Building Record Form for the former Christchurch Railway Station, 392 Moor…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Building Record Form for the former Christchurch Railway Station, 392 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch.

Steam and Speed, Christchurch’s Railway Station in 1878

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Tiny British-made locomotive engines first began chugging between Ferrymead’s Wharf on the estuary and the city on December 1st, 1863. This was New Zealand’s first public railway line, …

Rudyard Kipling’s Flying Visit to Christchurch

Articles, Lost Christchurch

By Our Special Reporter Yesterday morning I was at the Christchurch railway station with the intention of going to Port by the five minutes to eight train, in order to meet Mr Rudyard Kipling, who …

New Zealand disasters timeline - New Zealand disasters timeline

Articles, Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

The disasters timeline and map give an overview of New Zealand's worst natural disasters, transport accidents, fires, mining accidents and other tragedies that have caused major loss of life.