The Victorian Pioneers Who Settled New Zealand | Time Walks | Absolute History

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Published 2022-03-04

For 160 years, the garden city of Christchurch was antipodean England. Two devastating earthquakes changed that forever, but they haven’t destroyed the city’s will. Tony Robinson visits a town that is looking to the future but still takes pride in its past.

00:00 Intro
01:23 Christchurch, NZ
01:52 The Scottish Pioneer Who Settled Christchurch
04:57 New Zealand's Most Famous Soldier
07:45 The Christchurch Earthquake
11:39 Early Christchurch Archaeology
14:30 The 1920's Electric Cars
17:03 Post Earthquake Christchurch
21:04 The First Country To Give Women The Vote

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@AbsoluteHistory 2 years ago

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@Vexarax 2 years ago

Kiwi here :D we used to have an incredible TV show where regular guys had to follow the trails the original explorers took to find places for European settlement in New Zealand. They were ONLY allowed to wear the clothes and carry the supplies etc that the original explorers had :o It was freaking amazing!!!! They struggled so much even though they had the maps by that point. It would have been soooo incredibly difficult (and dangerous, and terrifying) being an explorer back then and having no idea what you were walking into or how you would get back out again. Freaking amazing show, wish I could remember what it was called :) Edit; Xplore Aotearoa replied to me with the name if anyone is interested in trying to find it, it's called First Crossings ^_^
@TwanHovius 2 years ago

I’d be happy to have 1/5th of this man’s energy
@aimeestolp1822 2 years ago

I'm born and raised in Christchurch nz was so surprised to see this video thanks so much !!
@meaowsandwhistles 2 years ago

This is awesome , I was born and still live in Christchurch , we learnt about the 4 aves in school in the 70s , I love my city , thank you so much for covering our garden city
@leam7018 2 years ago

I love Tony. He really makes watching these videos and learning the history of all these places so much fun.
@Rhyno9750 2 years ago

I had no idea my home city had a forest in the middle of it..... No lies, this is all new to me
@cassandraralph5906 2 years ago

Very interesting and educational video about Christchurch in my home country of New Zealand! I found this video very informative and enlightening! Great job indeed 👏
@_chelcie 2 years ago

this was so good thank u!
@MsOldmom 2 years ago

This is really cool. Tony is a great story teller.
@prechagirl 2 years ago

The cardboard cathedral is still here. The original one just now started rebuilding. I'm sad container mall has gone it showed kiwi resilience and ingenuity
@cherylcallahan5402 2 years ago

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@beachrose88 2 years ago

Excellent channel.
@richardsingh5827 2 years ago

Interesting video
@Damnedlegion40k 2 years ago

Good on ya mate 👍
@sophroniel 2 years ago

Wtf did I miss Tony walking by my house on his way to deans bush?!
@koo1day 11 months ago

Thanks! I got to know better about the city I live in 😮
@nickygarmonsway5808 2 years ago

Would of so loved to meet Tony Robertson. I watch all his shows
@Kiwikid1948 2 years ago

Did you know that a moa was not a "big flappy thing"! It was a large flightless, now extinct, bird with only vestigial wings ...
@Sylsnt 2 years ago

This is so underrated amazing job!