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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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Kowhai AvenuePrime Minister Michael Joseph Savage at Tuahiwi, 1937Graham Wyatt, 150th anniversary, Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade, c.2020Blackett StreetRangiora Police station, High Street, Rangiora just prior to demolition, January 2024Cass TownshipRangiora Railway Station c.1900High Street - ChristchurchStocking shelves in the newly-built Trevor Inch Memorial Library, 4 December 1996Prime Minister Visits RangioraKaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1996 in Structural gearRangiora Volunteer Fire Brigade 150th anniversary Open Day, 2 June 2024Kaiapoi Port, with people watching the activity"Clothing and shoes" exhibit, Kaiapoi MuseumRichard Spencer, Honorary Human of Waimakariri, Cheviot Area School pupil Richard Spencer, aged 14, with his Yamaha motocross bikes at his parents' sheep and beef farm in the Ethelton Valley, near Cheviot, 2024Chiming clock, presented to the Northern Agricultural & Pastoral  Association, 1953Kaiapoi Bridge, Kaiapoi Butcher, KaiapoiKaiapoi Woollen Mill, Kaiapoi N.Z, c.1880St John the Baptist Church - RangioraNorth Canterbury Bicycling Club Race

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