Postcards from Palmy is a digital heritage experience created in 2025 and launched in the revamped heritage cart in 2026.
Creator: Heather Glasgow
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 23, 2026
Ceiling with plaster details on the 2nd floor of the Palmerston North City Library.
Creator: Azrah Wilkinson
Place: Palmerston North City Library - 2nd Floor
Date: September 27, 2026
Creator: Jocelyn Woodward-Candy
Date: November 5, 2025
The Palmerston North City Library book bins were created and installed around 1996. The design concept seen here was implemented in 2016. This bin was located at 194 Ruapehu Drive in Aokautere, near the shopping complex in Summerhill.
Creator: PNCC
Place: Ruapehu Drive, Aokautere
Date: June 6, 2023
Looking across a rose garden in The Square to the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue.
Creator: Peter Patten
Place: Corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 196X
On the 11th of November 2024, a Hīkoi set off from Cape Reinga toward Parliament. The march was triggered by the introduction of the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill which, if passed, would re-interpret Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
On November 16th, ...
Creator: PNCC Staff
Place: The Square
Date: November 17, 2024
On the 11th of November 2024, a Hīkoi set off from Cape Reinga toward Parliament. The march was triggered by the introduction of the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill which, if passed, would re-interpret Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
On November 16th, ...
Creator: PNCC Staff
Place: The Square
Date: November 17, 2024
On the 11th of November 2024, a Hīkoi set off from Cape Reinga toward Parliament. The march was triggered by the introduction of the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill which, if passed, would re-interpret Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
On November 16th, ...
Creator: PNCC Staff
Place: The Square
Date: November 17, 2024
Advertisement for an Ashhurst history morning talk by Kerry Griffiths on September 28th, 2019.
Creator: Ashhurst Library
Place: Ashhurst
Date: September 28, 2019
Youthline youth workers Matt and Leah entertain children at a slime making session held at the Awapuni Library over the school holidays. Lots of messy fun had by all!
Creator: Awapuni Library
Place: College Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 2018
Youthline youth workers Matt and Leah entertain children at a slime making session held at the Awapuni Library over the school holidays. Lots of messy fun had by all!
Creator: Awapuni Library
Place: College Street, Awapuni
Date: October 2018
Prepared for lockdown. Stockpiling library books
Creator: N E E Kilpin
Place: Kelvin Grove
Date: April 4, 2020
Advertisement for an Ashhurst history morning talk by Kerry Griffiths on July 6th, 2019.
Creator: Ashhurst Library
Place: Ashhurst
Date: July 6, 2019
On the 23rd March 2020 it was announced that in 48 hours, New Zealand was going into an alert level 4 lockdown protect the country against Covid-19. People were instructed to go home and self-isolate, only essential services (such as supermarke...
Creator: L Clifford
Date: March 24, 2020
What does Te Pātikitiki mean? The name Te Pātikitiki came from a Tukutuku panel gifted to the library by the Highbury Raranga Roopu in April 2008 and was created by Whaea Yvonne Marshall. Te Pātikitiki, the flounder, is a significant symbol featur...
Creator: Te Patikitiki Library
Place: Highbury Avenue
Date: 2008
Two Photos depicting Te Pātikitiki before and after its renovation in 2008.
Place: Te Pātikitiki Library
The opening day event at Te Pātikitiki Library.
The carvings that decorate the main desk would be revealed later that day.
Place: Te Pātikitiki Library
Date: 2008
The carvings in the desk at Te Pātikitiki Library are revealed during the opening day.
This carving depicts a taniwha named Whangai Mokopuna.
Place: Te Pātikitiki
Date: 2008
A class from Monrad Intermediate visits Te Pātikitiki Library on a cloudy day
Bushes and trees had been recently planted on their left.
Place: Te Pātikitiki Library
Date: 2012
Ashhurst Library was closed during Level 4 and 3 during COVID-19. Just because we were closed didn't mean people couldn't reserve books and this piles shows that people were very busy!
Creator: Ashhurst Library
Place: Ashhurst Library
Date: May 19, 2020
Hot soup and fresh home made bread rolls were on offer for Matariki celebrations at the Ashhurst library for 2019.
Creator: Ashhurst Library
Place: Ashhurst Library
Date: June 28, 2019
The Ashhurst Library hosted a morning tea talk and invited people to come along and share their experiences during this time or just to hear the stories.
Creator: Ashhurst library
Place: Ashhurst library
Date: April 30, 2020
The participants of the 2019/20 Summer Reading Programme for the Ashhurst Library at the finale in the Esplanade.
Creator: Ashhurst Library
Place: Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date: January 23, 2020
Proving empty pizza boxes can be educational by seeing how high the tower could get. Maths is Fun is a programme run during the school holidays and run by a registered teacher. Tim Jones was the teacher running it in 2019 for the Ashhurst Library.
Creator: Ashhurst Library
Place: Ashhurst Library
Date: October 3, 2019
Strong Man Stan (aka Rowan Dawson) entertaining Ashhurst kids at the Ashhurst Library during the Summer Reading Programme 2019/20.
Creator: Ashhurst Library
Place: Ashhurst Library
Date: January 20, 2020
The Ashhurst Library had the theme of the 'Polar Express' for the 2019 Ashhurst Christmas parade.
Creator: Ashhurst Library
Place: 82 Cambridge Avenue, Ashhurst
Date: December 14, 2019
Plaque outlining history of the building. Description reads as follows:
"This building stands on the site of the first general store in Palmerston North, erected in 1871 by George Mathew Snelson. The site was later occupied by t...Creator: Isaac Heaphy
Place: The Square, Palmerston North City Library, Palmerston North
Date: February 11, 2022
Finale event in the Victoria Esplanade for children who had completed the programme. The Summer Reading programme gets kids to come in to the one of the Palmerston North libraries to report about books they had read.
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Date: January 21, 2016
Maurice Sexton (Chairman Library and City Councillor) speaking at the official opening of the public library.
Creator: "Wally D' - W. R. Davies, Palmerston North
Place: Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 1965
A publicity image used in the souvenir programme for the offical opening of the public library in 1965. The reverse reads: "A view from the ground floor showing ornamental pool and internal stair to first floor."
Creator: Argosy Industrial Photos, Palmerston North
Place: Corner of Main Street and The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 1965