Here's Marley's Hill in the Port Hills of Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ, as seen from our house. The photo of it on fire is this morning, the other I took on Saturday.
I've been taking photos of this view every fortnight from our deck, watching how the hill has been recovering from the 2017 Port Hills fire. The clock has just been reset.
See Flickr for the full-res photos if you want to zoom in.
How younger people see Christchurch -- a Sociological perspective
"Christchurch is “Uncle Barry”.
"Christchurch is a white, straight man in his 40s, only high-school educated, racist, sexist, anti-LGBTQi, conservative, who likes to drink beer and is primarily interested in sport."
We're open for business! We still have some gorgeous blazers and heaps of amazing shoes, so let's make this January amazing! 💖
Yesterday's theft was pretty heartbreaking, but we're gonna bounce back stronger than ever. We're closing in early February, but we'll fight like hell to open again later this year!
It would lift our hearts to welcome you through our doors this week. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Calling all my friends who wish they could live in the city centre but can't afford to! Consider putting in a submission in support of the council's proposal to increase height limits – due by Friday 12 May. I worry that submissions will be dominated by wealthier people who can already afford to live in their suburb of choice.
The quick option is to submit using Generation Zero's tool at https://www.generationzero.org/ccc_pc14 (there's also lots of useful information to consider if you want to write your own submission).
Let’s start with a ban on the big ones very soon — they’re polluting the air, driving climate change and endangering the lives of pedestrians and cyclists.
This Facebook post makes me happy so I had to share it here. Running a small, accessible black box theatre that showcases original local works is hard in a conservative city where the established, monopolistic players tend to get all the money, but my friends are still fighting hard to make it happen. #theatre#Ōtautahi#Christchurch#NZ
Artwork by ROA at The Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand
#mural namalowany przez ROA w ramach festiwalu Rise Street Art 2014 na budynku Muzeum Canterbury przy Rolleston Avenue w nowozelandzkim mieście Christchurch. Fot. Agnieszka Grajewska
Following some recommendations, I drove to Cass Bay this afternoon, and wow I loved it! Pine trees, azure water, small rocky beaches... It somehow remembered me my dear Calanques. Maybe that is just me missing the Mediterranean sea, but driving along the bay really remembered me home.
Anyway, I love the place, and great for swimming as well! Just wondering why the water is so blur 🤔 #CassBay#Lyttelton#Ōtautahi#Christchurch#Beach#Sea#Aotearoa#NZ
I made it to #Ōtautahi#Christchurch ! This is my new home now, and it's quite a big change. Bye bye mountains, hello #ocean and beaches like the huuuuuuge New Brighton #beach. You can barely see the end of it!
Ocean is so scary 😨 I don't know where I will swim my kilometre now 🏊♂️ #NewBrighton#Aotearoa#NZ
Long time no post! Sorry I've been lazy.
Catching up with a short #hike to Te Tihi-o-Kahukura (Castle Rock), at the south of #Ōtautahi#Christchurch. Nice views on the city from over there and on Diamond Bay from Te Moenga-o-Wheke on the other side.
His of Magpies in the way, luckily not as aggressive as I've been told. Went down with Humpty Dumpty Track, pretty hard to follow but I made it after many hesitations.
So cool to just bike home after the hike! Nice to have such spots near the city. #Aotearoa#NZ
It's coming together nicely. Some great performances. We're at the point now where I have a rehearsal just about every night until opening, despite all my other commitments, so please come and reward my perseverance!