Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 26th October 2021.   Part 1 of 2. Setting up StreetVan 26 years ago. Early days, volunteers, food. Glue sniffers. Second van to take people home. Community reception. Food and other things donated...

Creator:      Stuart Birks
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 26, 2021

This image was not published in the Manawatu Evening Standard. It depicts employee Alan Dickson with Christmas food pacels. Alan was employed at the newspaper from 1987 until 2003. He started at the front counter, then moved to circulation then ad...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:           Palmerston North
Date:          December 1988

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 04 October 1960 "The Awapuni chapel appeal fund benefited yesterday by the efforts of these four children who organized a produce stall on Napier Road last Sunday. Ann C...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          October 4, 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 July 1961 "Carriers have a friendly word with Red Cross workers after loading a number of cases of clothing for the needy in Hong Kong. Miss L. Wimsett, the secretary...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Cuba Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 28, 1961

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 03 October 1960 "The £5 profit gained from fruit, vegetables and sweets sold at a stall organized by David Tucker and Keith Newell in front of their homes in Grey Street...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Ruahine Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 3, 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 21 June 1958, page 8: "Today the old folks of Palmerston North will receive bags of firewood donated by the Palmerston North combined Buffalo Lodges. Here are seen some ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          June 21, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 April 1963 "Today 50 Jaycee members delivered 200 cord of slab timber donated by Mr. H. Croucher, of Treelands, to the old folk of the city. The convener (Mr. V. Lars...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Church Street, Palmerston North
Date:          April 27, 1963

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 4th April 1963. "Last night, the Lions Club of Palmerston North had the mammoth task of sorting and packing thousands of pairs of spectacles. They will be dispatched to ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 4, 1963

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 November, 1959. “The St. Trinians’ girls who assisted in the Commercial Travellers’ Association’s annual charity appeal today are seen on the steps of the Commercial ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 27, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28 November, 1959. “Some of the toys displayed by Mrs A. E. Prior (Halcombe) at the provincial meeting of the W.D.F.F. held in Palmerston North. Since 1945 Mrs Prior ha...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          November 28, 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 10 October 1960 "From early morning today 40 women were busy sorting and packing at the Exhibition Hall at the Showgrounds the clothes collected last Saturday for Corso....

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          61 Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Date:          October 10, 1960

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on10 September 1958: "The Rev. A.J. Jamieson and his wife are seen busily packing clothing which is destined to keep the people of the leper colonies in India and Korea wa...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard

Date:          September 10, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 1st December 1965 "A group of students at Palmerston North teachers' College busy wrapping the parcels for 200 Palmerston North old folk. Assisting are the president of ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Grey Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 1, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 December 1960 "Crippled and spastic children today were entertained by the Palmerston North Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association. They were taken to ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of King, Cuba and Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North
Date:          December 19, 1960

Barnados ran a Family Day Care at 31 Princess Street.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          September 5, 1992

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Palmerston North City Council received 105 handmade quilts from the Rose City Quilters to distribute to families in the area.

Rose City Quilters have been making quilts and storing them for distribution during emerg...

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 30, 2020

People, dressed in Japanese costumes, took part in a floral fete to raise funds for the Public Hospital in Palmerston North. Mr J A Nash is standing, fifth from the left in the back row. For an account of the event, see Manawatu Standard, Volume X...

Creator:      Ernest Denton
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 17, 1909

Over 240,000 coins make up this nearly 2 meter tall penny pile- valued at over £1000 at the time. It was created to raise money to build a swimming pool at the occupation centre in Savage Crescent for the benefit of intellectually disabled childre...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1960s

Mr W. G. Black was the President of the Rotary Club, Palmerston North from 1931-1932, 1932-1933, and 1933-1934.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1930

Herbert Bennett was one of 15 foundation charter members of the Palmerston North Rotary Club, which was established 29 May 1924. He was the first elected secretary.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1925

This photograph shows the musical act for a charity ball in 1934. The men are unidentified.

Creator:      Unknown

Date:          1934

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Creator:      Palmerston North & Districts Soldiers' Memorial Fund
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1923 to 1924