Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 8th February 2022. Part 1 of 2. Local government responses to Covid and other disasters. Voluntary networks, ethnic communities. Reliance on the authorities. Civil Defence workshop on mapping communities. P...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 8, 2022

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 18th February 2025. Part 3 of 3. Many farms had old equipment associated with horse drawn vehicles. Brian Hunter headed a committee to set up a museum. A museum was established in an old factory in Bowen St...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Feilding
Date:          February 18, 2025

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Between 1879 and 1909, a unit of New Zealand's volunteer defence force practised drills in Stafford Street, Feilding. This group of volunteers was a respected and important p...

Creator:      Simon Johnson
Place:          Feilding
Date:          November 16, 2024

 Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 31st December 2024. Part 2 of 2.  About 480 registered social organisations in the Manawatu and Horowhenua. They need to work more collaboratively.  Councils need to make decisions about wha...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 31, 2024

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activities, and events. This month's issue includes: tree planting, fire truck, hydro scheme, community engagement...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 2009

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activities, and events. This month's issue includes: sewer pipes installation, Ashhurst Domain tree naming, Draft ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 2009

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 23rd December 1965 "Miss Cynthia Greensill, the 19 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Greensill, of Batt Street, Palmerston North, who returned to the city after hav...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Batt Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 22, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 29 October 1960 "Residents and farmers of the Bunnythorpe district have banded together and constructed this bus shelter. It is a concrete block and iron-roofed structur...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Bunnythorpe
Date:          1960-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 June, 1963. "The old Austin truck (top photograph) was given to the Ashhurst Volunteer Fire Brigade by the Oroua County Council. Its value today is approximately £250...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          1963-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 June, 1963. "The old Austin truck (top photograph) was given to the Ashhurst Volunteer Fire Brigade by the Oroua County Council. Its value today is approximately £250...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Ashhurst
Date:          1963-06-27T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 06 March 1961 "A busy day for the counters at Jaycee House on Saturday in the house-to-house appeal. The smiles on their faces are indicative of the splendid result. On ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1961-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 December 1960 "A busy band of voluntary helpers today erected the framework of the hut to house the Nativity scene, organized by the Palmerston North Civic Christian ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1960-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 18 August 1960 "Last night at the St. John's Hall the district commissioner for the St. John Ambulance Association (Mr. P. Harris) was enrolling new members who are to l...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North

Wendy McTaggart collects canvas bags with selected books to deliver to home delivery recipients. The Palmerston North City Libraries delivers a service to housebound users, where by content is selected for them, and delivered by volunteers.

Creator:      Sandra Crosbie
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          February 12, 2017

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: Police Spectacular welcome; local government changes; Esplanad...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: Community Development plan; recycling centre; corporate plan; ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: Square Edge; information centre; the Square; Call Centre Clust...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North

Correspondence between Stella Petersen of the Manawatu Women's Patriotic Committee and J. R. Hardie, concerning the Patriotic Shop that the group had run during the Second World War. During this time they succeeded in raising £25,288 in support of...

Date:          1946

The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: Draft Annual Plan; Dog Registeration; Events; Civil Defence; ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          March 2011

Youth Space volunteers are painting chairs to add some colour to the area.

Creator:      Youth Space
Place:          Youth Space , Coleman Mall, Palmerston North
Date:          June 24, 2021