Ōtautahi / Christchurch Daily Photo

New Zealand Opera are in Christchurch this week with their production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado. I was lucky enough to meet some of the cast just before they went on stage for their dress-rehearsal. The production is set in modern day Japan. Opening night is Tuesday March 7th and…

I attended the Japan Day at the Riccarton Park Function Centre – a very popular cultural event with a lot of displays, food and entertainment.  

I finally got down to the food trucks and stalls in Cathedral Square tonight. What a lovely warm evening with plenty of people enjoying the music and food selection.

I decided to go and see the earthquake memorial this evening, as it a beautiful late summer evening. It seems that many people had the same idea – with may people taking the time to visit as well. It really does make the most of it’s position with the sun shining…

Flowers in the Avon River in remembrance of the day our city changed forever and 185 people lost their lives, with many more injured and traumatized. To mark the day, I attended the memorial service and the unveiling of the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial. As you can see from my…

A daytime view of some of the lanterns in Hagley park. No doubt they will look fabulous tonight in the dark. 

A very smokey Port Hills at about 3.30pm today (taken near the roundabout at that goes onto Tunnel Road). We woke up to the smell of smoke – which hung around most of the day, but a wind change cleared it out for us. A state of emergency has been…

For the last two days there have been fires raging in the port hills – with flames visible from the city. From up the top of the Gondola I could see the aerial fire-fighting efforts of the incredible pilots flying the planes and the helicopters dousing the flames. They are…