The Municipal Opera House of Palmerston North, designed by F J Wilson and built by J Trevor and Sons, was erected in 1904-1905 and opened 12 July 1905. In 1952 it was condemned unsafe by the Palmerston North City Council and was strengthened and r...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
Looking towards the clocktower in The Square of Palmerston North. In the foreground can be seen the construction of the new Civic Administration Building, built 1976 - 1979, which when completed straddled the road into The Square.
Creator: Manawatu Guardian
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: June 11, 1975
From left: Cr d Needham (Builder); Cr Fred Jackson (Builder); Cr M A Elliott (commission agent); Cr S R Lancaster (Farmer); A M Spillman (Abattoir Manager); R Jordan (Assistant Town Clerk); J R Hardie (Town Clerk); R Black (Curator of Reserves); J...
Creator: H Billens and Co.
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1921 to 1923
The courtyard is situated in front of the Civic Centre where it protrudes into The Square gardens. The photograph looks back to the corner of Coleman Mall. [Colloquially known as red square because of the colour of the tiles]
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: March 1981
The Centennial Convention Centre, the third and final stage of the Civic Centre, was officially opened on Sunday September 28, 1980. The centre was designed to hold conferences, exhibitions, social events. The ground floor has the exhibition hal...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 27, 1980
A new civic centre was constructed for the Palmerston North City Council 1976-1980, with Council staff moving in January 1980. It consisted of Council offices, Council Chamber and Convention Centre. The public viewing chamber is at the northern en...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: December 13, 1974
The Palmerston North abattoir was opened in Awapuni in December 1906. It was operated by the Manawatu Meat Company until February 1917, when it was purchased by the Palmerston North Borough Council. The Council operated the abattoir until 1969, wh...
Creator: R M Greenwood
Place: Maxwells Line, Palmerston North
Date: 1950
The abattoir was built in 1906 and was demolished with the use of explosives. The photograph shows the final moments of the old boiling-down house crashing to the ground. As a Palmerston North City Council owned property the land was subsequently ...
Creator: M J Costello - Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Maxwells Line, Palmerston North
Date: June 19, 1969
View along Main Street West from the 5the floor of the newly completed CAB. A new civic centre was constructed for the Palmerston North City Council 1976-1979, with Council staff moving in January 1980. It consisted of Council offices, Council Cha...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 13, 1979
This building was constructed in 1876 by a company known as The Public Hall Limited and was later sold to the Palmerston North Borough Council. The building stood on the corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue. The rear portion of the building...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and the Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1880
This building in Main Street East, was constructed in 1887 as the Palmerston North Borough Council offices. By 1905 it was too small so the Council offices were transferred to the former Colonial Bank building in The Square. This building was then...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1905
Situated at Terrace End, Palmerston North, the Power Station opened May 1924, and commenced supplying power to Palmerston North and to the Manawatu-Oroua Electric Power Board. The power station operated as the main supply throughout the 1920s and ...
Creator: K H Shea
Place: Keith Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1939
The first meeting in the new Council Chamber for Palmerston North was presided over by the Mayor, Brian Elwood. Palmerston North jazz pianist, Ron Glen, played a selection of jazz items at the end of the formal opening of the new Council Chamber, ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: December 20, 1979
A new civic centre was constructed for the Palmerston North City Council 1976-1980, with Council staff moving in January 1980. It consisted of Council offices, Council Chamber and Convention Centre. Staff cafeteria and social room is on the Fifth ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 13, 1979
The Palmerston North Centennial Convention Centre, the third and final stage of the Civic Centre, was officially opened on Sunday September 28, 1980. This view from the interior of one of the rooms, looks out on to the Piazza, towards the Civic ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 27, 1980
The old Municipal Chambers became an arts centre, known as ‘Square Edge’ when they were vacated by the Palmerston North City Council in 1980. The first tenant moved in January 1981. The Palmerston North City Council Municipal building was designed...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Corner of Church Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date: April 24, 1981
The view from the new Civic Administration building, looking down Main Street West. Below can be seen the construction of the Convention Centre, opened October 1980, and beyond the Art Gallery of Palmerston North, and the 'Railway Land'. The CAB w...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 13, 1979
A new Civic Centre, consisting of Council offices and Council Chamber, was constructed for the Palmerston North City Council 1976-1979.
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: December 13, 1979
A interior view of the Conference Centre. A large parquet floor, surrounded by red carpet and drapes offsets the ground floor exhibition area. With the upstairs conference area, Palmerston North’s Conference Centre can cater for 1, 000 people in...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 13, 1981
A new civic centre was constructed for the Palmerston North City Council 1976-1980, with Council staff moving in January 1980. It consisted of Council offices, Council Chamber and Convention Centre. the Council Chamber is connected to the CAB via ...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: December 13, 1979
In this photograph, we see the members of the Borough Council and their wives atop the newly opened Turitea Dam. The newly built Turitea Dam was also officially declared open by the Mayoress, who cut the ribbon. After inspecting the dam the party ...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Turitea, Palmerston North
Date: February 17, 1913
In this photograph are members of the Borough Council and their wives atop the newly opened Lower Turitea Dam. The newly built Turitea Dam was also officially declared open by the Mayoress, who cut the ribbon. After inspecting the dam the party we...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Turitea, Palmerston North
Date: February 17, 1913
In this photograph, we see the members of the Borough Council and their wives at the annual Mayoral Picnic at Tiritea. The newly built Tiritea Dam was also officially declared open by the Mayoress, who cut the ribbon. After inspecting the dam the ...
Creator: Ernest Denton
Place: Turitea, Palmerston North
Date: February 17, 1913
The PNCC administration building was opened in 1980. Its design was an example of Brutalism architecture. The Hopwood clock tower completed in 1957, houses the original Post Office clock. Behind the clock tower can be seen the Council chamber. The...
Creator: Ian Matheson
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1993
The second Turitea Dam was built in 1906-1907 and officially opened 2 March 1909. The dam was was raised to 50 feet in 1912. This new enlarged structured was officially opened February 17 1913 and remained in use until 1957 when a 100 ft high dam ...
Creator: R H James
Place: Turitea, Palmerston North
Date: 1909
The Lower Turitea Dam was built in 1906-1907 and raised in height in 1912.
Creator: K H Shea
Place: Turitea, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1939
In this photograph, we see the members of the Borough Council and their wives at the annual Mayoral Picnic at Tiritea. The newly built Tiritea Dam was also officially declared open by the Mayoress, who cut the ribbon. After inspecting the dam the ...
Creator: Crown Studios [?]
Place: Turitea, Palmerston North
Date: February 17, 1913
The newly built Turitea Dam was officially declared open by the Mayoress, who cut the ribbon. After inspecting the dam the party were given afternoon tea. In July 1888, the Palmerston North Borough Council accepted a scheme to bring water from the...
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 17, 1913
An annual picnic, known as the Mayoral picnic, was organised by the Palmerston North Borough Council. J.A. Nash, Mayor 1908 - 1923, is seated in the front row, 4th from right and Peter Black, Curator, is standing far right, back row.
Creator: Whalley and Co., Crown Studios,
Place: Turitea, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1910
The Turitea Dam was built in 1906-1907 and raised in height in 1912. This photograph shows the dam before it was raised. The man is Robert M James, a farmer from Rainui.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Turitea, Palmerston North
Date: 1907