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A Great Pilgrimage Over the Clouds
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Imagine an event so exciting, so spectacular, that 38 trains were required travelling at 28 minute intervals to convey curious sightseers to Lyttelton in order to witness it. The roads from Christc…
Was Christchurch the birthplace of Mary Poppins?
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Almost a century ago, the story of Mary Poppins and the Match-Man was published for the first time – in Christchurch’s afternoon newspaper, The Sun. But how did the story of the world’s most famous…
Government Building Worcester Street – Building for the Future
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The construction of government buildings have long attracted opinion and criticism and the Italian Renaissance style Government Buildings on the corner of Worcester street and Cathedral Square were…
Antigua Street Bridge – from the beginning until 1945
Articles, Lost Christchurch
“Bridges are as much a distinctive part of the Christchurch landscape as its well-planted appearance and its old Gothic style provincial buildings. The chance which placed the city by the river Avo…
“The Publican and the Sinner.”
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The story of a rugby mad church cleric, his neglected wife and a widowed publican. Read time approximately 26 minutes. He was a widower and father of two children. She was a cleric’s wife, te…
Notes on a Journey: Ōtautahi
Articles, Lost Christchurch
“In the bay in which we landed, we found two or three miserable primitive Maori cabins, inhabited by half-a-dozen helpless old creatures and a few diseased children — forming a pa named Rapaki.”…
‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’ – The Turkish Bath Culture in Christchu…
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The health benefits, cleanliness and exoticism of the Turkish Bath so appealed to Canterbury settlers that it became the height of fashion in the 1880s. Today we enjoy city operated spa facilities …
The Triangle – Noxious Exhalations, a Precocious Wastrel and a Special Ear…
Articles, Lost Christchurch
“William Wilson was formerly a cabbage dealer in Canterbury; but fourteen years ago he was poor, whereas now he is rich, a circumstance attributable to a lucky speculation in a piece of land …
The Cabman’s Last Stand and the Triumph of the Taxi
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Cobb & Co, Corner of Cashel and High Streets c. 1880. Source: Christchurch City Libraries Photo Collection 22, Img 00803, Private Collection For as far back as 1856, when the first hansom cab p…
Flipping Fried Eggs
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Retired Aircraft Engineer, Corporal Colin Creighton, No. 41 Squadron, RNZAF recounts his experiences serving during the American Vietnam war.
Zealandia’s Turpin
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Charismatic, athletic and intelligent, Jonathan Roberts came from a respectable family. A native of Cornwall, he immigrated to New Zealand with his family as a small child in 1862. After leaving sc…
“Strange Freak of a New Zealand Girl”
Articles, Lost Christchurch
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…
The Misleading Lady
Articles, Lost Christchurch
From 1919 until 1963, New Zealand audiences were guaranteed ‘snappy scenes, bright singing, excellent dancing and sparkling comedy’ when attending a Stan Lawson Production.
All Manner of Exotic Delicacies
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Sandwiched between the iconic White Hart Hotel and the Universal Boot Depot at 223-225 High Street, was the business founded by Mr James Freeman, a pastry cook and caterer. Opened in 1891, the buil…
‘Children of Civilisation Ride in Perambulators’
Articles, Lost Christchurch
“Perambulators are one of the necessities of the nineteenth century. The children of savages may roll in the dust or be carried in a shawl, or strapped to a piece of board, but the children of civi…
A Precocious Wastrel and his Valuable Allotment
Articles, Lost Christchurch
John Jauncey Buchanan and his Valuable Allotment Before arrival in Christchurch, the family of Scotsman John Jauncey Buchanan purchased land on what would become the centre of Christchurch. It was …
Little River – A More Complete System of Policing
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The Commissioner of the Christchurch Constabulary Department, Robert Clarke Shearman, was undeterred. He saw Little River, a pivotal stop between Akaroa and the plains, as a prime location for figh…
Lost and Found – from Australia to New Zealand and back again
Articles, Lost Christchurch
In the Tasmanian News “Miscellaneous Wanted” section of the 18 March 1892 issue, a small classified, nestled among advertisements for pears, clean rags, and 250 pigeons, read, “Wanted a…
Screentime: The Perfect Couple, Maurice and I
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about murder mystery The Perfect Couple (Netflix), starring Nicole Kidman and Eve Hewson. She'll also talk about documentary Maurice and I (cinemas) that celebrates Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney's hugely influential architectural partnership, and impact the Christchurch earthquakes had on their legacy. And A Very Royal Scandal (Prime Video) is the second recent production that goes behind the scenes of the damaging interview Prince Andrew gave over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Perlina Lau is co-host of RNZ's Culture 101 programme.
Christchurch has become more culturally vibrant - locals
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Is Christchurch about to dethrone Wellington as the country's new capital of cool? Locals say Otautahi is becoming a hipper, more culturally vibrant place after it was devastated by earthquakes more than a decade ago. University students are coming in their droves, with the city offering affordability and an abundance of things to do, Adam Burns reports.
Christchurch Press 23 February 2011: Section O, Page 20
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 20 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
Christchurch Press 23 February 2011: Section O, Page 2
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 2 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
Christchurch Press 24 February 2011: Section A, Page 2
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 24 February 2011.
Christchurch Press 23 February 2011: Section O, Page 18
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 18 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
Christchurch Press 23 February 2011: Section O, Page 5
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 5 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
Christchurch Press 23 February 2011: Section O, Page 6
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 6 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
Christchurch Press 23 February 2011: Section O, Page 13
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 13 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
Christchurch Press 23 February 2011: Section O, Page 19
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Page 19 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945-:Christchurch RED ZONE - security staff and cele…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
A large sign just outside Christchurch's Red Zone reads 'Christchurch RED ZONE - security staff and celebrities only'. A security guard phones through to Check Point One, saying 'Base to check point one - no shop keepers allowed but the queen, Fidel Castro, Tina Turner and Elvis are coming in'. These four people have formed a queue and are allowed to enter the Red Zone. Context - It is now three months past the earthquake of 19 February and shopkeepers and owners of small businesses are becoming very frustrated by the still limited access to the Red Zone business area. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Christchurch re-build red tape. 24 May 2011
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
The cartoon shows an enormous ball of red tape and all around frustrated workers carry away their ladders and tools. Context - Three months after a quake that scored a direct hit under Christchurch, many residents are struggling with mountains of paperwork required to get their homes repaired and rebuilt. Reference numbers, codes and Pin numbers permeate our daily living now as we deal with the aftermath of two major earthquakes in six months. People feel they are lucky that they have the EQC pot to draw on, but there are a lot of complexities, anomalies and frustrations. (BBC News 21 May 2011) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).