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Continue reading →: Homestead High Tea at Kaituna ValleyThis afternoon, members of my photo club had high tea at Kaituna Homestead (located in the Kaituna Valley). This is a new service they are now offering for small groups (bookings are required). We were the ‘high tea tester outters’. It’s a tough life I know. It was a splendid…
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Continue reading →: Crowne Plaza Hotel – Best Demo AwardSomeone with a sense of humour has made and pinned this award to the fence that blocks off Kilmore Street – at the site of the now demolished Crown Plaza Hotel. You can now see the Town Hall to the left and behind the Crowne Plaza rubble.
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Continue reading →: Container Love, Knitted Shipping Container Cosy in SumnerUnderneath this colourful knitted patchwork is a shipping container. Sumner resident Christine Reitze was the organiser of the idea (find out more on Facebook). She received knitted squares from volunteer knitters from all around the world and then sewed them up (what a job and a half!). It looks fabulous…
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Continue reading →: Butterfly GapThis empty lot was once the spot for a house that was something of a landmark due to the butterfly decorations the house had on it (and the house was something of a character building in its own right). I used to drive past the house a lot, but never…
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Continue reading →: Jungle Cup Cafe on Madras StreetFor weeks now, I’ve been driving down Salisbury Street and catching a glimpse of the brightly coloured and fancily decorated corrugated iron portacom that houses the Jungle Cup cafe. Today I finally made a point of having lunch there with a good friend of mine. As you can see I…
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Continue reading →: The start of the AvON Petition JourneyI braved the cold this morning to watch the start of the journey of the AvON Petition which is heading its way to Wellington.
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Continue reading →: NG Space on Madras StreetNG Space on Madras Street houses a boutique, café and gallery. It re-opened recently after earthquake repairs and now with this part of Madras Street open again it’s much more accessible.
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Continue reading →: Santorini Building DemolitionThis is the Santorini Building on Durham Street – mid demolition. This was a great place to go for dinner and a bit of Greek dancing after wards! There was always someone game enough to dance on one of the barrels…
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Continue reading →: Avon River by Oxford TerraceThe Avon River and the splendid Autumnal trees that grow along its banks – just so pretty. Just to the left and out of frame of the first photo is the cordon that prevents the general public from going any further into the city. The photo below shows the cordon…
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Continue reading →: The Wizard Rings a Bell for our fallen Christ Church CathedralI was walking down Durham Street at lunchtime today when I heard a bell ringing out, so of course I had to investigate. I discovered the source of the bell-tolling was none other than our Wizard. He’s on a mission to save the Christ Church Cathedral from demolition, believing that…
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Continue reading →: Anzac Day Dawn ServiceThis morning I attended the dawn service for Anzac Day that was held in Cranmer Square. It was a very moving service and made me think about one of my grandfathers who fought in World War One. He was a motorcycle courier I believe – probably a very dangerous thing…
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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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