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Christchurch streets and places
The Christchurch streets and places resource aims to give the origins of some local street names. This information is available in searchable documents, or through the interactive Christchurch streets map.
Researched by Christchurch City Libraries, the streets information has come from published works, manuscripts, interviews, as well as Christchurch City Council archives.
Christchurch Star Archive
The Christchurch Star archive is an extensive collection of photographic prints, negatives and newspaper clippings mostly covering local stories including those on community events, local people, places and sporting events from the 1960s to the 1990s.
The Christchurch Star newspaper was a local daily paper which ran from 1868-1990 and since then has run as a free paper, currently produced once a week.
Star Media retains copyright in the images, and should be consulted before in copyright images are used.
Historical Christchurch images
Photographs taken by the Christchurch City Council for reports and publications on the growth of the city and wider environs.
The photographs cover a wide range of years and subjects. The images from the superseded reports and publications contain historical value and tell the story of the development of Christchurch.
Most viewed images in 2024
- Clothes Shop
- Richard Hadlee and Karen Marsh at their wedding
- The Hub, Hornby
- The Strip bars and restaurants
- John Truman with radio
- Shops at Bishopdale Village Mall
- Bishop Alan Pyatt and Michael Brown
- Windmill Centre Shops
- Mother Teresa at Gregory’s Catholic Church
- Addington Cemetery plan
- Haunted by History: Riccarton House
- Construction of the New Brighton Pier