Heritage

One of the more difficult radios to install in our exhibition, Sounds Like Us, was the atom radio. I guess that (more)

When people think of summer, a multitude of images and memories may spring to mind, such as holidays in the (more)

The hugely popular Balls, Bullets & Boots touring exhibition has been packed up and sent to its next (more)

The highly respected Robert Galbraith was Ashburton mayor from 1915-1931. It was his misfortune to be the sitting mayor (more)

People walking over Ashburton’s railway overbridge might notice a new blue plaque was unveiled last Friday to (more)

Last week’s heritage page focused on the establishment of Ashburton’s first hospital, and the other smaller (more)

This Thursday, October 12, marks the centenary of one of New Zealand’s darkest days at war. Not only one awful (more)

Seven Ashburton District councillors and mayor Donna Favel have thumbed their noses at the keepers of Ashburton’s (more)

The 1960s was a decade of change and young people were rewriting the rules. Dance was a prime example. No (more)

The many musical programmes in the Ashburton Museum’s archive would originally have been kept as a reminder of a (more)