Dragon train at the New Zealand Exhibition

1906

Scenes of the dragon train carrying passengers at the New Zealand International Exhibition in Hagley Park with children and other visitors in the surrounding park. Clip taken from a "Sights and Scenes at the New Zealand Exhibition" film.

Area: West / Hagley Park

Contributor: Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Reference ID: Nga-Tonga-F2656

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Hays Roof playground

1st January 1980

Two Dinosaur slides at the Hays Roof playground in Christchurch.

Creator: Gary Prescott

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - North

Reference ID: CCL-DW-100591

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Dragon Boat lantern

22 February 2019

Dragon boat lantern at the Chinese Lantern Festival 2019.

Creator: Sarelle

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - North

Contributor: Sarelle

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

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Spikey the Dragon at Merivale Mall

12 October 1988

David Vaealiki and Christie Barret with Spikey the Dragon who had to visit the dentist at Merivale Mall during the Mall's Education Expo week.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: North West / Merivale

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Reference ID: CCL-StarP-03787A

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Dragon at St Martins Public Library

20 February 1981

Helen Kissell and her young brother David Kissell admiring a papier mache model dragon at St Martins public library.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South / St Martins

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Art on Victoria Street

20 November 2017

Temporary dinosaur art, with guerilla knitting addition. On Victoria Street near the Casino. Part of Gregar Kregar's Lost World series with a Brachiosaurus and T-Rex.

Creator: katb

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Northwest

Contributor: Kat Moody

Source: Entry in the 2018 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Reference ID: CCL-PH18-KaMo-03

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Shirley Boys' High School students with Stegosaurus model

25 May 1965

David Griffiths, Neville Shackley, Russell Falkingham and Michael Kean of Shirley Boys' High School paint a model Stegosaurus.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: North East / Richmond

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Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01433A

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Dragon employed to ward off Demons

3 December 1987

Dragon in Cathedral Square opening the SummerTimes programme.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square

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Canterbury Shetland Group, Fire Festival

26 January 1987

Members of the Canterbury Shetland Group dressed as Vikings with a timber-frame and cardboard replica Viking gallery/dragon boat in preparation for the Fire Festival in Sumner, where the gallery will be carried to the sea's edge and set alight. Members are, from left, Robin Johnson, Ross Inkster, Bob Spence and Jack Inkster.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South East / Sumner

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Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01504A

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Sumner School students with inflatable dinosaur

Circa 1990s

Group of Sumner School students posing in front of a large inflatable dinosaur.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South East / Sumner

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Wainoni School student director and star

18 November 1986

Director of "The Mark of the Taniwha" Susan Butters (left) with star performer Carra Smith who is holding a model. Both are students at Wainoni School who won the "Spot On" video contest for two consecutive years.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: East / Wainoni

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