Story: Canterbury region

More links and websites

• Canterbury memorials

  This page on NZ History offers a clickable map so users can see images and details of major memorials in Canterbury.

• ChristchurchNZ

  The official visitor information website for Christchurch and Canterbury, it contains details of current events and activities, along with travel and accommodation information.

• Environment Canterbury

  Environment Canterbury is the regional council for Canterbury, including north, mid and south Canterbury, and Kaikōura. The site contains details of the council’s activities, which include a range of environmental and safety responsibilities.

• The Group catalogues

  This section of the Christchurch Public Library website has digitised catalogues for The Group, the well-known informal Christchurch arts association. It includes a 1977 survey of The Group's activities, and an annotated bibliography.

• University of Canterbury

  The website of the University of Canterbury gives details about administration, courses and staff. Established in 1873, the university was the second to be established in New Zealand, and is now one of the country’s top research institutions.

More suggestions and sources

• Cant, Garth, and Russell Kirkpatrick, eds. Rural Canterbury: celebrating its history. Wellington: Daphne Brasell Associates, 2001.
• Cookson, John, and Graeme Dunstall. Southern capital: Christchurch: towards a city biography, 1850-2000. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2000.
• Eldred-Grigg, Stevan. A new history of Canterbury. Dunedin: John McIndoe, 1998.
• Gardner, W. J. Where they lived: studies in local, regional and social history. Christchurch: Regional Press, 1999.
• Peninsula and plain: a history and geography of Banks Peninsula and the Canterbury Plains. Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1966.
• Rice, Geoffrey. Christchurch changing: an illustrated history. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 1999.