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Continue reading →: Midland Building on Oxford TerraceWhat many of us will know as the Caffe Roma building has had a new lease of life and a new name – the Midland Building. A Crane Brothers store has opened in the building – see http://crane-brothers.com/dispatch/2018/2/new-store-opening for details. And according to this Press article, a restaurant will also be…
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Continue reading →: California Quails in my GardenI was making myself some breakfast this morning when out of the corner of my eye I caught some movement in the garden. I was pretty surprised and delighted to see a quail pair with a juvenile. And then I saw the rest of them! I estimate there were at…
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Continue reading →: Gloucester Street BuildingsThis part of Gloucester Street is really looking great now (well the road and footpath need some work!).
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Continue reading →: Peacock Fountain from the Museum CafeI was upstairs at the cafe when I noticed the water in the fountain was looking quite green rather than the usual blue. I’m guessing it’s due to the overcast weather.
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Continue reading →: Nostalgia Festival, Ferrymead Heritage VillageThe annual Nostalgia Festival at Ferrymead Heritage Park is a music and food festival that’s for everyone young and old (lots of little kids having a ball too). It was my first time attending and it was a great day out (the weather even cleared to beautiful sunny until a…
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Continue reading →: Night Noodle MarketA busy evening in Hagley Park tonight with the very popular Night Noodle Market. It’s running for 10 days, so you’ve got plenty of time to get down and sample some of the food or the funky looking pineapple drinks everyone seemed to have!
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Continue reading →: Old Stone House in Cracroft Re-OpensThe Old Stone House in Cracroft has been restored and strengthened at a cost of $2 million dollars. The house was built in 1870 by Sir John Cracroft Wilson as accommodation for his workers on the Cashmere estate. According to the building plaque (below), many of these workers were some of the earliest Indian…
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Continue reading →: Cathedral Cliffs at Gore BayI took a day trip to Gore Bay today and stopped to have a look at the Cathedral Cliffs that are best viewed from the road into Gore Bay (from the Dommet end). “The Cathedrals” are eroded siltstone pillars.
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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.…
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