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Continue reading →: Bringing down the CopthorneThis hotel on Durham Street is being deconstructed. Just one of the number of big hotels lost to the quakes. Posted from WordPress for Android
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Continue reading →: Heathcote Towpath WalkThis is the walkway that runs along Ferry Road and the Heathcote River at Ferrymead. As you can see it has some rather large cracks in it thanks to our series of earthquakes. There is a sign up saying the track is closed, but I see plenty of people are…
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Continue reading →: Black Betty Cafe on Madras StreetI popped into the Black Betty cafe this morning to met a friend for coffee. It’s rather a funky place and well worth a visit. There used to be the Madras Cafe and Bookshop at this location – which was a semi-regular haunt for me back when I worked in…
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Continue reading →: Halloween cup cakes at Riccarton mallScary but delicious! Posted from WordPress for Android
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Continue reading →: The Crossing and Colombo Street from behind the cordonToday, I went back to City Mall with the photo club. This time I decided to do some ‘artistic’ photos. I’ve focused on the not so obvious – what lies behind the cordon or in some cases right beside it and within our view (such as the broken down shops…
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Continue reading →: City Mall Re-Opening with Container Shipping ShopsWe’ve had a stunning day for the re-opening of the City Mall on Cashel Street – the sun shone the sky was blue and a big crowd turned up. It was hard for me to get good shots to show you just how many people were there – I’m in…
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Continue reading →: Phoenix Mural Colombo StreetSpotted on a wall on Colombo street near The Colombo shopping centre (opposite it actually). Quite symbolic and I do indeed believe Christchurch will rise again like the Phoenix – it’s started already and I am looking forward to checking out the new container shipping shopping precinct tomorrow. It’s going…
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Continue reading →: Cushions at the Culverden Country FeteSome lovely cushions from Homestead Linens Posted from WordPress for Android
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Continue reading →: All Black Rugby World Cup Victory ParadeSo we won the Rugby World cup. By ‘we’ I mean New Zealand. What a relief it was too. Really, I don’t know what the mood of the country would have been if we’d lost. But the men in black did the job that needed to be done and sealed…
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Continue reading →: Spencer Beach WalkThis afternoon we went for a walk that starts by the Spencer beach surf life saving club and winds its way through sand dunes, pine trees and open areas to end up at the Waimakariri river mouth. It’s about 5km both ways.










I have a long time friend in Papanui as it’s on her side of town who would love Kai Co…