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

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Since World War 2, Palmerston North was considered a swing seat, with National or Labour candidates winning elections. In 1978 it was the country's second most marginal seat a...

Creator:      Elizabeth Ward
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 26, 2022

Fredrick Pirani came to Palmerston North in 1884 as foreman for the 'Manawatu Times'. He went on to buy the rival paper the 'Manawatu Evening Standard' with his brother from 1891 - 1903. Pirani was M.P. for Palmerston North from 1893-1902 as well ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

Mr William Henry Brown (1899 - 1967) was born 18 June 1899 and died in 1967. He was Member of Parliament for Palmerston North from 1960 - 1967.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13th March, 1963. "Mr G. A. Walsh, M.P. for Tauranga, and Cr J. A. Colquhoun had a number of common interests to discuss when they met yesterday. Mr Walsh was a pupil of...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1963-03-13T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19th January, 1963. "After a closely-contested race, particularly over the last furlong, Mr W. H. Brown, M.P., is seen congratulating the chief traffic officer (Mr C. J....

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date:          1963-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

It is thought that this 'Mrs Russell' was the wife of either of the John R. Russell brothers, who began the Manawatu Herald in Foxton (1878) and later took over the Manawatu Times in Palmerston North (1881).

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1880 to circa 1890