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Mar 13, 20231 min read
Earthquake Stories Walk features on Spark Sport
Spark Sport featured the Earthquake Stories Walk on Day 4 of the NZ / Sri Lanka test cricket in Christchurch. Many thanks to Rob Dawson...
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Earthquake Stories Walk Launches
To mark the 12 anniversary of the Canterbury earthquake, Our Stories Project has launched a 30 minute story walk around the central city.
Dec 13, 20221 min read
Our Stories joins Geocaching
Did you know there are hidden containers with treasures and log books all around you? The world is literally covered in these containers,...
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Collecting memories of the 1981 Springbok Tour
With support from the Christchurch City Council's Intangible Heritage Fund, Our Stories Project is collecting stories of the 1981...
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Our Stories now on Smartview
Our Stories has partnered with the Christchurch City Council’s SmartView mapping app to bring local stories to life. We connect...
Mar 24, 20211 min read
"I am a product of the Treaty of Waitangi"
Mariata Couch of Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke was interviewed by the kids at Lyttelton Primary School. The kids enjoyed learning about Mariata's...
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Our Stories Project at Pecha Kucha
In 2019, I spoke about Our Stories Project and my journey to develop it at Pecha Kucha in the newly re-opened Christchurch Town Hall.
Jan 14, 20211 min read
Have you heard? The day the crane fell over.
Andrew remembers the day the crane fell over... "Another thing that happened - and I saw it happen - was one day they were bringing a...
Jan 14, 20191 min read
Our Stories launches Patreon supporters page
Our Stories Project is live and free with the first tour, Through the Eyes of A Child, which has mapped memories to places and made the...
Nov 13, 20181 min read
Star.Kiwi video: Goat man mystery, the great school ‘escape’ and other app tales
A new app has given stories of the past a new lease on life in Lyttelton. With the help of pupils at Lyttelton Primary School the Our...
Nov 12, 20181 min read
Why Our Stories?
Three reasons drive this project 1 We believe that putting people in a room together to share their stories is a powerful thing for both...
Nov 2, 20182 min read
RADIO NZ: Lyttelton stories collected for guided tour of historic town
From Morning Report, 7:56 am on 2 November 2018 LISTEN Over the last two years Our Stories founder Kris Herbert has been gathering audio...
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