Building Record Forms for Mt Pleasant Station Stables, 31 Onuku Road, Akar…

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Building Record Forms for Mt Pleasant Station Stables, 31 Onuku Road, Akaroa

Canterbury Health System Earthquake Memories, Story 36: Adrenalin just kic…

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An earthquake memories story from Howard Wilson, General Practitioner for Akaroa Health Centre, titled, "Adrenalin just kicked in".

All Right? Campaigns and Projects: It's All Right Akaroa Posters

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A PDF copy of eight posters from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign, specifically targeting people in Akaroa. Each poster seeks to normalise a different emotional experience, for example, "It's all right to feel blue now and then." Each poster also includes, "Akaroa has changed a lot and we all see things a little differently. And that's all right".

Little River – A More Complete System of Policing

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The Commissioner of the Christchurch Constabulary Department, Robert Clarke Shearman, was undeterred. He saw Little River, a pivotal stop between Akaroa and the plains, as a prime location for figh…

Convict transportation, whaling adventures, drunken sprees: a life lived a…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

A colourful account of Maori and early European life before the arrival of the first four ships. Jimmy Robinson, who lived as a ‘Pakeha Maori’ at Akaroa and helped raise the British fla…

The Risky Business of Exporting Beer in the 19th century.

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

During excavations under the floor of a house in Akaroa, we found a large assemblage of labelled bottles. Labelled bottles are always an exciting find, firstly because they tell us what the bottle held at the time of its disposal, … Continue reading →

Gin, Cognac and Pencils

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Last time on the blog we looked specifically at the beer bottle labels from our Akaroa site. Today’s blog post is essentially a part two, where we’re going to take a look at the other labels found on the site. … Continue reading →

In which bottles are used, beer is drunk, and graphic design atrocities ar…

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Over the past two blog posts we’ve been looking at a large assemblage of labelled bottles found under a house in Akaroa. Today on the blog we’re going to take a step back and look at how the bottles travelled … Continue reading →

The Langlois Eteveneaux cottage, Akaroa

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Jessie Garland and Luke Tremlett References and acknowledgements Christchurch City Council. Garvin, J., 2001. A Building History of Northern New England. University Press of New England, New Hampshire. Insight Unlimited.

The Second Mayor of Akaroa and his Wife

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

The Beca Heritage Festival 2019 is currently on in Christchurch. There’s lots of interesting events being held, highlighting both the work being done in the heritage sector in Christchurch and providing opportunities to visit and interact with Christchurch’s heritage (see … Continue reading →