PalmyProud celebrates the people, places and events in our city. The free quarterly magazine aims to inspire locals and visitors to learn more about this special place we call home. It’s published by Palmerston North City Council.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2024

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: Christmas in the Square; Awapuni Landfill; conservation; weed...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 2001

These images were taken for a story that appeared in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1992, but were not printed. Another image was published instead.

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          December 1992

This image was published in the Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 December 1992.

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          December 17, 1992

This image was taken for a story that appeared in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 21 December 1994, published with the caption: "A bronze tablet to commemorate the first 100 years of the Palmerston North Hospital was unveiled last night. Hospit...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          December 21, 1994

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatū Evening Standard on 9 November 1981, titled 'Concrete in the Garden.' It describes the installation of the same name by the Palmerston North artist Paul Dibble (1943-2023) that was on vie...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Date:          November 9, 1981

The "Who's Afraid" sculpture was unveiled outside the Regent Theatre in Broadway on 3 July 2011. It was the sixth work commissioned by the Palmerston North Public Sculpture Trust. It is by local artist, Paul Dibble.

The sculpture is in bronze of ...

Creator:      Sonya Holm
Place:          Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          March 2017

This bronze sculpture, dating from 1996, is located outside the central branch of the Palmerston North City Library.

Creator:      Heather Glasgow
Date:          March 8, 2017

PalmyProud celebrates the people, places and events in our city. The free quarterly magazine aims to inspire locals and visitors to learn more about this special place we call home. It’s published by Palmerston North City Council.

Inside this is...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 2020

Paul Dibble’s Ghost of the Huia sculpture is a tribute to the memory of the extinct huia. A unique native bird, the last confirmed sighting of a live huia was in the Tararua ranges in 1907. The sculpture was created in 2010 and installed the fo...

Creator:      Janice Sharan - Palmerston North City Library
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          September 29, 2018

The unveiling of Paul Dibble's sculpture Te Pūatatangi ki Te Ika a Māui, Dawn Chorus on the Fish of Māui, at Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery on 25 August, 2019.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          The Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          2019-08-25T00:00:00+00:00

Paul Dibble’s Ghost of the Huia sculpture is a tribute to the memory of the extinct huia. A unique native bird, the last confirmed sighting of a live huia was in the Tararua ranges in 1907. The sculpture was created in 2010 and installed the fo...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney, for Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 19, 2018

This bronze statue, "Pacific Monarch" by New Zealand sculptor Paul Dibble is located outside Te Manawa. It was commissioned by the Manawatu Art Gallery in 1992 and erected in 1995.

Creator:      Janice Sharan - Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 28, 2018

Paul Dibble's sculpture, 'All Creatures Great', outside Central Library's main entrance was wrapped up to protect it during building work.

Creator:      Leith Haarhoff for PNCC
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North, Manawatū
Date:          September 24, 2018