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Lads at the Esplanade

This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Edwin Daniel Berry or his son Frank. It depicts a group of friends or brothers, two older and three younger, who appear in several images in the Berry Family collection. One of...

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          The Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          1910s

Jaycees' Raft Race: Starts at Te Matai Road

The first in this set of unpublished images was taken for a story in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 3rd December 1973.

"It was a Le Mans-type start at Te Matai Road, with the crew captains racing to their rafts after the starting gun had been f...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 3, 1973

Jaycees' Raft Race: Won by Valuation Department Crew

This set of unpublished images was taken for a story published in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 3rd December 1973.

The race was "won by a six-man crew from the Valuation Department. It comprised John Clendin, Dave Roxburgh, Bob Mitchell, Dave ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 3, 1973

Jaycees' Raft Race: The Starting Gun is Fired

The first in this set of unpublished images was taken for a story in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 3rd December 1973.

Crew captains raced to their rafts... "after the starting gun had been fired by Manawatu's Miss Commonwealth Games Hostess, T...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 3, 1973

Jaycees' Raft Race: To the Victors, Heaps of Flour

The first in this set of images was taken for a story published in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 3rd December 1973.

"To the victors, certainly not the spoils, but heaps of flour. As the Valuation Department team drifted under the Fitzherbert B...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 3, 1973

Jaycees' Raft Race: An 88-Strong Armada of Rafts

The first in this set of images was taken for a story published in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 3rd December 1973.

"An 88-strong armada of rafts makes its way down the Manawatu River yesterday during the Awapuni Jaycees' fourth annual raft ra...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 3, 1973

Argosy Aerial - Awapuni

Argosy Studio (Argosy Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Argosy later moved to Cuba Street on the corner with...

Creator:      Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place:          Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1967

Argosy Aerial - Awatapu Golf course

"Awatapu Golf course, Prior to building of Lido"

Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Arg...

Creator:      Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place:          Awatapu, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Argosy Aerial - Awatapu Golf course

"Awatapu Golf course, Prior to building of Lido"

Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Arg...

Creator:      Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place:          Awatapu, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Argosy Aerial - Awatapu Golf course

"Awatapu Golf course, Prior to building of Lido"

Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Arg...

Creator:      Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place:          Awatapu, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Argosy Aerial - The Gorge

This aerial is believed to be set in Palmerston North. Can you identify the location? Please use the comments tab to let us know so we can update the information attached to this record.

Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography b...

Creator:      Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place:          The Gorge, Palmerston North
Date:          1955

Argosy Aerial - Awatapu Golf course

"Awatapu Golf course, Prior to building of Lido"

Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography business owned and operated between 1950 and 1980 by Joe Greening (formerly employed by Elmar Studios). Originally located in Broadway, Arg...

Creator:      Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place:          Awatapu, Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Argosy Aerial - The Gorge

This aerial is believed to be set in Palmerston North. Can you identify the location? Please use the comments tab to let us know so we can update the information attached to this record.

Argosy Studio (Argos Industrial Photos) was a photography b...

Creator:      Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place:          The Gorge, Palmerston North
Date:          1955

Taonui Street, Name and History

Name: Taonui

Suburb, Palmerston North Central


Taonui Street is named for the Taonui Swamp. While the literal meaning is "big spear" or "big catch," it is a metaphor for an abundance of kai (food) and resources.

The image is a derivative ...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2024

Back Issues: Parahaki Island - a statement of mana

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of Parahaki Island. Approximately 10 hectares, it is located at the confluence of the Pohangina and Manawatū rivers. It is a significant site for mana whenua. It was h...

Creator:      Virginia and Warren Warbrick
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          July 20, 2024

Tukere Crescent, Name

Name: Tukere

Suburb, Whakarongo


The crescent is named for Tukere, Whakarongo's second husband. December 2022.

The aerial image is a derivative of the Palmerston North City Council online mapping Geographic Information System (GIS).

To l...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2025

Te Hirawanui Drive, Name

Name: Te Hirawanui

Suburb, Whakarongo


The drive is named in honour of Te Hirawanui Kaimokopuna (c. 1808-1883). Te Hirawanui Kaimokopuna was ariki (hereditary high chief) of the hapū (kinship group) Ngāti Mutuahi, Te Rangiaranaki and Ngāti...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2025

Back Issues: Preserving history and restoring honour to past commitments

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Ruahine Reserve was the site of Ruahine Kāinga (village) before 1864, a community of 150 to 200 people. It is recalled by Rangitāne as being where the old College of Educ...

Creator:      Karla Karaitiana
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 1, 2024

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