Ripped Apart: A City in Chaos: Bob Parker's Story by Bob Parker
$9.99 NZD
$39.99 (75% off)
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
Ripped Apart is Mayor Bob Parker's story. During the earthquakes that battered Christchurch, Bob's tireless and unflappable communications gained him almost superstar status. He so impressed the American TV network NBC, it broadcast to the world that New York, after 9/11 had Rudy Giuliani. Christchurch, ...Show more
Banks Peninsula by Pickering, Mark
$12.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
Sea-cliffs, tussock ridgelines, volcanic rock outcrops and isolated stands of native forest typify the diversity of walking on the peninsula. There are mnay small bush reserves and a growing number of walking tracks. With fine beaches and bays the peninsula is something of a recreational playground for ...Show more
Cafe Reflections on Christchurch City, 1975 - 2012 : a tribute to the Christchurch central business district community by Deb Donnell
$45.95 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
In April 2007 Deb Donnell decided to visit the cafes in the centre of Christchurch and write during her lunch hours. She recorded her day to day experiences and interactions with people and businesses in the CBD community, or used the locations as triggers to evoke memories from over the years. Deb cont ...Show more
With Great foresight by Tony Phillips.
$60.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
With Great Foresight was originally published in 2006 and traces the development of Christchurch International Airport. This new updated edition covers the construction of the $237 million integrated terminal building and control tower. It also recounts the role the airport played following the devastat ...Show more
The Kaikoura Job: Rebuilding KiwiRail's Main North Line by Rob Merrifield
$46.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
The sea-level mountain railway has a long story of dramatic moments and events. The men who completed it in the 1930s and 1940s always referred to it as 'The Kaikoura Job'. This is the story of the scenic coastal line, from its early beginnings through to the reconstruction efforts following the devasta ...Show more
A City Possessed by Lynley Hood
$49.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
Originally published in 2001, A City Possessed is the harrowing account of one of New Zealands most high-profile criminal cases a story of child sexual abuse allegations, gender politics and the law. In detailing the events of the 1990s that led up to and surrounded the allegations made against several ...Show more
Let's Take a Walk by Words by Nicole Phillipson
$29.99 NZD
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Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
The Crofskey family lost their home and business to the Christchurch Earthquakes in 2011. The early rebuild of their cafe, C1 Espresso, marked a return to the central city of life and hope. Sam and Fluer continue to live in the central city of Christchurch with their two young boys. Harrison and Coope ...Show more
Otamahua--Quail Island a Link with the Past by Peter Jackson
$19.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
The Christchurch Town Hall 1965-2019 by Ian James Lochhead
$59.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch | Reading Level: near fine
The 2019 re-opening of the Christchurch Town Hall is celebrated in this richly illustrated volume. Threatened with demolition following earthquake damage in 2011, the building has been renewed through seismic strengthening, restoration and repair. With contributions from those who shaped its original de ...Show more
House of Treasures - 150 Objects from Canterbury Museum Nga Taonga Tuku Iho by James Herries Beattie, Et Al
$69.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
Since first opening its doors to the public on Rolleston Avenue on 1 October 1870, Canterbury Museum has come to house an estimated 2.3 million taonga (treasures). To celebrate the Museum’s 150th anniversary, 150 taonga (treasures) from this vast collection are showcased in a superbly designed and photo ...Show more
Animals in Emergencies by Potts Annie
$39.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
After the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook Canterbury on 4 September 2010, the news media were quick to report, with understandable relief, that no lives had been lost. In fact, this first quake killed at least 3000 chickens, eight cows, one dog, a lemur and 150 aquarium fish, and that was only the f ...Show more
Early Churches In and Around Christchurch by Derek & Judith Hamilton
$29.90 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
A beautifully colour photographed survey of the the historic churches of the Canterbury region. First published 2008.