The Christchurch Arts Festival brings a mix of local, national and international performances to Christchurch every two years. The 2015 Festival runs from 27 August until 20 September. The festival features circus/cabaret, classical music, music, dance, theatre, comedy, and visual arts events. Festival information Visit the festival website Sign up for the festival newsletter Follow @ChchFest on…
Unfriended!
Just five hours after a horrendous dental procedure and three hours after the loss of my beloved 2015 diary, I sought solace in a bit of Facebook therapy and I noticed that I was one friend down. I had been unfriended. Say what you will, but it is not many people who lose a tooth (OK, a part of…
Young Adult fiction and race relations
Lately my reading has seemed depressingly apropos, given the recent news from Baltimore, Ferguson and Charleston on PressDisplay. To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960, and Harper Lee's second novel, Go Set a Watchman, is being published next month, yet for some not a lot has changed during that time. Don't believe me? Try…
Shifting points of view – WORD Christchurch 30 August and 7 September 2015
Shifting points of view gives you a bumper crop of sessions from top writers and commentators. It's WORD Christchurch's part of the Christchurch Arts Festival and is guaranteed to warm the cockles of your enquiring mind. There were five sessions on Sunday 30 August - practically a mini-bookfest. Patricia Grace, Anna Smaill, Paula Morris, and…
From a blog to a vlog to a book!
The popularity of blogs becoming books has now moved to YouTube postings becoming books. If I was going to write a book about say "A day in the life of a librarian" (sure to be a bestseller), I would do a series of You Tube posts or write a blog. It seems to be a…
3D Printing – School Horizons Programme
Want to know more about 3D printing? How you can create something then 3D print your own design? Well that's exactly what Cashmere Primary School students did when they came to the South Learning Centre as part of the School Horizons programme. The students became product designers, who discussed target markets, design specifics & prototypes…
Te Kupu o te Wiki – The Word of the Week
Kia ora. To celebrate Te Reo Māori we are publishing weekly kupu (words). Kīwaha (colloquialism) Māu ka aha? What good will you be? Kupu (word) tohutō macron He nui te mana o te tohutō. Macrons are very important. Watch video of someone pronouncing this kupu. Browse our Te Reo Māori resources. Previous Te Kupu o…
The circumstances of this crime are unusual…
These were the words of the Crown Prosecutor, Mr A W Brown, during the opening of what might be the most notorious murder trial in Christchurch history. Two teenage girls jointly accused of the murder of one girl's mother. A brutal and tragic death. A sinister friendship. Family secrets revealed. A rejected insanity plea. Is it any wonder Peter…
This week in Christchurch history (22 to 28 June)
22 June 1954 Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme murder Parker’s mother in Victoria Park. Their subsequent trial was one of the most sensational in the city’s history. Explore our digitised resources on the murder. 23 June 1854 Pioneer John Deans dies at Riccarton. The preservation of Deans Bush was one of his dying wishes. 23…
Dark reads for darker nights
The scene was set. It was a dark wintry night, the curtains were pulled tight against the cold, the fire was burning bright, and my cup of tea was hot and steamy. Ahhh, I can relax into some dark reads for these closed in nights. I like a good bit of bleakness in winter. My…
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