Jason

“I live and work just up the road, on Sundays I bike down here. I ride a motorbike as well, the motorbike guys come down here on Sundays for motorbike talk and a beer. There will be a few guys here, we catch up here just about every Sunday if we’re not on a bike […]

Fenella

“Hi, I’m Fenella. Nelly. Fenella’s ok. I prefer Nelly but I wouldn’t want to change my name to it. I had Nell in my name and then Mum wanted a family name in it so someone in her family was called Nelly and we added a ‘y’. It’s a nickname but not everyone can use […]

Ranyon

“Thunder and Marley are Siberian huskies, they are father and son. I decided to breed these dogs after I bought one for my partner years ago. I grew up on a farm and have always loved dogs.” – Ranyon

Riwai Grace

I slept through the February 2011 earthquake, Nan’s scream woke me up, I was in between shifts. Our dog got out, I ran after him, barefoot through the liquefaction in my boxer shorts. I waited for my wife to get home, once she and Nan were safe I headed into the CBD, I wanted to get to my crew.

‘Mean’ Jean

Some people find me scary and I guess I am! I have this inner self that I don’t share with lots of people. I lost my father when I was 8 years old and Mum brought up a family of four children on her own; we all pitched in and helped.

Kelven

“I was born a musician. From the age of two I could keep the beat of a rhythm and started playing the xylophone. It was the first instrument I played when growing up in Argentina. Being blind I have always liked to ride and feel the motion and movement in time to music. I saw […]

D

“I’ve seen some people walk past, and they look at you like you’re scum. They don’t really know people’s situations. I’ve seen people walk past and say hello, how’s your day going? Sometimes they’ll sit down here, or here, and have a yak to ya, it doesn’t cost anything to sit down and have a […]

Gerard

“Well hello there……. I am an artist of the weird and I love surrealism.” – Gerard

Sue and Denis

“Denis and I met after the earthquakes. We walked our dogs in the same park and kept on bumping into each other. Now we have a blended family with the dogs! It’s really nice to have the city back. It’s just fabulous to see so much green, especially on the sunny side. I like having […]

Charlie

“I come from Japan and I have been in New Zealand ten years now. It’s called Lucky Ninja because I’m a lucky person! I always wear this hat, I think its cool and it matches my T- shirt. I enjoy being in Cathedral Square everyday, it’s exciting and you meet really funny nice people.” -Charlie