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How the post-earthquake rebuild redefined Christchurch
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Holly Henry has this report.
Amanda Gillies reflects on Christchurch
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It's been 10 years since the earthquake.
Thousands report feeling 3.9-magnitude earthquake near Christchurch
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The 'moderate' quake struck 5km southwest of Christchurch.
Ten-year earthquake anniversary memorial service from Christchurch
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At 12:51pm 10 years ago on Monday, Christchurch was changed forever.
Queen Elizabeth sends personal message to Christchurch on earthquake anniv…
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"You displayed great fortitude in the face of sudden, overwhelming loss."
Extended audio: Chilling emergency calls from aftermath of Christchurch ea…
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Ten years on and these recordings are a raw reminder of that fateful day.
In pictures: Remembering the devastation of the Christchurch earthquake a …
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As New Zealand remembers the disaster a decade on, here is a look back at the devastation.
'It's very emotional': Two children who lost parents in Christchurch earth…
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"It can be years down the track that things pop up, you know, you just can't ask him a question."
'They did so much': Christchurch earthquake survivor meets paramedics who …
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"They represented a lot of safety and stability to me."
Christchurch man with cancer spending final days battling insurance company
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He's been fighting the insurance company since the 2011 earthquakes.
Families of those who died in Christchurch CTV building collapse determine…
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A total of 115 people died when the building collapsed following the Christchurch earthquake in 2011.
'Town is chaotic': Audio from Fire and Emergency's response to Christchurc…
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"The calls started coming in, and then you realised that this was a totally different kettle of fish."
'I still had my bro's hand': Survivor recalls being buried beneath rubble …
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When rescuers found her, she was still clutching the hand of her brother who didn't survive.
Remembering Christchurch: How the world reacted to the devastating Februar…
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It's been a decade since the magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck that killed 185 people.
The Sum of a Life
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Today on the blog we’re taking a look at a pair of neighbours, Joseph Rowley and David Scott. The pair lived next to each other on the south side of St Asaph Street- with Rowley owning Lot 7 DP 51 … Continue reading →
A few interesting finds
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If you recall our 2020 end of year blog, I made a new year’s resolution to ensure that we were updating both our social media accounts and the blog regularly. If you follow our blog and our other accounts, you’ll … Continue reading →
Elixirs, Ointments and Tonics: Medicine in Nineteenth Century Christchurch
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As part of the New Zealand Archaeology Week, Clara recently gave a talk entitled, Elixirs, Ointments and Tonics: Medicine in Nineteenth Century Christchurch. This talk was part of the event, Beneath Our Feet: Archaeological Stories of Place. The talks from … Continue reading →
Hall’s Oriental Turkish Bath
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It’s very easy to think of 19th century New Zealand as being a place isolated from the rest of the world. Yet as we research and investigate colonial Christchurch, we are constantly being reminded of the connections that existed between … Continue reading →
A Curry Paste Jar, a Keepsake, a Symbol of British Colonialism
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Hello loyal blog readers, welcome back to another year of posts on the history and archaeology of 19th century Christchurch. I thought we’d start the year off by looking back at one of our more interesting finds from the very … Continue reading →
Privies, Water Closets and Pan Closets: Sanitation in 19th century Christc…
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Toilet, loo, lavatory, water closet, restroom, bathroom – no matter what you call it, they all refer to the same thing: the porcelain throne on which we spend an average of three hours and nine minutes a week. The flushing … Continue reading →
“The New Zealand Dream”
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When Edward Gibbon Wakefield developed his theory of colonisation in c.1827 (while imprisoned for abducting a young woman) he envisioned for New Zealand the formation of an idealised English rural society, in which all hard-working labourers could aspire to rural … Continue reading →
Beauty and the Beast Characters as Nineteenth Century Artefacts
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As a bit of preface for this blog, for anyone not reading it on or around the 20th of August, 2021, New Zealand is back into a full lockdown and the whole country has gone a bit silly. So, in … Continue reading →
Steam laundries and why they got a bad press
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Today on the blog we are going to be looking into steam laundries, both their use in the 19th century as well as how they relate to us today. Now, I know what you’re thinking, what is a steam laundry … Continue reading →
2021: A Busy Year
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If there was one word to describe 2021, then it would be busy! It’s been a hectic year on all fronts this year. Thinking back to March-April we were definitely like ships in the night, with everyone coming and going … Continue reading →
There’s Gold in Them There Hills!
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Today on the blog the lure of gold is taking us over the Southern Alps to the wild West Coast. Anyone who is a fan of The Luminaires is aware of the thrill, drama, and hardship that was a day … Continue reading →
Enterprise in a New Street
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**TRIGGER WARNING: This blog talks of infant death and sex work** Time forgives and forgets, dulling the harsh effects of first-hand accounts of shocking life events to a point where one can laugh at unfortunate events, or even become … Continue reading →
The Triangle – Noxious Exhalations, a Precocious Wastrel and a Special Ear…
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“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
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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…
A Precocious Wastrel and his Valuable Allotment
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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 …