This tree is located near the corner of Main Street and Victoria Avenue. The building on the corner has businesses on the ground floor and residential spaces on the first floor. At the time of the photo, the businesses included the Bernina Se...

Creator:      Virginia Warbrick
Place:          54 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North
Date:          June 10, 2026

These images were taken for the July 16th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published.

The small article read: “Traffic lights have been installed at the intersection of Ruahine and Main Streets. And more traff...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Intersection of Ruahine and Main Streets
Date:          July 16, 1978

This image is part of the Elmar Studios negative collection. Unfortunately, no accompanying information is held.

Can you identify the people, place or event? Please add a comment to the image or contact the Heritage team via the 'report a problem...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Corner Main Street and the Square, Palmerston North
Date:          196X

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.

Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...

Creator:      David Evans - Planning Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine and was published in the July 1960 edition.

Caption: “Photorama recently had a look behind the scenes at the Transportation department and now shows you some of the things a Traffic Officer do...

Creator:      Frank Goldingham
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 1960

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Date:          1972

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.

Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...

Creator:      David Evans - Planning Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.

Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...

Creator:      David Evans - Planning Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.

Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...

Creator:      David Evans - Planning Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.

Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...

Creator:      David Evans - Planning Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.

Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...

Creator:      David Evans - Planning Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.

Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...

Creator:      David Evans - Planning Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.

Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...

Creator:      David Evans - Planning Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

Film created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office on 16mm Cine-Kodak Super-X filmstock.

Created to demonstrate inner city traffic flow problems in the mid 1950s, this film shows a unique slice of Palmerston North daily life with a...

Creator:      David Evans - Planning Office
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1956

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 August 1960 "Probably the busiest place in Palmerston North yesterday was the Esplanade. During the afternoon, traffic reached almost congestion point and obtaining a...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palm Drive, Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          August 29, 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 30 June 1961 "Once the Rangitikei Line overbridge is completed in the near future incidents such as this with cars held up by trains crossing the roadway will be part of...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 30, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 11 March 1961 "A large petrol tanker broke an axle in the Square yesterday morning and had to remain stationary in the middle of the road, for about a quarter of an hour...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 11, 1961

Palmerston North bus route 6, at 69 Ruahine Street.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 18, 1996

Palmerston North bus stop on route 12, at 225 Fitzherbert Avenue.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 24, 1997

Palmerston North bus stop on route 9, at 336 Broadway Avenue.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 24, 1997

Palmerston North bus stop on route 7, at 743 Tremaine Avenue.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 24, 1997

Palmerston North bus stop on route 6, at 148 Ruahine Street.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 24, 1997

Looking up Fitzherbert Avenue to The Square. the corner of Ferguson Street is in the foreground.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

Looking down George Street from the Cuba Street end towards Main Street at the far end.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

Corner of George and Main Streets, looking down to Cuba Street. The City Library is situated on the right hand side.. The Palmerston North City Council leases to businesses on the ground floor.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

Looking down King Street in Palmerston North.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

Corner of George and Cuba Streets, with the former Soldier's Club on the left.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

Looking down King Street to Princess Street. the buildings on the left hand side are part of the UCOL (Universal College of Learning) complex.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

Looking down Broadway towards St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral in the distance. To the left can be seen the Regent Theatre.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

The Milson shopping centre includes Milson Warehouse, electoral office of Simon Power, MP for Rangitikei, and Four Square supermarket, among other shops.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000