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A low-angle photograph looking up at the facade of a concrete building. Three Māori pou, painted red, stand on a ledge to the right of a small crest, while the upper half of another pou occupies the foreground.
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Self-led tour: Figures of Pāmutana

More than 20 people associated with our rohe are remembered or recognised in public artworks around the city.

Photograph of a rusted old tractor in a carpeted room, next to a wall of unpainted wooden boards. The tractor appears dusted with old mud and has large, spikily ridged back wheels. Behind the tractor is an alcove with shelves holding antique objects.
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Manawatū Journeys

Manawatū Journeys focuses on European settlement from the 1870s to 1970s.

Photograph of a wheeled display cabinet holding various medical instruments under a glass case. Behind the cabinet is a large poster depicting a front-and-back anatomical illustration of a human figure without skin, and the words "The Medical Museum 1980".
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Warnock Medical Museum

Browse a selection of medical instruments and equipment dating from the New Zealand wars to the present day.

Black-and-white photograph of a man leaning against the hood of a car in a desert landscape, smiling into camera. Behind the car, a road bisects the frame, and behind that is a bank of scrubby plants and a range of mountains.
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Out in the Field

Peter Bush (1930–2023) was a legendary New Zealand photojournalist with an insatiable desire to discover and record the world.

A woven flax mat depicting a white and blue striped jug against a background of horizontal blue, brown and green bars. Immediately below the jug is a red stripe with yellow text reading "INSTANT SUNSHINE".
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Robin White: Tuituia | Something Is Happening Here

For over 50 years, Dame Robin White’s art has portrayed people and their environments in Aotearoa New Zealand, Kiribati, Fiji, Tonga, and beyond.

Bound book of newspapers. Book is open to a page with a red advert and the front page of the Guardian.
Sun 8 Mar - Sat 11 Apr

The Manawatū Guardian Collection

A selection of items from the Manawatū Guardian collection, highlighting unique stories from the Manawatū.

A crowd of sports fans wearing black and white, some with black stripes painted on their cheeks, react to something behind the camera. They are in a large room with a bar and TV screen visible in the top left corner. Some members of the crowd are pumping their fists in the air or have their hands to their mouths.
Sun 8 Mar - Sat 11 Apr

The Art and Science of Photojournalism

A curated selection of images and videos from Manawatū Standard photojournalist Warwick Smith.

Black-and-white photograph of men in early- or mid-20th-century clothes, looking out from the side of a ship. Some of them wear white armbands over their coats and most are looking toward the camera. A piece of netting hangs down the side of the ship.
Sun 8 Mar - Sat 11 Apr

Exploring our Southern European and Balkan Heritage in Palmerston North

75 years ago, this year, the SS Goya sailed to New Zealand bringing displaced persons from Central, Southern and Eastern Europe as skilled labourers to fill the post WW2 labour shortage.

Red miniature railway driven by a man with a white shirt and black tie carrying children and adults. The train is coming on a curve with trees in the background. .
Sun 15 Mar 10:00am - 12:00pm

Ride the Esplanade Scenic Railway

The Esplanade Scenic Railway was opened in 1969 by the Manawatu Miniature Railway and Model Engineering Society.

Photograph of a person using a VR headset and hand-held controllers, against a background of long windows with slatted blinds. They are smiling and moving their arms. A chair and table occupy the left mid-ground.
Sun 15 Mar 10:00am - 2:00pm

Virtual Reality (VR) Sessions

Step into the immersive world of virtual reality to discover more of Aotearoa New Zealand's history and heritage.

Photo of a stately yellow house with green and white trim, red roof and glass conservatory surrounded by lush green hedge trees and plantings.
Sun 15 Mar 11:00am - 4:00pm

Caccia Birch - bring a picnic!

Palmerston North's only Category 1 historic property was built in 1893 by local sawmiller Jacob Nannestad.

Photograph of a person pushing a wheelbarrow full of plant matter down a grassy incline. There is a small stand of trees and flax in front of the figure and a cliff wall in the background. A green information board is partially visible behind the stand of trees.
Sun 15 Mar 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Walkshop: Edwards Pit Park

The strata in the exposed cliff at Edwards Pit Park contains a record of how the landscape around Palmerston North evolved in response to climate change (glacial and interglacial) and mountain erosion.

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