The programme from the 1990 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.

Creator:      Renaissance Singers
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1990-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

The programme from the 1993 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.

Creator:      Renaissance Singers
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1993-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Billy Larkins (1896-1971) was a dance band leader and talented pianist. By the 1920s, he had formed the Larkins' Elite Orchestra, which performed around Manawatū and be...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          January 24, 2009

Logo for the Centennial production of Under The Sun.

Jenny McLeod was commissioned by the city of Palmerston North to compose music to commemorate its centenary in 1971. The resulting work, Under The Sun, was performed twice during Palmersto...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1971-05-29T00:00:00+00:00

The programme from the 1989 Christmas Concert by the Renaissance Singers.

Creator:      Renaissance Singers
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa December 2, 1989

The information for this image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19th January 1983.

"It has been predicted Hip Singles will be the band to watch in 1983. If and when success comes to the group it won't be before t...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          January 18, 1983

The Ashhurst Brass Band was established in 1889. Messrs T Nelson, J Paton, J Jarvis, J Ferris and J S Freeman were instrumental in forming the band. Mr Groves was the first bandmaster and there were 25 enrolled members. Newspaper reports show that...

Creator:      A A Pratt
Date:          1900s

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 7th October 2025.  Part 1 of 2. Dianne Broadley grew up in the Wairarapa in the 1940s–50s, surrounded by music from her family and community.


Her mother sang, played piano, and attended dances, wh...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 7, 2025

Rugby World Cup fans were able to enjoy a wealth of events in Te Marae o Hine – the Square during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The ‘Our People, Our Place’ Festival was a pan-regional organisational effort across hospitality, local government, busine...

Creator:      Shane Bayley
Place:          Te Marae o Hine, The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          September 29, 2011

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

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

The Municipal Opera House, designed by F J Wilson and built by J Trevor and Sons, was erected for the Palmerston North Borough Council in 1904-1905 and opened 12 July 1905. In 1952 it was condemned unsafe by the Palmerston North City Council and w...

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

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:      Alex M Crocket
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

The Manawatū Musicians and Entertainers Club Big Band performing at the Palmerston North Opera House during the 1st Annual Jazz Festival. Trumpets L-R: Peter Hales, "Nip" Spring, Frank Perry, Trevor Prout Trombones L-R: Peter Wood, John Robinson S...

Creator:      Manawatū Jazz Club
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 27, 1968

The Palmeston North Operatic Society are shown here performing 'The Drinking Song' during rehearsals for their production of "The Student Prince", in the Palmerston North Opera House. This photograph ran in the Manawatu Evening Standard, 23 August...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          August 23, 1963

A programme from the Centennial Choral Festival held at the Opera House. Performers included the Lyric Singers, The King's Choristers, Palmerston North Girls' High School, Palmerston North Choral Society, Shannon Combined Churches Choir, and the U...

Creator:      Palmerston North Choral Society
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1971-04-27T00:00:00+00:00

Alan Loveday (b. 1929, Palmerston North) was a renowned child violinist who went overseas to further his career in 1939. A concert was put on at the Opera House, Palmerston North, 14 January 1939, at which Alan and others performed. From the archi...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 1938

This is the programme for the Twenty-Fourth Annual Festival of the Manawatū Competitions Society, which was held in the Opera House, Municipal Hall and St. Andrew's Hall between 12 May and 17 May 1947. The competition categories included elocution...

Creator:      Manawatū Competitions Society
Date:          May 1947

This is the programme for the Twenty-Seventh Annual Festival of the Manawatū Competitions Society, which was held in the Opera House, Municipal Hall and St. Andrew's Hall between 8 and 13 May 1950. The competition categories included elocution (sp...

Creator:      Manawatū Competitions Society
Date:          May 1950

This is the programme for the Thirty-Second Annual Festival of the Manawatū Competitions Society, which was held in the Opera House, Repertory and All Saints' Halls between 9 and 14 May 1955. The competition categories included elocution (speech a...

Creator:      Manawatū Competitions Society
Date:          May 1955

This is the programme for the Twenty-Eighth Annual Festival of the Manawatū Competitions Society, which was held in the Opera House, Municipal Hall and St. Andrew's Hall between 7 and 12 May 1951. The competition categories included speech and dra...

Creator:      Manawatū Competitions Society
Date:          May 1951

This is the programme for the Thirty-Third Annual Festival of the Manawatū Competitions Society, which was held in the Opera House, Concert Chamber and All Saints' Hall between 7 and 12 May 1956. The competition categories included speech and dram...

Creator:      Manawatū Competitions Society
Date:          May 1956

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 1904

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:          1912

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 6th February 199.

"BB King, Palmerston North Opera House, January 10. Wednesday night, the last week in January, and Riley B. King made his first visit to Palmerston No...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          February 6, 1991

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:      F A Tier
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

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:      Evening Post, Wellington
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1937

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:          1950

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:          1950

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:          1950