Bird Species Introduced to Canterbury – 10th January 1867

On 10 January 1867, bird species such as pheasant, blackbirds, thrushes and starlings were introduced to Canterbury. The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society had formed just four year before and the releasing of the above species coincided with a similar release made by Auckland’s Acclimatisation Society. Sadly, at this time, no research or science was conducted before …

The Canterbury Acclimatization Society formed – 25th April 1864

On 25th April 1864, the who’s who of early Canterbury gathered together in the Christchurch Town Hall, which was situated on Sumner Road (High Street). The historian in me marvels at such a gathering with the likes of these attending… * Venerable the Archdeacon Octavius Mathias:– the 2nd Rev of Christ’s Church (St Michael & …