2021 Faves – January

Favourite sights, sounds and reads of the month.

PUKAPUKA

TITBIT, COCKBLOCK, AND CLAMJAM

PODCASTS

• Shannon Faulkner and sex discrimination at The Citadel – You’re wrong about
• 158 The case of the Missing Hit – Gimlet
• Death of a starlet – Dorothy Stratten
• Two Minutes past nine: Oklahoma bombing
• The Guilty Feminist – Sandi Toksvig
• What a creep
• Inside the Walls – Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen
• Dorking out – Flatliners
• Guru: The Dark side of enlightment – James Arthur Ray
• Grounded with Louis Theroux – Michaela Cole
• You’re wrong about – episodes including Princess Diana, Jessica Simpson, Chandra Levy, Courtney Love

STREET ART

OUT & ABOUT – TODAY, TOMORROW, TIMARU

LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH AND HANMER SPRINGS

ART IN THE FOREST – HANMER SPRINGS

OOTD – OUTFITS OF THE DAY

August 2020

Kia ora koutou. Photos from August …

Ice skating in town

Covid protest signs

Street art by Vez Spoon Art

Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre

Ara Edible Book Competition. Winning entry by Sofia Nygren.

Blossoms

Colombo Street

Magnolias

Level 2/3 announcement

Covid protest

Ferrier Fountain, Christchurch Town Hall

Ferrier Fountain, Christchurch Town Hall

Piston Cranky, Colombo Street

Pah’s Dairy, Colombo Street

New street art by Distranged Design

New street art by Distranged Design

Street art by Fuzzylogic75

Art by Wongi Wilson

Abberley Park

Looking at the ChristChurch Cathedral reinstatement

Kowhai, looking at Caffee Roma

Kowhai, looking at Caffee Roma

Reflections on Te Pae, the new convention centre

Spring flowers by the Cathedral

Daffodils by the Cathedral

New street art by Distranged Design, on Shand’s Emporium

Gull Hotel, Armagh Street

Aroha Revolution, Matariki community quilt. A unique Whakapapa quilt designed and created by award-winning educator and artist Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa (Ngāti Porou) and Stitch-o-Mat New Brighton, Christchurch’s community sewing project.

July 2020

June 2020

May 2020

Day 43 of lockdown – Thursday 7 May

The Papanui Parallel rural stop looked even more bucolic than usual, as the sheep took over.

Day 42 of lockdown – Wednesday 6 May

We went for a bike ride to town, and the sky went through a series of glorious changes.

Day 39 of lockdown – Sunday 3 May

Bernardine Evaristo in the first episode of the Auckland Writers Festival Winter Series.

A bike ride into town.

Margaret Mahy Playground.

The Christchurch Swing.

Detour pump track, back in action.

New Regent Street.

Mrs Higgins Cookies, open for contactless pre-orders.

Tūranga.

Oxford Terrace.

The Bridge of Remembrance.

Victoria Square.

Bollard signs near Te Pae, the convention centre.

Rydges Hotel, fenced off.

Day 38 of lockdown – Saturday 2 May

Pick up sushi from Sushi Fresh on Barbadoes Street.

Wild cloud formation.

Fish and chips from Super Wok on Barbadoes Street.

Day 37 of lockdown – Friday 1 May

I saw this tweet:

Book lucky dip – 20 books for $20 from St Christophers Dove Bookshop in Christchurch, delivered to your door. You won’t know what you’re getting until it arrives. (My box is weighed towards murder mysteries though as requested) pic.twitter.com/1tXD8jLBHe

— Nicole Mathewson (@NicoleMathewson) April 29, 2020

Mum and Dad are out of books, so they got a special delivery.

Mum and Dad just got a delivery of 20 books for $20 from St Christopher's Dove Bookshop. Times two, a box each! And I only ordered them this morning! Order here: https://t.co/DiimRVVKNm Thanks @NicoleMathewson for the tip. pic.twitter.com/dDnH9qRAWH

— Donna (@kebabette) May 1, 2020

Lock Down Lucky Dip Books- Dove Bookshop St Christopher’s pre-loved bookshop

20 high quality recycled books for only $20!
FREE DELIVERY within Christchurch City
Payment via online transfer .
Email dovebookshop.nz@gmail.com
today for your Lucky Dip Books