Known as The Junction, here’s the intersection of Papanui Road, Salisbury, Montreal and Victoria Streets in 1899. If you are still feeling a little lost, if that old fella was standing there (Victoria Street) today, he would have the Victoria Clock Tower behind him. What’s amazing is that the Victoria Clock Tower had another home …
For those who knew Martin Cash (pictured) well, I’m sure no one was more surprised than Martin himself when he looked down to see his newly acquired police badge. Whether pride was felt that day, only Martin could answer that. How he continued to carry on his life shows us that if pride was felt …
On the corner of Barbadoes and Salisbury Streets is an area now known as The Cambridge Green. A reserve of great historic significance.The home of the Ngai Tahu’s Puari Pa, it was a gathering place of foods such as eels, whitebait, native trout, grey and paradise ducks. During the 18th century, a great Maori wedding …
