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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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Continue reading →: Tram 1888I’m not sure how long this tram has been in operation in the central city, but it was the first time today that I’ve seen it. It’s quite stunning.
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Continue reading →: “Everyone needs to pee” mural in New BrightonThis funny mural can be seen by the toilet block near the Ara building in New Brighton. So true!
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Continue reading →: Half basketball court in Rauora ParkThere are two half basketball courts in the new Rauora Park by Manchester Street. This court is at the Armagh Street end. BYO basketball.
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Continue reading →: New playground at New Brighton
What a fabulous new playground and it was certainly very popular today. It has a replica of the whale from the original and much loved whale pool. Love the waka and all the shade and interactive play equipment. It reminds me of a mini Margaret Mahy Playground.
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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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