In case you need any more examples of the success of the Warriors brand off field, it is standing room only here at Tūranga for an event where some of the Wahs will read books to kids on a Thursday morning

Had a lovely, wet walk around Te Kuru wetlands today. Interesting to see that efforts have been made to un-straighten the course of the river, which had been altered by Cracroft Wilson in the 19th century

Uh. Here’s a picture yesterday I took of a guy outside the church that is now in the centre of the bomb threat cordon in Somerfield. Dunno if they’re related but some pretty weird goings on down by the local

Khruangbin at the Christchurch Town Hall, Feb 20. Someone came up to me and thanked me for saving the Town Hall! It was Jess and Barnaby and Lianne and others mainly, but I had kind of forgot that we had to fight for it. Imagine if we’d knocked it down … for what? The perfect venue

Crane on waterfront at Akaroa tipped over into the harbour about five minutes ago

Double rainbow (all the way)

3. The board felt pretty clever about this. Sold a bunch of previously “useless” land at a pretty profit. Here’s what that area looks like now

2. The board had purchased the land, which wasn’t suitable for subdivision as it was too low. But they topped it up with the silt from the river and then took it to the market. Here’s the before and after pics

Protest has gone around the block and is now approaching the Boss store

Big crowd at the Bridge Of Remembrance

Nothing but blue skies