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Continue reading →: Court Theatre Open DayThe Court Theatre has a new home on Gloucester Street and it’s fabulous. I went along to the open day they had on Sunday, and was amazed at how big it was and how many rooms and spaces they had. What a wonderful new performance space.
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Continue reading →: Autumn Scenes in the CityAfter days of rain and surface flooding, the sun came out, and we had a lovely Autumn day. So it was into town to go for a walk around the gardens.
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Continue reading →: Dawn Raids MuralThis mural by artist Kophie Su’a-Hulsbosch is on the corner of Armagh and Manchester streets and honours Pacific people who lived through the dawn raids in the 1970’s where alleged overstayers were arrested in the early hours of the morning. You can learn more about the mural at https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360494977/new-mural-honours-strength-pacific-people-who-lived-through-dawn-raids
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Continue reading →: Lunch at Cellar Door in the Arts CentreThis was a stunning lunch! I had the Hapuku (fish).
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Continue reading →: Colourful Telecommunication CabinetsAll around the city these communication cabinets have been painted with lovely artworks from local artists, as part of the Cabinet Art Project. To learn about the mural process visit the Chorus website at https://www.chorus.co.nz/cabinet-art-project and to see other Christchurch murals see https://www.chorus.co.nz/cabinet-art-project/artworks. This is a nationwide initiative, so if…
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Continue reading →: View of the Stadium from Cashel StreetThe Stadium is starting to impose itself on the city views. I’ve added the Google map below for context.
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Continue reading →: Rauora Park Inner city residential housingThis is one of the residential housing developments that has popped up in recent years. The street at the end with the blue building is Lichfield Street. The housing is located in Rauroa park which is a green space that runs parallel to Manchester Street. The residents are going to…
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Continue reading →: Lovely flower gardenThis cute garden is on the the corner of Tuam and Hereford Streets.
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Continue reading →: Sumner Beach TodayIt has been a lovely Autumn day, and it felt wrong to be behind a desk for all of it. So with the excuse that winter is coming, I took an hour or so off to go for a walk along the beach pathway and have an ice cream.










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