This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 February 1961: "Visitors to the city yesterday are here seen relaxing in the Square gardens and taking full advantage of the bright sunshine."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1961-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

From a Voss family photograph album, but does not feature any members of the Voss family. Identified are Bertie Jacobs (first on left) and Olive Bett (fifth from right). The man to the left of Olive is possibly Jack Grant, who later became her hus...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio 14th June 2022. Part 3 of 3.  (90 second overlap with Part 2) Resoling his own shoes, details. Darning socks. How poverty shaped Ivan’s values. Leisure activities. 7 in a car for a big trip to Dannevirk...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 14, 2022

Awapuni Lagoon was one of 5 original lagoons in Palmerson North when pakeha arrived for settlement. It was later drained. Written in pencil on the old print are the words: “Awapuni Lagoon 1881. Returning to Pah from Waldegraves”. Note the old wh...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1881

The camping ground was established in 1925, adjacent to the Victoria Esplanade. It is now called the Palmerston North Holiday Park.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Dittmer Drive, Palmerston North
Date:          July 1969

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. The tea kiosk was built in 1909, with the lattice work added later, before 1917. It was demolished in 1943,

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

Papaioea Park is situated on the corner of Ruahine Street (formerly Terrace Street) and Featherston Streets. The land was acquired by the City Council circa 1921 -1922 and is about 9 acres in size. The structure on the right is the park pavilion.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Ruahine and Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1937

The Palmerston North Golf Club was formed in 1930 and was off the corner of Botanical and Park Roads. During World War Two the course was commandeered by the Army and the Club went into recess. The grounds were restored after the War and the Club ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Corner of Botanical and Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          1930 to 1960

Nurses in uniform near the original buildings of Palmerston North Hospital. A tennis court was provided for staff.

Creator:      Ernest Denton
Place:          Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1912

The Lido swimming pool is situated on 10 acres of land previously owned by the old Awatapu Golf Club. The pool was planned in 1964, building got under was 23 January 1965 and was officially opened 15 November 1966. The Lido consists of indoor and ...

Creator:      R H Abraham
Place:          Park Road, West End, Palmerston North
Date:          October 1966

Memorial Park (previously named Fitzroy Park) at Terrace End, was formerly a metal pit used by the Railways Department 1876-1937 for ballast. The Palmerston North City Council purchased the 21 acre site in 1938 and developed it into a recreational...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960

Taken from the top of Rosco Department Store, looking down on the Coronation Fountain. The fountain was built in 1902 to mark the coronation of King Edward VII. It was moved to the location seen in the photograph to make way for the War Memorial (...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1930 to circa 1939

A groups of friends on a swimming excursion to the Manawatu River, accessed at the end of Albert Street, Palmerston North. From left: Tom Bainbridge; Margaret Greatorex (later Hansen); Patricia Hayes (later Eaton); Pete Hansen; Ross Greatorex.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 1958

Bledisloe Park was a favourite picnic and swimming hole for many families. Pat and Diane are the children of Thomas and Freda Hayes of Palmerston North.

Creator:      Thomas Hayes [?]
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1951

The women in the photo are Chinese New Zealanders from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia who play Mahjong for three to five hours each Monday in the kitchen of the Manawatu Chinese Association Hall at 98 Napier Road, Palmerston North. Some are...

Creator:      Thomas Tam
Place:          98 Napier Road, Palmerston North
Date:          June 8, 2018

A report prepared for the Palmerston North City Council Town Planning Office by Peter Crawford, Research Planner. It provides a survey of the preferred leisure activities of Palmerston North people, analysed according to age, gender and family str...

Date:          1970

At an unknown location in or near Palmerston North. Mr Milson – back row, black hat; Alphonse Rogers – on horse; Charlie Batterley – far left,; Mrs Parr; Mrs Gore – partly turned to the right; Harry Wiggins – white chin whiskers; Dodd - ? black wh...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1896

The Central Energy Trust Arena is the current name of the 180,000 square metre publicly owned recreational complex in Palmerston North. It was formerly the home of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association, established on t...

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 30, 2020

The Central Energy Trust Arena is the current name of the 180,000 square metre publicly owned recreational complex in Palmerston North. It was formerly the home of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association, established on t...

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 30, 2010

The Lido, Palmerston North's public swimming baths, was opened in October 1966, to replace the Municipal baths in Ashley Street. This postcard depicts the main outdoor pool as it was in the 1970s.

Creator:      Bruce Watt
Place:          Park Road, Palmerston North
Date:          1971

Gathering in The Square, Palmerston North, for the annual Butcher's picnic. The cart in front belongs to A Coley, Carrier.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1898

The Brown, Shaw, Milner, Shere and Wolfsbauer families picnicking over the river from the Brown House property, opposite Arnold Chamoves property.

Creator:      Charlie Shere
Place:          Kahutarawa Stream, Manawatu
Date:          circa 1915

This cricket team played in Mr Bell’s paddock and consisted of young men from many farms in the Kairanga district. Arthur Hobbs is standing third from right and Will Hobbs is standing second from right.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Kairanga, Manawatu
Date:          1889

When the Palmerston North Bowling Club formed in 1889 it rented a private Green in Lombard Street, at which this photograph must be taken. In 1901, land in Taonui Street was purchased, adjoining the Lombard Street Green, which was later purchased....

Creator:      J Beauchamp
Place:          Lombard Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 16, 1895

Watchorn's Ltd were founded in Palmerston North in 1923 as a high quality department store, specialising in crockery, fancy goods and household hardware.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          1930s

A mayoral picnic held at Tiritea Valley during J A Nash’s term as Mayor of Palmerston North (1908-1923). Nash is standing second row from front, with box under right arm and hand on left knee. His wife, Elizabeth Nash (nee Grater) is second from r...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place:          Turitea, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

The group is unidentified.

Creator:      Mr Martin Alderson of Palmerston North, Contractor and keen amateur photographer
Place:          Ballance Bridge, State Highway, Woodville
Date:          1906 to 1910

Miss Church – standing at back; Mr R Trow – young man on right with cap; Mrs Donaldson – on right; Two Miss Armstrong’s – on left; Mrs Scoullar – third lady from right; Mrs Oliver – second woman on left.

Creator:      Donaldson
Place:          The Gorge, Palmerston North
Date:          1907

Memorial Park (previously named Fitzroy Park) at Terrace End, was formerly a metal pit used by the Railways Department for ballast, from about 1876-1937. The Palmerston North City Council purchased the 21 acre site in 1938 and developed it into a ...

Creator:      Doreen J Scott Photography
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1975

Pat Hayes (later Eaton) and Jan Hastie (later Shrama) at 16 years of age, had been friends since they were 5 years old. Going to the Agricultural and Pastoral Show at the Palmerston North Showgrounds was an annual outing, from when Pat was young. ...

Creator:      Elmar Studios
Place:          Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1957