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Elephants in the Avon part of Christchurch’s rich past
History & heritage | 19 Jan 2021The earthquakes may have claimed many of our heritage buildings but Christchurch is still teeming with connections to our past – if you know where to look.
New steel frame helps stabilise Cathedral
History & heritage | 17 Dec 2020A large steel frame measuring 13.2 metres high by 10.3 metres wide has been installed on the western façade of Christ Church Cathedral.
Kate Sheppard’s former home now open to public
History & heritage | 15 Dec 2020The public can now visit the former Christchurch home of suffragist Kate Sheppard, who was at the centre of the campaign to get New Zealand women the right to vote.
New information board tracks history of Lyttelton rail tunnel
History & heritage | 14 Dec 2020A new information board telling the story of the Lyttelton Rail Tunnel – the oldest rail tunnel in New Zealand - has been erected on Heathcote Valley’s Station Road.
Restoration plan approved for Old Municipal Chambers
History & heritage | 10 Dec 2020Work to restore the Old Municipal Chambers, a significant central city heritage building, will begin early next year.
Council buys Red House to secure public ownership of sacred site
History & heritage | 8 Dec 2020Christchurch City Council has secured ownership of another piece of a nationally significant site near Akaroa that is of immense significance to Ngāti Irakehu, Ngāi Tārewa and Ngāi Tahu.
Christchurch City Council offered Citizens’ War Memorial
History & heritage | 4 Dec 2020Christchurch City Council will consider next week whether it should accept the gift of the Citizens’ War Memorial from Church Property Trustees (CPT).
Proposal to restore Old Municipal Chambers
Central city, History & heritage | 4 Dec 2020Christchurch City Council will next week consider whether to go ahead with an agreement that would see a prominent central city heritage building restored and leased.
Dome back on top of Thomas Edmonds Band Rotunda
History & heritage | 17 Nov 2020After years sitting on the ground, tightly under wraps, the distinct copper sheathed dome of the Thomas Edmonds Band Rotunda is back in its rightful place.
Open homes reveal Belfast’s Kapuatohe heritage
History & heritage | 10 Nov 2020Local residents have stepped back in time, making the most of a rare opportunity to visit the historic Kapuatohe Dwelling and neighbouring cottage in Belfast.
Family snaps slide into Canterbury history
History & heritage | 29 Oct 2020Family slideshow evenings held in a darkened lounge are a fond, nostalgic memory for Christchurch woman Isabel Tweedy.
Step inside Sir Ed's hut during Heritage Festival
History & heritage | 28 Oct 2020Explore the hut used by Sir Edmund Hillary and his team at Scott Base in a new virtual reality exhibition hosted by the Canterbury Museum.
Lyttelton's 'Great Fire' sparks interest
History & heritage | 19 Oct 2020It was after 10pm on 24 October, 1870 when a fire started in an empty house on Lyttelton’s Oxford St between the Queen’s Hotel and a boot-maker's shop.
Ngaio Marsh: Murder, she wrote for Heritage Festival
History & heritage | 15 Oct 2020Step into the scene of murderous plots with a Christchurch Heritage Festival tour of the home of crime fiction queen Dame Ngaio Marsh to mark the 125th anniversary of the author’s birth.
Treasured items on display for museum's 150th birthday
History & heritage | 14 Oct 2020The world's last remaining huia nest is one of the rarely-seen taonga on show in a Christchurch Heritage Festival exhibition marking 150 years since the Canterbury Museum first opened its doors.