the starting point at the practice run on Saturday last."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 17, 1958

This 'obstacle course' appeared on the pavement by He Ara Kotahi in mind August 2021, during the Delta-lockdown that month. The walkways around the Manawatū river were incredibly busy during lockdown, and this was a kind-hearted initiation of f...

Creator:      Juliet Galuszka
Place:          He Ara Kotahi, Manawatū River, Palmerston North
Date:          August 26, 2021

The Turitea Walkway is on the periphery of Palmerston North, with access points at Old West Road, Turitea Road, Pacific Drive and Aokautere Drive.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

In February 1910, an approach was made to the Education Department for a grant to establish a school at West End. It was opened 1 July 1913. Structures including a hall, swimming pool (shown here) and so on were added over the years. The first hea...

Creator:      A Taylor
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

This photograph shows a variety of women's basketball teams playing the sport in the Pascal Street Stadium (now Arena Manawatu)

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          61 Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1981

Harrier clubs were often restricted to men only and the 1980's saw an influx of women's running club form in answer to this. This photograph, which ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard (4 March 1982, pg 13) with a story about the creation of three...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1982

These American roller dance champions were in Palmerston North to give a performace at the Waldegrave Skating Rink. They toured the country for two weeks giving performances and seminars.

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1982

This photograph shows two people enjoying the sun at Lido Pool in Park Road, Palmerston North. The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964, building got under w...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1971

This photograph shows a crowd of adults and children watching swimmers at Lido Pool in Park Road, Palmerston North. The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964,...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1971

This photograph shows a crowd of people enjoying the facilities at the Lido Pool in Park Road, Palmerston North. The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964, bu...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1971

This photograph shows two young people enjoying the facilities at the Lido Pool in Park Road, Palmerston North. The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964, bui...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1971

This photograph shows a crowd of adults and children at the Lido Pool in Park Road, Palmerston North. The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964, building got ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1971

This photograph shows children taking instruction from members of the Roller Skating Club in the art of roller skating. Here is an unidentified child working on her form with Mr B McMillan while the rest of the children look on. Published in the M...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Memorial Park, Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 7, 1956

This photograph shows a crowd of swimmers and spectators enjoying the sun at the Lido Pool in Park Road, Palmerston North. The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned i...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Park Road, West End, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1971

Matthew, a junior doctor from Palmerston North Hospital gets in some yoga between shifts. He has only been working and living in Palmerston North for a month. He can't get to the gym which is a problem because he likes doing weights. He's having t...

Creator:      Anthony Behrens
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 1, 2020

This photograph shows a crowd adults and children at the Lido Pool in Park Road, Palmerston North. The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964, building got und...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1971

In February 1910, an approach was made to the Education Department for a grant to establish a school at West End. It was opened 1 July 1913. Structures including a hall, swimming pool (shown here) and so on were added over the years. The first hea...

Creator:      A Taylor
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1950

This photograph shows swimmers and spectators at the Lido Pool in Park Road, Palmerston North. The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964, building got under w...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Park Road, West End, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1971

This photograph shows a group of swimmers and spectators at the Lido Pool in Park Road, Palmerston North. The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964, building ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Park Road, West End, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1971

Hokowhitu School Swimming Baths in Albert Street, Palmerston North. The Headmaster at the time was Mr McLean. The baths opened in November 1932. The photograph was taken by a teacher at the time named Mrs Taylor.

Creator:      Mrs Taylor
Place:          227 Albert Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date:          1938

This postcard comes from a series depicting various holds from the art of ju-jitsu. This card is labelled, "'Ju-jitsu' Arm-lock"

Creator:      C Armstrong, Arcade Studios, Dunedin
Place:          Dunedin
Date:          circa 1902 to circa 1908