Christchurch 1850

Christchurch 1850

A carefully drawn plan on a sheet of paper: it's interesting to reflect that most cities didn't exist in this form before a single street had been formed, or hardly a building raised.

Twist, twist again, bust!

Twist, twist again, bust!

On Friday 8 June I attended the reopening of the Canterbury Club, just down Worcester Boulevard from us.

Reaching for the Sky

Reaching for the Sky

While the Anglicans get all the headlines, there are other - admittedly less iconic - damaged church tragedies around the city. 

Wainui, Akaroa by Rita Angus

Wainui, Akaroa by Rita Angus

This article first appeared as 'On view' in The Press on 15 June 2012.

Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow...

Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow...

It's International Blood Donor Day... (in my experience, the nurses look a lot friendlier than this ...)

High drama

High drama

Portraits of former Chief Justices of New Zealand hang in the No 1 courtroom at the Wellington High Court.

We've got the place covered

We've got the place covered

B.168 BULLETIN magazine, latest edition available now at Christchurch Art Gallery bookshop...

Dire straits

Dire straits

As the saying goes, all publicity is good publicity.

We Won't Need Legs To Stand

We Won't Need Legs To Stand

Next time you are on Gloucester / Montreal Streets make sure you check out Sam Eng's installation We Won't Need Legs To Stand.

Sweeping it all away

Sweeping it all away

This town provides some dramatic scenes on a daily basis if you care to stop to take a look.

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