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Archive

Beneath the Square. Avenues magazine, December/January 2025, pp. 36-7.

‘Christchurch is lucky to have it’: How the earthquakes left a significant collection of old rubbish. The Press Te Matatiki, Friday December 5, 2025.

Kia Pākiki Canterbury

Kia Pākiki - E05: Christchurch Archeology. Plains Media, Interview with Katharine Watson. (6min-34min). February 2, 2026

Unearthing layers of history beneath Christchurch. Radio NZ, Nine to Noon, 11.25am, released February 3, 2026.

TV star Sir Tony Robinson backs Christ Church cathedral with exhibition visit. The Press Te Matatiki, February 19 2026.

Early history of Christ Church Cathedral Square brought to life. TVNZ 1News, February 19, 2026.

Katharine Watson. Alumni Story, PhD History 2022, University of Canterbury.

Scanning an artefact

Bringing the past to life. Avenues magazine, February/March 2026.

Aotearoa Unearthed podcast

Episode 22, Cathedral Square Unearthed and Public Archaeology. Aotearoa Unearthed podcast, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, released Feb 2026.

The look and smell of the past: Lost layers of Cathedral Square uncovered in new exhibition. The Press Te Matatiki, February 18, 2026

TVNZ Breakfast. February 16,2026.