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.
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Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2019
Toi Warbrick was awarded Local Historian of the Year at the annual Palmerston North Local History Awards, at Caccia Birch House.
Virginia and Warren Warbrick were recognised for the many ways of telling stories about our past which go beyond word...
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Date: November 10, 2021
The awards were held at Caccia Birch House. As well as the annual Local Historian of the Year and the biennial best local history book awards, this year two other books were acknowledged for their contribution to local history.
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Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: Caccia Birch House, Palmerston North
Date: November 10, 2021
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The 158th anniversary of the 250,000 acre block of land sale that Rangitanē agreed to sell to the Crown is on July 23 1864. The deed of sale is held in Archives New Zealand, W...
Creator: Warren and Virginia Warbrick
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 23, 2022
Council staff assisted by John Bevan Ford, install pouwhenua before the re-dedication of The Square as ‘Te Marae o Hine’ – The Courtyard of the Daughter of Peace. The re-dedication occurred on Saturday, 3 March, 1990
From Left: Graham Toms, unkno...
Place: Te Marae o Hine - The Square
Date: 1990
Photo collage of Palmerston North CBD April 2014.
From top left: Square Edge, Te Manawa, The Clock Tower in The Square, The Library, Square Edge, PNCC, Tomato Cafe, Large Chess in The Square, Te Manawa Statue.
Creator: Danelle Mercer
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 1, 2014
The PNCC administration building was opened in 1980. Its design was an example of Brutalism architecture. The Hopwood clock tower completed in 1957, houses the original Post Office clock. Behind the clock tower can be seen the Council chamber. The...
Creator: Ian Matheson
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1993
Pou whenua being removed from Te Marae o Hine side of Palmerston North City Council building for renewal and refurbishment by Detlef Klein. Installed in 1990, the 3 carvings resemble Rangitāne and his grandmothers, Reretua and Hinerau. The pou wer...
Creator: Tina Hodges - Palmerston North City Council
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: October 9, 2017
Pou whenua being removed from Te Marae o Hine side of Palmerston North City Council building for renewal and refurbishment by Detlef Klein. Installed in 1990, the 3 carvings resemble Rangitāne and his grandmothers, Reretua and Hinerau. The pou wer...
Creator: Tina Hodges - Palmerston North City Council
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: October 9, 2017
Part of the karakia process of blessing the pou whenua being removed from the Te Marae o Hine side of Palmerston North City Council building for renewal and refurbishment by Detlef Klein. Installed in 1990, the 3 carvings resemble Rangitāne and hi...
Creator: Tina Hodges - Palmerston North City Council
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: October 9, 2017
Karakia to bless the pou whenua before removal on the Te Marae o Hine side of Palmerston North City Council building for renewal and refurbishment by Detlef Klein. Installed in 1990, the 3 carvings resemble Rangitāne and his grandmothers, Reretua ...
Creator: Tina Hodges - Palmerston North City Council
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: October 9, 2017