The Earthquake Wave at Lyttelton, 1868

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The town of Lyttelton on Saturday morning (15 August) was thrown into a state of great excitement owing to a most extraordinary rise and fall of the water in the harbour…

New Zealand’s Tallest Building – NZ Express Co. 1905

Articles, Lost Christchurch

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…