Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 5th May 2026. Part 6 of 6.
Discussion continues on the PROSTFIT programme for prostate cancer support 
 Pelvic floor muscles act like a hammock supporting bladder and bowel
 Surger...

Creator:      Dianne McConnell
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 5, 2026

This image was published in the September 10th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

Excerpts from the article read: Palmerston North's new director of community services is Mr Alex Clark, from Christchurch. His appointment, plus the appo...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 10, 1978

This image was published in the September 10th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Robert Rimmer, producer of the nation's best one act play for 1978, holds the Book of Honour which the society won. Behind him is the ca...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 10, 1978

Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 14th April 2026. Part 3 of 6.
Knee pain is often treated as leading inevitably to knee replacement. 
 X-rays may show damage, but pain does not always match the image. 
 The k...

Creator:      Dianne McConnell
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 14, 2026

This image was published in the September 10th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “The woman in charge of the SPCA's Taonui Street Centre, Mrs Eleanor Husband, comforts a friendly ginger cat after it had been brought to...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Taonui Street, Palmerston North
Date:          September 10, 1978

These images were taken for the September 10th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Has it stopped, or hasn't it? Ewan Lambess (Wairarapa) in a spot of bother.”

The short article read:...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Walton's farm, Aokautere
Date:          September 10, 1978

These images were taken for the September 10th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Palmerston North's Cam Taylor in action during the rally - poisoning was only one of his problems.”

...

Creator:      The Tribune
Date:          September 10, 1978

This image was published in the September 10th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Who's a pretty boy then? Mr Russell talks to one of his own birds, an Australian sulphur-crested cockatoo named Joe.”

The short article...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 10, 1978

This image was published in the September 3rd 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

The short article read: “Three years of entries, and they finally paid off - Mrs Olive Nant, of Palmerston North, collects her share of Radio 2ZA's "Rugby...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 3, 1978

Level 2 shopping.

Creator:      RoJo
Place:          K-Mart, Palmerston North
Date:          August 27, 2020

This image was published in the September 3rd 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Lesley Burch and Michael Boustridge flourish the trophies won by their team and themselves on their return to Palmerston North. Looking o...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North Airport, Milson
Date:          September 3, 1978

This image was published in the September 3rd 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “One of the entrants in the Manawatu Science Fair, Brent Zimmerman, prepares his exhibit for the show. Brent, 17, is a student from Palmer...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 3, 1978

Shopping rules at the local dairy.

Creator:      RoJo
Place:          Limbrick Street dairy, Palmerston North
Date:          May 3, 2020

These images were taken for the September 3rd 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Palmerston North's contingent in the Motogard rally, with their cars in the background: Front row, fro...

Creator:      The Tribune
Date:          September 3, 1978

Social distancing shopping.

Creator:      RoJo
Place:          Uncle Bill's shop, Palmerston North
Date:          May 28, 2020

Normality - signs and sanitiser.

Creator:      RoJo
Place:          B2B Bakery, Palmerston North
Date:          May 27, 2020

These images were taken for the September 10th 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “One of the Phantoms about to take off on an operation supporting Exercise Captive Lightning. Airman D...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Ohakea Air Base
Date:          September 10, 1978

Sanitiser everywhere during Covid times.

Creator:      RoJo
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 30, 2020

These images were taken for the September 3rd 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper – the first of which was published with the caption: “Mr Kam Shing IP is congratulated during the naturalisation ceremony.”

The short article read: “The la...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Council Chamber, Palmerston North
Date:          September 3, 1978

This image was published in the July 16th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

The caption read: “Toys everywhere… one of the shop’s helpers, Mrs Bette Ireland, had her house turned into a temporary toyland when it was used to store the...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 16, 1978

These images were taken (but not published) for an article in the July 16th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

An extract from the article read: “While one big building is now being demolished in Palmerston North, an even bigger $1mil...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          July 16, 1978

The first of these images was published in the July 9th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper.

The caption read: “Don and his wife Judy planning for their Canadian adventure, with literature about the race and its Canadian venue spread ou...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Feilding
Date:          July 9, 1978

Looking across The Square to the Grand Hotel, built 1906. To the left can be seen the Occidental Hotel opposite the Bank of New Zealand, on the corner of Fitzherbert Avenue. In the foreground can be seen the statue of Te Peeti Te Awe Awe erected i...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1908

Te Peeti Te Awe Awe (c1820-1884), a chief of the Rangitāne tribe, was involved with negotiations and the sale of Māori Land for the opening up of the Manawatu for pakeha settlement. A marble statue of Te Peeti was installed in The Square, Palmerst...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1907

R S Barry was an ironmongery and hardware shop, established in Palmerston North in 1893.From left: Unknown, Samuel Barry (later an optometrist in Auckland, ‘Barry & Beale), and Robert Snowden Barry.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1900

These images were taken for the November 12th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Billowing flames and columns of dense black smoke shoot skywards as thousands of litres of fuel burns ...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date:          November 12, 1978

This image was published in the November 5th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Mr Rowling and his wife arriving in Palmerston North last week to open Labour’s election campaign.”

An excerpt from the article read: “...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Milson Airport, Palmerston North
Date:          November 5, 1978

This image was published in the November 5th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Beverley Pentland - the fireworks lady.”

An excerpt from the article read: “Today is November 5 - Guy Fawke's time again. For many peop...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 5, 1978

These images were taken for the November 5th, 1978 edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper, the first of which was published with the caption: “Works Manager Colin Kennedy (left) points out features of two 5000-gallon fermentation tanks to members...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Ferguson Street, Palmerston North
Date:          November 5, 1978

This image was published in the October 29th, 1978, edition of the Tribune weekly newspaper with the caption: “Cr Serrallach with his ‘pipedream’. The matchbox in his hand represents the scale size of the 25-metre pool the council is considering, ...

Creator:      The Tribune
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 29, 1978