Kerryn

“I’m a lawyer. Who’s just been made a QC (Queen’s Counsel). Startlingly! How do I explain what the QC ceremony was? It’s an accolade for court lawyers to recognize excellence at the bar. So it’s lovely and startling. I’m the only woman QC practicing in Christchurch which is outrageous. When I graduated from law school, […]

Kevin

“I came to Christchurch from the UK 18 years ago. I work as a mental health support worker. I was originally an audiologist which is why I came to New Zealand. I sold real estate very briefly, I was a teacher, I’ve done a lot of things. My background is in health care and I […]

Dylan

“Music’s like one of my big passions. I joined Burnside High because of the specialist music program…. It’s a jazz program specifically. I didn’t really know what jazz was; I knew it was some like, ancient genre from the olden days. I judged it. I’m a rock drummer but I thought eh! I’ll just do […]

Mike

“I love it out here. I love a view. Jim bought this (bach) probably about 50 years ago. Jim is my father-in-law. Whenever you turn the mains on, the wireless stays on for the whole weekend. It’s just part of the ambience of the place. We’ve finally got a bit of tenure now for 30 […]

Murray

“I’m Tuahiwi and Arowhenua. “I was born in Christchurch, but I started from the bottom of the South Island when I was a young fella. Mum and Dad had farms in Cromwell, Wanaka, Tarras. When Mum and Dad retired, they retired to Timaru. I worked for a building firm in Timaru for years. I worked […]

Blake

“I grew up in New Brighton and now I live in Hereford Street. I live and work in the central city. One thing about Christchurch is that you can skate anywhere. Everything’s accessible. I’m a chef so I get to skate around most days. There is the Washington skate park but it’s pretty small these […]

Jillian

“When my last baby went off to school people said, oh, you’ll be going back to work now, but I just wanted a year to myself first and so I started painting. I had a really blessed career path. I was picked up by a gallery within six months of starting painting, and started selling […]

John

“I used to run late to work all of the time. I live in Richmond and work in Hornby. So I saved up and got this E-Bike. It cost me quite a bit of money but I stack crates out in Hornby and then I do a paper run too. I use it for work, […]

Yvonne and Carl

“Last December, Carl came into the store, looking at the Christmas lights, and I was tidying them up. We talked for about half an hour. My grandchildren came up from Queenstown and I took them out to the Christmas lights. I talked to him and invited him out for a coffee. I wasn’t sure where […]

Antonio

“I’ve lived in Christchurch for 3 years, I came here for work. I came to work as a postdoctoral fellow for the University of Canterbury. I’m Originally from Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico, but I have been to several places already. I lived in the UK, in Glasgow for four and a half years and while I […]