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Continue reading →: Stream in Charlesworth Reserve, BrookhavenLove all the green and the cabbage trees around the reserve.
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Continue reading →: Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services PrecinctThe Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct is really coming along now with some decorative glass going up recently along the side of the building. This initiative makes me feel that Christchurch will be one of the safer cities to live in within New Zealand (in fact it probably already is that…
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Continue reading →: Cruisy Days Diner, OxfordStep back in time to 1950’s America at Cruisy Days Diner. Wow, what a fun place to have lunch on a Sunday with a bunch of friends. We all stuffed ourselves full of crly fries, onion rings and milkshakes. Highly recommended, but make sure you book – it’s busy.
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Continue reading →: Return of the kotukuEvery year around late April a lone kotuku returns to the section of water that runs along the top of Linwood Avenue.
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Continue reading →: Throwback ThursdayA photo from May 4th 2010. 180 Tuam street. Sadly these buildings are no more.
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Continue reading →: Snow on the MountainsWe had cold snap yesterday and that means that today we have snow on the mountains. It was nice and sunny today, but still not very warm.
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Continue reading →: Sunset in FerrymeadWhen I left the house the light was pretty average and overcast, but I had some hopes that the sun would peak through right at the end of the day. And voila, just like magic we got this most stunning sunset tonight. Wow. I was out for a walk around…
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Continue reading →: A walk down River RoadI drive down Avonside Drive a lot, and if it’s the right time of the day, I usually wish I could pull over and take a few photos on the side of the road. It’s a busy road though and there’s no real pedestrian access on the left-hand side as…
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Continue reading →: Durham Street
Durham Street has had a lot of work done on it – the street has been narrowed and the footpath is now much wider. This is a lovely spot right by the Avon River and every year the tree in the foreground is one of the first to change colour in…
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Continue reading →: Anzac Day Remembrance
These crosses in Cranmer Square bear the names of New Zealanders from the Canterbury region who were killed in action during 1915-1916. Today is Anzac day – a day of remembrance for both Australians and New Zealanders. It commemorates all New Zealanders killed in war and honours returned service men and…
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Continue reading →: Woolston Cemetery (Rutherford Street)
Located on Rutherford Street, the Woolston Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Christchurch. You can learn more about the cemetery at the Christchurch Library website.








The bridge looks great, and that sky is fantastic. Oh, I hope to visit Christchurch again some day 😀