Some of the many empty shelves in Melodies New World during the Covid-19 crisis.

Creator:      Jocelyn Woodward-Candy
Place:          299 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          March 17, 2020

Family photo of Arthur Kearns’ first shop at 48 Limbrick Street, showing Julia Kearns outside the shop. When the streets were renumbered in 1936, 48 Limbrick Street became 64 Limbrick Street. In 2026, the business on this site is numbered 56A Limb...

Place:          64 Limbrick Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 25, 1933

Image of the West End Co-op grocery store wall. The Consumers' Co-Operative (Manawatu) Ltd had stores all over Palmerston North, including grocery stores in Broadway, Cuba Street, West End, Takaro, Terrace End, Milson, Russell Street, Featherston...

Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1968

Refer Fitzherbert East Aokautere School and District 1889-1989, p 34.

Creator:      
Place:          Aokautere, Palmerston North
Date:          1910

Businesses on The Square including Haselden's, The Yarn Barn, and Mitha Fruit Mart. The Grand Hotel is on the far left.

Creator:      Peter Patten
Place:          37-45 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          October 1985

Joe and Joe fruit and vegetable shop and Paddy Bros. butcher on the eastern side of The Sqaure between Main Street and Church Street.

Creator:      Peter Patten
Place:          111 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          August 1983

The reverse reads: “Inside Kearns 4 Square Grocery 64 Limbrick St PN 1945?”

Place:          64 Limbrick Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1945

Aurther Kearns’ shop at 64 Limbrick Street.

Place:          Limbrick Street, Palmerston North
Date:          194X

A decorated truck in front of Arthur Kearns’ Four Square located at 64 Limbrick Street.

Place:          64 Limbrick Street, Palmerston North
Date:          195X

Aurther Kearns’ shop at 64 Limbrick Street.

Place:          64 Limbrick Street, Palmerston North
Date:          194X

Undated photograph depicting the inside of Arthur Kearns’ store at 64 Limbrick Street. The reverse reads: “Limbrick St – Kearns Foodmarket”

Place:          64 Limbrick Street, Palmerston North
Date:          unknown

These businesses were on the eastern side of The Square, between Church Street and Fitzherbert Street (now Avenue). Taken from The Square the staff of both stores are outside and the horse and delivery cart. In 1891 a fire, which started in next d...

Creator:      George W Shailer
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1891

A photographic series prepared by the Prime Minister’s Department in 1947 to attract British migrants. The Evans family of 5 Mansford Place, Palmerston North were selected to show the living conditions of a typical New Zealand family. Betty Evans ...

Creator:      New Zealand Government
Place:          Corner of Cook and College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1947

Maury McHugh inside McHugh’s Four Square Market. The store was located on the corner of Featherson and Heretaunga Streets. McHugh was an active member of the motorcycle speedway community. He raced nationally and abroad during the 1940s and 1950s,...

Place:          444 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          198X

The store was located on the corner of Featherson and Heretaunga Streets. Maury McHugh was an active member of the motorcycle speedway community. He raced nationally and abroad during the 1940s and 1950s, and worked as a speedway official at the P...

Place:          Corner of Heretaunga and Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          198X

A sign at the Countdown supermarket on Broadway Avenue notifying customers of the conditions of entry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Creator:      Anthony Behrens
Place:          Corner of Albert Street and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 27, 2020

A sign in the New World supermarket on the Broadway Avenue and Albert Street. The COVID-19 pandemic lead to people panic buying.

Creator:      Anthony Behrens
Place:          299 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          March 25, 2020

Security in place to manage crowds at the Countdown supermarket during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Creator:      Anthony Behrens
Place:          Corner of Albert Street and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 27, 2020

Customers queued at the Countdown supermarket on Broadway Avenue. During the COVID-19 pandemic it was recommended that people keep at least 2 metres apart to help minimize the transfer of the virus.

Creator:      Anthony Behrens
Place:          Corner of Albert Street and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 26, 2020

8 Haydon Street, Roslyn, is now (2019) the site of the Palmerston North Samoan Assembly of God. Previously a co-op grocer and butcher had occupied the site.

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          8 Haydon Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North
Date:          198X

This store was a Co-op Bakery in the 1980s. At 2015, it was a Foursquare. The "Foodstore" is still visible on the front of the building.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rongotea
Date:          circa 1960 to circa 1969

Family photo outside Arthur Kearns’ first shop on Limbrick Street. When the streets were renumbered in 1936, 48 Limbrick Street became 64 Limbrick Street.

Place:          64 Limbrick Street, Palmerston North
Date:          193X

Harry Jackson and John James Craven operated their “High Class Grocer’s and Provision Merchants” business from 88 The Square in 1930. They are possibly the driver and passenger in the photograph.

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Armstrong Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1926

A Phoenix Bakery delivery truck outside Arthur Kearns’ first shop at 64 Limbrick Street.

Place:          64 Limbrick Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1939

Photograph of unidentified food store shows shop counter, with goods stacked for viewing. It is thought to be 'Lamertons' of which there were two outletsone in Main Street "exactly two minutes walk from the Post Office" and one in Broadway. They s...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1935

Arthur Maden owned A Maden's Grocer Co-op Store, situated in Rongotea on the corner of Douglas Square and Mersey Street from 1927-1931. The store was in another location from 1924-1927. The store's truck was also used to ferry children from the su...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Rongotea
Date:          1927 to 1931

Farrows Four Square Foodmarket and Farrows Drapery. Note on the reverse reads: “not sure if this is P.N” [Palmerston North]

Date:          unknown

Car and trailer outside [Arthur] Kearns’ Cash Store at 64 Limbrick Street.

Date:          194X

Note on reverse reads: “Inside Kearns 4 Square Grocery 64 Limbrick St PN 1945?”

Date:          circa 1945

Andy Aldridge’s Four Square Store. Likely not in Palmerston North, possibly in Vogeltown, Wellington.

Date:          unknown