Przemek

“It’s a consistency in my life, going to the mountains and exploring. I grew up in the Carpathian Mountains and one of the most spectacular national parks in Poland – Tatra National Park – is not far so I could go just for a day trip. I loved just going for long walks in those […]

Taylor

“After the earthquakes, I was a bit of a menace as a teenager. I wasn’t as self-aware as I am now about what exactly I was struggling with but I just knew that I was really, really sensitive to what was going on around me. I used to go to Travis Wetland when I felt […]

Colin and James

“I probably spend a couple of hours a day building. My favourite lego part is the two by four brick – I’ve always had a fascination for two by four bricks. One day, I was just randomly building with them and I came up with the idea of a series of characters and that’s the […]

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 […]