The Art of Winnie-the-Pooh: How E.H. Shepard Illustrated an Icon. By James Campbell The Art of Winnie-the-Pooh The collaboration between the writer A.A Milne and illustrator E.H. Shepard was unheard of at the time, and led to an iconic series of books where story and illustration became synonymous with our enjoyment of Pooh, Piglet, Christopher…
Hui-ā-iwi and the 20th anniversary of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement
Commemorating Hui-ā-Iwi 2017 at Tuahiwi Marae, with Ngāi Tahu coming together to reconnect and celebrate.
The prison camp, Hanmer Springs: Picturing Canterbury
Between 1900 and 1901 reserve land was set aside in Hanmer Springs for planting exotic trees to supply the Christchurch market. Planting of radiata pine and Douglas fir began in 1902-1903 and prison labour was used 1903-1913. There were 25 prisoners here in 1904, most of whom had asked to serve their sentence at Hanmer…
Watch this space: Lindsay Chan maps Christchurch street art
The bare walls of our busted city are a canvas for something beautiful. Since the earthquakes, a lot of us think: "Christchurch street art is ka rawe". Here's a mere sample of what is happening right now: You can vote on Facebook for which Enliven places street mural you'd like painted on the side of the Ibis Christchurch. Voting…
Kennedy Assassinated! What were you doing on 23 November 1963?
By the time The Christchurch Star was published on the afternoon of Saturday 23 November 1963, it would have been hard to find someone in Christchurch who had not already heard that the President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy had been assassinated earlier that morning (7:00am New Zealand time). But when the initial…
The Pony Movie Recipe
Even though Miss Missy is nearly 15, she and I still enjoy our Mum and Daughter Movie Nights. Often we pick a theme, like movies based on books (we liked Stardust, National Velvet and The Princess Bride), robot movies (I, Robot was our favourite) or flicks starring Robin Williams (Jumanji is Miss Missy's top pick; I like Mrs Doubtfire…
Erasing hate and the rejection of white supremacism
Recently there have been a number of articles in the world’s press covering the rise of the Alt-Right in politics, and confrontations between Neo-Nazis and anti-racists. Many media commentators have drawn the conclusion after incidents such as Charlottesville, Virginia that President Donald Trump tacitly supports the white supremacist movement and, indeed, draws much voter support from…
Bishopdale 2017: The Christchurch Documentary Project
Going beyond the iconic elephant slide and the suburban mall, five photographers from the University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts immersed themselves in the public and private lives of Bishopdale residents to create the latest instalment of The Christchurch Documentary Project - Bishopdale 2017. Vew the exhibition at Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre. or…
Books on screen: Murder most foul, sci-fi classics and more
Read the book before you see the film/TV series, or read the source material afterwards for all the added backstories and characters (that you can absorb at your own pace)? It's a tricky one and the answer really depends on your own personal tastes and inclinations. Either way, here is the latest crop of works…
The wahine who welcomed the visitors to Tuahiwi, North Canterbury: Picturing Canterbury
Date: 3 August 1922. "This was a week-long hui attended by Wiremu Ratana (1873-1939) and was the largest gathering of the Waipounamu Maori that had been held for many years. Its chief purpose was to discuss their claims over land taken from them in the past. Grievances were referred to as "Te hapa o nuitireni"…
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