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

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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