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

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

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

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