Layout of the Transit Camp in Hokowhitu, on what became the site of the Palmerston North Teachers College and later Massey University Hokowhitu campus. After WWII there was a shortage of housing in New Zealand, and this camp provided temporary acc...
Date: 1946 to 1947
Proposed layout for part of the Transit Camp in Hokowhitu, on what became the site of the Palmerston North Teachers College and later Massey University Hokowhitu campus. After WWII there was a shortage of housing in New Zealand, and this camp prov...
Date: 1947
Plans for houses and ablution blocks for the Transit Camp in Hokowhitu. Both the houses and the ablution blocks were planned to be constructed from re-purposed army huts. Units were also built for purpose.
Post WWII there was a shortage of housin...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date: 1945 to 1946
House plans for units that were built at the Transit Camp in Hokowhitu.
Post WWII there was a shortage of housing in New Zealand, and this camp provided temporary accommodation for families in need. Bathrooms were not a feature of the units and ...
Creator: New Zealand Government (probable)
Place: Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date: March 25, 1948
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 4th February 2020. Part 2 of 2. Steam trains in the Square. Moving stock. Smoke from trains. Local passenger trains. Longer train journeys – refreshment at stations. The appeal of steam trains. Moving...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 4, 2020
The survey shows the area near the Manawatū River in Hokowhitu, including Jickell Street and Centennial Drive. The transit camp was established post WWII and served as temporary housing when then was a shortage.
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: hokowhitu, Palmerston North
Date: June 1, 1955
Layout of the Transit Camp in Hokowhitu, on what became the site of the Palmerston North Teachers College and later Massey University Hokowhitu campus.
Post WWII there was a shortage of housing in New Zealand, and this camp provided temporary acc...
Creator: Palmerston North city Council
Place: Centennial Drive, Palmerston North
Date: May 9, 1946