Protect Yourself: Resource, Support & Helping Agencies
Creator: Public Health Unit, Manawatū Wanganui Area Health Board
Date: circa 1993
Rainbow flag atop Palmerston North City Library
Rainbow flag raised in George St October 2018 to mark Manawatū's gay and lesbian rights group (MaLGRA) celebrating the groups 41st anniversary.
Creator: Philippa Elphick
Place: George Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 18, 2018
Kiwifruits: A New Zealand "Fairy" Tale - Centrepoint Theatre
Promotional image for the play 'Kiwifruits,' performed at Centrepoint Theatre between 15 April and 27 May 2000. The play was written by Carl Nixon and Craig Cooper and directed by Lyndee Jane Rutherford, with choreography by Sally Stopforth.
Date: 2000
"The AIDS Risk" - What nurses should know about it
This paper comes from the Berry Bird Papers, held in the Palmerston North Community Archives. Berenice (Berry) Joubert Bird (1934-2020) was a nurse and leading advocate of infection control inititatives in the New Zealand healthcare system. In Nov...
Creator: Berenice Bird
Date: November 18, 1985
Bent - Centrepoint Theatre Programme
This production of the play written by Martin Sherman and directred Janet Fisher was performed between 3 and 31 October 1987.
Creator: Centrepoint Theatre
Date: October 1987
Back Issues: A romp through drag city
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Cross dressing performers regularly appeared in Palmerston North theatres between 1910's and 1950's, ranging from war veterans to international celebrities. Newspaper reviews ...
Creator: Ralph Body
Place: Palmerston North
Date: September 10, 2022
The Topp Twins Go Camping
The information for this image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 26th February 1992.
"The Topp Twins are off again, cracking jokes, serving up another hilarious slice of the New Zealand lifestyle. This time Lynda ...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: February 26, 1992
Friend Of Marilyn - Episode 51
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features a piece written by members of NOLOSE (National Organization of Lesbians of Size) as a response to white fat activism from people of colour, a chat with Melissa McEwan, Founder of Shakesville, and spotligh...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: October 17, 2012
Friend Of Marilyn - Episode 47
This episode of Friend of Marilyn features a chat with Virgie Tovar, author of 'Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion',
who attended NOLOSE - National Organization of Lesbians of Size - in 2012.
The Friend of Marilyn podcast began...
Creator: Manawatū People's Radio
Date: September 19, 2012
"Wilde rejects 'lies' over homosexual bill"
The first image in this set was published in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Tuesday, 18 June 1985 - “Wilde rejects 'lies' over homosexual bill." (The other images were not published.) "
Some of the 300-strong audience who filled the YMCA hall i...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: YMCA Hall, 300 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: June 18, 1985
MaLGRA Scrapbook
This scrapbook was compiled by members of MaGRA - Manawatu Gay Rights Association, (later MaLGRA - Manawatu Lesbian and Gay Rights Association) between 1978 and 1985.
Consisting primarily of clippings from New Zealand newspapers, it covers the s...
Creator: Manawatū Lesbian and Gay Rights Association
Date: 1978 to 1985
"Feilding Gay Task Force flank Salvation Army centennial march"
The first image in this set was published in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Saturday, April 27 1985 with a caption but no accompanying story. The other images were not published.
“Feilding Gay Task Force members flank the Salvation Army Centenn...
Creator: Manawatū Evening Standard
Place: Feilding
Date: April 27, 1985
Homosexual Law Reform Bill pamphlet
A pamphlet supporting the proposed Homosexual Law Reform Bill, and advertising an public meeting to discuss the matter in Palmerston North. Includes information on the topic, and a donation form for the Manawatu Gay Rights Assn in Palmerston North.
Creator: Manawatu Gay Rights Assn
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1986
Back Issues: Strength in numbers
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Speakers at a meeting held in Palmerston North 17 June 1985 showed it was possible to build widespread support for the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. The meeting was attended by ...
Creator: Vernon Tile Vamaua
Date: March 4, 2023
Back Issues: Shouting into the silence
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The founding of Manawatū Gay Rights Association (MaGRA) in 1977 occurred during a period of time when queer (LGBTQIA+) experiences were mostly absent from the media and mocked...
Creator: Jaime Ridge
Place: Manawatū
Date: February 10, 2024
Rainbow flag flying in George Street
This rainbow flag was flown in October to mark Manawatū's gay and lesbian rights group (MaLGRA), celebrating its 41st anniversary. It was raised above the George Street entrance to the Central Library.
This image was taken from the 3rd floor of t...
Creator: Lesley Courtney, for Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: George Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 19, 2018
Rainbow Cross Walk, George Street
Cross walk in front of the Palmerston North City Library George Street entrance painted with rainbow colours on 15 October 2018 to mark Manawatū's gay and lesbian rights group (MaLGRA), celebrating its 41st anniversary.
Creator: Evan Greensides
Place: George Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 16, 2018
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