NZPF Central Region established 1922
Meetings
Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North 1st Wednesday monthly at 7:30pm. Visitors are always welcome. Please bring items of interest for display to each meeting
Calendar of events
2020
Apr 1 – Manawatu AGM; mini-auction; 1-page 'meetings and conventions'Apr 18 – Central Districts EXPO
May 6 – John Annabell 'Antarctica'; Pim Cup 16-page competition; 1-page 'ice and snow'
Jun 3 – Dave Bull 'Great Britain 'Victoriana'; 1-page 'Victoria / Royalty'
Jul 1 – Manawatu meeting
Aug 5 – Manawatu meeting
Sep 2 – Manawatu meeting
Oct 7 – Manawatu meeting
Nov 4 – Manawatu meeting
Dec 2 – Manawatu meeting
Club activities and services
EXPO (Convention) 2019
The 57th Annual Convention is to take place at the Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North on 13 April.
For more details check Expo Flyer.
Library
Members have access to New Zealand’s third largest philatelic library. Housed in the Manawatu Science Centre and Museum. All members are issued with library cards which must be worn whenever they wish to use the library.
National Philatelic Literature Exhibition Library Holding
Members of New Zealand philatelic societies have access to the material exhibited in the biennial literature exhibits held in Palmerston North until 2013. These publications are held as part of the Manawatu Philatelic Society’s library and information on who and how material can be borrowed should be addressed to the Librarian at the Society’s address.
Details of these holdings for each exhibition can be accessed at:
- First Exhibition 1989;
- Second Exhibition 1991;
- Third Exhibition 1993;
- Fourth Exhibition 1995;
- Fifth Exhibition 1997;
- Sixth Exhibition 1999;
- Seventh Exhibition 2001;
- Eighth Exhibition 2003;
- Ninth Exhibition 2005;
- Tenth Exhibition 2007;
- Eleventh Exhibition 2009;
- Twelfth Exhibition 2011;
- Thirteenth Exhibition 2013.
Subscriptions
Annual Subscriptions are as follows:
Town members (24 km radius from city centre) $30.00
Country members $20.00
Reduced by $5 for those receiving newsletters electronically.