Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Sketch
$9.99 NZD
$12.99 (23% off)
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
When Country comes to Town by Rosa Shiels
$70.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
The 224-page When Country Comes To Town hard cover book looks at the evolution of the Canterbury A & P Association, the notable citizens and hardworking families who have sustained and nurtured it through the highs and lows of its history, and the changing nature of the annual Canterbury A & P S ...Show more
Meet Me in the Square by David Cook; Christchurch Art Gallery Staff (Contribution by)
$49.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
After a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch on 22 February 2011 photographer David Cook returned to his former hometown and found that central city irreparably damaged. He was inspired to unearth his archive of 6000 photographs of the city he'd shot as a young man in his twenties, rebuilding throu ...Show more
Meet Me in the Square by David Cook
$39.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
Take a trip down Retro Avenue with this beautifully designed book of photographs of 1980s Christchurch. After the earthquake of 22 February 2011, photographer David Cook returned to his former hometown and found the central city irreparably damaged. He was inspired to unearth his archive of 6000 photog ...Show more
Riccarton and the Deans Family: History and Heritage by Joanna Orwin
$37.99 NZD
$49.99 (24% off)
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch | Reading Level: Near Fine
The story of Riccarton Bush and its association with the Deans family encapsulates the natural and social history of Canterbury. This story began several thousand years ago with an ancient floodplain forest, followed by its long use by Maori. The arrival of the Deans brothers in 1843 to establish the fi ...Show more
Christchurch Geology 1:250,000 geological map
$39.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
Christchurch Changing: an Illustrated History by Geoffrey Rice
$39.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
This lively survey tells the story of a major New Zealand city, the capital of Canterbury province and the South Island's largest metropolitan centre. Why was the city established in the middle of a swamp? What was it like to live in Christchurch in the 1850s, the 1870s or the 1940s? What has changed, w ...Show more
You Know You're from Christchurch When... by Bruce Raines
$16.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
You know you're from Christchurch when ...you sleep in one suburb, shower in another, collect water from another, go to the toilet where you can. And still smile and greet people like you are one big family. Cantabrians mine their reserves of humour to bring some light to the dark post-earthquake days, ...Show more
Giving the Devil His Due: Demonology and the Christchurch Civic Creche Case by Kenneth Bragan
$29.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
The Christchurch Civic Creche case in which Peter Ellis was convicted of the sexual abuse of children in his care, smoulders in the public mind. Was justice done? Did demonic fears influence the judgement of professionals and others involved? Did scapegoating play a part? Important questions - because f ...Show more
Christchurch Heritage: A Celebration of Lost Buildings and Streetscapes by The Press
$49.99 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch | Reading Level: Very Good
This is a beautiful commemorative book of the most significant heritage buildings/precincts or landmarks of Christchurch that have been lost or badly damaged in the earthquakes. It is a true celebration of Christchurch, the way it used to be, and covers the history of each building/area, its architectur ...Show more
Christchurch: A Nostalgic Tribute by Peter Morath
$35.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury & Christchurch
Christchurch: A Nostalgic Tribute is a remarkable photographic record of a city now so drastically changed, after the 2010 & 2011 earthquakes. When recently sorting through his photographic library, photographer, Peter Morath, realised that he had a 'time capsule' of images, many of which were taken ...Show more