The Manawatu Evening Standard reported on 4 September 1928, "Instructions were given [to] the borough engineer at last night's meeting of the council to call for tenders for the erection of a shelter and conveniences at the new cemetery." The Pa...
Creator: Palmerston North Borough Council
Date: 1928
This document is included in the larger PNCC file 'Correspondence for Staff - Custodian Womens Rest Rooms,' 1932-1985.
Creator: J. R. Hardie, Town Clerk
Date: 1932
A design for both men's and women's toilets in The Square and a separate rest room for women.
Creator: Palmerston North Borough Council
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: September 7, 1916
A 2006 history of wastewater treatment in Palmerston North by Bethany Mays and Alan Fielding, drawing upon the works of Ian Matheson and Arthur Quennell. This was published in both digital form and as an book with a shaped cover resembling an outh...
Creator: PNCC
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 2006
The toilet block at the start/end of He Ara Kotahi at Linton. The joint walk/cycle way runs from Palmerston North to Linton, ending at the boundary of the Linton Army Camp.
The mural features a Karearea NZ Falcon portrait.
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: Bells Road, Linton
Date: June 27, 2021
The toilet block at the start/end of He Ara Kotahi at Linton. The joint walk/cycle way runs from Palmerston North to Linton, ending at the boundary of the Linton Army Camp.
The mural features a Karearea NZ Falcon portrait.
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: Bells Road, Linton
Date: June 27, 2021
The toilet block at the start/end of He Ara Kotahi at Linton. The joint walk/cycle way runs from Palmerston North to Linton, ending at the boundary of the Linton Army Camp.
The mural features a Karearea NZ Falcon portrait.
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: Bells Road, Linton
Date: June 27, 2021
The Ladies Rest Rooms were built in the art deco style in 1936 and stand on the site of the original ladies’ toilets which had opened in 1918.
In 2004 an information centre and unisex toilets were added to the Ladies Rest.
Creator: Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: Te Mare o Hine/The Square
Date: 2018
Memorial Park toilets have recently been decorated with a mural by local artist Gembol. Commissioned by the PNCC, the mural represents the role of women on the home front during WWII. Memorial Park, formerly Fitzroy Park, was a former gravel pit. ...
Creator: Lesley Courtney, for PNCC
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: December 20, 2017
The Ladies Rest Rooms were built in the art deco style in 1936 and stand on the site of the original ladies’ toilets which had opened in 1918. Built in the wake of the Napier earthquake, the rest rooms followed strict building regulations includin...
Creator: Peter Patten
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: May 1996
Ladies Rest undergoing renovation work including new paint and repairing leaks in the roof.
The Ladies Rest Rooms were built in the art deco style in 1936 and stand on the site of the original ladies’ toilets which had opened in 1918. Built in t...
Creator: Palmerston North City Library
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: June 8, 2020
The ladies restrooms in The Square are of an art deco design, and have served as public toilets for women since 1936. They now have an addition at the rear of the building that contains men's toilets and the I-site information centre, but the fron...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: July 20, 1936
The Ladies Rest Rooms were built in the art deco style in 1936 and stand on the site of the original ladies’ toilets which had opened in 1918. Built in the wake of the Napier earthquake, the rest rooms followed strict building regulations includin...
Creator: Lesley Courtney for Ian Matheson City Archives
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: October 19, 2018
This postcard shows the view from the interior section of Main Street to Coleman Place (now Coleman Mall). From left, the buildings are: Manawatu Tea Rooms (part of Bon Marche); Bon Marche - leased by CM Ross to form a department store and tearoom...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1908
A promotional booklet, produced by the Palmerston North City Council. The cover reads, "You Must Come and See Us Too!". Contents include photographs and information about: The Square, the Lakelet, municipal buildings, the Esplanade, the Fitzherber...
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1939
The Ladies Rest Rooms were built in The Square in 1936, on the site of the previous women's toilets opened in 1918. They are designed in the art deco style and are still in use today (2009)
Creator: K H Shea
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1939
Mural-covered public toilets in Longburn.
Creator: Adam Melville
Place: Pioneer Highway, Longburn
Date: May 21, 2019
This block of toilets was built in the 1990s and is situated by the Scenic Railway platform in the Victoria Esplanade. This image shows the toilet block before it was repainted in December 2016.
Creator: Palmerston North City Council
Date: December 2016