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Mana Motuhake Sculpture
The artwork, Mana Motuhake, was commissioned for Victoria Square and created by Ngāi Tahu master carver Fayne Robinson. Featuring two upright waka sculptures 4.75 metres high, the artwork is designed to complement the existing statue of Queen...
Mana Motuhake Sculpture
The artwork, Mana Motuhake, was commissioned for Victoria Square and created by Ngāi Tahu master carver Fayne Robinson. Featuring two upright waka sculptures 4.75 metres high, the artwork is designed to complement the existing statue of Queen...
Queen Victoria Statue
Just before the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the Jubilee Memorial Committee (part of Canterbury's 50th anniversary Jubilee celebrations of 1900) commissioned British sculptor, Francis Williamson (1833-1920) to create...
Queen Victoria Statue
Just before the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the Jubilee Memorial Committee (part of Canterbury's 50th anniversary Jubilee celebrations of 1900) commissioned British sculptor, Francis Williamson (1833-1920) to create...
Old Railway Station
For many years, the railway station was a prominent and familiar landmark in New Zealand cities, towns and rural districts. In the 1950s New Zealand had more than 1350 railway...
Old Railway Station
For many years, the railway station was a prominent and familiar landmark in New Zealand cities, towns and rural districts. In the 1950s New Zealand had more than 1350 railway...
Christchurch Railway Station
After the old railway was demolished post earthquake, a new (and much smaller) station was built in Addington where the old railway workshops used to be. Currently the TranzAlpine (Christchurch...
Christchurch Railway Station
After the old railway was demolished post earthquake, a new (and much smaller) station was built in Addington where the old railway workshops used to be. Currently the TranzAlpine (Christchurch...
Te Ahi Kaa - Poupou
The plaque at the base of the poupou reads...He poupou tohuahi-ka o Ngai TahuA mark of the long burningfires of Ngai Tahu Made from a totara trunk, the six metre...
Te Ahi Kaa - Poupou
The plaque at the base of the poupou reads...He poupou tohuahi-ka o Ngai TahuA mark of the long burningfires of Ngai Tahu Made from a totara trunk, the six metre...
Tī Kōuka - Cabbage Tree
Prior to the establishment of Christchurch, the land surrounding was essentially wetlands. The swampy landscape from Kaiapoi to Christchurch and out to Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) provided abundant food sources and...
Tī Kōuka - Cabbage Tree
Prior to the establishment of Christchurch, the land surrounding was essentially wetlands. The swampy landscape from Kaiapoi to Christchurch and out to Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) provided abundant food sources and...