Highlighting Kaiapoi and Rangiora is a project we’ve developed in collaboration with Waimakariri Libraries. It recognises that, while we might be called ‘Christchurch Archaeology Project’, we also hold lots of data about sites in Christchurch’s hinterland, including Kaiapoi and Rangiora. To share the stories of these places more broadly, we have Rosa Opie, a UC PACE intern working with us for the first half of 2025. Rosa’s going to be delving into our Kaiapoi and Rangiora sites, doing extra historical research where required and then writing up the stories of some of the most significant sites we’ve investigated in those towns. Once complete, these will be made available to everyone on the Waimakariri Heritage website. In addition, we’re going to curate an exhibition for the Kaiapoi branch of the library, and we’ll be doing a public talk as part of this. Updates will be shared on social media!

Banner image: G. Jackson, Ōtautahi Christchurch archaeological archive.