Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 9th May 2023. Part 1 of 4. Interested in printing and publishing from childhood, and started printing in 1950s. Feilding Herald, Photorama. Joe Sing. Hand-fed printing. Buying a printing press. Being a comp...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 9, 2023

 Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 30th May 2023. Part 4 of 4.  Married for 53 years so far. How they met, married after 7 months. 9 years age difference. Renting, 2 children born, then bought house on leasehold land, then to Linc...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 30, 2023

He Ara Kotahi pathway which connects cyclists and pedestrians between Palmerston North and Linton Military Camp, Massey University and Food HQ. The name means a pathway that brings people together. The lighting design aims to create the illusion ...

Creator:      Alexander Robertson, for PNCC
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 28, 2021

Foreword:

"I am very pleased to introduce Manawatu Marathon Clinic/Manawatu Striders members both past and present, as well as other interested readers, to this delightful account which records the highlights of our club’s history to date.

This ...

Creator:      Sue Stirling with Doug Stirling
Date:          2022

Contents:

p. 3 Editorial / Cushla Scrivens

p. 5 Peanuts or beef? A walking challenge / Dorothy Pilkington

p. 11 Manawatū's First World War camps, 1914-1919 / Tim Shoebridge

p. 22 Heirs of Rochdale: the Manawatū Co-operative Society and its fou...

Creator:      Manawatū Historic Journal Associates
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2013

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 23rd July 2024. Part 2 of 3. Manawatu Striders is a running and walking group based in Palmerston North established in 1983. Sue has been a member since 2006. She has written a book Manawatu Striders, R...

Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The story of old-time swagman, Russian Jack. Abridged from original article.

Creator:      Tina White
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          November 21, 2006

Image of one of the bridges on the 7.6km He Ara Kotahi pathway which connects cyclists and pedestrians between Palmerston North and Linton Military Camp, Massey University and Food HQ. The name means a pathway that brings people together.

There ...

Creator:      Drone image - Alexander Robertson, for PNCC
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2019

PalmyProud celebrates the people, places and events in our city. The free quarterly magazine aims to inspire locals and visitors to learn more about this special place we call home. It’s published by Palmerston North City Council.

Inside thi...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          2019

The Turitea Walkway is on the periphery of Palmerston North, with access points at Old West Road, Turitea Road, Pacific Drive and Aokautere Drive.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2000

Image of the 190m long He Ara Kotahi bridge with viewing platform in the centre, that connects the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, to the other side of the Manawatū River.

The design inspiration for the bridge is a karaka tree, with its '...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          He Ara Kotahi Bridge, Palmerston North
Date:          2019

The Whatonga steel sculpture sits at the top, halfway point of the Tawa Loop Track, above Te Āpiti - Manawatū Gorge. The walk starts at the Ashhurst end of the Gorge

At 6 metres tall, Whatonga is a contemporary sculpture and was paid for by the M...

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Te Āpiti - Manawatū Gorge
Date:          May 5, 2021

The start/end point of He Ara Kotahi at Linton. The joint walk/cycle way runs from Palmerston North to Linton, ending at the boundary of the Linton Army Camp.

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Bells Road, Linton
Date:          June 27, 2021

The start/end point of He Ara Kotahi at the Linton end. The joint walk/cycle way runs from Palmerston North to Linton, ending at the boundary of the Linton Army Camp.

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Bells Road, Linton
Date:          June 27, 2021

The start of He Ara Kotahi at the Linton end. The joint walk/cycle way runs from Palmerston North to Linton, ending at the boundary of the Linton Army Camp.

Creator:      Ian Matheson City Archives
Place:          Bells Road, Linton
Date:          June 27, 2021

The start of He Ara Kotahi at the Linton end. The joint walk/cycle way runs from Palmerston North to Linton, ending at the boundary of the Linton Army Camp.

Creator:      PNCC
Place:          Bells Road, Linton
Date:          June 27, 2021

Image of one of the bridges on the 7.6km He Ara Kotahi pathway which connects cyclists and pedestrians between Palmerston North and Linton Military Camp, Massey University and Food HQ. The name means a pathway that brings people together.

There ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2019

Image of one of the bridges on the 7.6km He Ara Kotahi pathway which connects cyclists and pedestrians between Palmerston North and Linton Military Camp, Massey University and Food HQ. The name means a pathway that brings people together.

There ...

Creator:      Drone image - Alexander Robertson, for PNCC
Place:          Arapuke Forest Park
Date:          2019

Image of one of the bridges on the 7.6km He Ara Kotahi pathway which connects cyclists and pedestrians between Palmerston North and Linton Military Camp, Massey University and Food HQ. The name means a pathway that brings people together.

There ...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2019

In 1890, the Palmerston North Reserves Act resulted in 39 acres along the bank of the Manawatu River set aside for the development of a park. The first development occurred in 1897 when a metal path was formed at the Fitzherbert Ave end. The who...

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

The Victoria Esplanade underwent a variety of improvements under Peter Black, the Curator of Reserves from 1908-1946. These included various footpaths, Victoria Drive, mass plantings (notably of the cherry trees and phoenix palms), the creation of...

Creator:      G F Framjee
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1939

A man and his dog enjoy the shady pathways within the Victoria Esplanade. In 1890, the Palmerston North Reserves Act resulted in 39 acres along the river bank set aside for a park. The first development occurred in 1897 when a metal path was form...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1913

This photograph is of the corner of Rangitikei Street and The Square. The Hopwood Clock Tower is visible on the far right of the image and the building that once housed the Public Library the Public Library is on the far left. This building is now...

Creator:      R E Clevely
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1966

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. Many of the seats in the Esplanade were donated by various individuals and groups.

Creator:      Muir and Moodie
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1913

Development began on the Victoria Esplanade in Palmerston North, named to mark Queen Victoria's 60th jubilee, in 1897. Queen Victoria Drive began as a rough track from Fitzherbert Avenue to Park Road in 1917. In 1919 it was properly laid out and m...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1919

The entrance way to Bledisloe Park. This park is located adjacent to Massey University.

Creator:      F A Tier
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1950

This image is from a series of postcards intended for tourists around the 1920s. Cannons were purchased by the Government in 1879 and installed at Fort Ngahauranga overlooking Port Nicholson, Wellington Harbour. The never fired a shot in anger and...

Creator:      Wilson
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1920 to 1930

This photograph shows The Square Gardens opposite the Post Office.

Creator:      Frank Duncan Co., Auckland
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1920

Stairs on the Sledge Track. The track is accessed from the car park at the end of Kahuterawa Road (GRAVEL ROAD), which runs off Old West Road in Palmerston North.

Creator:      Sonya Holm
Place:          Kahuterawa Road, Turitea, Palmerston North
Date:          April 2018

This hand-tinted postcard shows three men hiking through the Turitea Stream.

Creator:      Unknown