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Street Talk: Marking history

1 Feb 2022

Streets provide a way for us to commemorate important events in history, through names – and in one special instance through trees.


Akaroa Wharf focus of photography competition

24 Nov 2025

Akaroa’s iconic wharf is set to be photographed hundreds of times over its final summer.


Stories from the graves

10 Jul 2025

A new exhibition at Tūranga aims to shed light on lost stories from Christchurch’s oldest cemeteries.


Sneak peek inside the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings

4 May 2023

Want to take a look at the inside of one of the city’s earthquake-damaged heritage buildings?


Memorial park honours local servicemen

11 Aug 2025

A new memorial park at the site of the Upper Riccarton War Memorial Library offers the local community a place of reflection and refuge.


Heritage building saved for community arts

28 Jul 2022

Rolleston House will get a new lease on life as a space for local artists.


Takapūneke landscape master plan gets underway

22 Nov 2021

Work on implementing the first stage of a landscape master plan for Takapūneke Reserve gets under way today.


Dig into the past at new Festival of Archaeology

5 May 2025

Step back in time at Christchurch’s first ever festival of archaeology.


Snapshots from Canterbury's past

1 Oct 2025

Calling all photo buffs! It’s time for the annual Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.


Restoration complete on Akaroa’s whaling pots

7 Sep 2022

Some important relics of Akaroa’s whaling days are being returned to a prime spot on the township’s waterfront.