Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 16th November 2021.  Part 1 of 2. Malcolm’s involvement in roller skating in Palmerston North started in 1974, daughter Nicola (5YO) keen to learn. After 10 years she was very competent, in national sk...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 16, 2021

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 23rd November 2021.  Part 2 of 2. 17 years as national roller skating championship manager, the second vice-president. Roller skating community. Life memberships. 1991 NZ team manager to Hong Kong. Out...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 23, 2021

"A film believed to have been taken by Rod Matheson.

00:00 - 4:15 - 'City of Wheels'

4:16 - 815 - Family images. The film cannister index reads: ""Rachel, Judy. Tony, 277 College Street, the Clothiers, Bill Davis, Jim Hollis, Cat Mercer, Moving ...

Creator:      Rod Matheson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 January 1961: "P. Oliver (Hastings) beat the 20,000 metre world record holder M. Wybrott (Hastings) by 220 yards in the national 10-mile roller road skating road race...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Carroll Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1961-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 2 April 1956: "Palmerston North played Paraparaumu Beach and Hastings in the Central Districts amateur roller hockey tournament at Memorial Park last Saturday (March 31)...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          March 31, 1956

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 3rd February, 1963. "Players congratulate each other after a tense game between Manawatu and Wellington when the game resulted in a three-all draw at the New Zealand Rol...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1963-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 17 November 1960 "I. Hughes, who, with another New Zealander, M. Whybrow, recently broke a number of world skating records, paid a lightning visit to Palmerston North la...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960-11-17T00:00:00+00:00

Dress rehearsal before the performance of a ballet exhibition number at evening carnival. The senior pairs skaters are Johnnie Baker with Pam Hodgson.

Fitzroy Park was renamed Memorial Park in the 1950s.

Creator:      Ingrid Dunckley
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          February 1958

Ingrid, Carolyn and Deborah Rumsey performing novelty number “Mumbo” at an exhibition of roller skating at The Izadium, 20 June 1964.

Creator:      Ingrid Dunckley
Place:          Corner of Ferguson and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          June 20, 1964

Artistic champion skater Carolyn Rumsey is practising her layback outside forward spin.

Creator:      Ingrid Dunckley
Place:          Fitzroy (Memorial) Park Skating rink. Palmerston North
Date:          February 1965

Roller figure skating team after competing at the National Championships in Hastings January 1959.

Back row left to right: Ingrid Rumsey, Jennifer Coss, Raymond Burgess, Mr Hale (Manager), Brian Eckersley, Fay Wallis, Marilyn Burgess.

Front row ...

Creator:      Ingrid Dunckley
Place:          Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Date:          February 15, 1959

The caption on the reserve of the photograph reads: "The exciting two mile speed championship ended with William Over [left] being beaten by clubmate Dennis Parkin [right] after a close, racelong battle at the Manawatu Indoor Roller Skating Club's...

Creator:      Manawatū Daily Times
Place:          Corner of Ferguson Street and Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston
Date:          1962-11-17T00:00:00+00:00