Building Record Form for 94-96 Chester Street East, Christchurch

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Building Record Form for 94-96 Chester Street East, Christchurch

Building Record Form for 90-92 Chester Street East, Christchurch

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Building Record Form for 90-92 Chester Street East, Christchurch

Cashel Street looking east, from 1882

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Ballantynes and Hobdays on Cashel Street in 1882 The Burton Brothers captured this softly lit image of Cashel Street, the main commercial street of Christchurch. The camera sits at the corner of Hi…

Anglican Advocacy: Incentive scheme proposal

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A PDF copy of a proposal prepared by Anglican Advocacy (formerly the Anglican Life Social Justice Unit) and Te Whare Roimata to MBIE and CERA in 2012. The report outlines how social housing could look in Christchurch's Inner City East following the Christchurch earthquakes.

Thousands report feeling earthquake near Christchurch

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The jolt, centred about five kilometres east of Christchurch, struck just after 5pm.

Christchurch shaken by light earthquake

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The light, 3.6-magnitude earthquake was centred 10km east of the city at a depth of 17km, and occurred at 5:45pm.

Anglican Advocacy: Meeting minutes - Landowners

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A PDF copy of minutes from a meeting between Anglican Advocacy (formerly the Anglican Life Social Justice Unit), the City Mission, Te Whare Roimata, Presbyterian Support, and landowners from Christchurch East. The meeting took place on 7 August 2012.

Handsome and substantial – Warner’s Hotel, Cathedral Square

Articles, Lost Christchurch

On the north east corner of Cathedral Square, the Commercial Hotel, owned by John Etherden Coker (1832 – 1894) was opened in 1863. The name Warner’s was not used until the hotel’s…

Earthquake felt in Canterbury

Articles, TV3

The magnitude 4.0 quake was 15km east of Christchurch.

Below the belt: part 1

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

This week on the blog we take you on a journey down the South Belt sewer, one of Christchurch’s many 19th century wastewater sewers. Located deep below the east-bound lane of Moorhouse Avenue and more than a kilometre in length, … Continue reading →

This is our voice - Report

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A report written by Christchurch East Youth MP Beth Walters in 2016. The purpose of the report is to present the views of young people from Eastern Christchurch. More than 50 young people from Aranui High School, Linwood College and Mairehau High School were surveyed on a range of questions related to living in the East: Use one word to describe how you feel about living in the Eastside of Christchurch What do you like about living in the Eastside of Christchurch? What don't you like about your community? What do you think can be done to change it? If you had the option would you stay? The report contains raw data, themes and overall findings from the survey.

Anglican Advocacy: Exemption from parking requirements letter

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A PDF copy of a letter from the Anglican Advocacy (formerly the Anglican Life Social Justice Unit), to Christchurch City Council requesting exemption from parking requirements for inner city east landowners.