This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Saturday 5 August, 1989.

"Awatapu College principal John Wall will not be leading his school into the 1990s and the brave new world of Tomorrow's Schools. Mr Wall is re...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Awatapu College, 434 Botanical Road, Palmerston North
Date:          August 5, 1989

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Thursday 14 May 1987.

"Bringing a little soft shoe shuffle to schoolkids over the holidays are Peter Tait (left), Kerryn Walsh and Time Homewood - otherwise known as T...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          May 14, 1987

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981. "Local disabled country and western singer Warren McKay entertains a Palmerston North crown during Telethon."

Telethon 1981 was for the Internat...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Singer Frankie Stevens entertains the crowd at the 1981 telethon.

Telethon 1981 was for the International Year of Disabled Perso...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

The Christmas lights which used to adorn Broadway Avenue during the festive season are seen here adding a shine to the 1981 Telethon at the Rainb...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Well known television personality Roger Gascoigne was the Central Districts area frontman for Telethon 1981, raising money to sup...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

The score board showing the level of funds raised during the telethon was a key feature of the live television broadcast. Telepho...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981. "Ginnette McDonald (Lynn of Tawa) does her bit for the Central Districts Telethon appeal in Palmerston North"

With the driest of deliveries and ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Julie Goodyear, the actress who played Bet Lynch in the iconic British drama Coronation Street, is seen here on the panel (with l...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

The 12 Bar Rhythm 'n' Shoes Singing and Dancing group had a self-titled music and theatre television show which ran between 1980 ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Celebrity panellists Julie Goodyear (Coronation Street) and Roger Gascoigne (television presenter) observe a mystery package delivered during the...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981. "Worth the effort: The success of Telethon 1981 can be seen on the faces of the main personalitoes at the Pascal Street Stadium right on 8p.m. las...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Members of the crowd are invited down to the set floor to dance along to Tom Sharplin and his Rock 'n' Roll Band. Other celebrity...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Marathon runner Brian Burns is interviewed by presenter Mark Leishman after completing a Marathon inside the four walls of the Pa...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

A celebrity panel for the Central Districts 1981 telethon, encouraging viewers to donate money for 'International Year of the Dis...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981. "Not all Telethon guests were human. Here a group of life size Muppets, led by Kermit himself, entertain at the Pascal Street Stadium"

Telethon 1...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981. "Activity dies down at the Pascal Street Stadium as workers finish their final Telethon shifts. The stadium was quickly tidied up but the total, m...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Mike Moore was the Member of Parliament for Papanui in 1981. He became New Zealand's 34th Prime Minister in 1990 after contesting...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

A 'behind the scenes' look at filming an interview with fundraising locals. This presenter is likely speaking with members of Fre...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Tom Sharplin is joined on stage by other telethon performers, including Mike Griffin, Tina Cross, Hayden Wood and Richard Eriwata...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Telethon 1981 was for the International Year of Disabled Persons. Telethon was a 24-hour live television spectacular designed to ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Telethon 1981 was for the International Year of Disabled Persons. Telethon was a 24-hour live television spectacular designed to ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Telethon 1981 was for the International Year of Disabled Persons. Telethon was a 24-hour live television spectacular designed to ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Singer Tina Cross, performs with Robert Smith on keyboards and guitarist Mike Griffin.

Telethon 1981 was for the International Y...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

A New Zealand celebrity panel for the Central Districts 1981 telethon, encouraging viewers to donate money for 'International Yea...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981. "Just one of the scenes that captured the whole spirit of Telethon in the Pascal Street Stadium. Sports front-man Peter Williams talks to a group ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981. "United States guest Randy Powell takes time off as a front man to help out on the phones. Powell, ex bad guy in Dallas, was cheered by a Palmerst...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

Singer Frankie Stevens, performing with singers using New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL). Signing was a feature of Telethon '81 seg...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981. The 'Seawitch' pinball machine was manufactured by Stern in 1980. It featured flippers, pop bumpers, slingshots, stand-up targets, ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981

This image was taken (but not used) for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on Monday 29th June 1981.

A young boy is pouring coins collected from friends and family, into a gumboot, close to the raised seating where spectators watc...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Rainbow Stadium, Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          June 27, 1981