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B.22001 Jun 2025
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Talk to the bat
The US President Theodore Roosevelt famously said that politicians on the world stage should 'speak softly and carry a big stick'. And on the evidence of this photo, you might think that Sean Duxfield, whose arm this is, has decided to follow Teddy's advice in committing his duties as Exhibitions and Collections team leader. 'Problem? Talk to the bat.'
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It’s the little things
I've never forgotten the story an Australian friend once told me about James Mollison, the former director of the National Gallery of Australia and National Gallery of Victoria.
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What they did with Christchurch cathedral
Lunchtime on a shining summer's day and you head for the ruin of Christchurch Cathedral. If you get there by twelve you can usually nab one of the bench seats along the back wall, where sun buckets down through the long-gone roof and warms the stonework behind you.
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Another Brick In The Wall
Coming across an undamaged, fully standing, curved brick wall in the battered eastern suburbs is something of a rarity.
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Steeple people
Having just come back to Christchurch after seven months overseas, I've been clocking up plenty of where's-it-gone and what-went-there and where-the-hell-am-I moments.