Christchurch, New Zealand, revisited

Articles, Lost Christchurch

(From our correspondent.) Christchurch (N.Z.) Ten years ago I visited Christchurch for the first time, and recorded my impressions of the place in the columns of The Daily News. A decade means a go…

“The New Zealand Dream”

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

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 →

Christchurch City

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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand

Christchurch City

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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand

Christchurch Cathedral

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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand

Christchurch City

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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand

Christchurch City

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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand

Christchurch Airport

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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand

Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand, 2010

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Hit at 4.35am (local time) on Saturday, September 4th 2010, measuring a 7.1 and centered 40km west of the city

Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand, 2010

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Hit at 4.35am (local time) on Saturday, September 4th 2010, measuring a 7.1 and centered 40km west of the city

Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand, 2010

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Hit at 4.35am (local time) on Saturday, September 4th 2010, measuring a 7.1 and centered 40km west of the city

Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand, 2010

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Hit at 4.35am (local time) on Saturday, September 4th 2010, measuring a 7.1 and centered 40km west of the city

Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand, 2010

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Hit at 4.35am (local time) on Saturday, September 4th 2010, measuring a 7.1 and centered 40km west of the city

New Zealand’s Most Beautiful Street 1932

Articles, Lost Christchurch

An open field along the west side of Manchester street, bounded by a row of well-grown English Poplars and known as the Circus Paddock, was regularly used for touring circuses which came to town.

“Letter From New Zealand” …or Provincial Propoganda?

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Dear Father and Mother, l arrived here all safe on the 23rd of September, after a splendid voyage of 94 days without a single storm. I enjoyed the voyage very much and was kindly treated by everybo…

 “Strange Freak of a New Zealand Girl”

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Dressed in a black cutaway coat, dark trousers and a white silk neckcloth, and sporting a Billy-Cock hat over short hair, Henry Jame Muir stood before a London magistrate in 1889 dressed in the clo…

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 811

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The Christchurch Wizard at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.

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People from Christchurch boarding the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Hercules at the Christchurch airport. These people were evacuated from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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People from Christchurch boarding the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Hercules at the Christchurch airport. These people were evacuated from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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People from Christchurch boarding the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Hercules at the Christchurch airport. These people were evacuated from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

New Zealand’s Tallest Building – NZ Express Co. 1905

Articles, Lost Christchurch

New Zealand’s first skyscraper was built on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets between 1905 – 06 for the New Zealand Express Company.  This state of the art seven storey buil…

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 764

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CAF AVM Graham Lintott meeting people from the Christchurch Air Force Museum after the earthquake.

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CAF AVM Graham Lintott meeting people from the Christchurch Air Force Museum after the earthquake.

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Evacuees from Christchurch at the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Air Movements Terminal at Christchurch Airport.

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A banner reading, "Rise Up Christchurch", flying above the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 738

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Members of the New Zealand Air Force unloading a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 737

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Members of the New Zealand Air Force unloading a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 735

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Members of the New Zealand Air Force unloading a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 736

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Members of the New Zealand Air Force unloading a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 723

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Members of the New Zealand Air Force preparing to unload a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.