Local History
Explore local history - the people and places of Ōtautahi.
Local history
Popular resources
Popular resources
Picturing Canterbury
Christies night club: Picturing Canterbury
The interior of Christies night club at 54 Lichfield Street in the central city, 1972. An image from the Discovery Wall.
The Christchurch Hungarian community: Picturing Canterbury
Members of the Hungarian community in Christchurch during feast day of St Stephen celebrations, 1966. An image from the Discovery Wall.
Sarona Ai'ono: Picturing Canterbury
Sarona Ai'ono posing in Ilam Park having a break from Uni. 1981. An image from the Discovery Wall.
Discovery Wall
Tūranga is the home of NZ’s largest digital touchwall. Find out more, and how you can contribute to this unique heritage resource.
Tī Kōuka Whenua
Explore the vibrant past of Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region that extends back many hundreds of years before 1850.
