City at the Centre ’ — Iain McKenzie

’ — Iain McKenzie

one to ponder over

compassion

dedicated and courageous in his surgical work with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War

the rough and tumble of left-wing politics

City at the Centre ’ — Iain McKenzieA richly illustrated history of an ambitious city Once a small town sited at Te Papaiea, a clearing in the bush that cloaked the Manawat Plains, Palmerston North has always had big city aspirations. Critical to its growth was the railway that runs through it, farming and education. Originally settled by Rangitne, today Palmerston North is home to people from many parts of the world. Why they chose to come to the city, and what they did when they got