When Edward Gibbon Wakefield developed his theory of colonisation in c.1827 (while imprisoned for abducting a young woman) he envisioned for New Zealand the formation of an idealised English rural society, in which all hard-working labourers could aspire to rural … Continue reading →
(From our correspondent.) Christchurch (N.Z.) Ten years ago I visited Christchurch for the first time, and recorded my impressions of the place in the columns of The Daily News. A decade means a go…
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in December 2013 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in September 2012 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in December 2012 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in March 2012 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in March 2013 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in June 2013 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in June 2012 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in September 2013 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the second quarter of 2011 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the third quarter of 2011 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the first quarter of 2011 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the fourth quarter of 2010 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the fourth quarter of 2011 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An open field along the west side of Manchester street, bounded by a row of well-grown English Poplars and known as the Circus Paddock, was regularly used for touring circuses which came to town.
A presentation by Dr Deirdre Hart at the New Zealand Coastal Science 20th Annual Conference. The presentation is titled, "Coastal Quakes: New Zealand's underrated hazard complex".
A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Canterbury has rocked a number of regions nationwide - here are the ones that have suffered most from the tremors.
Dear Father and Mother, l arrived here all safe on the 23rd of September, after a splendid voyage of 94 days without a single storm. I enjoyed the voyage very much and was kindly treated by everybo…
Dressed in a black cutaway coat, dark trousers and a white silk neckcloth, and sporting a Billy-Cock hat over short hair, Henry Jame Muir stood before a London magistrate in 1889 dressed in the clo…
New Zealand’s first skyscraper was built on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets between 1905 – 06 for the New Zealand Express Company. This state of the art seven storey buil…
Submission of the then New Zealand Historic Places Trust to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
The impressive Bank of New Zealand building occupied a large corner of Cathedral Square and junction of Hereford and Colombo Streets. The Bank of New Zealand was first established in Auckland in 18…
This week New Zealand entered its third week of the Covid-19 lockdown, and one of the phrases being thrown around a lot is creating a ‘new normal’. The idea of a ‘new normal’ gives a sense that life, whether for … Continue reading →
Register Record for New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Woolstore, 116-118 Durham Street, Christchurch.
Building Record Form for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Woolstore, 116-118 Durham Street, Christchurch.
For a change of pace, a group from Underground Overground Archaeology spent last week out of the office, and out of Christchurch at the New Zealand Archaeological Association Conference on Stewart Island. The New Zealand Archaeological Association (known affectionately as … Continue reading →
‘If you dig a hole through the centre of the Earth, you would arrive in New Zealand’. As Spanish children, we learnt that at school. Spain is the Antipodes of New Zealand. Both countries are at the same time joined … Continue reading →
Register Record for the former Librarian's House, 109 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch
Building Record Form for 94-96 Chester Street East, Christchurch