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A plastic house on Richmond Hill

17 August 1976

A plastic house on Richmond Hill named "Greensleeves" by its ...

Construction of a hexadome house on Memorial Avenue

26 March 1984

The exterior of a hexadome house being installed onto its ...

Concrete flying saucer home at West Melton

7 May 1977

Exterior of a newly built concrete "flying saucer" home at West ...

Flying saucer house on hillside

17 November 1975

A Futuro, Flying Saucer style house on hillside with the Port ...

Flying saucer house

11 November 1974

A fibreglass Futuro house, an example of those which a ...

Pegasus Rotary Club members painting a house

30 April 1991

Bryan Ellis (left) and Ian Holt, both members of the Pegasus ...

Jelly bean eating competition

10 February 1989

Theo Stewart attempting to eat 100 jelly beans during the ...

Jelly bean eating competition

10 February 1989

Clare Kershaw attempting to eat 100 jelly beans during the ...

Jenny Turland with raspberries

29 December 1977

Jenny Turland in a raspberry field during a raspberry picking ...

Commemorative plaque on Tram Road near Swannanoa

29 March 1975

A plaque commemorating two motor cycle world records on the Tram ...

B.M. Hands, knitting champion, with daughter Stephanie

1 June 1967

B.M. Hands, knitting champion, with daughter Stephanie at their ...

Piano marathon at Shirley shopping centre

6 December 1973

C.W. Hunter during his record breaking attempt to play the piano ...

Model A sedan atop Mount Herbert

3 November 1962

A group of men stood by Joe Barber's Model A sedan on top of ...

Break from trampoline marathon at Burnside High School

26 August 1975

Alan Tamplin (left) and Dave Reid taking a break from their part ...

Christchurch dart players attempting to break a record

8 November 1975

A group of Christchurch dart players attempting to break their ...

Long distance coal carrying record attempt

10 November 1977

Christchurch Stonemason, John Hill, carrying a sack of coal and ...

Hillmorton High School students fundraising

15 November 1974

Hillmorton High School students pushing a wheeled contraption to ...

"Kalamazoo" trolley pumping world record attempt

22 March 1974

Robin Scanes (left) Martin Jansenns and Ashley Brown on a ...

Non stop guitar playing world record attempt

18 September 1971

Wendy Harding and Bill van Peer, both students at Hillmorton ...

Attempt at world record for continuous pool playing

5 November 1973

Soldiers, Keri Ruru (left) and Wattie Cooper shaving during a ...

Hop scotch world record attempt

25 August 1976

Branston Intermediate School students, (from left) Frank Stace, ...

Sign writer in Timaru

5 December 1980

Sign writer, Paul Baker, painting Christmas message on a ...

South Island Independence Movement petition

22 April 1980

Ann Filshie signs the South Island Movement petition in ...

Pastor Erwin Ferris with "Smoking Sam"

24 October 1970

Pastor Erwin Ferris of the Seventh Day Adventists with "Smoking ...

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