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Continue reading →: Riccarton House
This is the historic Riccarton House which is located in the suburb of Riccarton and is surrounded by gardens with mature trees and a native New Zealand bush section. It’s a lovely spot and as you enter the native bush section it’s hard to believe you are still in the…
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Continue reading →: Bus Interchange Development
Photos of the Bus Interchange taken from Lichfield Street. It’s really starting to take shape. To see an artist’s impression of the final building go to https://ccdu.govt.nz/projects-and-p…/bus-interchange/gallery
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Continue reading →: Street Art sign in FerrymeadMore street art – this time in Ferrymead. We could do with a few more walls and signs like this. The artist is Jacob Yikes of http://www.planetyikes.com.
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Continue reading →: The Ballantynes Tea Rooms
The tea rooms in the Ballantynes department store are located on the ground floor. They’ve recently been renovated and are looking great. My friend Emma and I paid them a visit and Emma was kind enough to pose for me for the photo!
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Continue reading →: Wax Eye Feeding on BerriesThe wax eyes are having a feast at the moment thanks to a tree in front of my office – it’s covered in these bright red/orange berries and there’s a fairly constant stream of birds coming and going. I’ve seen a few blackbirds visit too.
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Continue reading →: Street Art on the Hereford and Colombo Street Intersection
This book style wall of street art has had a facelift with new art and the addition of a solar charging table and some colourful seating. Last February it looked like this: I think it’s a collaboration of a number of street artists.
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Continue reading →: Street art on High Street
I really like this mural on High Street – the artist is Jacob Yikes
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Continue reading →: Isaac Theatre Royal Open Day
There was an open day at the Isaac Theatre Royal, which provided an excellent opportunity to have a closer look at the details of the theatre renovation. Such a beautiful space. If you missed out, like their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/IsaacTheatreRoyal, as it looks like there will be another open…
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Continue reading →: Shag on a Rock at Sumner BeachNot to be confused with Shag Rock at Sumner Beach, this is a Shag on a Rock at Sumner Beach! It sat there intently for at least 90 minutes (the length of my walk along the beach and ice cream consumption on the way back). It looks like the shag…
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Continue reading →: Ducks Mural on Southwark Street
I’ve never seen these ducks before, but then I don’t have a lot of reason to go down Southwark street, so I have no idea how long they’ve been there, or why they are there. They are an interesting curiosity to me! Update, I’ve since learned the artwork is by…
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Continue reading →: The Purple Bus
This is a bus that runs the Purple Line which goes to Sumner and the Airport. The buses were painted a few months ago to reflect the changes to the bus network. There are also, Blue, Orange and Yellow lines. Certainly makes it a lot easier to spot your bus!








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