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Continue reading →: Busking at the Art GalleryAustralian busker Alakazam, entertains the crowd at the Art Gallery Forecourt as part of the World Buskers Festival.
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Continue reading →: Red Flowering Gum Tree, Bridle Path RoadI’ve been admiring this flowering gum tree on Bridle Path Road. It looks to me like it is Corymbia ficifolia.
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Continue reading →: Butterfly Mural in New BrightonYou can see this mural on the Ara building in New Brighton. The work is by street artist Cinzah and was part of the recent street art festival.
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Continue reading →: Victoria Square ProgressI took a ride on the new 1888 tram and realised I could see past the fences and into Victoria Square when the tram was parked on Armagh Street. So I took this quick picture which shows some of the work in progress of the park revamp.
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Continue reading →: Dinosaur Sculptures on Victoria StreetThese dinosaur sculptures can be found on Victoria Street by the Casino. They are by sculptor Gregor Kregar and are part of the SCAPE Public Art season of 2017,
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Continue reading →: ‘Rise from Rubble’ mural, Ibis HotelThis stunning mural of a silver eye bird and kowhai flower can be seen on Hereford Street on the wall of the Ibis Hotel. It was painted by street artist Brandon Warrell and was part of a design competition run by the city council and voted on by public vote.…
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Continue reading →: Journey Place Mural, LytteltonThis mural in Lyttelton (on London Street) is by street artist Kell Sunshine.
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Continue reading →: Street Art Festival, Street Prints OtautahiThe YMCA in conjunction with the charitable trust PAINT hosted a street art festival recently with large-scale murals going up around the central city (and also New Brighton and Lyttelton). They are quite simply stunning, and I just love seeing these around the city.
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Continue reading →: Wildflower Meadow in the Botanic GardensJust behind the old cafe building is a mini-meadow of wildflowers.
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Continue reading →: Container Mall – Not Long LeftThere’s only a few week’s left to enjoy the container mall (previously the ReStart Mall) in the city – it will be disassembled to make way for the construction of the Riverside Farmers Market. Visiting the containers and grabbing a bite to eat from one of the food caravans has…









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