Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Three daughters of Wiremu Turanganui Ruwhiu established kapa haka groups in the Manawatū in the early 1960s. Pani Rikihana, Hana Burke and Tangihoro Fitzgerald contributed si...

Creator:      Peter Te Rangi
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          December 16, 2023

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The teaching and learning of te reo and te ao Māori in schools from late 19th century to early 20th century.

Creator:      Dorothy Pilkington
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          June 23, 2023

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Warren and Virginia Warbrick share their love and understanding of Palmerston North, its present and its past with a wider audience. Their work includes city council cu...

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          July 31, 2021

Palmerston North City Library's Kohikohinga & Māori Liaison Librarian, Christina Winitana trying out the bi-lingual version of Manawatū Heritage. The bi-lingual version was launched in September 2018. Translators from He Kupenga Hao i te Reo incor...

Creator:      Janice Sharan for Palmerston North City Library
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          September 11, 2018

Mr Hartley was an early trader and ropemaker in the Manawatu District, settling at Pohuetangi (near the present town of Shannon) about 1845. He is traditionally credited with being the first European to see the Papaiōea clearing, in which the sett...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1890