This image is believed to have been taken by Palmerston North Engineer Frank (Frances Leslie) Berry. Featured buildings include the P.D.C building, Tuckers Club Hotel, Bradfield Studio, The Cash Grocer, Pegdens and D. M. George.

Also visible is t...

Creator:      Berry Family
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          1920s

The caption on the reverse reads: "The statue of Te Peeti te Awe Awe was erected in the Square in 1907 by Te Peeti's sister, Erenui, to face the rising sun. Te Peeti was the famous chieftain of the Rangitane tribe who fought as a loyalist in the L...

Creator:      
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1980

Te Peeti Te Awe Awe (c1820-1884), a chief of the Rangitāne tribe, was involved with negotiations and the sale of Māori Land for the opening up of the Manawatu for pakeha settlement. A marble statue of Te Peeti was installed in The Square, Palmerst...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1907

Born, Harald Nilius Anderson in Oslo, Norway, 16 March 1869 - Harold Anderson settled in Palmerston North. He was joined by his sisters who worked with Harold at his photography and art business, Anderson Studios, in Main Street (opposite the then...

Creator:      John Cleland Photography
Place:          Palmerston North

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History and description of the statue of Te Peeti Te Awe Awe, one of Rangitāne's notable leaders of the 19th Century. The statue was ceremoniously unveiled in Te Marae o Hine/...

Creator:      Virginia and Warren Warbrick
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          January 28, 2023

The newly finished National Mutual Building, photographed from the Square Rose Gardens, with Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue in the foreground.

Creator:      Jack Cottam
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1970s

Photo taken by Terry Finnerty, photographer. The Post office building is on the far left. It is on the other side of the rail tracks (obscured), which became Main Street in 1964.

The next group of businesses include Brownings Shoe Store Ltd at nu...

Creator:      Terry Finnerty
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1958

Looking across The Square to the Grand Hotel, built 1906. To the left can be seen the Occidental Hotel opposite the Bank of New Zealand, on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue. In the foreground can be seen the statue of Te Peeti Te Awe Awe erected i...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1908

Aerial photograph of The Square, clearly showing the 4 quadrants and the railway section in the middle. The corner of Broadway and The Square is at the bottom of the photograph.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1947

Te Peeti Awe Awe was the leading Māori figure of the Manawatū in the years when Palmerston North was established. The statue comissioned by his sister was unveiled on 26 January 1907.

Creator:      Graeme Liggins
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 2002

This view of The Square was probably taken from the top of the Grand Hotel. Some of the visible landmarks are The Lakelet, the cannons, the band rotunda, the observatory and the Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1911 to 1918

Businesses between the Church Street corner of The Square and Fitzherbert Avenue: Pegdens; HSP; D M George; Wackers; American Lounge; B H Just; Bert Pratt; Occidental hotel. D.M. George, clothiers was established in 1883. the Square gardens show g...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1910

This photograph looks across The Square gardens past the marble Statue of Te Awe Awe and the Band Rotunda to the west side of The Square. In the background on the left is the Commercial Hotel (1935) and on the right is Roscos Department Store (bui...

Creator:      Petch [?]
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1950

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 Te...

Creator:      Read Photo Post Card
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1920 to circa 1929

Te Peeti Te Awe Awe (c1820-1884), a chief of the Rangitāne tribe, was involved with negotiations and the sale of Maori Land for the opening up of the Manawatu for pakeha settlement. A marble statue of Te Peeti was installed in The Square, Palmerst...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1960

Te Peeti Te Awe Awe (c1820-1884), a chief of the Rangitāne tribe, was involved with negotiations and the sale of Maori Land for the opening up of the Manawatu for pakeha settlement. A marble statue of Te Peeti was installed in The Square, Palmerst...

Creator:      Colin Rush
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1960 to circa 1979