The Ti Kouka Of Puari

Never been afraid to reach out and touch a bit of history :)Cabbage Trees or Ti Kouka have served the peoples of the Canterbury Plains for centuries! They once made great beacons to give a clue to where you were and where you were heading when travelling the vast sea of tussock and flax.For the …

CHRISTCHURCH & CANTERBURY – Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796 – 1862) John Robert Godley (1814 – 1861)

So, what are cities built on? Before all the politically correct answers start rolling through your mind, the answer is much simpler than that…a city is built on a dream. Edward Gibbon Wakefield (Owner of the New Zealand Company) and John Robert Godley (pictured) shared the same dream. In 1848, they founded the Canterbury Association …