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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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World War II honours board, Kowai Archives, BalcairnNorthern Agricultural & Pastoral Association Show new grandstand, Rangiora show grounds 1960Charles Street, KaiapoiSaltwater Creek District School honours board, Kowai Archives, BalcairnAn aerial view of the centre of Kaiapoi, 1970Commemorative plaque for Marcia Pachnatz, Oxford LibrarianDodson's Mandeville Hotel, KaiapoiWandering Minstrel, Gypsy camp Ashley RiverAn ‘F’ class railway locomotive no.79 probably ‘The Punt’ at Bennetts with New Zealand Railway staff including the engine driver George Stirling. Date 1906/7Leeston Memorial SquareSpark's - RangioraSnow storm Oxford, 1918High Street - ChristchurchMailbox 636 Whiterock Road Loburn Intersection High and Percival Streets - Rangiora3Matariki stars made by Peppertree Preschool, Kippenberger Avenue, RangioraTransrail Coastal Pacific express arrives at Rangiora Station, 2000"Kaiapoi Pa" exhibit, Kaiapoi MuseumLoburn War Memorial, 2025Mandeville Tavern, Kaiapoi

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PO Box 386, Rangiora 7440

Ph: 0800 965 542

Email: library.heritage@wmk.govt.nz

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