Canta April 1968, cover

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A scanned copy of the cover page of an issue of Canta published on Monday 8 April 1968. The cover features an article on the Vietnam war.

Canta April 1969, page 6

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A scanned copy of page 6 of an issue of Canta published on Tuesday 22 April 1969. The page features an article on student protests against the Vietnam war.

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.

The ebb and flow of purpose : a history of the public’s interaction with t…

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

This research seeks to understand if memorials like the CWM operate as effective prompts for collective memory as distance from the event it commemorates grows. The Citizens’ War Memorial (CWM) was built to honour the men and women who died serving New Zealand in World War One. While the original purpose of the memorial was clear, the way the public have interacted with the memorial throughout time has seen its function vary. This dissertation addresses how the public has viewed and interacted with the CWM from the planning phase up to the present year of 2025. By systematically tracking the key events through time, it argues that key events such as WWII, the Anti-Vietnam War protest period, the Anzac Revival and Canterbury 2011 earthquake have seen the public use and view the memorial differently to its intended purpose. In the current day, the memorial is once again used as a place to remember and honour the dead from WWI showing that purpose of a memorial can ebb and flow as generations change.