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Continue reading →: Mario – Queen of the Circus, World Buskers Festival
The World Buskers Festival is back for another year – https://www.worldbuskersfestival.co.nz/ so I went along to catch Mario’s act. This is his eighth appearance at the festival and he’s as funny and entertaining as ever. The spirit and magic of the buskers festival is also back. For a while there…
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Continue reading →: Herbaceous border at the Botanic GardensEvery year I marvel at how this border grows. It’s simply stunning and well worth taking the time to look at all the different plants.
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Continue reading →: Kai Co SupermarketThis brand new supermarket has recently opened in Belfast. I went for a look today and was really blown away by their meat and fresh produce sections. We very badly need more competition in New Zealand as we effectively have a duopoly and as a result we have some of…
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Continue reading →: Unfinished Infancy Street Art on Manchester StreetUnfinished Infancy by street artist RichiePopsBaker is a large-scale mural on Manchester Street in central Christchurch and was painted in 2024. While I’m normally annoyed when cars are parked in front of murals when I want to take a photo, this one kind of adds to the photo as it…
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Continue reading →: New townhouses on Huanui LaneThis area of the central city is really looking established now. There are a lot of inner city townhouses along the green belt. These ones are on Huanui Lane – with the first photo taken on Hereford Street.
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Continue reading →: New Regent StreetOops! Didn’t realise when I first posted this, that someone had removed some important letters from that sign! Will leave it up, as it’s funny.
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Continue reading →: Pohutakawa in Mt PleasantThe hills around Mt Pleasant are resplendent with Pohutakawa flowers right now.
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Continue reading →: Rainy day on the MotorwayWe’ve had rain and some sunshine today. This photo was taken while we were driving south on the northern motorway.






I have a long time friend in Papanui as it’s on her side of town who would love Kai Co…