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The last train to Horrelville Station, c. 1954Drilling maize for cattle feed 150th anniversary celebrations, Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade, c.2020Kaiapoi War Memorial, Anzac Day, c.1931A group at Kairaki Beach, Christmas 1923Safe Community mural  Police & fire Service - Kaiapoi LibraryComon Inn, View Hill

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Welcome to Waimakariri Heritage, a place to conserve and curate community memories and taonga.

The vision is for our local community to share knowledge and to tell their stories about life in Waimakariri.

 

Waimakariri Libraries will continue to digitise archival assets for preservation and community access.

North Canterbury has a unique history and the site will enhance connections to our past, present and future.

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Map of the Middle Island, New ZealandQuake damage - Kaiapoi town centreDecorated barriers, Williams Street - KaiapoiHarvesting, 1930sHorses at Woodend BeachTransporting ARIANA to slipway for launch, KaiapoiLast train shunting at Mandeville North, c. 1954Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1990Derelict Kaiapoi Railway Station, c.1998West-side view of the Trevor Inch Memorial Library from neighbouring Victoria Park, 3 January 1997The Plough HotelThe Second Rangiora Borough Council Chambers, c.1919Containers being removedCoronation King Edward VII swimming baths, 1903"Excavation display" exhibit, Kaiapoi MuseumKaiapoi Scouts Group, outside Methodist Church, Peraki St, KaiapoiNorthern Agricultural and Pastoral Association committee, 1955Along Kaiapoi RiverbankRegatta at Kaiapoi, 1969Lockdown OptimismPicnic train on the Oxford line, c.1900

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PO Box 386, Rangiora 7440

Ph: 0800 965 542

Email: library.heritage@wmk.govt.nz

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