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Square Circular - September 2008

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: Rugby museum, Arena Manawatū, dog names, arborist machinery, b...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 2008

Back Issues: NZ's off-grid frontier began here

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Remote Area Power Supply Systems (or RAPS) project in the late 1990s aimed to establish a small-scale independent energy system capable of powering a family home in a remo...

Creator:      Kaydee Zabelin
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          March 23, 2024

Square Circular - March 2002

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: draft annual plan; mobile library; children's book festival; ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North

Platinum Mine, Kahuterawa Valley

One of 5 vertical platinum mine shafts in the Kahuterawa Valley dug by Alexander Menesdorffer, circa 1900. The shafts are approximately 5 metres deep, are partially flooded and overgrown with ferns and moss. Each vertical shaft is fenced off from ...

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Place:          Kahuterawa Valley, Palmerston North
Date:          October 23, 2017

Swing Bridge Across Kahuterawa Stream

Swing bridge across the Kahuterawa Stream which was completed in 2017 by the Palmerston North City Council. The bridge connects the mid-way point of the Sledge Track on the east bank of the stream with Arapuke Forest park on the other side.

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Date:          October 23, 2017

Sledge Track, The Elevation

View of the stairs at the bottom of the section of the Sledge Track labelled The Elevation. This section lies just beyond the swing bridge across the Kahuterawa Stream and leads up to the peak of Hardings Park at 550m above sea level, providing...

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Date:          October 23, 2017

Platinum Mine, Kahuterawa

One of two horizontal platinum mine shafts in the Kahuterawa Valley carved out by Alexander Menesdorffer circa 1875. The mine is located at the northern end of the Toe Toe Loop and is approximately 7 metres in length and is partially flooded, w...

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Date:          October 23, 2017

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