https://youtu.be/GMuRtdR6KjM Peter Donnelly is a well-known local artist. Having used the beach as his canvas for almost two decades, he now keeps a slower pace of life with poetry and photography as his medium. Up until a few years ago it was common place to see Peter creating art on the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apNKE4d0wcI&t=13s How many places have you been to in the world where almost everyone you bump into is absolutely in love with where they live? New Brighton is a seaside village, surrounded by water and nature, with the added benefit of being a suburb of New Zealand’s second biggest city, Christchurch.We’re a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b1nmIphLgc We went along to hang out with Gav (A.K.A RubbleCity) while he and Chile One painted a giant moa in the Hawke St car park. Gav started the New Brighton Outdoor Art Foundation to bring vibrancy and inspiration to vacant sites in New Brighton after the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes. They started...
A Christchurch institution, the mini zoo was was both a source of fascination and controversy. Established in the late 1950s by Bill Grey, the small zoo allowed residents and tourists to encounter animals up close, from lions and tigers to the famously intimidating crocodile kept in a glass enclosure near...
