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Some well-known people who have died recently

Robert Duvall, 1931-2026 American actor, known for roles in

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Christchurch City Libraries blog hosts a series of regular podcasts from New Zealand specialist human rights radio show Speak up - Kōrerotia. This show is created by Sally Carlton.

Sally talks with husband and wife duo ...


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Quiz: Directories

Christchurch City Libraries holds many different types of directories such as telephone directories, business directories and directories relating to a particular profession. A directory is essentially an index or list of individuals and/or organisations that also includes contact details.

In which year was the first Christchurch telephone direct...

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Born in Christchurch in 1950, John Britten found fame as the designer of motorcycles. In 1992, he established the Britten Motorcycle Company which led to the development of the Britten V1000 and V1100. In August 1995, Andrew Stroud won the world individual BEARS championship on one of the Britten racers. John Britten died on 5 September 1995 aged 45. In October 2025, the John...


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As the discussion about the imposition of road tolls for users of public highways cycles round yet again, readers may be interested to know that installing toll booths on public roads in Canterbury is not a recent innovation.

“In defence of rights wantonly trifled with…”

An early private example of a toll bar was installed in Governor’s Bay in 1863, by the impressively...


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