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Bank of New Zealand Building

Bank of New Zealand Building

Item Type: PlaceDescription: This imposing classical brick and stone building was built in 1883 as a banking chamber and manager's residence. Occupying a prominent corner site, the BNZ proclaimed its status, stability and se... Place: Kaiapoi Keywords: Kaiapoi Geolocation: [1] Collection: Commercial and Public buildings External Link: Landmarks, Waimakariri <https://landmarks.waimakariri.govt.nz/kaiapoi-heritage/bank-of-new-zealand>
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Red Lion Hotel

Red Lion Hotel

Item Type: PlaceDescription: The first hotel in Rangiora was the Lion, which opened in 1857 on land that Thomas Wilberforce Foster had bought from George Hanmer. Hanmer had bought the land from Charles Torlesse in December 1... Place: Rangiora Keywords: Rangiora Geolocation: [2] Collection: Canterbury streets through time
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Little Bethel Church

Little Bethel Church

Item Type: PlaceDescription: After holding services in private homes under the leadership of T.S. Mannering and William Emms Ivory, Calvanistic Baptists used the Church of England assembly and school room.
The Baptists were... Keywords: Rangiora
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St John the Baptist Anglican Church

St John the Baptist Anglican Church

Item Type: PlaceDescription: Almost from the beginning of Rangiora, Anglicans held services in private homes and hotels. In 1856 they built their multi-purpose chapel, school room, and community meeting hall in Victoria Stre... Keywords: Rangiora
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Hanmer Springs

Hanmer Springs

Item Type: PlaceDescription: Historic images from the Hanmer Springs township. Keywords: Hanmer Springs Geolocation: [3]
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Rangiora

Rangiora

Item Type: PlaceDescription: The Town Centre. Dust, mud, water, and fires were hazards afflicting the Rangiora town centre from its inception. The town grew like Topsy, with buildings scattered, often at large intervals, ove... Keywords: Rangiora
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High Street - Christchurch

High Street - Christchurch

Item Type: PlaceDescription: Images and history of High Street, Christchurch. High Street runs on a diagonal between Colombo and St Asaph Streets. Part of High Street is a pedrestrian area, and the area has been refurbished...
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High Street - Rangiora

High Street - Rangiora

Item Type: PlaceDescription: From January 2012, buildings in Rangiora's High Street were progressively closed as they were assessed as not meeting the standards required by new building codes and were earthquake-prone and da... Keywords: Rangiora
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Kaiapoi War Memorial

Kaiapoi War Memorial

Item Type: PlaceDescription: In 1919, following the end of the Great War, the Kaiapoi Patriotic Committee considered several options for the town war memorial. It initially decided on a Memorial Town Hall. However, escalatin... Place: Kaiapoi Keywords: William Trethewey Geolocation: [4] Organisation: Kaiapoi RSA Collection: War Memorials Further Information: NZ History Kaiapoi war memorial <https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/kaiapoi-war-memorial> External Link: A brief history of the Kaiapoi war memorial <https://waimakaririlibraries.com/heritage/local-history/places-of-the-waimakariri/kaiapoi/a-brief-history-of-the-kaiapoi-war-memorial>
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Charles Merton

Charles Merton

Item Type: PersonName: Charles Merton Date: 1821-1885 Biography: Charles Murton was born in Haughley, Suffolk, in 1821 to parents James and Susan Murton. By the time Charles married Charlotte Street in 1847, he had changed the spelling of his surname to Merton...
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Solomon Stephens

Solomon Stephens

Item Type: PersonName: Solomon Stephens Date: 1832-1891 Biography: Solomon Stephens was born at Chiltee, Wiltshire. He married young, aged 19, and came to New Zealand on the Cornwall, arriving 10 December 1851. His wife, Selina, was only 18 at the time. They liv...
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William Buss

William Buss

Item Type: PersonName: William Buss Date: 1850-1908 Biography: William Buss was born in Sellindge, Kent, and came to New Zealand with his sister on board the Roman Emperor which arrived 27 January 1960. He made his home at Rangiora on the Woodend Road.
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John Sansom (1892-1894, 1901-1902, 1912-1914)

John Sansom (1892-1894, 1901-1902, 1912-1914)

Item Type: PersonName: John Sansom Date: 1854-1918 Biography: John Sansom was born in London in 1854. He came to New Zealand with his parents on the 'Ashburton', arriving 15 January 1858. The family first went to Kaiapoi, then to Rangiora where John finishe...
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Thomas Keir

Thomas Keir

Item Type: PersonName: Thomas Keir Date: 1837-1911 Biography: Thomas Keir, a carpenter by trade, was born in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1837 and came to Lyttelton on the Mermaid in 1864. It was on that ship thathe met his future business partner, Hugh Boyd. A...
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Charles Ivory Jennings (1896-1898, 1914-1921)

Charles Ivory Jennings (1896-1898, 1914-1921)

Item Type: PersonName: Charles Ivory Jennings Date: 1860-1947 Biography: Charles Ivory Jennings' parents arrived in New Zealand from London in 1857 to join other family members already in Rangiora. His father, Charles Sr, was a carpenter and became the settlement's fi...
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Luke Hunnibell

Luke Hunnibell

Item Type: PersonName: Luke Hunnibell Date: 1838-1913 Biography: Luke Hunnibell, with his wife Sarah and two young sons, arrived in Lyttelton in 1864 on board the Bellissima. They came from Ipswich in Suffolk, England. They made their way to Rangiora and Luke ...
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George Cone (1891-1892)

George Cone (1891-1892)

Item Type: PersonName: George Cone Date: 1842-1898 Biography: George Cone was born in Aldham, Suffolk, England in 1842 and was educated at the Parish School. He came to New Zealand with his parents, William and Caroline, on the 'Bangalore', landing in Lytte...
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Edward Good

Edward Good

Item Type: PersonName: Edward Good Date: 1875-1918 Biography: Edward Good was born in Shropshire, England in 1819. He married Sarah Walker in 1849. He and his wife and son, Edward Richard, came to Lyttelton in 1855 on the Royal Stuart. He settled in Rangior...
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Hugh Boyd (1885-1887)

Hugh Boyd (1885-1887)

Item Type: PersonName: Hugh Boyd Date: 1843-1924 Biography: Hugh Boyd was born in Ayshire, Scotland in 1843, and arrived in Lyttelton on the Mermaid in 1864 with his parents. He had relatives already in Rangiora, so he settled in the district and commence...
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George Blackwell (1879-1881)

George Blackwell (1879-1881)

Item Type: PersonName: George Blackwell Date: 1840-1914 Biography: Of those who took part in the development of Kaiapoi, none left a more enduring mark on its history than George Henry Blackwell. George Blackwell was born in Leamington, Warwickshire, England, in...
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John Johnston

John Johnston

Item Type: PersonName: John Johnston Date: 1840-1915 Biography: John Johnston was born in Aberdeenshire in 1840 and came to New Zealand in 1859 with his father, William Johnston, aboard the ship &Mystery.
In 1863, John Johnston moved to Rangiora and set up i...
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Hector McAllister (1986-1989)

Hector McAllister (1986-1989)

Item Type: PersonName: Hector McAllister Date: Between 30th October 1916 and 26th March 2005 Biography: As the last Mayor of Kaiapoi, Hec McAllister fought against the amalgamation with Rangiora in the 1989 local body restructuring. The proud fourth-generation son of Kaiapoi thought amalgamating th...
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James Wylde

James Wylde

Item Type: PersonName: James Wylde Date: 1825-1908 Biography: Of the early settlers in Kaiapoi in the 1850s, James Wylde was perhaps the most energetic. Not an inspiring figure to look at, and impeded by a stutter, Wylde nevertheless fought more for Kaiapoi...
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Henri Trousselot

Henri Trousselot

Item Type: PersonName: Henri Trousselot Date: 1860-1926 Biography: "The life story of the late Mr Henri Trousselot is one of the most remarkable and romantic ever told. Born 66 years ago in St Hillier Jersey, Channel Islands, the son of a clerk, he was constantl...
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