Creator:      Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date:          1946 to 1954

Creator:      Vera L McLennan-Boman, attributed to
Date:          1946 to 1954

Marx Voss (c.1850-1923) and Maren Voss (c.1854-1934) emigrated from Denmark with Bishop Monrad's scheme in 1874. They settled and farmed in Karere, where they raised their nine children.

This image is derived from a copy negative, made from a phot...

Date:          circa 1910

This picnic was held in the "cabbage tree paddock" on Staces Road, between Fitzherbert East School and the Manawatū River.

This image is derived from a copy negative. The archives does not hold the original photograph.

Date:          1896

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 7 February, 1959. "The Palmerston North City Council staff held its annual picnic for the employees and the public today at Plimmerton. The carriages were well filled."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1959-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15 January, 1964. "This is more like it! Summer made a belated appearance yesterday, and these three mothers and their families took to the Esplanade with picnics to enj...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          The Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          1964-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 14 January, 1964. [A young toddler holds up a scone or biscuit at a picnic in the Esplanade with his family.] An image of the entire party was published on 15 January, 1964. S...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          The Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          1964-01-14T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 January 1961: "Many Feilding people spent Saturday afternoon quietly beside the Oroua River picnic spot at Menzies Ford."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Glen Oroua, Manawatu
Date:          January 16, 1961

[Image of people having lunch by some parked car, under the shade of tree, possibly at the Horowhenua A,. P. and I. Show.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Horowhenua
Date:          January 29, 1966

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 5th January 1966 "Scenes at the Raumati Bridge picnic area which is again proving popular with Palmerston North families. At this point there is a good sw...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Raumati, Manawatu
Date:          January 5, 1966

This booklet has information about the Victoria Esplanade Garden features, including the RSA Paddling Pool, Victoria House (Esplanade Cafe), aviaries, Education Centre (demolished 2017), Rose Garden, Miniature Railway and much more. It also includ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Date:          2000s