Ōtautahi / Christchurch Daily Photo

The Busker Festival is back, and it’s in Hagley Park again (which is named Busker Park for the festival). I caught a few acts today but just had my cellphone on me, so didn’t take photos of the performers, but this attraction caught my eye. The water balls look like…

This railway station is just down the line from the Ferrymead Heritage Park and it’s used by the steam trains that operate from the park.

There are dinosaurs lurking in this garden! It’s located on the corner of Fitzgerald Avenue and Avonside Drive.

Spotted this mailbox on one of my walks around Mt Pleasant. It certainly caught my attention and is worthy of a pun!

I was struck today by the lack of a building where the crane is in this photo. I knew the building was being demolished, but as you can see, it’s completely gone and there is a new view of the port hills just past the Heritage Hotel. That’s what happens…

This Rebuild Zone sign is on Avonside Drive near Fitzgerald Avenue. I seem to recall reading that the signs have been put up by SCIRT (the organisation that is fixing the infrastructure of Christchurch). The rebuild is gaining momentum at the moment with various streets closing to repair underground infrastructure.…

I’ve come to think of this rather sad looking Cabbage Tree as the Chicken Tree as it kind of looks like a chicken or a rooster. It’s in Ferrymead Park just opposite the entrance to the Ferrymead Heritage Village.