Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The 1936 storm that destroyed the Sportsground (Fitzherbert Park) grandstand and forced the abandonment of an international cricket match.

Creator:      Murray Brown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 2, 2022

The Upper Manawatu Bridge taken at the Woodville end of the Manawatu Gorge Walk. Taken on 15 July 2017 while the Gorge Road was closed due to a large slip and 1 day after a large southern storm had passed over the country. Gorge Road has now been ...

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Place:          Manawatu Gorge
Date:          July 15, 2017

A severe storm which crossed the North Island 2 February 1936 caused substantial damage in and around Palmerston North, one of the hardest hit towns. Houses lost roofs, chimneys were blown over, the grandstands of the A&P Association, the Awapuni ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Featherston Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1936

A severe storm which crossed the North Island on 2 February 1936 caused substantial damage in and around Palmerston North, one of the hardest hit towns. Houses lost roofs, chimneys were blown over, the grandstands of the A&P Association, the Awapu...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Showgrounds, Palmerston North
Date:          1936

A severe storm which crossed the North Island on 2 February 1936 caused substantial damage in and around Palmerston North, one of the hardest hit towns. Houses lost roofs, chimneys were blown over, the grandstands of the A&P Association, the Awapu...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          1936

Photograph showing the Manawatu River as shot from the Upper Manawatu Gorge Bridge near Woodville. Taken on 15 July 2017 while the Gorge Road was closed due to a large slip and 1 day after a large southern storm had passed over the country. The Go...

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Date:          July 15, 2017