Gertrude Ryder Bennett's poem from 1931
I never understood how a man could dareto watch a city shaken to the ground,to feel the tremors,hear the tragic sound of houses twisting,crashing everywhere,and not be conquered by despair. Although his building crumble to a mound of worthless ruins,man has always found the urge to build a...
On current trends, the next 15 years will see 25% more traffic on our roads. Yet this increase can be cancelled if each household makes only one less car journey each week. "Everyone benefits," explains Terry Howes, the Council's Asset and Network Planning Manager. "Traffic...
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Sumner How to get there: The number 3 bus from Uni or the exchange Distinguishable due to the large rock in the middle of the beach and home to a cute little cinema that may or may not be open depending on how shaky it is at the time. Also the site of Christchurch 'Sexy &...
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Organised Art Gap FillerGap Filler came into being following the September earthquake with a goal to temporarily activate some of the vacant spots in the city and bring a bit of fun and hope back into Christchurch. In these projects, plans for the rebuild of the city are...
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Brigittes Espresso Bar209 Papanui Rd (Corner Pap and Aikmans Road)Monday 8am – 4pmTuesday to Saturday 8am – 10pmSunday 9am – 5pm Tip top café, perfect for those with class and those that want it (Lawsoc). Take your cougars and/or sugar daddies but make...
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Revival Bar94 Victoria StreetSunday to Wednesday 11am – MidnightThursday to Saturday 11am – 3am EDITOR'S PICK: Made from three shipping containers, recycled shopping trollies, suitcases and half a car, this bar is severely aesthetically pleasing. On a Saturday night...
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Bars - Read review...1 Snafu Bar + Restaurant2 Joe's Garage3 Fox + Ferret4 The Volstead Trading Company5 The Running Bull6 Speights Ale House7 Dux Live8 Club 229 Aikmans10 Revival Bar11 The Darkroom12 The Cassels + Sons Brewery Coffee and...
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Have you always thought that you'd end up being a rock star?Not really, no. I've never studied music. I had my first singing lesson like three months ago. I've never had any lessons on instruments. I've just started singing and writing music actually when I was in my first year...
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Musical duos: unfortunately the category has spawned several cringeworthy creations. There was Sonny and Cher, who introduced the world to the combined horror of bell bottoms, badly groomed facial hair and the word 'babe'. And what genuine 90s kid could forget Daphne and...
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Knives at Noon, they call themselves. A bit more enigmatic than "McCartney, Gauvin, Wilson & Couch", is it not? "We could have done that," laughs drummer Tim Couch. Too law firm like? "Yeah, sounds like optometrists." Any other contenders for a name then? "Couch and...
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Motivational TipsI finished my degree but I haven't graduated yet. I haven't clicked Graduate online yet. I finished a semester and a half ago. Rooms For RentI haven't had a permanent residence in Christchurch since June 2011. I went on tour for 2-3 months, and then came back...
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