Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of Foxton's former courthouse building, corner of Main Street and Avenue Road. In 1863 Ihākara Tukumaru, chief of Ngāti Raukawa's Ngāti Ngarongo hapu, gifted the site ...

Creator:      Val Burr
Place:          Foxton
Date:          July 1, 2023

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Around the beginning of the twentieth century horse drawn transport was common. In Te Marae o Hine/The Square, hitching rails with posts were erected for horses so that their ...

Creator:      Val Burr
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 6, 2023

One of the original hitching posts for horses, in The Square. It is located opposite the Fitzherbert Avenue corner of The Square and is listed as Category One of the City Register of Historic Buildings, Objects and Trees Worth Preserving. Publishe...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          September 17, 1979

28 Ranfurly Street is a Category Two Historic Place. At the time of photographing, the house was due to be demolished after several fires damaged the property. It was built in 1905 by Frank Kirk....

Creator:      Heather Glasgow - PNCC
Place:          Ranfurly Street
Date:          February 19, 2018

One of the original hitching posts for horses, in The Square. Photographs from the time indicate that this post was only one component of the design - the complete design has three such posts supporting a rail to which horses could be tied. It is ...

Creator:      E Creamer
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1981