Showing posts with label Christchurch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christchurch. Show all posts
4 April 2013

The Pouwhenua, Christchurch, New Zealand

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The pouwhenua, or carved wooden post, in front of Christchurch City Council's Civic Offices.   'TE POU HERENGA WAKA   ...

Dyslexia Discovery Exhibit, Christchurch, New Zealand

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This striking bronze sculpture exhibit, titled 'Inner Struggle', is in a former villa car park in Worcester Boulevard opposite t...

Writers' Busts outside the Arts Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand

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'MARGARET MAHY   CHRISTCHURCH CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN, WORLD-FAMOUS WRITER OF MAGICAL STORIES AND VERSE FOR CHILDREN AN...
3 April 2013

The Writers' Plaques, Christchurch, New Zealand

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In 1997 the New Zealand Society of Authors (Canterbury branch), financially aided by The Community Trust, placed 32 plaques dedicated to wr...
2 April 2013

The Ngaio Marsh House, Cashmere, Christchurch, New Zealand

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The Ngaio Marsh House has a web site, which states that the house suffered scarcely any damage during the earthquakes: the message is unequ...
24 March 2013

First Impressions of New Zealand: Christchurch

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We spent the first two days in New Zealand walking because no sensible person drives after a long-haul flight (and this was a very long one...
5 February 2013

Ngaio Marsh: Black Beech and Honeydew: An Autobiography (1965)

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  Vy Elsom's sketch of Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982) on the back cover of the dust jacket   This of course is not the revised 198...