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Unidentified woman walking down Worcester Street

1960s

An unidentified woman walking down Worcester Street. NCR and ...

St Martins bus on Worcester Street

1960s

The St Martins bus travelling down Worcester Street towards ...

View down Worcester Street to Cathedral Square

1960s

A view looking east down Worcester Street, towards the Square ...

Photographs of family

1934 to 1935

Page 9 of photograph album. Members of the Walsh family and the ...

Colombo Street cityscape

Possibly about 1890 to 1901

Horse drawn carriages travelling down Colombo ...

Sending it at Christchurch Adventure Park

17 October 2025

Mountain biker navigating a rocky obstacle on the Summit Road ...

Twilight mountain biking

17 March 2025

Twilight glow on the cityscape of Christchurch and the new ...

Cutting the ribbon at the Hornby BMX track

1980s

Unidentified people attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the ...

Opening the Hornby BMX track

1980s

BMXers lining up at the starting ramp of the newly opened Hornby ...

Postcard of Warner’s Hotel

1900s

Postcard featuring Warner’s Hotel in Cathedral Square. Printed ...

Avonside Girls' High School ‘Know your district’ class

1973

Portrait of the Avonside Girls' High School ‘Know Your ...

Neighbourhood kids of Holcombe Place

About 1990

Group portrait of nine children of the neighbourhood kids of ...

Last of the autumn colours in Oxford Terrace

01 June 2025

Last of the autumn colours on trees next to the Bridge of ...

A broken path

4 September 2010

A Kairaki Beach Motor Camp pathway with Earthquake damage.

View of Waitangi Day hikoi

6 February 2025

Look back at hikoi crowd on Manchester Street.

Waitangi Day hikoi

Thursday 6 February 2025

View of crowd about to embark on a hikoi.

Snow in a backyard

17 September 2024

Snow in a backyard in Fairlie.

Christchurch Arts Centre

15 February 2024

Elmer’s Ōtautahi Elephant Trail NZ Natives elephant, The ...

Cathedral Square postcard

Possibly about 1940s

Postcard depicting buildings in Cathedral ...

The Custard Square Bookshop

14 December 2023

The Custard Square Bookshop at the Christchurch Arts Centre.

Yarn bombed bikes

7 September 2024

Yarnarchy - by Bridge of Remembrance.

Telegram messenger, Margaret Bearman

26 June 1958

Portrait of telegram messenger, Margaret Bearman. She is holding ...

Portrait of Jones Cycles employees

1930s

Portrait view of three Jones Cycles employees, standing in the ...

Portrait of Courtney Bearman

1930s

Portrait of Courtney Bearman as he is building a bike at Jones ...

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