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Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:29:33 +1200

It was learning that Rawhiti domain was – changed -that blew my mind.
That was a tiny bike-ride down the road...a trike-ride/I did it-
Leaver Terrace/BowhillRoad -my area, along with North Beach Primary – where I grew up as a wee kid, and the beaches east-
no loss of place…

Lilith __

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:02:56 +1200

I wouldnt want to impose on anyone Lilith

Hm, I doubt it would be an imposition! My household's in a state of flux at present (not in a bad way, just changes) but there might well be a spare room here at some point. I'm sure that between all of…

Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:42:20 +1200

Well, I wouldnt want to impose on anyone Lilith – but there or surrounding areas -aint family places in Chchch(and they used to be out at Waikuku Beach as well) any more…as we keep telling each other we are *extremely lucky* inasmuch
we had other places to be in, go…

Lilith __

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:34:21 +1200

Sorry to hear about your family places, Islander, that must be really hard. So you'd need somewhere to stay?

Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:14:53 +1200

Because all my family places are demolished/red-dead just now, the only thing I can suggest – oo, where-ever you can suggest?
I grew up in North Beach – that's gone [-
but a nice drinking session -anywhere! Cool! Ka mihi aroha mai na n/n Keri

Hebe

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:14:46 +1200

In good time; you cannot push the river :-)

Hebe

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:12:17 +1200

Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:08:56 +1200

Huia?
I've been working on a....urrrm, poetic thing for Huia Publishers...for the past 7 years...they probably hate me, because it has transgressed all contractual time lines, but – because I love Brian & Robyn , because I love huia, because I will do my best by Huia publishers, I WILL do…

Lilith __

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:01:30 +1200

Lincoln events centre: 21st-23rd November -Te Taumutu hosting-

Fantastic! But it's a long way in the future — do tell us if you're likely to be in Otautahi before then. We could all attempt to drink ourselves to death with chilli shockolades. Or something. :-) Arohanui to you.

Hebe

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:57:51 +1200

Why I ask: I have a son of that name.

Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:57:38 +1200

Great! Look forward to it Lilith!

Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:55:54 +1200

E Hebe – used to be the old hui-a-tau -same thing, but a bit different – "they" are planning festive – um -stuff..
The dates & place: Lincoln events centre: 21st-23rd November -Te Taumutu hosting-
hui-a-iwi (some bureaucrat has invented this – if it was anything to do with 'huia' in…

Hebe

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:54:00 +1200

You should not be worrying about that Hebe, you should just approach Labour anyway. Point out why you have concerns about approaching them. Be honest, but you don't need to worry about where Labour are at. Labour are in the opposition. Remind them of your views by all means.Start firing…

Lilith __

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:45:02 +1200

a chance for an Otautahi/ChChCh meet-up?

Personal circumstances permitting, I'd be delighted to meet up anytime, Islander!

Hebe

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:39:44 +1200

*I can suggest one thing – free writerly knowledge at the Kai Tahu huiaiwi – roll up,
proclaim you are interested in storytelling/poetry et al, and I will happily share whatever relevancies I have hard-learned over the past 50 years- nau mai! peke mai! Haere mai katoa!Islander, what a kind…

Hebe

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:33:31 +1200

So many important and wonderful things have been done here by ordinary people with initiative.
I actually think if it just was left up to the citizens to decide Chch's outcome, a helluva lot more would have been achieved by now.Lilith and Sofie you're both so right.

Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:22:48 +1200

Emma?I’d love to meet over a chilli shockalate or 2?

Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 19:21:08 +1200

E Russell – maybe that could be a chance for an Otautahi/ChChCh meet-up?
Joe? Ian? Hebe? Lillith? Everyone else, including me?

Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 19:03:41 +1200

And all i can add is- “ka mihi mahana, ka mihi arohanui ki a koutou katoa"* and how else can I help?
*I can suggest one thing – free writerly knowledge at the Kai Tahu huiaiwi – roll up,
proclaim you are interested in storytelling/poetry et al, and I will…

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 12 May 2012 19:01:40 +1200

So many important and wonderful things have been done here by ordinary people with initiative.

I actually think if it just was left up to the citizens to decide Chch's outcome, a helluva lot more would have been achieved by now.

Lilith __

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:47:34 +1200

Through people’s OWN efforts & work-

So many important and wonderful things have been done here by ordinary people with initiative.

JacksonP

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:31:34 +1200

As an aside, it’s kinda cute you jumped to this capture thread from t’other capture thread,when it got threadjacked once before by mistake. The hardest thing being, there is politics in everthing, even images, eh? {:)

All good with me. Both really invite discussion for the realities in navigating the…

Islander

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:06:56 +1200

But yes, the Sumner event looks bright and cheerfulish.

Through people's OWN efforts & work- this the upside to my own gloomy view of our species- cheers!

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 12 May 2012 17:02:37 +1200

And Capture, I rather wish I’d been at the Sumner event instead, but you have to see these things through.

I think if I was down there, it would be necessary for me to be out protesting.I can't stand the way Cantabs are being treated by the Government/Insurance rip off.…

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:57:19 +1200

Hebe

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:45:32 +1200

Thanks Joe. Not sure Labour is yet reconstructed enough to be the answer either.

Hebe

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:43:45 +1200

As an aside, it's kinda cute you jumped to this capture thread from t'other capture thread,when it got threadjacked once before by mistake. The hardest thing being, there is politics in everthing, even images, eh? {:)It is so hard to talk Christchurch and stay on one theme! Like the city…

Joe Wylie

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:26:08 +1200

Sofie I'm sure we'll be hearing plenty more from Mike Coleman. Here he is about 3 weeks back on CTV.

As for Labour, I guess it's up to them. Megan Woods has spoken up lately, just a teensy bit but it's a start. There's an unbelievably crude but vociferous clobbering…

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 12 May 2012 15:53:03 +1200

Can not Mike Coleman continue to advocate for the ordinary people by setting up another branch as it were and starting fresh with say advocates like you Joe. There must be a large group out there in need.Maybe even approach Dyson,Dalziel and Cosgrove to highlight the emerging issues raised here.…

Joe Wylie

Sat, 12 May 2012 14:28:43 +1200

Sorry Hebe, bad paraphrasing on my part then, here's the line from your post:
"I tend to think that the protests are Hugh Pavletich and the Lynches (David Lynch is a brother) way of diverting the left and the vulnerable."

Agree with all of your observations above. Speaking purely for…

Hebe

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:50:50 +1200

You seem to be aware of Hugh Pavletich's initiatives, and Hebe has alluded elsewhere to the murky aims of the Cantabrians Unite group with which he's involved. Joe, I would like you to rephrase that: I am not ascribing anything murky to Cantabrians Unite.

The group seems to me to…

Joe Wylie

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:41:30 +1200

Sacha – re. the Cantabrians Unite event of Sunday May 6:
You seem to be aware of Hugh Pavletich's initiatives, and Hebe has alluded elsewhere to the murky aims of the Cantabrians Unite group with which he's involved. Mike Coleman, one of the better speakers from February's event, was notably…

Lilith __

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:22:51 +1200

http://publicaddress.net/capture/two-tales-of-a-city/

They're bigger where they are now. And new pics from Gudrun. :-)

Islander

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:18:55 +1200

Bugger.
Will find them Lilith-

Lilith __

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:09:04 +1200

He deleted my street party photos out of this thread to put them into a new thread.

Islander

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:02:07 +1200

Might've lost us there JacksonP

JacksonP

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:19:46 +1200

Hi everyone.

Hope the continuity isn't too discombobulated by our shifting of Lilith's photos to a new feature post.

Gudrun has provided additional images too.

New Post is over here: Two Tales of a City.

Cheers, and thanks Lilith and Gudrun.

Islander

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:51:52 +1200

From some of the stuff going around the kumara vine, this years hui-a-iwi (Lincoln events centre, 21-23 Nov) should have interesting announcements...

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:24:15 +1200

Is there anything that you might be aware of that is going to happen in the near future regarding Christchurch and citizens? Happy to record just about anything, anytime.

Islander

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:53:54 +1200

ity looked like when it was Otautahi pa and surrounds; what trees and vegetation were there, what birds.

Lots of both!
There was a Kai Tahu hui about 8? 9? years ago that addressed the nature of the presence of ka manu iwi katoa- overwhelmingly loud was the consensus, dominant…

Islander

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:45:47 +1200

OK – suggest – either publically or via the email link – cheers!

Islander

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:44:48 +1200

Just as momentary thing: the family house I grew up in was on the corner of Leaver Terrace & Bowhill Road – 160.
It has been demolished.
By cunning & payment, the hall coatpegs were rescued by my brother and his wife, attached to a beautiful driftwood plank that my brother smoothed…

Hebe

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:42:27 +1200

Anything we can do to help?
Love- KeriBound to be!

Hebe

Wed, 09 May 2012 21:40:26 +1200

think it's important that we don't just do photos of rubble and demolition! There's lots happening here apart from that.Exactly. I love your Sumner on Sunday pix; the big rug is an awesome feat.

Though I like the big-machinery stage we are in now; some amazing great wide spaces are…

Islander

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:50:18 +1200

Waua! The life-sustaining life-enhancing creativity powers of ChchCh people!
Anything we can do to help?
Love- Keri

Lilith __

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:39:09 +1200

anyone who doesn’t do earthquake can leave it to those of us who can’t help but return to the subject

Thanks Hebe, I think it's important that we don't just do photos of rubble and demolition! There's lots happening here apart from that.

Hebe

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:24:29 +1200

Perhaps we could do a joint post, “

Please do. There are so many scenes worth recording, anyone who doesn't do earthquake can leave it to those of us who can't help but return to the subject

Lilith __

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:16:44 +1200

this series would warrant a post all on its own

Hmm. Well I'm happy to convert it to one, if you like. This isn't my sort of photography, really, but I thought the content was important.

I know Gudrun took a whole bunch of pics that same day of an…

JacksonP

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:53:24 +1200

[Redacted]

Lilith __

Wed, 09 May 2012 18:57:57 +1200

they are going the wrong way not only on Madras

:-D

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 04 May 2012 03:52:36 +1200

Lilith they are going the wrong way not only on Madras.

Lilith __

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:44:52 +1200

Did anyone else notice that our leaders appear to be going THE WRONG WAY down Madras St?

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:11:17 +1200

Hi there, got anything for me?

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:50:25 +1200

Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get , they're things which get you. And all you can do is to go where they can find you. Winnie the Pooh

Hebe

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:00:16 +1200

Life goes on and all things exist, but its the environment that oppresses the spirit.I'm in a similar head-space today. the cheering things have been the sun and the house-moving live blog.

Just thinking

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:48:30 +1200

Dear Hebe, I was blunt.
Your view is valid and common among many. I'm feeling like I'm a bit player in a story by Gogol. Life goes on and all things exist, but its the environment that oppresses the spirit.
I know life goes on out there. Just I miss…

Lilith __

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:52:04 +1200

And no sun in Sumner- sumone who grew up with that

If only you'd been here the last few days, Islander! It's been sunny and still and amazing. Yesterday I waded in the sea and it was the perfect temperature.

Hebe

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:30:28 +1200

Ouch; I was insensitive. I loathe the thuds and thumps and feel daily blessed that I do not work near the red zone. Not only the noise ,but the demo dust must contain all sorts of nastiness — and I have seen nothing that makes me believe air quality is…

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:29:35 +1200

This all makes sense in a way. If only i had that kind of teaching. Thank you for explaining it.

Islander

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:52:13 +1200

And no sun in Sumner- sumone who grew up with that

(It was no ham in Hanmer & no sun Sumner-)

Lilith __

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:11:09 +1200

no cram in Cranmer…

As one who used to cram just next to Cranmer, I beg to differ.

(written to you from sunny Sunmer by the sea. :-D

And thanks for the pics, Gudrun.

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:23:16 +1200

I know what you mean. Whenever I'm in the bakery round the corner where huge demolition trucks thunder past, the very same feeling . I recall a lot of liquefaction on the 22nd of Feb and it must be just bog where the building was built. I did take a…

Just thinking

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:51:58 +1200

The Crown Plaza might be fun to watch, but try working there.
We get the thudding vibrations and jolts up the spine that make concerntration, a little hard.
I dread going to work, not for the job but the environment. I'm calling the Central Bulldozer District, Mordor these days.
Will…

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:57:02 +1200

Well now i know.Back in my hut.

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:27:58 +1200

CRAMNER SQUARE
nice pix, but – it should be Cranmer Sq….
(tip: no ham in Hanmer ,
no cram in Cranmer…)

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:56:50 +1200

CRAMNER SQUARE

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:56:01 +1200

ANZAC DAY

Gudrun Gisela

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:45:32 +1200

A little out of place.

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:48:46 +1200

Up a long creek they make their way to the waterfall

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:47:25 +1200

Anyway we are still waiting for EQC to repair our place so i thought it fit take a break and see the wee seal pups. A great joy is seeing them not afraid of humans (yet)and behaving as little ones do. barking and squealing like kindergarten kids.

Lilith __

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:36:11 +1200

Nice one, Joe. :-)

Hebe

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:20:40 +1200

Heh.

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:48:20 +1200

As controversy rages and the good citizens of ChCh are getting more frustrated by the day Joe whipped up this little gem yesterday. Bless you and thank you Joe.

http://porcupinefarm.blogspot.co.nz/2012/04/no-plaster-sainthoods-to-go-with.html?spref=fb

Joe Wylie

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:04:36 +1200

We've learned to make our own fun.
No webcam yet for the mouldering compost of Dave Henderson's mini-empire.

Hebe

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:01:37 +1200

Exciting things do happen in Christchurch still. Really. We've learned to make our own fun. Heavy machinery near breakthrough at the CrownPlaza hotel to open up Victoria Square again. (Webcam updates every 30 secs)

http://www.chchcasino.co.nz/webcam

Joe Wylie

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:12:22 +1300

Has Athfield gone? So who's meant to be in charge, then??
Good question. Effectively, insofar as the position of "architectural ambassador" has any practical meaning, he's been gone for months. In practice his status seems to be every bit as nebulous as the distinction between Council and Cera. Presumably there's…

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:40:16 +1300

To tell you the truth i have no clue who is doing what but to step inside the cordon of these tow beaches would not be in my interest. There is back up somewhere and all they have to do is call the cops and hey presto.
Frankly i am…

Lilith __

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:47:45 +1300

Has Athfield gone? So who's meant to be in charge, then??

Lyn Williams makes some fair points about the sacking of ECan and the sweeping antidemocratic powers of CERA and Brownlee, and about the seeming cronyism between central government and Parker and business interests, but he lost me when he…

Steve Barnes

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:10:36 +1300

Here are four of Checkpoint Charlie.

I really don't know what to think about that wobbly writing on a whiteboard propped against a chair, even carparks have more "Official" looking signs. You can't take these things seriously...?.
The whole situation seems to be in the control of clowns, how do…

Joe Wylie

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:23:17 +1300

There was a YouTube video a while back that seems to have vanished. In a repeated loop, Ian Athfield appears about to make some kind of public statement. An orange-jacketed and visibly annoyed Mayor Parker aggressively inserts himself between Athfield and the camera and takes a pace backwards, effectively shoving…

Lilith __

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:53:34 +1300

Ian Athfield was my Mum and Dad’s best man at their wedding in Christchurch. He is from Christchurch.
Jus’ sayin’ {;)

I stand corrected. And I'm not saying he's a bad person, or a bad architect, just that he's not a town planner, and he's made very aggressive public statements…

Just thinking

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:21:42 +1300

The one-way system has to go. There was no need for it when we had a City Centre and there's no need for it now.
Two way traffic and no parking on the side, (sounds like cycle lanes to me). This will lead to slower travel across town, allowing for…

Sofie Bribiesca

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:08:56 +1300

eg. Ian Athfield? Who is an architect , neither a town planner nor a traffic engineer!!! And not from Chch as far as I’m aware.

Ian Athfield was my Mum and Dad's best man at their wedding in Christchurch. He is from Christchurch.
Jus' sayin' {;)

Lilith __

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:23:26 +1300

bureaucratic amateurs

eg. Ian Athfield? Who is an architect , neither a town planner nor a traffic engineer!!! And not from Chch as far as I'm aware. I know the one-way system confuses people who aren't familiar with it, just like the Auckland motorways do, but for locals, it's how…

Islander

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:53:30 +1300

A place most certainly can have wairua-

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:32:36 +1300

Looking forward to you ideas Hebe. We might just have to take part in a protest regarding Town planning because it seems people in office are being influenced by bureaucratic amateurs most likely not living in this city.

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:28:18 +1300

Indeed you are right. There would be at least half a dozen sleazebags already making plans how to spend their 700ks or so once they got the contract. What motivates them? I suspect they want to shrink the space of the roads and streets to get more building space and…

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:56:15 +1300

The boys in town.

Gudrun Gisela

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:53:19 +1300

http://porcupinefarm.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/whatever-happened-to-peoples-choice.html

Lilith __

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:59:20 +1300

Yes, one-way systems are great at feeding traffic around an area. Anyone who drives to the city has to get in and out without sitting indefinitely in traffic. Otherwise they will go to a suburban mall instead.

Hebe

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:34:32 +1300

I'm hard-pressed to see how it could even cost a fraction of $91 million Me too. What the hell are the priorities of the whoever is driving this when there are so many other things needed? Think small and cumulative is the answer, not trying to immediately fix the damage…

Sacha

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:18:33 +1300

I imagine it's driven by town planners, actually. One way systems are great for speeding traffic *around* an area, but not so good for feeding it into side streets within. No idea what is included in that number, but it has to be more than consents and a lick of…

Lilith __

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:05:52 +1300

I’m hard-pressed to see how it could even cost a fraction of $91 million – how much are they paying for road signs, and painting – or is there a specialist consultant in the wings with their hand out?

Expensive paint?

I'd love to know if they've consulted any town…

Sacha

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:00:07 +1300

No factual analysis or justification had been given

business as usual all right

..the AA said .. motoring editor Dave Moore said..

ah. it probably *is* a good idea for people other than car drivers then.

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:41:47 +1300

My way or the dual carriageway...
scrap the one-way system for no particular reason at a cost of 91 million dollars
I'm hard-pressed to see how it could even cost a fraction of $91 million – how much are they paying for road signs, and painting – or is there…

Lilith __

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:53:35 +1300

Whose stupid idea was it to scrap the one-way system for no particular reason at a cost of 91 million dollars???

"The AA's view is simply that the one-way streets are a proven success and should be accepted as the essential inner distributor for all vehicle modes of travel in…

Gudrun Gisela

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:24:42 +1300

Just as i suspected business as usual. Buildings are popping up all over the place completely disregarding what is going on underneath. A bit like our administration.

Just thinking

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:02:43 +1300

Had a good experience with EQC today. I think I scared them a little with telling them the year the street first appeared on a map (1914), location of waterways (drains) & boreholes and then the progressive development of the street pre-WWII. Their supervisor came around to have a chat too.…

Gudrun Gisela

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:29:03 +1300

We are now in the rebuilding phase i thought and need positive images of the city looking at the grim faced officers tells me there is more power play than safekeeping in progress. Who are you kidding CERA?
By keeping us away we are unable to represent another viewpoint and…

Joe Wylie

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:20:09 +1300

The military is experienced and effective in disaster relief, and we are glad of that.
Bexley. June 2011

Lilith __

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:00:32 +1300

Just like to say what a lot of important work the army did after the Feb 22nd earthquake: they brought and distributed supplies, de-salinated drinking water for thousands of people, did emergency repairs, provided shower trucks for residents without water, as well as securing the central city cordons for the…

Gudrun Gisela

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:32:38 +1300

Checkpoint 4

Gudrun Gisela

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:32:17 +1300

Checkpoint 3

Gudrun Gisela

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:31:44 +1300

Checkpoint Charlie 2

Gudrun Gisela

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:29:55 +1300

Here are four of Checkpoint Charlie.

Sacha

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:59:11 +1300

You've been Garfunkled...

you realise this may encourage others to drop Elton John numbers

Steve Barnes

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:05:19 +1300

I find the soldiers on corners of perfectly quiet places such an intrusion in our lives.

You still have soldiers guarding the remains from prying eyes even after they have been plundered?
That, is disgusting.
I bet it wouldn't take much to put together a series of shots to give…

JacksonP

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:25:07 +1300

I know the day will come when seasons will need CERA approvals.

April, come she will, even in hemispheres turned upside down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-9H75A0Tk&feature=related

You've been Garfunkled... ;-)

Gudrun Gisela

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:16:01 +1300

I know the day will come when seasons will need CERA approvals.

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:05:35 +1300

well seasoned...
poplars
thus begins the new
Brownlee-approved
period – Rortem...

Hebe

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:25:40 +1300

the poplars on Oxford TerraceStunning Gudrun.

Gudrun Gisela

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:20:17 +1300

Found this one of the poplars on Oxford Terrace.

Gudrun Gisela

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:17:15 +1300

One of my favorite attraction in this city.

Islander

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:14:26 +1300

Such an attractive little monument to early Canterbury. Amen.

And very easily saved as you suggest.

Hating on CERA & the CCC for their pathetic lack of insight into what is important and their bullheaded rush to demolition-

Islander

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:10:57 +1300

But you are contributing. Both in words, perspective, and apparently baby cheesus.

Only to selected reciprocating targets!

Gudrun Gisela

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:57:16 +1300

I agree it is damaged but not beyond saving it. Once you take the top off, it is a matter of columns and a circular concrete floor. With today's technology and public money raised to save Christchurch's heritage after the quake, I feel it is without question that Parker and…

Hebe

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:44:23 +1300

Nice try Gudrun. The rotunda looks munted from that shot; is it on a lean or is that the angle of the picture? To be fair to Bob P, the cordon is Cera's responsibility I think.

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:39:28 +1300

Thanks Hebe. Went out today and looked round what is standing. I find the soldiers on corners of perfectly quiet places such an intrusion in our lives. All i wanted to go a few meters further to get a shot of the rotunda and hey they just about kill you…

Hebe

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:22:09 +1300

Pretty.

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:40:46 +1300

Oh yes but i feel it is a very tailored forum with technical information and to tell you the truth i could not remember what my settings were if i tried. All i know they were taken with my Pentax SFX years ago. Oh and one tripod.

Lilith __

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:24:06 +1300

Ferrier Fountain in moonlight.

That’s a lovely shot. So bridal!! And the light rippling through the leaves, mmm. This could equally go in the night-photography thread. :-)

Hebe

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:57:49 +1300

Panoramas of the usedtobe CBD that I found mind-bending this morning. A great project.
http://focus360.co.nz/index.php/component/content/article/19-conyent/93-red-zone-info

The Manchester-High St one is difficult to take in — I've spent so much time around there.

Christchurch is shaping up to be an ugly city going by the vileness of the remaining buildings.

Gudrun Gisela

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:07:46 +1300

Ferrier Fountain in moonlight.

Gudrun Gisela

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:18:06 +1300

Been looking back today on those 80s and 90s and found this one.

Sacha

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:45:29 +1300

hence cheap :)

Joe Wylie

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:49:35 +1300

. . . these two up to no good yesterday.
Nabbed by Ms Goodie a few weeks back, Christchurch City Council building. Spare Botox Bob clones?

Gudrun Gisela

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:30:58 +1300

Not even a mile anyway.

Sacha

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:39:24 +1300

cheapskate mile high club

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:46:44 +1300

get a room :)

What, like the other half spotted these two up to no good yesterday. Good eyesight, followed by good lens. :)
Somehow the lil' bits of string attached to them, don't fill me with confidence. They obviously beg to differ.

Sacha

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 08:45:29 +1300

get a room :)

Jackie Clark

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 08:23:25 +1300

Love you, long time, sistah xxx

JacksonP

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 08:04:15 +1300

This, is me xxx
Arohanui Sofie. ;-)

While not contributing, I am really enjoying the Capture series- thank you everybody.
But you are contributing. Both in words, perspective, and apparently baby cheesus.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:48:45 +1300

Polar beers...
Guinness and icebergs.
Lettuce drink?

which probably leads us nicely to...
...one big piss up?
The moving water theme is a nice one.
maybe start with a stub and expand as the thread grows?
it will all find its own level...

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:18:40 +1300

While not contributing, I am really enjoying the Capture series- thank you everybody.

That is all I ever hope to achieve. There is photos, there is art. with pictures I cant see judgement, but if someone enjoys it or gets something valid, that is an idea worth capturing..
Thank yous…

Sacha

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:21:09 +1300

I would want a lead in

maybe start with a stub and expand as the thread grows?

Islander

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:13:05 +1300

Sofie you were gorgeous whatever the outfit. xx

Yep.
And the wedding fountain was all good too.

While not contributing, I am really enjoying the Capture series- thank you everybody.

Hebe

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:52:44 +1300

For those people on the warpath agin fracking:
http://rt.com/usa/news/fracking-ohio-quake-earth-165/

Hebe

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:40:17 +1300

I like that Sam Mahon fountain because you can play with it. And then there is this artwork in Te Puna O Waiwhetu
http://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/collection/objects/2003-38/
I have spent hours playing with both these pieces.

Hebe

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:28:55 +1300

Fashions then were horrific.
Well, we had ways around that ;)Those ways worked well for you!

Jackie Clark

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:51:47 +1300

+++1 – you sexy thang.

Gudrun Gisela

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:33:17 +1300

Another fountain in the city of Christchurch

Lilith __

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:29:32 +1300

To lurch back on topic, this article is insightful about the demolition of Chch Cathedral and the loss of faith between the Anglican Diocese and the local community. I know Bishop Victoria Matthews isn't acting alone, but she's made a real mess of this situation. When she should be reaching…

JacksonP

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:29:00 +1300

Just start a new thread pronto, I reckon. Better coherence for posterity.

Nice idea, but I would want a lead in. That's about all the fountain shots I have. But we may go on assignment sometime and revisit it. The moving water theme is a nice one.

Sacha

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:27:25 +1300

we had ways around that

I guess nakedness is one solution :)

Sacha

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:21:05 +1300

Seems we're using up our fountain shots

Just start a new thread pronto, I reckon. Better coherence for posterity.

Lilith __

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:15:04 +1300

Fashions then were horrific.

Well, we had ways around that ;)

The sartorial equivalent of, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all” :-D

Sofie you were gorgeous whatever the outfit. xx

JacksonP

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:12:44 +1300

Mission 3.

JacksonP

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:11:58 +1300

Mission 2.

JacksonP

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:08:09 +1300

Mission Bay fountain.

Found one, but not a great shot. Worth a revisit. Seems we're using up our fountain shots. Or was that our fountain of youth shots?

Gudrun Gisela

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:39:09 +1300

Good times . Guinness and icebergs.

JacksonP

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:05:40 +1300

Trafalger square shot is a beauty.

I am otherwise refraining from comment. ;-)
Now… Guiness.

Have one for me.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:52:41 +1300

And look over there,
An iceberg!
Now… Guiness.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:51:20 +1300

But also, here is a fountain in Trafalger Square.

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:49:33 +1300

I can't go out for St Patricks day and leave that image of me as my departing shot so instead, the only other Chch fountain photo I have is a proof off my parents wedding photos and so I cropped this and would rather this be up . It's the…

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:31:59 +1300

Dearly beloved says to mention that when faced with 80s fashions or rehab, he went to rehab then hid for a decade.

I completely understand where he is coming from. The 80's was pretty scary. i did hair shows and embarrassingly let them put me in outfits like this....
WARNING!!…

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:19:47 +1300

Fashions then were horrific.

Well, we had ways around that ;)
Me and my bum !

Hebe

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:46:40 +1300

Shoulder pads were a state of mind in the 80s. I wasn't there. Fashions then were horrific.

Dearly beloved says to mention that when faced with 80s fashions or rehab, he went to rehab then hid for a decade.

I remember many a ‘70s night totteringA lotta tottering went on…

Lilith __

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:28:18 +1300

never wore shoulder pads

O I did! I have broad shoulders, but they were ever so much broader with 80s shoulder-prostheses!!

to be pedantic The Forsyth Barr wouldn’t have been there then either, even if it was, it would have been the R Jones Investments building

Hehe I was thinking…

Gudrun Gisela

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:12:03 +1300

Taken on 14th of August 2000.

Gudrun Gisela

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:06:36 +1300

Interesting how much we can learn by having a wee chat. Anyway i unearthed this picture taken during a Queens Birthday celebration or something to do with the monarchy. Stu Buchanan and his Garden City Big Band played on what must have been a very nippy morning

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:43:20 +1300

The wonderful Archibald.
at least the Fountain outlasted The Bulletin

I remember many a ‘70s night tottering across from the Ramada to sit and gaze at The Bowker Fountain’s late night light show, before boarding a passing omnibus for deepest St Albans…

There also used to be a band rotunda…

Jackie Clark

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:06:15 +1300

That's an extraordinary picture, Sof xx

Islander

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:30:41 +1300

As an aside ‘ I got the lil’ baby cheesus. Islander. You are a doll xox.O

O!goodsoh!
Long time coming but trust worth the wait-
cheers me te arohanui ki a koe, ki a Steve me te faithful hound – na/ K

Islander

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:24:56 +1300

Replicate me-
(I have bloody broad shoulders anyway-0

Hebe

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:03:12 +1300

never wore shoulder pads, thank Christ.:)Quite a few PA readers would not have worn shoulder pads in the 80s. Count me as a not.

Sofie Bribiesca

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:37:16 +1300

Sofie i had a pair of trousers like that.

They were yellow. I recall I made the sweat shirt too. Still, never wore shoulder pads, thank Christ.:)

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:23:25 +1300

Sofie i had a pair of trousers like that. Ah those good ol 80s.

Sofie Bribiesca

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:51:31 +1300

Did you get wet standing there?

Don't think so. It's St Patrick' s day tomorrow and my Grandmother was Irish. So this was one of her brooches, which lives on my leather. :)
And yes the 80's so nearly 30 years ago. Yikes!!

Hebe

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:52:52 +1300

That's the fountain. Your pic makes it look nicer than it generally does during the day.

Hebe

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:51:58 +1300

Well the pic must have been done in the 1980s because the Forsyth Barr building isn't there. So, taking that into account, we can forgive you the trousers, and thanks for the pic. (Clothing crimes — another Capture thread?) Did you get wet standing there?

Sofie Bribiesca

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:56:30 +1300

Could we do a fountains/

Throwing caution to the wind, this photo was about 20 years ago. Sadly, I am in it, happily my Grandmother is. As an aside ‘ I got the lil’ baby cheesus. Islander. You are a doll xox.

Yes, I know, those pants!!

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:03:19 +1300

The movement of tumbling water seems to have been the reason those kids started cartwheeling. I think around 2005.

Joe Wylie

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:22:58 +1300

That fountain in Australia.
The wonderful Archibald.
Great pic Jackson. BTW that's the one figure from the fountain's Greek mythological cast of characters that no-one's clear on who he's supposed to be.

JacksonP

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:30:20 +1300

That fountain in Australia.
Could we do a fountains/water Capture thread?

Sure. Will put it on the somewhat burgeoning list. But I like fountains too. The Mission Bay one looks nice at night.

Hebe

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:22:42 +1300

The now-vanished 'water feature' badly needed those tiles to relieve the bleak expanses of stainless steelI liked the original stainless steel Stewart because it was so seventies' silly; and people used to put bubbles in the works so it all overflowed in an anarchic way. I loathed the 90s pyramid,…

Hebe

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:13:13 +1300

Could we do a fountains/water Capture thread?

JacksonP

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:42:53 +1300

Loving the exchanges happening here. Feels like another level of Christchurch remembrance.

Cheers everyone.

Lilith __

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:39:37 +1300

i have become very attached to the Canterbury Plains and feel a strong connection to this place.
There will be pretty places once again to meet family and friends in the not too distant future.

I sure hope so! I have yet to mentally assimilate all the losses and changes…

Lilith __

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:31:52 +1300

I liked the Stewart fountain too before it was buggered by the modernisers

The kids’ tiles were a nice idea, but the overall design and layout was nasty. History here. The old design was undemanding and restful, I thought.

Fountains are great, if they’re done right. I used to…

Joe Wylie

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:11:04 +1300

The now-vanished 'water feature' badly needed those tiles to relieve the bleak expanses of stainless steel. While those who'd never experienced a pub urinal might miss the connotation, the early critic who dubbed it "a busload of bowlers back from the Coast" wasn't far off.

Gudrun Gisela

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:54:36 +1300

I have a negative somewhere in the building and will ferret it out. I loved the wee tiles schoolchildren made that were part of the water feature where that steel structure is.

Joe Wylie

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:42:12 +1300

Hebe:
Epic statue that

Lilith:
I’ve always hated that War Memorial!

Whatever, a bit of water would improve it out of sight.

Hebe

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:56:22 +1300

Thanks Gudrun; I like the dandelion effect – it's better without the water. I liked the Stewart fountain too before it was buggered by the modernisers.

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:11:26 +1300

Hi Lilith, I feel this is a bit like looking at a favorite family member. We try to recall the happy times we had . While i am not an original Cantabrian i have become very attached to the Canterbury Plains and feel a strong connection to this place.
There…

Lilith __

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:41:11 +1300

This one is still standing.

I’ve always hated that War Memorial! I remember looking at the sad photos of the Cathedral post-Feb-22 and thinking, “Dammit, that bloody thing’s still standing!”

I’m fond of the Bowker Fountain though (thanks for the ID, Joe). I remember my Dad taking me there when…

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:40:29 +1300

The Square bathed in a low after noon sun, winter around 2000.

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:38:35 +1300

Hebe this is the Town Hall fountain a while back. Just for you.

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:36:54 +1300

I recall i borrowed a neighbors digital point and shoot and was sooo impressed I think it had all of 2 mega pixels.

Hebe

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:46:40 +1300

Epic statue that — I've never looked closely at it before. It's always been there, in my life and embedded in my brain (first met an eventual husband on its steps one New Year's Day). I'm treasuring what's left in the city rather than mourning what isn't. (the building behind…

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:32:39 +1300

This one is still standing.

Hebe

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:22:52 +1300

I like a good fountain; we need more around town.

I'd like a tactile/sensory earthquake memorial like a labyrinth made of pounamu, or a large rill/small river of spring water with pounamu boulders plonked along a winding path that you could follow, touch, dip your hands in, children young and…

Joe Wylie

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:12:20 +1300

H L Bowker fountain – first illuminated electric fountain in Australasia. Like a 1930s lava lamp, only better.
Also floral clock info.

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:14:38 +1300

As soon as humanly possible i will go there and take those snaps. As you probably know they are deconstructing the Park Royal now and therefore it's off limit to mere mortals. I know now which fountain you refer to. As a matter of fact i will go there now…

Hebe

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:22:51 +1300

In Victoria Square on the Colombo St side about half-way along. Can't miss it; big old stone fountain. Monolithic rather than artistic but the lights made it look good.

And I have been wondering about the floral clock on the other side of the square near the courts. Such a…

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:15:30 +1300

Hebe where was or is it? I will go and have a look.

Hebe

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:04:09 +1300

Wonder how the old fountain with the coloured lights at night fared. I loved that light show as a child.

Gudrun Gisela

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:53:18 +1300

Yes Hebe it is. A little red oasis amongst the hustle and bustle of Colombo Street and Armagh Street. A good thing is the trees and the benches are still there and it wont be long before we will sit once again in the park and share stories.

Hebe

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:31:19 +1300

Is that Victoria Park or Victoria Square — the willow?

Joe Wylie

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:15:13 +1300

Poor old Godley. Described by D'Arcy Cresswell as the "founder foundering in a pot of tar."

Hebe

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:08:55 +1300

Godley sleeps (at the council depot March 24 last year).