These images were published in the July 9th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

The captions read: “(Above): Army machinery at work on the rite of McGreevy Park. (Right): What the huge bowl-shaped park looks like now, with plenty of ea...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 9, 1978

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of the dog Tiger, a great dane, mascot of the Māori Battalion during World War 2. Tiger was the companion dog of Captain Harding Waipuke Leaf (Ngā Puhi). Tiger staye...

Creator:      Tracey Armstrong
Place:          
Date:          September 16, 2023

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 20th March, 1963. "With a portion of a £4000 house stranded in midstream in the Manawatu River and with dusk fast approaching, contractors who were transporting this hou...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 20, 1963