The 2019 South Island Lantern Festival in Christchurch will take place from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 February, 5.30pm to 10pm. The event starts at the Bridge of Remembrance and heads down the City Promenade into Victoria Square and The Commons. Subscribe to the South Island Lantern Festival Facebook event. View our photos of previous …
Knight riding on a horse through Hagley Park. Christchurch Star Archive. In copyright. CCL-StarP-00042A. A rider, Miss Sue Morrish, dressed as a knight riding on a horse, Nordick, through Helmores Lanes, North Hagley Park for the filming of a commercial for a Christchurch firm. 16 June 1982. Do you have any photographs of North Hagley Park? If …
Kevin Uduny with Tin Tin the goat, on the Huruma Town Youth Group farm in north-east Nairobi. All photographs by Luis Tato for the Guardian. On a tiny urban smallholding in Kenya, the Huruma Town Youth Group tend goats and chickens and grow vegetables – sharing their bounty with the community’s most vulnerable By Naomi …
Image credit: Shutterstock Green walls, rooftop gardens and urban farms are aiming to bring nature back into central Paris as the city looks to improve its air quality and create a more sustainable future. Staff JLLReal Views 8 February 2019 Excerpt: Growing numbers of buildings are joining the movement. Start-up Sous les Fraises has been …
Unlike the fantasy novels that George R.R. Martin is most known for, Nightflyers is a science fiction novella set in deep space in the far future where Earth and the solar system have become the subject of myth and superstition. The story sets out a premise that lays the framework for an existential foray into …
Some well-known people who have died recently Theo Adam, 1926-2019 Legendary German operatic bass Diana Athill, 1917-2019 British literary editor, novelist and memoirist John Burningham, 1936-2019 English author and illustrator of children’s books Trevor Chinn, 1937-2018 New Zealand glaciologist Windsor Davies, 1930-2019 Welsh actor who performed in many films and television shows Elizabeth Edgar, 1929-2019 …
Have you ever wondered where all the water goes when it rains? Have you ever wondered what happens when anything other than water ends up in the river or swamp? All that water – and anything that’s in the water – ends up in the sea. That shouldn’t be a problem, after all, it’s just …
Move over Valentine’s Day as we celebrate the big event of 14 February – Library Lovers’ Day. This day honours librarians, libraries, and library lovers in both Australia and New Zealand. If a day isn’t enough for you to commemorate this occasion, some places have gone one better and made a month of it. If …
Compact and fully automated, the OGarden allows you to grow up to 90 vegetables at the same time throughout the year. By Gabrielle OGarden Have you heard about it? Manufacture Ogarden Inc. is an inspiring young Canadian company based in Quebec city, created by a team of visionary enthusiasts, believing in a healthier and more …
Rebekah Riddle, an Albany minister who is looking to start a community park in memorial of her father. (Source: WALB) With a goal to reduce violence and create food and camaraderie for the city By Asia Wilson WLAB February 6, 2019 Excerpt: An Albany woman is looking to open a community park with the hope …