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Continue reading →: The Mona Vale Gatehouse – Newly RestoredThe Gatehouse in Monavale Gardens is a Category 2-listed heritage building. It was badly damaged in the earthquakes and has had extensive renovations. It’s looking stunning. You can learn more about the Gate House and the restoration work at https://ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/2364
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Continue reading →: Dahlias in the Botanic GardensThe beautiful dahlia garden is next to the rose garden in the Botanic Gardens. I love the variety they have in this garden with the different shapes and colours. Not only are they pretty, but I recently learned that dahlias are a favourite source of nectar for the monarch butterfly.
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Continue reading →: Styx River, Lower Styx Road
This section of the Styx river is just before Spencerville. To learn more about the Styx river you can visit https://www.thestyx.org.nz/
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Continue reading →: Spencerville BeachSpencerville Beach is just a short 20-minute drive from the centre of Christchurch – but it feels a lot further away. It has a popular camping ground nearby and I was really impressed with the Surf Lifesaving building – it looks brand new.
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Continue reading →: Herbaceous Border at the Botanic GardensThe always lovely Herbaceous Border at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
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Continue reading →: Reuben DotDotDot Performing at the Art GalleryI was lucky enough to catch Reuben DotDotDot’s pole act today at the Art Gallery. He’s by far one of my favourite buskers – what he does is super impressive and quite frankly rather scary to watch at times. But I’ve seen his shows a few times now and he…
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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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