17 Jun 2024

Christchurch quakes reveal buried city history

From Afternoons, 1:12 pm on 17 June 2024

Since the Christchurch earthquakes 15 years ago archeologists have been busy.

They've dug up nearly a million artifacts, unearthing and illuminating the city's history.

And now all the objects, and the all mountains of data collected and created have gone online.

The Museum of Archaeology Ōtautahi is New Zealand's first ever online museum.

 Katharine Watson is the founder of the museum, she speaks to Jesse.

Police stand by amid fallen debris in a cordoned-off street in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake.

Police stand by amid fallen debris in a cordoned-off street in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake. Photo: AFP