Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. European refugees, displaced persons after World War 2, started arriving at a camp in Pahīatua in 1949. This article describes the journey and October 1950 Wellington arrival ...
Creator: Dr Tania Kopytko
Place: Wellington Palmerston North Pahīatua
Date: November 1, 2025
Creator: Royal New Zealand Airforce
Date: 1944
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Victory in Europe (VE Day) was declared 8 May 1945, and celebrated in Palmerston North. Large crowds of people gathered in Te Marae o Hine/The Square over the following two d...
Creator: Lesley Courtney
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 24, 2025
This map depicting Palmerston North and parts of the former Kairanga County Council area was drawn by Sergent R. K. Mitchell, 'I' section, 2nd Brigade Group, by Authority of the Central Military District. Its scale is 1:25,000 and it documents whi...
Creator: Sgt. R. K. Mitchell, 'I' section, 2nd Brigade Group
Date: 1941
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Māori Battalion trains at the Palmerston North showgrounds in 1940.
Creator: Tina White
Place: Palmerston North
Date: April 22, 2006
Bernard Cox (1905-1970) a well known Palmerston North architect. He was born in Dunedin where he studied architecture, before leaving to study and work in the USA and Canada in 1928. Bernard returned to New Zealand, settling in Palmerston North in...
Creator: Unknown
Place: Palmerston North
Date: January 1946
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Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Māori Battalion trains at the Palmerston North showgrounds in 1940. Abridged from original article, 22 April 2006.
Creator: Tina White
Place: Palmerston North
Date: November 21, 2006
Tiger was a Great Dane belonging to Captain Harding Waipuke Leaf (Ngā Puhi), of the Māori Battalion. Harding and Tiger trained at the Palmerston North Showgrounds between January and May of 1940. The images were taken by Keith Collinson, of the fa...
Creator: Keith Collinson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940
This image was taken by Keith Collinson, of the family who owned the Collinson & Cunninghame's department store. He was a Sergeant based in the Records Department at the Palmerston North Showgrounds. The Māori Battalion trained at the Showgrounds ...
Creator: Keith Collinson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940
This image was taken by Keith Collinson, of the family who owned the Collinson & Cunninghame's department store. He was a Sergeant based in the Records Department at the Palmerston North Showgrounds. The Māori Battalion trained at the Showgrounds ...
Creator: Keith Collinson
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. European refugees displaced during World War 2 started arriving at a camp in Pahiatua in 1949. They stayed for 6 weeks to prepare for life elsewhere in New Zealand. The succes...
Creator: Dr Tania Kopytko
Place: Pahīatua
Date: February 17, 2024
Journalist Tina White's weekly "Memory Lane" article in the Manawatū Standard. Over seven hundred Polish children came to New Zealand at the invitation of the Prime Minister in 1944. They were housed in a camp in Pahiatua.
Creator: Tina White
Place: Pahiatua
Date: November 2, 2019
1983 reunion held at the Museum Room, Waipukurau R.S.A. Named: Back - Sandy Booth, Bo Bovis, Ron Grammer, Foxy Eric Fox. Front - Snow Bateman, Jack Butler
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1983
Held with Ron Grammer's other World War II photos. Back of postcard says" Dear Dad I am having a good time had 2 days here A very pretty place had a good look around but it is terribly hot. This is a view of the sea on one side of the town. Ron
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Held with Ron Grammer's other World War II photos. Back of postcard says "I have spent quite a lot of time here the shade was wonderful but these photos make it look better that it really is"
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Held with Ron Grammer's other World War II photos. Back of postcard says "This is the photo we had taken the other night in Cairo. We were all quite pleased with it. The chaps from left to right are Back row - me, Stan Cutler, Allan McNeil, Bert B...
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Held with Ron Grammer's other World War II photos. Back of postcard says "These are date palms. They look very nice to with the fruit on all different colours some riper than other. I've walked across the tree across the creek a few times. That cr...
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Photo of Stewart Grammer in his soldier uniform. A Rome souvenir photo in a cover labelled Hotel Quirinale and New Zealand Forces Club.
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Photo is held with Ron Grammer's other World War II photos. Back of photo says "This is 12 platoon taken just before we moved out. I've got a German great coat here also the chap behind me. This is the corner we were in in the compound. We are st...
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Back of postcard says "Our glassy eyes don't mean a thing because we had only had one drink when we had this taken. This desert like hasn't done me any harm as I weighed myself last time I was in Cairo and went 12st 12lbs. We didn't try either of...
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Photo is held with Ron Grammer's other World War II photos. Soldiers marching down a street.
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Photo is held with Ron Grammer's other World War II photos. Possibly 12 platoon.
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Photo is held with Ron Grammer's other World War II photos. Back of photograph says "12 platoon again. Taken at the rail head before we got on the train on the way back. A barber would do good business amongst this mob.
Creator: Grammer family
Date: 1940s
Shown here is a display put up by "The Times" newspaper asking for donations of food to help keep Britain fed in the time during and after World War Two. “Tin and a Sixpence" refers to a tin for the fundraising and sixpence for a cup of tea and th...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Palmerston North
Date: circa 1940 to circa 1949
One of four photographs that shows a parade of soldiers in The Square, Palmerston North. This group is shown marching just down from the PDC building. They trained at facilities around Palmerston North, including the Awapuni Racecoure and the A&P ...
Creator: ACME Studios
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: 1942
The Annual meeting, held during WWII, included a talk by Countess Maria Wodzicka, on Poland. Countess Wodzicka was the wife of the Polish consul general to New Zealand during the years of the second world war.
Creator: United Guild
Place: Palmerston North
Date: 1940s
These unidentified soldiers are part of the 2nd Field Ambulance unit. Army issue tents are visible in the background of the photograph. The Palmerston North A&P Showgrounds, Awapuni racecourse and Awatapu Golf Course were all utilised as army trai...
Creator: Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place: Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date: August 10, 1942
Photograph of sign with poppy denoting that the street was named after a New Zealand soldier who served overseas and that their story was accepted by the Poppy Places Trust. This street makes up part of the 2nd phase of the project in Palmerston N...
Creator: Evan Greensides
Photograph of Dittmer Drive and Pitama Road signs with poppies denoting that the streets were named after New Zealand soldiers who served overseas and that their story was accepted by the Poppy Places Trust. These streets make up part of the 2nd p...
Creator: Evan Greensides
Place: Dittmer Drive, Palmerston North
Photograph of Huata Place street sign with poppy denoting that the roadway was named after a New Zealand soldier who served overseas and that their story was accepted by the Poppy Places Trust. This street makes up part of the 2nd phase of the pro...
Creator: Evan Greensides
Place: Huata Place, Palmerston North