Kia ora. To encourage the use of Te Reo Māori we are publishing weekly kupu (words) and phrases that can be used with children. Kiwaha (idiom) Taiea ana You got swag (skux) Kupu (word) mākū wet Kei te mākū koe? Are you wet? Browse our Te Reo Māori resources. Previous Te Kupu o te reo Māori…
This week in Christchurch history (31 August to 6 September)
31 August 1959 Princess Margaret Hospital opens. 31 August 1974 Death of Prime Minister Norman Kirk, M.P. for Sydenham. He had earlier been M.P. for Lyttelton, and Mayor of Kaiapoi. Search our catalogue for Norman Kirk. View the DigitalNZ set The life and death of Norman Kirk. 1 September 1888 Earthquake causes damage…
South Canterbury All Australian Day Car Show
Coming of (driving) age in Australia infused in me a love of Australian-built cars. Young Italian-Australians used to cruise around and around Fremantle, Western Australia in their immaculate Valiants as slow as can be so everyone would see. My first two cars were Holden Torana's 1974 LH (186 bored out to a 192 engine) and…
The delusions of the aging
My 13 year old niece came to stay with me in the weekend. I had not been in sole charge of a teenage girl before so I planned shopping and physical activities to keep her happy. I was told by her mother that the weekend was a success, but personally it left me feeling rather…
New Zealand Fashion in Pictures: Our Image Collection
For New Zealand Fashion Week we're sharing some of our favourite images of New Zealand fashion.
Michael Robotham – The psychology of crime
Michael Robotham is full of stories. He had a crowd enraptured at South Learning Centre last night with his tales of crime, psychology, writing, and the Ozarks. He is now a best-selling, award-winning writer, but started out as a journalist. Later he was a successful ghost writer, working on 15 autobiographies (including Ginger Spice, Rolf…
Horticultural ‘Grand Designs’ versus ‘Harsh Reality’
Started gardening - albeit in a small way - about 4 years ago when I decided that I needed fresh air and to give myself permission to wear a huge floppy hat like Greta Garbo (about the only similarity between us), whilst working on making various parts of my body vigorously protest at the unaccustomed…
New Zealand Fashion in pictures
For New Zealand Fashion Week we're sharing some of our favourite images of New Zealand fashion.
Pride and Perversion
You are a sexual deviant. This WORD Christchurch event was recorded. Talk about opening a book with a zinger! I'm looking forward to hearing Jesse Bering in person - 6pm on Sunday 30 August 2015, a WORD Christchurch event in the Shifting points of view section of the Christchurch Arts Festival. His topic? On Perversion…
Raging at road cones
When a letter from SCIRT arrived in our mailbox earlier in the year, detailing the works to be done to the underground pipes on our street and those on surrounding roads, it was greeted with pleasure. The prospect of being able to 'flush without fear' after days (or even merely hours) of rain looked to…
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