Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Billy Larkins (1896-1971) was a dance band leader and talented pianist. By the 1920s, he had formed the Larkins' Elite Orchestra, which performed around Manawatū and be...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          January 24, 2009

The statue of Peeti Te Awe Awe, commissioned by his sister Ereni Te Awe Awe, was erected on the northern side of The Square in 1907. It was designed by Harold Anderson, a local artist and photographer, and made of white carrara marble.

Te Peeti ...

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Te Mare o Hine/The Square
Date:          2018

Waitohi King, nee Te Awe Awe, pictured here with her daughter Cherry, was born 29 December 1923 to Wiremu Kingi Te Awe Awe and Pipi Ipurape Te Awe Awe nee Te Rei. She was the 4th of 9 children and grew up in Rangiotu in a home built by her grandf...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          2007

This photograph shows an interesting perspective of Church Street East and The Lakelet. On the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue and The Square is the Public Library. This building was the fourth public library in Palmerston North and was purpose built...

Creator:      K H Shea
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1937

Statue of Rangitane Chieftain, Peeti Te Awe Awe, stands in The Square. It was erected in 1907.

The photograph was taken by Alf and Merlyn Drew, to test equipment for their business, Photo Instruments Limited which operated at 55 Princess Street ...

Creator:      Alf or Merlyn Drew
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

Mayor Grant Smith and Wiremu Te Awe Awe blessing crosses set up to commemorate ANZAC Day, 2015. Each cross represented the name of an individual upon the Cenotaph, with 507 installed altogether. The 2015 ceremony, marking the 100th anniversary of ...

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Place:          The Square
Date:          April 23, 2015