A report which details the archaeological investigations carried out during the course of SCIRT project 11232, wastewater renewal work in Sorensens Place.
The city centre and Tuahiwi Marae, the home of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, are now linked by names. The Anglican cathedral and Tuahiwi’s church, both called St Stephens, sit on land called Whitireia. Whitireia was the house of Paekia, the ancestor who landed on the North Island on the back of a whale at Tūranga, which is now the name of Christchurch’s city library.
Puari is a longstanding fishing area for Ngāi Tūāhuriri. It was claimed by chief Pita Te Hori for the hapū in 1868 but denied by the Crown, because the land had been allocated to settlers. This site is now owned by Ngāi Tahu and a building named after Te Hori stands here.
This is where Tuahiwi people fished, eeled and gathered other kaimoana until the waterways were blocked and the land confiscated for public works in 1956. Getting land back in Christchurch was a key part of the Treaty claim lodged in 1986.
Claimed as a fishing reserve by the Tuahiwi chief Te Aika but sold by government, this area used to have eel weirs and eel drying. The land within the horseshoe lake also contains an urupā (cemetery).
The story of the city’s urban marae, Ngā Hau e Whā, built from 1981 onwards, begins in the migration of Māori from their tūrangawaewae to cities. The marae project is linked to a desire among city elders to move Māori out of the city centre to the east.
The name Omeka for the Justice Precinct comes from the Biblical omega. Dating back to the prophecy of Ratana early last century, it is testimony to Ngāi Tahu’s faith that their claims for justice would be settled.
A photograph of street art on Pilgrim Place, taken from across the railway lines, through the Colombo Street overbridge.
A photograph of street art on Pilgrim Place, taken from across the railway lines, through the Colombo Street overbridge.
A photograph of street art on Pilgrim Place, taken from across the railway lines, through the Colombo Street overbridge.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The garage of Bev Dickson's home of 45 years shows the impact of the liquefaction which meant that Bev has not lived there since September 2010. The property is located at 25 Tasman Place in Horseshoe Lake".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bev Dickson's home of 45 years which has now been sold to CERA. The property is located at 25 Tasman Place in Horseshoe Lake".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Pipes carrying water to homes run along Moncrieff Place".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A damaged residential property at Moncrieff Place. The garden has become overgrown with weeds".
A photograph of a damaged fence on Moncrieff Place in the Horseshoe Lake district.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The lateral spread is evident from the fissures in the garden of Bev Dickson's home of 45 years which has now been sold to CERA. The property is located at 25 Tasman Place in Horseshoe Lake".
A photograph of a buckled downpipe on a house on Moncrieff Place in the Horseshoe Lake district.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bev Dickson talking with Moira Fraser outside her home of 45 years which has now been sold to CERA. The property is located at Tasman Place in Horseshoe Lake".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A damaged fence at Moncrieff Place shows the extent of the liquefaction".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Moira Fraser shows how this house on Moncrieff Place has sunk by the ease at which she can touch the downpipes".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An unusual house in Zena Place, Horseshoe Lake. This area is all red zoned, so the land issues are such that all the houses will be demolished".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Ulm Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Tasman Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph of a portaloo on the side of Tasman Place in the Horseshoe Lake district.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Ulm Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Ulm Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Ulm Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Ulm Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Ulm Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Ulm Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".