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Continue reading →: Flying over Christchurch
I flew home early this evening from Wellington. There was a norwest wind blowing in Christchurch so the plane has a very particular route it takes so it lands into the wind – the plane flies almost parallel to Memorial Avenue. It was pretty warm still when we arrived in…
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Continue reading →: Crusade Giraffe at the Art CentreBy artist Martyn Giles. The giraffe is par of the Christchurch Stand Tall campaign.
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Continue reading →: Food Truck in Cathedral SquareThe Christchurch City Council is trialling a five month ‘Friday Night Food Truck’ – it commenced in October and goes through until March. The goal is to add vibrancy back into the central city. There were a lot of trucks there even at 4.30pm when I walked through today. I…
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Continue reading →: Ferrymead Park and the Port HillsI love looking at how the cloud rolls in over the hills.
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Continue reading →: Park opposite Oxford TerraceThis park is by the Avon River and opposite Oxford Terrace. The buildings going up in the background are part of The Terrace development.
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Continue reading →: Baretta on St Asaph Street
Baretta on St Asaph Street. A bar / restaurant which I’ve been to a few times and have always a good night out. I really like the building and have tried for a while to get a photo without a car parked out in front – finally got the shot.
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Continue reading →: Butterflies at the Discovery World Tropical Forest at Dunedin MuseumOn my way back to Christchurch today, I decided to finally stop at the Dunedin Museum and check out their butterfly exhibit. It was wonderful seeing so many butterflies in such a lovely tropical setting – though it was very hot and my camera lens kept misting up which made…
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Continue reading →: Agropolis Urban FarmLocated on High Street, Agropolis is a transitional urban farm. You can learn more about the farm and when they have their working bees on their website at http://www.gardencity.org.nz
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Continue reading →: Art Installation on Chester Street East
I spotted this at the end of Chester Street East when I went to photograph the Chesterfields garden. I’m not sure what it is – sort of like a cross between a Mayfair Pole and a Totem. The concrete pavers have wording on them – I could only read the…
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Continue reading →: Totara Estate near OamaruLocated just south of Oamaru on State Highway One, Totara Estate is the birthplace of New Zealand’s frozen meat export industry. I’ve driven past the entrance to the Estate many times, but today I decided to finally drive in and have a look. I discovered a series of historic buildings…
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Continue reading →: Packe Street Park and Community Garden
After featuring the Chester Street East community garden on the blog, I was informed by a Facebook reader about this community garden on Packe Street – which was described as looking like someone’s backyard. And the garden certainly has that feel about it, there were even small children running around…
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Continue reading →: Reflections in the Heathcote River / EstuaryThis morning it was very still and I noticed the clouds were reflecting in the water of the Heathcote River (near where it turns into the estuary). So I grabbed my camera and went for a walk to find the best vantage point. The first photo was taken on Bridle…
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I have a long time friend in Papanui as it’s on her side of town who would love Kai Co…
The earthquakes really gave Christchurch the opportunity to fully embrace street art and now we’ve become well know for it.…
It seems LED street lamps are everywhere now. I can’t even begin to imagine the size of the factories that…
Consider yourself to be very fortunate to have artists in your area allowed to create such outstanding murals of this…
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The bridge looks great, and that sky is fantastic. Oh, I hope to visit Christchurch again some day 😀