This aerial is set in Palmerston North. It is believed to be of Taonui Street, the block between Cuba Street and what is now Walding Street (2026). Cuba Street is off picture at the bottom of the image.Taonui Street runs approximately through the ...
Creator: Joe Greening (Argosy Studios/Argosy Industrial Photos)
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 1971
Taonui Street is named for the Taonui Swamp. While the literal meaning is "big spear" or "big catch," it is a metaphor for an abundance of kai (food) and resources.
The image is a derivative ...
Creator: Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date: 2024
Taonui, Lombard and Campbell Streets are amongst the earlier streets settled in Palmerston North. Brian Mather, as a member of the Local History Study Group, gave a series of lectures to interested members. Later, his lecture notes on Taonui, Lomb...
Creator: Brian Mather and the Palmerston North Historical Society
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 2006
This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 August 1969. The caption was illegible, but the negative packet reads, "Foyer of the Cosmopolitan Club". At the time, the Cosmopolitan Club (or "Cossie Club") was loc...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Taonui Street, Palmerston North
Date: August 19, 1969