The articles below cover significant events in the history of the city of Palmerston North from earliest times to the present day.
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Te Marae-O-Hine is the Maori name for The Square, the 17 acres of open space at the centre of Palmerston North.
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The Square is redeveloped, Young Heart Easy Living, 125th anniversary of the Council and major flooding throughout the region
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Te Marae-O-Hine; recycling; international flights from Palmerston North Airport, new central library in the the DIC building and the first woman mayor
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Rainbow Statium and Square Edge open; the Springbok tour; fire at the showgrounds and opening of The Plaza
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Centennial Celebrations; the population reaches 50,000 and another royal visit
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First woman and first Maori City Councillors, TV comes to New Zealand, the railway station opens on Tremaine Avenue and Massey University becomes autonomous. A Maori Battalion Hall is opened and lots of changes to the city library.
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75th Jubilee, more floods and a visit by Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh and later by the Queen Mother
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World War II; New Zealand Centenary celebrations, the Manawatu River floods and there are severe earthquakes
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20,000 residents at the start of the decade, making Palmerston North the 7th city in New Zealand; a depression; an earthquake and a cyclone and a first MP for Palmerston North
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