Taonui Street is named for the Taonui Swamp. While the literal meaning is "big spear" or "big catch," it is a metaphor for an abundance of kai (food) and resources.
The image is a derivative ...
Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2024
This map shows one of the earliest layout plans for Palmerston North. It includes mostly sections south of present day Main Street (labelled Great Northern Road). The map shows some of the landscape features underlying the present day city. Scale ...
Creator: Henry Jackson, Chief Surveyor
Date: circa 1872
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 09 July 1958, page 8: "The City Council's new machine is at present engaged in cutting the weeds on the Centennial Lake. Here Messrs. D. Dilks and T. Dooney are seen ope...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Centennial Lagoon, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date: July 9, 1958
Woodhey was the home of the Caccia-Birch family from 1921 until 1941, when the Estate of William Charles Caccia-Birch donated the property to the New Zealand Government. Since that date the house has been officially known as Caccia-Birch House.
Creator: R P Moore, Wellington
Place: Caccia Birch Lane, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1923
The Hokowhitu Lagoon is one of the original ox bow lagoons formed from the Manawatū River. It is sometimes called the Centennial Lagoon, named for New Zealand's 'centennial' celebrations in 1940. Across the river can be seen the then Palmerston No...
Creator: Alf or Merlyn Drew
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1980s
The Hokowhitu Lagoon is one of the original ox bow lagoons formed from the Manawatū River. It is sometimes called the Centennial Lagoon, named for New Zealand's 'centennial' celebrations in 1940. Across the river can be seen the then Palmerston No...
Creator: Alf or Merlyn Drew
Place: Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date: 1980s
The Hokowhitu Lagoon is one of the original ox bow lagoons formed from the Manawatū River. It is sometimes called the Centennial Lagoon, named for New Zealand's 'centennial' celebrations in 1940. Across the river can be seen the then Palmerston No...
Creator: Alf or Merlyn Drew
Place: Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date: 1980s
A map showing early section and lot numbers for the subdivision of Palmerston North. Scale 10 chains : 1 inch.
Creator: John Barton
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1878