This unpublished image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatū Standard on 19th November 1973.

It features the Love Bug Float, representing Plunket.

Sanson's Centenary Procession took place on Saturday 17th November. More than thirty flo...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Place:          Sanson
Date:          November 19, 1973

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In the 1800s, Manawatū mosquitoes dominated forests and wetlands. They were a challenge for Māori, the new settlers and livestock. Historical accounts reported swarms of blood...

Creator:      Val Burr
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          April 22, 2022

Te Manawa is Palmerston North's Museum of Art, Science and History. In 1996 sculptor, Elizabeth Thomson, was commissioned by the Manawatu Art Gallery Society to create this sculpture paid for by the Gertrude Raikes Bequest. The bronze painted scul...

Creator:      Massey University
Place:          326 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1996

The Wellington Tree Weta (Hemideina Crassidens) photographed in West End, Palmerston North.

This weta can be found in the southern North Island and Northern parts of the South Island, and the West Coast.

Creator:      Zachary Oneroa
Place:          West End, Palmerston North
Date:          March 27, 2016