These images were taken for the June 4th 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption ‘The truck that did all the damage, wedged against the power pole. Broken power lines are lying over the foot...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Intersection of Maxwell's Line and Pioneer Highway, Palmerston North
Date:          June 4, 1978

In the late 1910s and 1920s, there was a large housing shortage in New Zealand. This affected the railway workers who often struggled to find affordable housing - often, they would rather quit and find another job than transfer to a centre with...

Creator:      Benjamin Foster
Place:          26 Cambridge Street, Palmerston North
Date:          January 2019