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Oct 21, 2024 · Port Lyttelton, showing the first four ships and emigrants landing from the Cressy [28 Dec. 1850] The Charlotte Jane anchored at Lyttelton at 10am on Monday, 16 December 1850, and James Edward Fitzgerald was the first of the Pilgrims to leap ashore.
3 days ago · A guide to passenger lists held in the New Zealand Collection. This has an introduction detailing the government institutions in charge of immigration. It lists immigrant ships to Lyttelton and gives dates where passengers lists appear in 1850s-1870s newspapers.
3 days ago · Fiction by New Zealand writers can reveal something of our national character - our obsessions, language, traditions, and ways of thinking. Find familiar settings, or hidden corners, characters you recognise or those that challenge, and more, in the fiction of Aotearoa.
4 days ago · Ben Brown is an award winning children’s author, poet, short story/non-fiction/freelance writer. He has performed poetry throughout New Zealand and his work has been published around the world.
Oct 31, 2024 · Guest writer. Patrick Evans lectured in New Zealand literature at the University of Canterbury from 1970-2015. He has published two literary histories, four novels and a number of plays performed...
Oct 16, 2024 · A look at some of the different homes and houses in New Zealand through the archives. Discover the life of Private Alexander Mee through his WW1 service and probate files. Read about the breakout at Minqar Qaim that occurred in North Africa during the Second World War.
Oct 21, 2024 · There is a long history of Māori settlement at many of the bays of Whakaraupō including: Ōhinehou (Lyttelton) Tāpoa, Motukauati-iti and Motukauati-rahi (Magazine, Corsair and Cass Bays) Rāpaki. Ōhinetahi. Purau. Whakaraupō has many significant landmarks and wāhi tapu (sacred places).
