Capture: Two Tales of a City
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Rob Stowell, in reply to
Fingers crossed :)
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Lilith __, in reply to
I see a posting tonight saying Andrew Turner has won the Banks Peninsula council seat, though I cannot find the results link for the numbers.
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Diwali in Christchurch. October 26. 2013 .
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Canterbury Arena
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Cupweek in Christchurch 2013
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Ricky May and Terror To Love won the Christchurch Casino Trotting Cup 2013
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Terror To Love and Ricky May warming up.
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Esp for Geoff Lealand :)
This is a 32-minute recruitment film, made by the National Film Unit for the University of Canterbury in 1964. As well as show-casing the university, it's a stroll through the Christchurch of the day. You'll encounter streets and buildings that no longer exist, a way of life that's both foreign and familiar, and quaint, old-fashioned notions like free tertiary education for all who are able and willing.
Recently restored and scanned by Dvideo in Wellington, for UC. -
Hebe, in reply to
The proper Show Day parade! Cool: I'll watch the rest later. Duck pancakes to polish off (today I found a reliable source of takeaway Peking - Beijing? - Duck for the first time ever in Chchch).
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
Peking – Beijing? – Duck for the first time ever in Chchch
Either Peking or Beijing is fine. Apparently Peking more closely matches the pronunciation of 北京 as it was back when that romanisation system was developed. Anyway, Peking University is still officially Peking University, so whatever.
But, wow, good duck in Christchurch, that is good news. I never thought of it as takeaways, though...
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Rob Stowell, in reply to
a reliable source of takeaway Peking – Beijing? – Duck
Mmmm. A good find. I've half a mind to take them our ducks, who don't know their place (it's NOT in the house.)
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Hebe, in reply to
good duck in Christchurch, that is good news. I never thought of it as takeaways, though…
I suppose "good duck" is relative. This is perfectly edible duck, though. I could have done with a little more crispness of the skin, but I have not had any for a long time so it's forgivable. Half a duck $16 (a whole frozen duck is $30 at the butcher so it's not outrageous). I took home the cooked duck, warmed it and soft pancake-like flatbreads, and added chopped asparagus, broccoli, ginger and garlic. Then sliced raw spring onions and diced red pepper. Worked well -- not purist but near enough to the real thing to be satisfying.
Best duck I have had was in London: at a tiny Chinese cafe in Soho. Five quid for a bowl of either duck and rice, chicken and rice, or pork and rice and bottomless pots of jasmine tea.
Chris: This enclave at Church Corner is a surprising area of Asian shops and arcades, food and fish shops, a patisserie with a Japanese name and a shoe repairer! (rare in Christchurch now because most of the central city cobblers were wiped out and the good ones are hugely popular). I go over there for the vege shops, and to escape my rather monocultural part of town.
Speaking of food: how about a Summer food thread Russell (or we could resurrect the last one)?
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Hebe, in reply to
our ducks, who don’t know their place
A puppy soon fixes that :-)
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Rob Stowell, in reply to
ducks, who don’t know their place
A puppy soon fixes that :-)
They waddle as a threesome, scattering chickens, and the border collie is too wimpy to take them on. Or maybe we've trained him too well not to eat the poultry.
This enclave at Church Corner is a surprising area of Asian shops and arcades
There's a small part of Chch where you could happily shop in Chinese, if you knew not a word of English.
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Hebe, in reply to
There’s a small part of Chch where you could happily shop in Chinese, if you knew not a word of English.
Any other little worlds you know of? I so enjoyed today’s venture that, as lovely as it is, I’ll branch out from sightseeing at The Tannery. The thing with Christchurch seems to be that all the pieces have been thrown in the air and have come down in surprising new patterns. I have even found an old friend from another world and another life running a pub over the hill. A recent venture was up the valley at the back of Lyttelton, taking apart a fence: another charming wee world.
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Gudrun Gisela, in reply to
Nice memories for peeps who experienced this city way back when. Cheers.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
it’s a stroll through the Christchurch of the day.
Fabulous time slippage...
Nice to see moments like Beatrice Tinsley's physics graduation notice flicker by, and the streets of my youth...
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Robert Urquhart, in reply to
That's an amazing little time capsule. Of the positive aspects, naturally.
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Not sure why the fight still goes on with the failed local politician.
I do hope this means he loses his position on the Canterbury District Health Board.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/9395025/Aaron-Keown-urges-phone-abuse -
Dog Show on McLeans Island
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All shapes and sizes.
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Adorable all of them.
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Italian Sheepdog , Marama.
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She was ready to go on stage when she gave it a whirl.
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Cart (carriage) before horse:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/city-centre/9422490/Trams-back-on-trackThis will slow the rebuild, add expense and danger to it.
Now we have to deal with live overhead wires and the restriction of working close to rail lines in a city that is still years away from recovery of horizontal infrastructure and general construction.On the plus side we have a tram that goes nowhere & you'll see not much.
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