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1. Who was Palmerston North's first mayor?
2. Who was the mayor of Palmerston North in 1972?
3. When did Massey Agricultural College become Massey University?
4. Which iwi are mana whenua of Manawatū?
5. Who was Palmerston North's first female city councillor?
6. What was Te Kura o Wairau previously known as?
7. Name two of the five streets that run off Savage Crescent.
8. How many women have held the position of Massey University vice-chancellor?
9. Who was Lord Palmerston after whom the city is named?
10. In which year was the New Zealand Rugby Museum founded in Palmerston North - 1969, 1979 or 1989?
11. What is the te reo Māori transliteration for Palmerston (North)?
12. Which Palmerston North school did painter Rita Angus attend?
13. St Michael's Marae is in which Palmerston North suburb?
14. Which governor of New Zealand temporarily lived in what is now known as Caccia Birch House?
15. Peters, Raglan and Herbert avenues are in which Palmerston North suburb?
16. Palmerston North's first public cemetery was where?
17. The Palmerston North Islamic Centre is in which central city street?
18. The postal authorities added North to the name of the Manawatū town in what year?
19. Shelley St, Kipling St and Milton St are in which Palmerston North suburb?
20. About how many people lived in Palmerston North in 1972 - 30,000, 40,000 or 50,000?
21. Broad St is now called what?
22. At which Palmerston North high school did MP Tangi Utikere once teach?
23. When did Centrepoint Theatre open - 1968, 1971 or 1974?
24. Phil Skoglund, who was born in and died in Palmerston North, was known for which sport?
25. In which central city street is this mural?
26. Established in 1977, MaLGRA is New Zealand's longest-running LGBT+ organisation. What do the initials stand for?
27. Who was the MP for Palmerston North in 1972?
28. Which prominent central-city building was often referred to as "Elwood's battleship" or "the aircraft carrier"?
29. Which Palmerston North primary school did former All Blacks captain David Kirk attend?
30. Translate heart standing still into te reo Māori.
31. Who did Steve Maharey succeed as MP for Palmerston North?
32. On which Palmerston North street did writer Janet Frame live in the mid-1990s?
33. The site of the old St Joseph's High School is now home to which retirement village?
34. Who created the sculpture Nga Huruhuru Rangatira - Feathers of the Chief?
35. Which serving Cabinet minister was born in Palmerston North on October 30, 1971?
36. Comedian John Clarke went to which Palmerston North primary school?
37. Alison Wall was Palmerston North's first female what?
38. Bogdan Kominowski, who grew up in Palmerston North, is better known by what name?
39. Who was the foundation principal of Massey Agricultural College?
40. Ballroom Astoria was in which Palmerston North street?
41. What is the city council's vision?
42. Who was known as the Mother of Palmerston North?
43. Translate tini whetū ki te rangi, ko Rangitāne ki te whenua into English.
44. Tremaine Ave used to be called what?
45. Ian Matheson held what council role for many years?
46. Who is Palmerston North's town crier?
47. The firm Richter, Nannestad & Jenssen was involved in which industry?
48. How old is Victoria Esplanade?
49. Who was the first Māori city councillor in Palmerston North?
50. What is this sculpture called?
Answers
1. George Snelson
2. Brian Elwood
3. 1964
4. Rangitāne
5. Julia Wallace
6. Somerset Crescent School
7. Mansford Pl, Hodgens Pl, Hammond Pl, Townshend Pl, Nathan Pl
8. two - Judith Kinnear and incumbent Jan Thomas
9. a British prime minister
10. 1969
11. Pāmutana
12. Palmerston North Girls' High School
13. Highbury
14. Lord Plunket
15. Cloverlea
16. Cuba St, on the site of what is now Central Energy Trust Arena
17. Cook St
18. 1871
19. Roslyn
20. 50,000
21. Broadway Ave
22. Freyberg High School
23. 1974
24. lawn bowls
25. Berrymans Lane
26. Manawatū Lesbian and Gay Rights Association
27. Joe Walding
28. Civic Administration Building
29. Russell Street School
30. Manawatū
31. Trevor de Cleene
32. Dahlia St
33. Metlifecare
34. Bob Jahnke
35. Grant Robertson
36. College Street Normal
37. deputy mayor
38. Mr Lee Grant
39. Sir Geoffrey Peren
40. George St
41. small-city benefits, big-city ambition
42. Louisa Snelson
43. like the multitude of stars in the heavens, so is the greatness of Rangitāne upon the earth
44. Boundary Rd
45. city archivist
46. Lyal Brenton
47. sawmilling
48. 125 years
49. Sam Mīhaere
50. Returning Column