Discover the collection by search or browse.


Enter search terms to begin exploring the Discovery Wall collection. Use the drop-downs to filter the collection by area or time period.

Results are shown with the most recent contributions first. Use the Search result drop down to re-order the results.

Search results  121 - 144 of 301

Friends at New Brighton on Guy Fawkes

5 November 2013

Young friends relaxing at sunset at New Brighton on Guy Fawkes.

Twilight Fair at New Brighton on Guy Fawkes

5 November 2013

View from New Brighton Pier of crowds gathered at the twilight ...

Royal Yacht Britannia, Lyttelton Harbour

January 1974

Viewing the Royal Yacht Britannia on arrival of the Queen and ...

Susan and Dad boating on the Avon

1972

View along the Avon River in Hagley Park of an Antigua Boatsheds ...

Sunbathing on Akaroa beach

30 January 1963

"My mother at Akaroa beach - before the housing boom." - ...

Stringer's Bridge on the Waipara River

2 January 1962

View of Stringer's Bridge on the Waipara River near Broomfield. ...

Mowing the lawns

12 September 1961

"My sister and a neighbourhood friend rather well-dressed for ...

Family and pickers with boxes of apricots

1962

Max Ogilvie aboard his veteran Caterpillar tractor as family and ...

In training at Burnham Military Camp

1960

Group photograph of soilders during their training at Burnham ...

Hay's Christmas Parade float

5 December 1959

Crowds lining a residential street during the Hay's Christmas ...

Ice skating on Lake Lyndon

2 August 1959

A family stood on Lake Lyndon, near Castle Hill, with groups of ...

The excitement of sparklers on Guy Fawkes night

1959-1960

Two children playing with sparklers on Guy Fawkes night.

The Bowker Fountain, Victoria Square

1959-60

Close-up of the Bowker Fountain in Victoria Square lit up at ...

Day at the Beach, New Brighton

1957

A family stood on New Brighton Beach with the New Brighton War ...

Start of the Lady Wigram Race at Wigram airfield

26 January 1957

Crowds of people at Wigram Airfield watching the start of the ...

A joy-ride on Lake Ida

28 July 1957

A vintage car taking a sled of children for a joy-ride across ...

DIC department store Father Christmas

1957

Portrait of the DIC department store Father Christmas (Arthur ...

Train float for the Hay's Christmas Parade

8 December 1956

A train float with a santa sleigh and reindeer float being ...

Humpty Dumpty float for the Hay's Christmas Parade

8 December 1956

Close-up of the Humpty Dumpty float in Hagley Park ahead of the ...

Elephant float preparing for the Hay's Christmas Parade

8 December 1956

A large elephant float on wheels being pushed by a group of ...

The Queen during the Royal visit in Cathedral Square

December 1953 - January 1954

View through crowds of Queen Elizabeth II speaking at the Civic ...

DIC building decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Exterior of the DIC building (later Beath's then Arthur ...

Hay's Department Store decorated for the Royal visit

December 1953 - January 1954

Exterior of Hay's Department Store on Colombo Street with ...

The Queen on the balcony of the Clarendon Hotel during the Royal Visit

December 1953 - January 1954

View through crowds waving at Queen Elizabeth II on the balcony ...

Load more