Sir James Prendergast (1826-1921) was a Judge and Administrator, Attorney General and Chief of Justice of New Zealand (1875-1899). From 1871, he farmed in the Manawatū region, owning the extensive Tiritea Estate at Fitzherbert and also land at Bun...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1880

Plan of Sir James Prendergast's Fitzherbert property, comprising 3743 acres of land in close proximity to the Borough of Palmerston North, to be sold by public auction by Abraham and Williams 31 January 1900. Prendergast owned a large holding dire...

Creator:      G L R Scott
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 1900

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In 1980, Judge Joe Watts sentenced Peter John Howse to six months periodic detention for domestic assault. His comment "The only reason I will not send you to jail this time i...

Creator:      Margaret Tennant
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 10, 2024

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Judge Herbert Percival Lawry ruled on all matters of criminality and injustice in Palmerston North 1937-1945. He was recognised for his practical and humanitarian qualities in...

Creator:      Russell Poole
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 5, 2022

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 22 September 1960 "Messrs J.C. Webly, C. Robinson and F.W. Poole, the first two prominent daffodil growers in the Manawatu, and the last-named a leading judge in the are...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960-09-22T00:00:00+00:00