Dr Fred Hirst, Specialist Geriatrician, shares his knowledge and recollections of the Awapuni Hospital, formerly located on Maxwells Line. This talk was captured with the kind support of MPR, Manawatū People's Radio at a 2024 Local History ...
Creator: Manawatu People's Radio
Place: Boho Cafe, Pitama Road
Date: March 13, 2024
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Local History Week and History Month this year is inspired by the whakatuakī (proverb) "Hāpaitia te ara tika pūmau ai te rangatiratanga mō ngā uri whakatipu". During the month...
Creator: Linda Moore
Place: Manawatū
Date: February 22, 2025
The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activities, and events. This month's issue includes: power meters, buiding consents, Vautier Park upgrade, securit...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 2009
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: Bill Brown park play equipment, site of new bridge approval, p...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: March 2008
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Local History Week and History Month this year is inspired by the whakatuakī (proverb) "Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua".
Fifty local history organisations and enth...
Creator: Tracey Armstrong
Place: Manawatū
Date: February 24, 2024
Terrace End Cemetery Tour hosted by Tina White and Leanne Hickman, part of the 13th Local History Week 2020. This white cross marks the centre of the designated Catholic section where three priests from St. Patrick's Church on Broadway Avenue and ...
Creator: Raphael Cardoso
Place: Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North
Date: 2020
Terrace End Cemetery Tour hosted by Tina White and Leanne Hickman, part of the 13th Local History Week 2020.
Creator: Raphael Cardoso
Place: Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North
Date: 2020
Terrace End Cemetery Tour hosted by Tina White and Leanne Hickman, part of the 13th Local History Week 2020.
Creator: Raphael Cardoso
Place: Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North
Date: 2020
Terrace End Cemetery Tour hosted by Tina White and Leanne Hickman, part of the 13th Local History Week 2020. This image shows the grave of the single known Chinese person buried at Terrace End Cemetery.
Creator: Raphael Cardoso
Place: Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North
Date: 2020
An afternoon organised by community group River Stop Awapuni, as part of Local History Week. Held at Boho Cafe, a number of speakers shared recollections of the neighbourhood. Speakers include VJ Patel from Awapuni Four Square, Murray and Dawn ...
Creator: Manawatu People's Radio
Place: Boho Cafe, Pitama Road
Date: November 3, 2021
Audio captured by Manawatu People's Radio at a local history month event, organised by River Stop Awapuni.
The talk was planned to share the history of the site now housing Te Hotu Manawa O Rangitāne O Manawatū Marae and Best Care ...
Creator: Manawatu People's Radio
Place: Te Hotu Manawa O Rangitāne O Manawatū Marae and Best Care Whakapai Hauora
Date: March 23, 2023
Margaret Tennant speaks about the history of the Awapuni Hospital at an Awapuni Local History week event. The talk was arranged by River Stop Awapuni, a community group, and followed by afternoon tea to celebrate the 6th birthday of Boho Cafe. ...
Creator: Manawatu People's Radio
Place: Boho Cafe, Pitama Road
Date: November 10, 2022
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. For Local History week this year, the city celebrates its 150th anniversary, 50 years after the 1971 centennial celebrations. A programme of events, talks and activities are b...
Creator: Lesley Courtney
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 30, 2021
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The heritage team at the Palmerston North city library celebrates local history week 2019, hosting many events for a wide variety of interests, with the common theme th...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: October 19, 2019
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The heritage team at the Palmerston North city library celebrates local history week 2020, hosting seven days of events which include walks, talks, day trips and presen...
Creator: Tina White
Place: Manawatū
Date: October 17, 2020
Tony Rasmussen talks about the founding of Himatangi beach.
Local History Week 2021 was impacted by New Zealands Covid-19 protocols, limiting gatherings in public libraries. Three of the planned lunch time talks went ahead via the Zoom online vid...
Creator: Palmerston North City Library
Place: Himatangi
Date: November 2, 2021
Leanne Croon Hickman talks about Palmerston North's response to the Hawke's Bay earthquake.
Local History Week 2021 was impacted by New Zealands Covid-19 protocols, limiting gatherings in public libraries. Three of the planned lunch time talks we...
Creator: Palmerston North City Library
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 3, 2021
Margaret Tennant talks about Palmerston North centennial celebrations held in 1971.
Local History Week 2021 was impacted by New Zealands Covid-19 protocols, limiting gatherings in public libraries. Three of the planned lunch time talks went ahead...
Creator: Palmerston North City Library
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 1, 2021
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: Annual Plan; Urban Design; Recycling; GDP; Sustainability; Ele...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 2010
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: wastewater; Edwards Pit Park; parks and reserves; library; Lo...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 2013
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: Arena Manawatu; Jono Naylor; grants; economic report; conserva...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 2014
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: Wildbase Recovery Centre; water heating; Civil Defence; schol...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 2016
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: gateway designs; junior road safety park; Grant Smith; recycli...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 2017
Creator: Maria Shiva
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2020
A Supper Concert was held as part of Local History Week 2019. James Tait-Jamieson, singer and saxophonist, and Chris Dann, pianist, entertained with 1940s tunes.
The library building was built as a department store for the C M Ross Co. in 1927-19...
Creator: IMCA
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 2019
A Supper Concert was held as part of Local History Week 2019. James Tait-Jamieson, singer and saxophonist, and Chris Dann, pianist, entertained with 1940s tunes.
The library building was built as a department store for the C M Ross Co. in 1927-19...
Creator: IMCA
Place: 4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 2019
Terrace End Cemetery Tour hosted by Tina White and Leanne Hickman, part of the 13th Local History Week 2020. The photo above shows a monument to the Hickey family which originally had fine stained glass panels which were vandalised. John Joseph Hi...
Creator: Raphael Cardoso
Place: Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North
Date: 2020
Terrace End Cemetery Tour hosted by Tina White and Leanne Hickman, part of the 13th Local History Week 2020. This is the grave of Violet May White, who died of diphtheria in 1923 when she was 10 years old, and is a relative of Palmerston North's w...
Creator: Raphael Cardoso
Place: Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North
Date: 2020
Presentation: Council's role in heritage protection and management by Palmerston North City Council Planner Victoria Edmonds as part of the 13th Local History Week 2020.
Creator: Raphael Cardoso
Place: Palmerston North City, Palmerston North
Date: 2020
Lunchtime talk and performance: "The Jazz musician... An endangered species" by David Edge. Performance by A53 Jazz Duo. David Edge - Bass Clarinet and Mike Dee - Guitar. Part of the 13th Local History Week 2020.
Creator: Raphael Cardoso
Place: Palmerston North City Library, Palmerston North
Date: 2020