As Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee drew near in 1897, plans were being put in place throughout the Dominion for suitable memorials. In Christchurch, a number of funds were set up and subscri…
A pdf copy of panel 7 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Colleen McClure about her experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of McClure sitting in front of the 'gratitude wall' in her house.
A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right to feel proud of how we've coped". The image appeared in North Canterbury News and Selwyn Times in 19 March 2013.
A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right if you're feeling pretty stoked". The image appeared in North Canterbury News and Selwyn Times on 5 March 2013.
A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right to feel a little blue now and then". The image appeared in North Canterbury News and Selwyn Times on 26 February 2013.
A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right if you're a tad on edge this morning". The image appeared in North Canterbury News and Selwyn Times on 12 March 2013.
A transcript of Karin de Kaijzer and Julia Burnett's interview for the Church in the Quakes Project. The interview was conducted by Melissa Parsons on 17 October 2012. Burnett works alongside De Kaijzer, who is the Women's Pastor at the South City C3 Church.
A PDF copy of pages 30-31 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. Photo: Andrew Hewson
Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 9 July 2012.
Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 25 March 2011.
Ceramics have been decorated to commemorate a range of events, people and places since long before the 19th century. The practice is particularly tied to British royalty, with some rather intense results. While tankards, jugs, plaques, mugs and miniature wares … Continue reading →
The thing about being a buildings archaeologist is that even though some houses might look the same, the story of their occupants and occupation is always different. These stories of occupation are not always revealed in the archaeology of the … Continue reading →
The two-storey red building in the centre of Christchurch was like many typical pre-1900 buildings that had been modified over the years. The veranda was enclosed to provide more rooms within the building and multiple other extensions and rooms had … Continue reading →
When Christchurch was Young Written for Ellesmere Guardian by Mr W. A. Taylor, 1944 The Avon river (Otakaro) predates its sister stream the Heathcote (Opawaho) as a navigable course to Christchurch…
A PDF copy of pages 240-241 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'UCSA Events Centre'. Photos: Douglas Horrell
A PDF copy of pages 164-165 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'CPIT Design/Build'. Photos: Gap Filler
Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 12 March 2011.
Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 24 March 2011.
A press release from the United States of America Embassy New Zealand, about their response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve looked at some of the methods we use to date archaeological objects found in Christchurch. This week, we’re going to look at how artefacts, documentary evidence and archaeological context can be used to … Continue reading →
The ideal Victorian woman In Victorian society, a woman was to be meek, mild, virtuous and peaceful (Whiteside 2007). She was expected to marry and have children. She would stay at home, looking after her children and her husband and … Continue reading →
A document which describes how SCIRT's governance structure was set up and developed in response to the many challenges of the horizontal infrastructure rebuild.
“Jog on, jog on, the footpath way. And cheerily hent the stile, A merry heart goes all the way, Your sad tires in a mile.” — “A Winter’s Tale,” Sheakespeare. Such is t…
For the first Catholics in Christchurch, the purchasing of land within the city boundaries was met with great difficulty. Their first hurdle was to secure land from the Anglican dominated hierarchy…
A PDF copy of four labels that were wrapped around rose stems for All Right's 'Outrageous Burst of All Right: Flower Bombing'. Each label reads, "When did you last show a little love? Whether it's a simple act of kindness or lending a helping hand, the little things we do can make a big difference.
A PDF copy of pages 322-323 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Hope Bear and Giraffing Around'.
Page 17 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 3 March 2012.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 14 November 2012 entitled, "The good, the bad, and the... also good".
An article from Navy Today April 2011 titled, "The Port".
Following on from last week’s blog post, when we discovered a tea set used by a local 19th century caterer – this time we will take a closer look at what catering may have been like for the Victorians. Prior … Continue reading →