Fire and Emergency celebrates opening of two new Christchurch fire stations

Articles, Videos, TV3

The opening of the Christchurch City and Sumner stations marks the end of a multi-million-dollar earthquake rebuild programme.

Gloucester Street bridge - run sheet for bridge opening

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A run sheet which details who will do what at the opening of the Gloucester Street bridge.

Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 27/07/2014: (Re) Openings

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 27 July 2014 entitled, "(Re) Openings".

Opening of the Boating Season, Avon River

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The wide stretches of the Avon River provided a suitable stretch of water for rowing to become a major sport and past time for Christchurch residents. The Canterbury Rowing Club was formed in 1861 …

Gala Day at Wainoni Park – 1909

Articles, Lost Christchurch

There is great excitement in the households around Christchurch today. It’s the Labour Day holiday and many families are going to Wainoni Park for the opening of the season. Everyone has been…

Christchurch’s First Town Hall, High Street

Articles, Lost Christchurch

During the year 1857, developments moved closer towards making colonial Christchurch a working city. The Bridle Path opening in March, provided emigrants direct access to and from Lyttelton, on a s…

All Right? Resources: Tama Hipango Poem

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF image of a poem by Tama Hipango called 'We're All Right'. The opening line is "Christchurch is cold. But her beauty won't break." The poem is accompanied by All Right? graphics.