Be inspired by some activities captured in our digital heritage collection that you could attempt with your bubble during our Lockdown.
View from Marine Parade of a man writing in the sand on New Brighton beach.
Two students practising their writing in a classroom at New Brighton Catholic School.
Christchurch and Canterbury have produced many significant authors. The region has also been visited by authors of national and international renown.
Explore this selection of photographs from our collection that depict the various ways we convey information through the written word.
Wally Hannam, senior customer officer at BNZ Armagh Street with a new form of advertising being used by the bank to attract customers.
Gordon Gee painting signs at the Botanic Gardens.
Tom Arthur painting a mural for Screensign Arts, Ferry Road.