Heritage

Here you can find information about Christchurch's history, its people and places and also help in finding out about your own heritage.

WW1 soldiersH.H. Stephens War Diary

The World War I diary of Herbert Harold Stephens, of Sydenham, Christchurch. Entries in the diary by Herbert Stephens cover the period from August 13, 1915 to November 16th, 1916. The later entries are in the first part of the diary.

Memorial Ave c. 1959Memorial Avenue

Opened in November 1959, Memorial Avenue is the gateway to the city of Christchurch. It commemorates air service personnel who died in World War 2. Read the history of how Memorial Avenue was constructed.

Waitaki Hydro-electric Project photograph album : Image 2 of 99Waitaki Hydro-electric Project photograph album

Photograph album compiled by L.S. Payne covering the construction of the Waitaki hydro-electric power plant; photographs taken between May 1929 and February 1933.
View album pages in a gallery or download a PDF of the album.