This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 3rd January, 1963. "These boys spent this morning pushing each other in their "sports cars" round Clyde Crescent . At the rear are T.Cook and W. Cameron, and in the fron...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Clyde Cresent, Palmerston North
Date:          January 3, 1963

School Holidays

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine and was published in the September 1960 edition.

Caption: “The scene at Himatangi during the school holidays when Hundreds flocked to the beach to make the most of the warm wea...

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

Manawatu Photorama was published between 1959 and 1964 by Frank Goldingham. It featured social occasions, sports events and city events and perfomances photographed both by Mr. Goldingham and contributing photographers.

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s September 1960 edition but was not published.

Caption: “The scene at Himatangi during the school holidays when Hundreds flocked to the beach to make the most of the warm weather.”

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s September 1960 edition but was not published.

Caption: “The scene at Himatangi during the school holidays when Hundreds flocked to the beach to make the most of the warm weather.”

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s September 1960 edition but was not published.

Caption: “The scene at Himatangi during the school holidays when Hundreds flocked to the beach to make the most of the warm weather.”

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s September 1960 edition but was not published.

Caption: “The scene at Himatangi during the school holidays when Hundreds flocked to the beach to make the most of the warm weather.”

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s September 1960 edition but was not published.

Caption: “The scene at Himatangi during the school holidays when Hundreds flocked to the beach to make the most of the warm weather.”

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s September 1960 edition but was not published.

Caption: “The scene at Himatangi during the school holidays when Hundreds flocked to the beach to make the most of the warm weather.”

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s September 1960 edition but was not published.

Caption: “The scene at Himatangi during the school holidays when Hundreds flocked to the beach to make the most of the warm weather.”

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Date:          September 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19th January 1966 "More than 120 Palmerston North boys and girls (seen here) are spending part of their summer holiday going to school. Children between three and 10 yea...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 19, 1966

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. In 1996 New Zealand schools changed from three school terms each year to four shorter school terms. There have been various bold proposals for redrawing the school calendar ov...

Creator:      Elizabeth Ward
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 7, 2022

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 22nd December 1965 "For these three children, the school holidays provide ample opportunity to indulge in their favourite pastime -- fishing. They had not been at he Cen...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date:          December 21, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 January 1961: "Making the most of their school holidays are two small boys seen cockabullie hunting in the Hokowhitu Lagoon."

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date:          January 19, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 15th January, 1963. "Taking advantage of the brilliant sunshine during the weekend, children visiting Foxton Beach found much to amuse them. The most popular event appea...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Foxton Beach
Date:          1963-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

[A large group of people watch as children parade in front with their bicycles. The bikes are decorated, the boy in front wearing a clown costume. There are balloons and bunting decorating the area.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Kairanga
Date:          1963-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 9 January, 1964. [A group of boys start off on a race at the Pohangina Y.M.C.A. Camp. They are wearing togs.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          1964-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 9 January, 1964. [The boys attending the Pohangina Y.M.C.A. Camp stand at attention in front of the flag. Many are wearing hats and carrying towels. A man stands in front of t...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          1964-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

This image was not published in The Manawatu Evening Standard, taken on 9 January, 1964. [A full mess hall at the Pohangina Y.M.C.A. Camp. The crowd of boys and some guests wave at the photographer. Three people are at the kitchen in the back.]

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          1964-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 January, 1964. "Boys at the Y.M.C.A. Camp are heading for their swimming pool in the Pohangina River. In the background is the recreational hall, which has been used ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Pohangina
Date:          1964-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 13 May, 1963. "Perhaps a future All Black goal-kicker in the making. Spending the first day of his school holidays goal-kicking at Coronation Park is W. Vercoe, age 12. ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Coronation Park, Palmerston North
Date:          1963-05-13T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 August 1961 "School holidays are fun, especially when there is plenty to do and see. These children were phtographed in a local store gazing at a display of aeroplane...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 29, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 16 December 1960 "For some children today was the start of the school holidays. The strong winds and overcast skies did not deter these four boys as they were prepared f...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Albert Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Thursday 14 May 1987.

"Bringing a little soft shoe shuffle to schoolkids over the holidays are Peter Tait (left), Kerryn Walsh and Time Homewood - otherwise known as T...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 14, 1987

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 30 August 1961 "A group of the girls taking part in the Y.W.C.A. stay-at-home camp this week visited the 2ZA radio broadcasting station this morning. Above are three of ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          George Street, Palmerston North
Date:          August 30, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 26 January, 1964. "Over 110 children are attending a special vacation Bible school, which concludes on February 1, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church on Church Street. The ch...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1964-01-27T00:00:00+00:00

The Promise of Puanga show was presented by author Kirsty Wadsworth. She used sand art to illustrate the story at the Awapuni Library during the 2019 July school holiday.

"There is a bright new star in the winter sky - Puanga, cousin to ...

Creator:      Awapuni Library
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 2019

The Promise of Puanga show was presented by author Kirsty Wadsworth. She used sand art to illustrate the story at the Awapuni Library during the 2019 July school holiday.

"There is a bright new star in the winter sky - Puan...

Creator:      Awapuni Library
Place:          College Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 2019