In 1912 four moa footprints were found close to the Fitzroy Street section of the river. Their discovery was one of the first of its kind in New Zealand.

They were found by Henry Cole after a flood had washed away the bank exposing the footprint...

Creator:      E R Whalley
Place:          Manawatū riverbank
Date:          1912

In 1912 four moa footprints were found close to the Fitzroy Street section of the river. Their discovery was one of the first of its kind in New Zealand.

They were found by Henry Cole (believed to be seated at left) after a flood had washed away ...

Creator:      Gilbert Tremaine
Place:          Manawatū riverbank
Date:          1912

Name: Korimako

Suburb, Takaro

The lane is named for korimako, the bellbird. A native bird of Aotearoa New Zealand. December 20...

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

Name: Piwakawaka

Suburb, Takaro

The lane is named for piwakawaka, the fantail. A native bird of Aotearoa New Zealand. December...

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

Name: Kingfisher

Suburb, Whakarongo

The close is named for kōtare, the kingfisher. A native bird of Aotearoa New Zealand, seen...

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

This bronze pīwakawaka is the work of sculptor Paul Dibble. The work, titled Gateway, features a large fantail, perched on a Corten steel base, and references Maui myths, with the pīwakawaka perched on a stylised leafy gate.

The s...

Creator:      Raphael Cardoso for IMCA
Place:          Corner of Main Street and Andrew Young Street
Date:          2020

This series of images was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 April, 1982. “A well-preserved set of moa bones found on a Levin farm this week will have to be identified by an expert. The bones – a foot and a leg from ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Levin
Date:          1982-04-29T00:00:00+00:00

Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery provides shelter and world-class care for native wildlife to rehabilitate after treatment at Massey University’s Wildbase Hospital. A Wildbase Ruru became a social media darling in April 2021 when a tweet by ...

Creator:      Alexander Robertson, for PNCC
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 11, 2021