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Continue reading →: Rain Garden on Manchester StreetThis rain garden on Manchester street takes the runoff from the road and filters it for cleaner stormwater. It’s great to see these innovations in the city, and I also rather like the choice of plants too.
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Continue reading →: Alice in Wonderland Mural by Jacob YikesThis wonderful new mural is on the wall by Alice in Videoland and is by local artist Jacob Yikes.
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Continue reading →: Old Caffe Roma Building RevealThis lovely little building was home to Caffe Roma – a favourite brunch location of mine back in the day. The building has been rescued, and just recently the cover that was on the outside of the building was removed – so we can all see how shiny and new…
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Continue reading →: Rauora Park in the East FrameStart of the residential build in Raurora Park Rauora Park is part of the East Frame of the city. It’s going to be a mix of residential with a park running horizontally beside Manchester Street – all the way from High Street to Margaret Mahy Playground. Once completed it will…
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Continue reading →: New Brighton Sand DunesA lovely evening for a walk along the beach at New Brighton.
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Continue reading →: Opawa Sub StationThis art deco styled substation is located in Opawa on Louission Place.
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Continue reading →: Uni-Cycle PathwayThe Uni-Cycle pathway goes from the central city / Hagley Park right up to the University of Canterbury (as far as the Teacher’s college). Most of the pathway is off the road, some of it is on quiet roads with ‘sharrows’ (shared lane markings).
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Continue reading →: Zombies in the Cathedral SquareParticipants in the ‘Thrill the World’ world-wide thriller dance event dressed up as Zombies and danced to Michael Jackson today.
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Continue reading →: Mona Vale GardensThe beautiful Mona Vale gardens are so lush and green at the moment that I kept thinking I had my sunglasses on.
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Continue reading →: Paul’s Scarlet Trees in the Botanic GardensThese stunning trees are currently in flower in the Botanic Gardens.









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