Each of the destinations that I am visiting are different, but this is different because I know this town through the stories of people who live here some time ago. They deeply love Christchurch and who daily work with the creation…
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Today marks the 2 year anniversary of the Canterbury Earthquake that hit at 4.35am on the morning of September 4th. It was a huge 7.1 magnitude earthquake which caused a lot of damage around Christchurch. Luckily no one was…
My friends and I discovered a place to have high teas this weekend in Lincoln, which is about 20-30 minutes from Christchurch. The Tea House is in an old restored villa and not only serves delicious high teas but other delicious looking lunches and…
It’s snowing hard in Christchurch today. Now for those of you that live in the USA or Canada this may not seem like that much of a big deal, but we hardly ever get snow in Christchurch city, and as…
Probably the most famous icon of where I currently live is the cathedral that stands in the square in the city centre of Christchurch. It’s image is used just about everywhere, from the city council logo, to snow globes and…
I’ve been blogging watching for a friend’s photography blog this week whilst she’s been away in OZ – The website is Christchurch Daily Photo and she’s been posting a photo a day for years now – a massive task…
On Saturday night I went along to the opening night of Calendar Girls at The Court Theatre in Christchurch. Having grown up in the UK, I was familiar with both the true story and the film adaptation. I really…
Today is the one year anniversary of the 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch that took the lives of 185 people and changed the city and the lives of those living there forever. If I’m honest, I woke up apprehensive and…
Last weekend I went along to the Chinese Lantern Festival in North Hagley Park. This annual event is usually held in Victoria Square but due to the Earthquake and the CBD still being cordoned off, the location was changed to…
Christchurch Cathedral It’s 500 days since Sept 4th 2010 (the night of the first big 7.4 earthquake) and Cantabrians (i.e. us) have endured 9500 quakes (and counting), which equates to about one quake (of magnitude 3+) felt every four…
I recently entered a local photography/video contest. The theme was Cheer Up Christchurch – a post Earthquake theme with no photographs or videos of earthquake damage allowed. I won best photograph for the below image and my prize was a free digital…
The Wonky Donkey has been an amazing success both as a song and as a book. But who is Craig Smith? I first saw Craig Smith perform about 3 years ago at the Riccarton Rotary Market where he used…