Silkannthreades 15/09/2013: What you need to get your church moving....

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An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 15 September 2013 entitled, "What you need to get your church moving....".

Silkannthreades 11/02/2013: A Place of our Own in the Woods

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An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 11 February 2013 entitled, "A Place of our Own in the Woods".

Aloha Nui Loa, Christchurch

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Aloha Nui Loa, Christchurch".

Independence Day in Christchurch

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Independence Day in Christchurch".

American Friends of Christchurch

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "American Friends of Christchurch".

Deb Robertson's Blog 20/05/2012: "Where you used to be, there is a hole in…

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An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 20 May 2012 entitled, "Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell".

Silkannthreades 6/3/2014: Sweet as...peachy-keen.....and a little delicate…

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An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 6 March 2014 entitled, "Sweet as...peachy-keen.....and a little delicate, too".

Christchurch Earthquake Teams in Motion

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Christchurch Earthquake Teams in Motion".

Silkannthreades 27/09/2013: We did it.... the Bull is here to stay :)

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An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 27 September 2013 entitled, "We did it.... the Bull is here to stay :)".

Dealing with Post-Quake Stress

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Dealing with Post-Quake Stress".

Jim Kolbe Remembers February 22nd

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Jim Kolbe Remembers February 22nd".

Silkannthreades 18/01/2013: The street where I lived; the seat where I sat

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An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 18 January 2013 entitled, "The street where I lived; the seat where I sat".

Michele Petersen Remembers February 22nd

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Michele Petersen Remembers February 22nd".

Secretary Clinton Remembers February 22nd

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Secretary Clinton Remembers February 22nd".

Tim Manning Remembers February 22nd

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Tim Manning Remembers February 22nd".

Craig Weaver Remembers February 22nd

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Craig Weaver Remembers February 22nd".

USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindbord Visits Wellington

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindbord Visits Wellington".

Embassy Science Fellowship Program Focuses on Earthquake Research

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Embassy Science Fellowship Program Focuses on Earthquake Research".

Ceres Environment Ready to Chip in for Christchurch

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Ceres Environment Ready to Chip in for Christchurch".

What is that?

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Blog designed to act as a forum to document, share and discuss street art and creative activities in Christchurch. Created by Ben Leith.

Hunting Kiwis : tracing Canterbury's history through headstones

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Blog of New Zealander Helen Leggatt who is researching church headstones in Canterbury. In 2012 she photographed headstones damaged during the Canterbury earthquake.

Toys through the years

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“It must have been a happy household,” was the remark made by one of our team members when she saw the artefact assemblage we are discussing on today’s blog post. Whilst children’s artefacts are relatively common finds on New Zealand … Continue reading →

Toilet humour

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This week on the blog, a selection of chamber pots for your perusal, ranked according to my entirely objective, and not at all arbitrary, assessment of how fancy they are. This is accompanied by my very best attempt at using … Continue reading →

‘The broken pitcher’

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Today, art is my inspiration, at least as a starting point. The title of this blog post may seem whimsical, but it is both a practical description of our subject today and a reference to the art of centuries past. … Continue reading →

American Search and Rescue Team Gifts Large Cache of High-Tech Equipment t…

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "American Search and Rescue Team Gifts Large Cache of High-Tech Equipment to Kiwi Counterparts".

Gender matters

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Gender matters. And it’s complicated, which is why writing this blog post has been particularly difficult. Why is it so complicated, from an archaeological standpoint? Well, let me try and explain. Historical archaeology developed as a discipline in the mid-20th … Continue reading →

Life Before Plastic: Kmart Culture

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Last time on the blog we talked about packaging and how our Victorian ancestors made do without plastic trays to wrap their cans of coke in (and all the rest of it). This week we’re going to take a closer … Continue reading →

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 →

The Dirtiest Word in Archaeology: Fossicking

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Disclaimer: This blog post will mainly focus on fossicking on historic sites, as that’s what we have the greatest experience with in Christchurch. We wouldn’t be able to do justice to discussing fossicking on Māori sites, but it has occurred … Continue reading →

Life Before Plastic: Final Thoughts

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All good things must come to an end, and so this post marks the final blog in our Life Before Plastic series (here’s part one, two and three if you’ve missed any). Speaking of endings, today we’re going to be … Continue reading →