Kia Ora! Talofa! Aloha! Ave! Bonjour! Cześć! Fakaalofa atu! Guten tag! Halo! Hola! Namaste! Nǐ hǎo! Salâm! Shalom! 你好 สวัสดี سلام നമസ്തേ 안녕하십니까 नमस्ते 今日は Γειά! These are just some of the ways that the many people of world say “hello” in their own language – or their 'mother tongue’. Many languages are under threat…
Sydenham Borough formed, 1877
We take it for granted now, but it's really not that long that Christchurch has had a city council that covered the whole city - only since 1989. Before that was not only the Christchurch City Council (established in 1862) but also the Waimairi, Paparua, Halswell, and Heathcote County Councils, the Riccarton Borough Council, and the…
Ada Lovelace Day – Tuesday 9 October 2018
Today is Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace, born in England in 1815, was the first computer programmer. Growing up, she was a sickly child, home-schooled in a variety of subjects, including mathematics and astronomy. She invented a steam-powered flying machine at the age of 12. When she was 17, she met Charles Babbage - a mathematician and mechanical engineer who was working…
A Very Big Deal – Charles Kingsford-Smith’s flight to Wigram, 11 September 1928
Charles Kingsford-Smith and his crew flew the Southern Cross to Wigram 90 years ago on 11 September 1928.
7 May 1917: Canterbury Aviation Company makes first flights from Sockburn Aerodrome
Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Co. Ltd was formed in August 1916, and purchased land for a flying field 3 months later. The Company was chaired by Sir Henry Wigram,
Sergeant Henry James Nicholas V.C., M.M
He was a carpenter, a sportsman - a boxer - went to Christchurch Normal School (local boy), his photos show a nice face, and he wasn't married. Just an ordinary kiwi bloke, maybe. But he did extraordinary things. Henry Nicholas enlisted in February 1916 with the 1st Canterbury Battalion, and landed in France in September 1916. With his Regiment was…
Armageddon – No, not the end of the world…
"Woo-hoo," I said to my friend "Armageddon's happening 11th and 12th March, yayee!" Inexplicably she looked worried, "But I'm not ready for the end of the world yet!" Ooh, we are obviously talking about two different events - the one I want to go to is the Armageddon Entertainment Expo which is happening in Christchurch at the…
Hagley Park and the Christchurch Botanic Gardens
If you like trees then Hagley Park probably rates as one of your favourite "Go-To" places, just as it is mine. With 164 hectares to wonder around in, and 5000 trees in Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens there is always something new to see and enjoy, regardless of the weather, and it's never crowded…
Thanks Harry!
Thank you, Harry Ell. Without your dedicated work over many years, the residents and tourists in Christchurch wouldn't have the wonderful reserves of the Port Hills to walk, cycle and play in. Henry George Ell was a husband, father, soldier, stationer, politician, prohibitionist, conservationist, and was the driving force behind the establishment of the reserves…
Happy birthday, Christchurch City Libraries!
My family and I moved to Christchurch at the beginning of 2009, and one of the first things we did - as you do - was go to the library and sign up for a membership. The staff probably cringed when they saw the five of us arrive, but they were so nice and helpful…
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