Christchurch officially became a city on 31 July 1856. We look at some images from Canterbury Stories that show the city in its early days.
Read It Before You See It 2024: Mysteries, NZIFF picks, and the bubonic plague
Hayley breaks down the movies and TV series based on books due to hit screens in the coming months.
Moorhouse Avenue in fog: Picturing Canterbury
View of Moorhouse Avenue looking east towards the intersection with Durham Street by Doc Ross. 2009. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Tuakiri Investigates: Local Lives Lived! – a Family History Month exhibition
Katherine gives us a sneak peek at some of the local characters featured in August's Local Lives Lived exhibition. The exhibition runs 6-31 August 2024 at Tūranga.
Fascinating work and the maths behind it: Thursday 8 August 6pm to 7pm – Mathateca: Show Your Working
Local group Mathateca are bringing Show Your Working to Tūranga for the second time, inviting three experts to share how they use maths in their work from aerospace to ecology. On Thursday 8 August, two of the team from Kea Aerospace will share how it informs their work on flight simulation and weather analysis, and a University of Canterbury Post Doctoral Fellow will discuss the value of maths in ecology and understanding ecological networks.
Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore’s Deadliest Gang Leader
Troy reviews Life Sentence, an exploration of the West Baltimore drug world and a particularly dangerous and violent gang leader.
Tusiata Avia
Frank Film has released the video story Tusiata Avia. It's a beautiful insight into Tusiata - award-winning Ōtautahi poet, performer, and writer. Find out more about Tusiata.
Construction of the New Brighton Pier: Picturing Canterbury
View from the beach of cranes on New Brighton Pier during its construction. An image from Canterbury Stories.
Discover Canterbury: The Big Snow of 1945
We look back at the record snowfall of 1945 through photographs taken by local people.
Gnome on the University of Canterbury campus: Picturing Canterbury
Garden gnome fishing and a seal playing in fountains outside the James Hight Library at the University of Canterbury, added by students during capping week activities. An image from Canterbury Stories.
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