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Great piece about a unique time in this city

1985 by Dominic Hoey

leather & chains: my 1986 diary by Kate Camp

Taking these two home with me. Who needs 6 7 when you can 1985 & 1986! ^DR

Mr Whippy van

There is Mr Whippy in town by The Press building! Loads of people waiting all giggly and fun.

Mature lady in spotty dress and cardy on the stairs

First day of being a Crone.
Menopause Hurrah!

Beautiful, nice synchronicity.

Sign on Cambridge Terrace, by the Ōtākaro Avon River.

He aroha whakatō He aroha puta mai. If kindness is sown, Then kindness you shall receive.

He aroha whakatō He aroha puta mai. If kindness is sown, Then kindness you shall receive.

He aroha whakatō
He aroha puta mai.
If kindness is sown,
Then kindness you shall receive.

Heritage Stargazing 2026

If you were out looking at the moon, you might like a late night stargazing from the Observatory Tower at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre - looking through the Townsend Teece Telescope (10 April to 25 September) www.artscentre.org.nz/whats-on/her...
My sessions both got rained out last year so 🤞

361 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central, – Home For Rent IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please contact the property manager for viewing details.Spacious, heritage-listed villa overlooking the Avon River. • Five bedrooms, four with ensuites• Open plan kitchen, dinin...

361 Cambridge Terrace. What a grande dame of a place. www.raywhite.co.nz/canterbury/c...

Beautiful old house with a turret

One of my favourite Christchurch houses is for rent.

Ruffles and specs and scarf and headphones on a middle aged woman

Bus selfie

Jacinda Ardern memoir among finalists for 2026 Ockham Awards The former prime minister’s memoir continues its international momentum, earning an Ockham shortlist spot after winning Best Political Book at the Westminster Book Awards in London.

The former prime minister’s memoir continues its international momentum, earning an Ockham shortlist spot after winning Best Political Book at the Westminster Book Awards in London.

I managed to photograph it in the wild on Route 7, my very own route into town. Look forward to riding it soon!

Double rainbow

Double rainbow in Ōtautahi Christchurch!

Electric double-decker bus starts on Halswell-Queenspark route The lightest fully electric double-decker bus in NZ officially joined the Metro fleet in Christchurch on Monday. The bus will start operating on...

Just saw this double decker! It looks well cool.
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...

“Yes, we will continue to stock their well respected Chinos, which have followed the dictates of fashion throughout their life. It would have to be one of the Chinos on the market.”

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I love The Menswear ads, recalling the days when adverts were yarns.

Actual sleet in town.Yikes.

It is sleeting!

Metservice weather for Christchurch- feels like 3 degrees

I am dressed up like the Michelin Man for today’s Christchurch commute - raincoat over coat over sweatshirt, gumboots, hat, gloves. It is dark and wet and wind is bitterly cold.

“Move all homeless into vacant properties” Poster on Colombo Street.

“Move all homeless into vacant properties”
Poster on Colombo Street.

The base of the Captain Cook statue bedecked with a Tino Rangatiratanga flag.

Tino Rangatiratanga flag on Captain Cook statue in Victoria Square.

A crowd of people are standing together waiting to start marching, underneath some wooden arches. The sky is grey and someone has a rainbow umbrella.

A long crowded line of people marching onto the grass in Victoria square. It’s a colourful crowd of people of all ages, extending out of frame in the background.

A crowd of people gathered on the grass. In the background is a rainbow arch of balloons. People are dancing, watching a stage, wearing flags, talking

Another view of the crowd of people. They are all faxed away from the camera, toward the stage. The rainbow arch is in the background. Towards the left, someone has a tote bag with the progress pride flag stitched on.

The rain might have tried its best but Ōtautahi still turned up for pride!

This is the excellent article mentioned www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Govt moves on rough sleepers, reporting Wellington woes The government's moved on rough sleepers and beggars downtown - by giving the police power to move them out of town. How did the media handle that this week? Also: reporting Wellington's bad news; and...

Today’s Mediawatch includes a deserved shout out for 15th anniversary of 22 Feb 2011 quake coverage, especially
@secondzeit.bsky.social
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Autumn leaves

Tree turning orange and red

Tree going orange and red

Autumn leaves

Autumn is coming.

Bra advert for Midnight Express underwire bra

What next? Fayreform Taxi Driver?
Nah, I actually love the idea of hardass movie-related brassieres.

How a 'weekend wānanga' kickstarted the Māori art revolution A new RNZ podcast explores the people, places and ideas that have shaped the renaissance of Māori culture.

How a 'weekend wānanga' kickstarted the Māori art revolution

‘We watched 9/11 from the rooftop, blasting the music out’: how The Disintegration Loops became a requiem for the attacks It is an epic piece of music that literally falls apart – and it perfectly captured the end-of-days chaos after the tragedy. Composer William Basinski and musician Anohni recall its febrile birth in N...

A story of The Disintegration Loops, told by William Basinski
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and ANOHNI. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
Kia ora @timjonze.bsky.social for this feature. I remember listening to Disintegration Loops sometime after our earthquakes, knowing that apocalyptic feeling.

Thanks