Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Charlotte Warburton (1883-1961) born in Palmerston North, was a notable community leader. In her memoir "Changing Days and Changing Ways", she wrote about her childhood...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 2, 2010

This image is thought to show the aftermath of a large fire that occurred in Ashhurst on 14 June 1902. The Manawatu Evening Standard reported: "The most drastic fire in the annal of Ashhurst took place this morning at about 3.30 o'clock, when a nu...

Date:          circa 1902

This photograph was published in the Manawatū Evening Standard on 10 July 1934 with the caption: "Disastrous Fire at Ashhust - A big fire at Ashhurst early this morning razed to the ground the Masonic Hotel, the Public Hall, and the Masonic Hall. ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Date:          July 1934

Manawatu Photorama was published between 1959 and 1964 by Frank Goldingham. It featured social occasions, sports events and city events and perfomances photographed both by Mr. Goldingham and contributing photographers.

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          June 1960

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In the 1880s, fire was a tool and a threat in the Manawatū. Trees were felled to meet demand for timber, leaving stumps for years which presented a fire danger. In addition, c...

Creator:      Margaret Tennant
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          January 14, 2023

Trees and flax caught fire in The Square at 4.45pm on Friday 16 July, 2020. The fire brigade had it quickly under control, preventing the fire spreading to the adjacent City Council building and restaurants. The source of the fire was unknown and ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Library
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          July 16, 2020

This 100 year old home was one of Feilding's notable homes, known for its rose gardens. At the time of the fire it was owned by the estate of Mrs Jean Durham, who had run it as Rest Home until it was the mid 1970s. After her death in 1979 it was p...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Manchester Street,. Feilding
Date:          March 3, 1981

This booklet details the history of the historic cottage Totaranui, which now sits in the Te Manawa Museum complex.

Creator:      Historical Committee of the Centennial Association
Date:          1970s