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From page 1 - Cheviot district

Cheviot district

Cheviot district

Parnassus railway station, 1917

Parnassus railway station, 1917

The Waiau River

The Waiau River

McKenzie memorial, Cheviot

McKenzie memorial, Cheviot

Domett Railway Station

Domett Railway Station

Hurunui Hotel

Roadside Stories: Subdividing Cheviot Hills

Roadside Stories: Subdividing Cheviot Hills

From page 2 - Amuri district

Amuri district

Frog Rock

Weka Pass railway

Weka Pass railway

Māori at Weka Pass

Māori at Weka Pass

From page 3 - Hanmer and Lewis Pass

Hanmer and Lewis Pass

Hanmer and Lewis Pass

St James Walkway

St James Walkway

Hot pool, Hanmer Springs

Hot pool, Hanmer Springs

Crossing the Harper Pass

Crossing the Harper Pass

From page 4 - Amberley district

Amberley district

Amberley district

Napenape bluffs

Napenape bluffs

Motunau Island

Grapevines and lavender, Waipara

Grapevines and lavender, Waipara

Upham memorial, Amberley

Upham memorial, Amberley

Leithfield windmill

Leithfield windmill

Roadside Stories: Amberley hero

Roadside Stories: Amberley hero

From page 5 - Kaiapoi district

Kaiapoi district

Kaiapoi district

The governor at Tuahiwi

The governor at Tuahiwi

Kaiapoi rug

Port of Kaiapoi

Port of Kaiapoi

Road damage outside Kaiapoi Fire Station

Road damage outside Kaiapoi Fire Station

Kaiapoi pā

Waimakariri River

Waimakariri River

Roadside Stories: Kaiapohia

Roadside Stories: Kaiapohia

From page 6 - Rangiora district

Rangiora district

Rangiora district

Traction engine rally

Traction engine rally

Cust belfry

Oxford Area School Observatory

Oxford Area School Observatory

From page 7 - North and west Christchurch

North and west Christchurch

North and west Christchurch

New Christchurch airport terminal building

New Christchurch airport terminal building

Merivale shops, 2006 and 2014

Merivale shops, 2006 and 2014

International Antarctic Centre

International Antarctic Centre

Fendalton garden

Fendalton garden

Riccarton House

Riccarton House

From page 8 - Central Christchurch

Central Christchurch

Central Christchurch

Christchurch central anchor projects and precincts

Christchurch central anchor projects and precincts

Boating on the Avon

Boating on the Avon

Regatta Day, 1920s

Regatta Day, 1920s

Cathedral Square, 2006 and 2014

Cathedral Square, 2006 and 2014

Cashel Street prospers

Cashel Street prospers

Christchurch Arts Centre, 2006 and 2014

Christchurch Arts Centre, 2006 and 2014

The Peacock fountain

The Peacock fountain

The New Zealand International Exhibition

The New Zealand International Exhibition

From page 9 - East Christchurch

East Christchurch

East Christchurch

Eastern suburbs red zone

Eastern suburbs red zone

Burwood Hospital

Burwood Hospital

Abandoned house, Bexley, 2014

Abandoned house, Bexley, 2014

The Palms, Shirley

The Palms, Shirley

New Brighton pier

New Brighton pier

Te Huingi Manu wildlife refuge

Te Huingi Manu wildlife refuge

From page 10 - The Port Hills

The Port Hills

Nor’wester in the Port Hills

Nor’wester in the Port Hills

Cave Rock

Rock fall at Redcliffs, 2011

Rock fall at Redcliffs, 2011

Christchurch–Lyttelton road tunnel

Christchurch–Lyttelton road tunnel

Ferrymead Heritage Park

Ferrymead Heritage Park

The Sign of the Takahe

The Sign of the Takahe

From page 11 - South Christchurch

South Christchurch

South Christchurch

Woolston Brass

Edmonds baking powder factory

Edmonds baking powder factory

Politician Mabel Howard

Politician Mabel Howard

A day at the races

A day at the races

Dux Live, Addington

Dux Live, Addington

From page 12 - Lyttelton Harbour

Lyttelton Harbour

Lyttelton Harbour

Lyttelton Port

Godley Head gun emplacement

Godley Head gun emplacement

Rāpaki Māori church

Rāpaki Māori church

Collapsed Holy Trinity church, Lyttelton

Collapsed Holy Trinity church, Lyttelton

Governors Bay

Training ponies, Quail Island

Training ponies, Quail Island

Lyttelton and Diamond harbours

Lyttelton and Diamond harbours

From page 13 - Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula

Barrys Bay cheese

Barrys Bay cheese

Little River railway station

Little River railway station

Statue of Charles Meryon

Statue of Charles Meryon

Akaroa cemetery

Akaroa cemetery

Port Levy

From page 14 - Porters Pass to Arthur’s Pass

Porters Pass to Arthur’s Pass

Porters Pass to Arthur’s Pass

Summertime, Arthur’s Pass

Summertime, Arthur’s Pass

Rock climbing at Castle Hill

Rock climbing at Castle Hill

Skiing at Craigieburn

Skiing at Craigieburn

Building the Ōtira tunnel

Building the Ōtira tunnel

Arthur’s Pass

Arthur’s Pass

From page 15 - Darfield district

Darfield district

Darfield district

Train at Springfield

Train at Springfield

Traction engines, Coalgate

Traction engines, Coalgate

Coton’s cottage

Coton’s cottage

Homebush reborn, 2014

Homebush reborn, 2014

Outdoor education at Darfield

Outdoor education at Darfield

From page 16 - Ellesmere district

Ellesmere district

Ellesmere district

Faringdon subdivision, Rolleston

Faringdon subdivision, Rolleston

Ivey Hall, Lincoln University

Ivey Hall, Lincoln University

Burnham Industrial School

Burnham Industrial School

Kaitorete Spit

Duck shooting, Lake Ellesmere

Duck shooting, Lake Ellesmere

Māori church, Taumutu

Māori church, Taumutu

Rakaia Huts

From page 17 - Mid-Canterbury Plains

Mid-Canterbury Plains

Mid-Canterbury Plains

Transporting farm goods

Transporting farm goods

Welcome to Rakaia

Welcome to Rakaia

Barrhill schoolhouse

Barrhill schoolhouse

Mt Somers

Mt Somers (1st of 2)

Remains of a coal mine

Remains of a coal mine (2nd of 2)

Sheep-washing yards, Longbeach

Sheep-washing yards, Longbeach

The Canterbury Bight

The Canterbury Bight

Roadside Stories: Rakaia, salmon river

Roadside Stories: Rakaia, salmon river

From page 18 - Mid-Canterbury ranges

Mid-Canterbury ranges

Mid-Canterbury ranges

Browning Pass

Lake Coleridge powerhouse

Lake Coleridge powerhouse

Crossing the Rakaia River

Crossing the Rakaia River

Lake Clearwater

Lake Clearwater

Snowboarding, Mt Hutt

Snowboarding, Mt Hutt

How to cite this page:

John Wilson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/canterbury-places/media (accessed 2 October 2023)

Story by John Wilson, published 14 Sep 2006, reviewed & revised 6 Jul 2015, updated 17 Aug 2015