Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 18th February 2025. Part 3 of 3. Many farms had old equipment associated with horse drawn vehicles. Brian Hunter headed a committee to set up a museum. A museum was established in an old factory in Bowen St...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Feilding
Date: February 18, 2025
Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 11th August 2020. Part 1 of 4. Coming to Palmerston North. Director of museum and science centre about 1991, interview process. Early adjustments. Opening. Some issues. Museum approaches. Museum...
Creator: Stuart Birks
Place: Palmerston North
Date: August 11, 2020
Peter Thomson developed his own museum from his collection of motorcycles, at 1154 Rongotea Road Kairanga. It has over 100 motorcycles on display, dating from 1904 to present day, as well as motorcycling memorabilia, brochures, motor cycle magazin...
Creator: Leith Haarhoff
Place: Rongotea Road, Palmerston North
Date: July 6, 2019
The Square Circular was Palmerston North City Council's monthly community publication, informing Palmerstonians of PNCC initiatives, activites, and events. This month's issue includes: Police Spectacular welcome; local government changes; Esplanad...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Room 9 (Standards 4 and 5) of Pahiatua School spent a day at the museum in Palmerston North, learning about life in early Manawatū.
Creator: Lesley Courtney
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: March 1985
Room 9, (Standards 4 and 5) spent a day at the museum at Palmerston North, learning about life in early Manawatu. One of the activities they participated in was sawing a log of wood.
Creator: Lesley Courtney
Place: 326 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1985
Photograph of a mural on the exterior wall of Te Manawa.
"Reflections" is a work commissioned by Te Manawa and was part of the community event Art On Edge 2012 edition. It was created in partnership with the community in a number of important way...
Creator: Lesley Courtney for Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 19, 2018
Stripped flax fibre that has been laid out to dry and bleach is now ready for the final stage of preparation – Scutching.
As part of Local History Week, members of the public and City Library staff visited Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom and the F...
Creator: Adam Melville
Place: Foxton
Date: October 30, 2018
Tony Hunt gives a run-down of the history of New Zealand’s flax fibre industry. Behind him is one of the few operational flax strippers remaining in New Zealand.
As part of Local History Week, members of the public and City Library staff visited...
Creator: Adam Melville
Place: Foxton
Date: October 30, 2018
The final stage in the preparation of the flax fibre is Scutching; a process in which the dried flax fibre is polished between two wooden surfaces.
As part of Local History Week, members of the public and City Library staff visited Te Awah...
Creator: Adam Melville
Place: Foxton
Date: October 30, 2018
Once the flax is stripped, the fibre is sticky to touch. It is washed to remove loose material and then laid out in the sun to dry and bleach.
As part of Local History Week, members of the public and City Library staff visited Te Awahou Nieuwe S...
Creator: Adam Melville
Place: Foxton
Date: October 30, 2018
This mural, in the courtyard of Te Manawa, was created by Heneriata te Whata of Palmerston North. It was created as part of the Street Prints Papaioea project in 2020.
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: 326 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 2020
Te Manawa is a museum, art gallery and science centre in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is operated by the Te Manawa Museums Trust, a charitable trust incorporated on 20 August 1999
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: 326 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 18, 2018
The Te Manawa sign can be seen on Main Street.
Te Manawa is a museum, art gallery and science centre in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is operated by the Te Manawa Museums Trust, a charitable trust incorporated on 20 August 1999
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: 326 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 18, 2018
Room 9, (Standards 4 and 5) spent a day at the museum at Palmerston North, learning about life in early Manawatu. One of the activities they participated in was washing clothes by hand.
Creator: Lesley Courtney
Date: 1985
Palmerston North resident John Sinclair suggested to the New Zealand Rugby Union they should form a national rugby museum, in 1967. By 1969 the 'museum' was collecting items and using temporary accommodation to display them, such as at a photograp...
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: Te Manawa, Palmerston North
Date: November 2, 2020
A poster advertising events at Centre Point theatre, the Manawatū Art gallery, Manawatū Museum, and the City Library.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: July 1982 to circa August 1982
A function at the Museum in Amesbury Street. (From left) Dr Fred Spurdle, Les Gandar (MP for Manawatu), Mr D Black (Mayor of Palmerston North), Miss J Wallace (Former Head Mistress of Girls High School), Mrs B BLack (Mayoress), Mr J Walding (MP fo...
Creator: John Cleland
Place: Amesbury Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 5, 1970
Officials attend the opening of “Totaranui” in The Square in 1970, including Dr G.C. Petersen (far right). “Totaranui”, a house constructed at 49 Fitzroy Street c1875, was built for Peter Manson, a sawmiller, farmer and Borough Councillor, and his...
Creator: John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: October 4, 1970
Manawatu Evening Standard, 14 June 1975: "A large cream setting pan stands next to a cream billy, and in the corner a butter churn for home use. In the front there is a cream skimmer (left) and a butter crock. These items are in the teaching galle...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: 321 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1975
This edition of the Manawatu Museum Society newsletter includes information regarding upcoming exhibitions, the acquisition of printing equipment, meetings for society members, and accession information.
Creator: Manawatu Museum Society (Inc.)
Place: 321-326 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1977
This edition of the Manawatu Museum Society newsletter includes information regarding the centenary of the Manchester Block, the planned move to the Pierards Building on Church Street, and a report from the activities committee.
Creator: Manawatu Museum Society (Inc.)
Place: 15 Amesbury Street, Palmerston North
Date: March 1974
This edition of the Manawatu Museum Society newsletter includes information regarding accessions and storage, plans to move premises to the vacant Pierards Building on Church Street, and a run-down of recent activities at the museum.
Creator: Manawatu Museum Society (Inc.)
Place: 15 Amesbury Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1973
This edition of the Manawatu Museum Society newsletter includes information regarding the accession process, flax exhibition, the Society's trip to Norsewood Museum, Totaranui (the museum's Victorian era house then located on the corner of The Squ...
Creator: Manawatu Museum Society (Inc.)
Place: 15 Amesbury Street, Palmerston North
Date: March 1973
This edition of the Manawatu Museum Society newsletter includes a list officers and members of the society.
Creator: Manawatu Museum Society (Inc.)
Place: 15 Amesbury Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1972
Te Manawa is the art science and history centre for Palmerston North. The Globe Theatre is the home of the Manawatu Theatre Society. It has two theatres, both of which are available for hire. Both complexes are owned by the Palmerston North City C...
Creator: Lesley Courtney
Place: 326 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 9, 2017
The Palmerston North Art Gallery, administered by the Manawatu Art Gallery Society on behalf of the City Council, was opened by the Governor General Lord Cobham on 30 September 1959. A new Art Gallery was constructed as part of the Te Manawa compl...
Creator: Argosy Industrial Photos
Place: Palmerston North
Date: March 17, 1960
The Palmerston North Art Gallery, administered by the Manawatu Art Gallery Society on behalf of the City Council, was opened by the Governor General Lord Cobham on 30 September 1959. A new Art Gallery was constructed as part of the Te Manawa compl...
Creator: Argosy Industrial Photos
Place: Palmerston North
Date: March 17, 1960
This newsletter announces the opening of the new museum complex on Church Street, details the work already undertaken by staff to ready the building for opening and includes a map of the building layout.
Creator: Manawatu Museum Society (Inc.)
Place: 321-325 Church Street, Palmerston North
Date: April 1975
Room 9, (Standards 4 and 5) spent a day at the museum at Palmerston North, learning about life in early Manawatu. One of the activities they participated in was making butter.
Creator: Lesley Courtney
Date: 1985