Ōtautahi / Christchurch Daily Photo

Wicked Campers have a lot of attitude as you can see! I’ve spotted quite a few around and they sure stand out from the crowd. The vans are a budget camper van hire option for the backpacker travelling around New Zealand (and also Australia, UK, Italy and Ireland – according…

Today is Waitangi Day in New Zealand.  This is the day that the treaty of Waitangi was signed.

The windows of Pedro’s Restaurant on Worcester Street. Pedro’s serve Spanish cuisine and has been in business for over 22 years.

Taken on a beautiful summer’s day in Christchurch, the flowers are reaching for the sky…

The koru is the name the Maori give to the unfurling fern frond. It is a symbol of life, growth, strength and peace. It’s commonly used in Maori carvings and tattoos. This fern frond was photographed in one of my favourite spots in the Botanic Gardens – a native garden…

These little guys where adorable! Seen performing in the Arts Centre.  I actually had no intention of going to the arts centre, but I could hear the very distinct sound of their drums from the Botanic Gardens and it just drew me in.

They think of the Cathedral in the Square right in the centre of Christchurch. Perhaps they also now think of the Chalice – the rather stunning sculpture to the right of the Cathedral. Designed in the gothic revival style, the (Anglican) cathedral takes its name from the Oxford University college…

Bees being busy on an unknown (at least unknown to me) plant at the Gardens.

This is my friend Angeline and Peep the Rainbow Lorikeet. We met Peep and his owner as we were walking through the botanic gardens. Peep is very friendly to both humans and other bird life – he’s even tried to converse with the local blackbirds – rushing up to a…

Taken from behind the glorious herbaceous border at the gardens.