Wendy Riley A relative newcomer to Christchurch, Wendy has deep-rooted connections to the city. Her ancestors, like many colonial New Zealanders, traced their origins to Scotland and England. After…
A PDF copy of pages 104-105 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'SCAPE'. Image: Ash Keating, Gardensity, 2010/11, commissioned by SCAPE with generous support from Leighs Construction and Portabuild, installed outside Christchurch Art Gallery. Photo used with permission: SCAPE.
Re:START Mall, Cashel Street, Christchurch. Monday 23 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-23IMG_2024 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Re:START Mall, Cashel Street, Christchurch. Monday 23 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-23IMG_2026 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
28 February 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-01-28-AroundChristchurch-IMG_0032 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
28 February 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-01-28-AroundChristchurch-IMG_0031 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A rowdy protest was held in Christchurch yesterday over the Government's plan to revamp education in the earthquake-hit city.
For the first Catholics in Christchurch, the purchasing of land within the city boundaries was met with great difficulty. Their first hurdle was to secure land from the Anglican dominated hierarchy…
During the year 1857, developments moved closer towards making colonial Christchurch a working city. The Bridle Path opening in March, provided emigrants direct access to and from Lyttelton, on a s…
1884 Outside the City Hotel, a stream of Hackney and Hansom cabs wait for fares at ‘Cabstand Corner’ (later known as the ‘Triangle’.) The year is 1884 and it appears t…
“Of all the beautiful places in New Zealand – Christchurch is one of the prettiest. As the metropolis of the Canterbury province, the city has been built in the old Elizabethan style, …
The moving of the Post Office from Market Square to its new site in Cathedral Square, was a significant development in Cathedral Square’s importance in Christchurch business and city life. Th…
A page banner promoting an article about the Fesitival of Transitional Architecture Lux City event.
An infographic giving information about the aftershocks and damage to buildings in the central city.
A map showing the locations of red- and yellow-stickered buildings in the central city.
Three time capsules, recovered after the Christchurch earthquake, have been opened in the city today.
A PDF copy of page 238 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'The Anglican Cathedral'. Note that images have been removed from the page for copyright reasons.
File ref: CCL-2011-03-03-Dunedin-Public-Libraries-DSC07001 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A diagram created in 2011, showing the communication structure across rebuild agencies.
An outline, created in 2011, of the levels of service and condition of the horizontal infrastructure within the central city, providing a broad indication of damage, service levels provided to residents and business owners, and used to estimate the cost of repairs following the earthquake events.
A document outlining how the rebuild of wastewater, water supply, storm water and roading infrastructure was to be managed and coordinated with other programmes of work in the central city.
A diagram illustrating how the rebuild of the three waters and roading infrastructure was to be managed and coordinated with other programmes of work in the central city.
A plan which describes how SCIRT would manage the risks associated with rebuilding horizontal infrastructure within Christchurch's central city area. The first version of this plan was produced on 24 October 2013.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0274 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1096 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0279 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0280 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0251 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0213 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0218 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.