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Continue reading →: Rally for DemocracyThere was a street rally today, calling for democracy to be restored to Christchurch. Since our earthquakes the central government agencies appointed to the rebuild and recovery of Christchurch have had quite sweeping powers (for example they’ll be able to compulsorily acquire land from landowners if negotiations to buy buildings…
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Continue reading →: Elm Tree on Colombo StreetA wonderful tree on Colombo street by the Christchurch South library.
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Continue reading →: New Regent StreetNew Regent Street – the buildings have had a paint job and are looking very neat. It will be wonderful when they get the street re-opened (the last I heard was this might be in February).
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Continue reading →: Beat Street CafeBeat Street Cafe at 324 Barbadoes St – love the funky interior and exterior of this popular cafe.
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Continue reading →: Hope Bear Mural in Riccarton by Tess SheerinThis is the Hope Bear mural by artist Tess Sheerin. The bear has been painted onto a wall at the corner of Riccarton Road and Rotherham Street. You can learn more about Tess and the mural at her website at http://tesssheerin.com/tess-sheerin-art-blog/2012/11/05/after-4-and-a-half-days-of-hard-work-the-hope-bear-mural-is-finally-finished!!/ The mural is part of a wider project by…
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Continue reading →: A long walk into The First Few Shops – Woolston Pop Up ShopsA collection of my photos from my 4km return walk into Woolston from Ferrymead today. I went to the First Few Shops pop-up shipping container shops at the back of Cassels bar. These are the shops that will eventually go into The Tannery shopping arcade. Along the way I saw…
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Continue reading →: Landsborough House / URS House DemolitionThe best show in town at the moment… I’m not sure what it is that so engrosses some of us to watch these building demolitions. I know many people can’t watch or have no desire to at all. But for those who are interested in the process we are entranced…
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Continue reading →: Concrete Propositions by Ash KeatingThe large red-orange wall you can see is by an Australian artist called Ash Keating. The wall is called ‘Concrete Propositions’ and is painted on a building on Worcester Street. I took this photo standing in the vacant lots beside Gloucester Street. You can read more about the process behind…
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Continue reading →: Mind your StepSpotted on Ferry Road by the Ferrymead Bridge works. I actually tripped over this ramp about 8 days ago – but luckily I didn’t fall over as I managed to recover my balance. But I did give myself a bit of a fright. They didn’t have the warning on it…
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Continue reading →: Heritage week in Victorian OamaruI am in Oamaru for the weekend, as they are having a heritage week. The town has the best preserved Victorian buildings in the country, so it is a wonderful setting.
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Continue reading →: A Prince comes to town, and Victoria Square Re-OpensPrince Charles and Camilla were in Christchurch today. I’d not actually set out to photograph them, but came across the crowd waiting for them on Victoria Street. I was surprised that I was able to get close enough for some decent photos, as I was not very well prepared –…
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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…
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The background details above the yellow Pohutakawa tree at the Square piqued my curiosity as we’ve had a lot of…
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