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Unveiling of commemorative plaques beside the Fitzherbert Bridge

On 17 August 2002, four commemorative plaques from the second Fitzherbert Bridge were unveiled fiexed to the remaining original 1935 bridge arches, now an archway near the cycle track in the Esplanade. After the 1935 bridge was demolished in 1987,...

Date:          August 2002

Commemorative plaques beside the Fitzherbert Bridge

On 17 August 2002, four commemorative plaques from the second Fitzherbert Bridge were unveiled fiexed to the remaining original 1935 bridge arches, now an archway near the cycle track in the Esplanade. After the 1935 bridge was demolished in 1987,...

Date:          August 2002

Plaque in Te Āpiti - Manawatū Gorge

Plaque erected to commemorate the widening of the Manwatū Gorge Road, between 1921 - 1926. This plaque sits at the Ashhurst end, near the beginning of the former road that ran through the Gorge, and can still be viewed on foot.

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Te Āpiti - Manawatū Gorge
Date:          May 5, 2021

Gingko tree and plaque in The Square

This Gingko tree was planted in the Square in 1975, with a plaque that reads:

"This tree was planted by the people of Palmerston North on 8 November 1975 to celebrate the inauguration of our campaign to create an ideal society. When 5% of our pop...

Creator:      Lesley Courtney for PNCC
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          November 7, 2019

Hiroshima commemoration plaque

This plaque, located in The Square beneath this Golden Totara tree, marks the 30th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing in Japan during World War Two.

" May this Golden Totara - a tree of peace - remind us of the nuclear threat around us. Hiroshi...

Creator:      Shannon Simpson
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          October 31, 2019

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