Tammee and Graeme

She’s a ‘57 oldsmobile, all original. She’s 61. We call her the old girl. We just went down to Rock and Hop in Timaru recently. Lot of nice cars down there.

Bipin

“I’ve lived in Christchurch four and a half years, I’m originally from India. I have managed the dairy for 4 years. When I started it was very peaceful, lots of people, I liked the culture. but in the last few years everything has grown up, many people are jobless so they’ve been shoplifting. Two weeks […]

Fred

“Find your broom,” that is a favourite quote of mine by famous U.S. basketball coach Terry Wooden. By that, he means, obviously, find that broom which would lead people to you and then you can influence them. So the boxing, the fitness, the gym work – that’s my broom.  In 1980 I opened up my […]

Sam

“Tomorrow will be my 3rd Marathon. I’ve been running for about two years now, I started exercising a year before that, walking up and down the hills. Originally I hated running, my friend had to force me to run a couple hundred metres. Then we started running in the park together, eventually I started loving […]

Josiah

“I moved to Christchurch when I was six, I was born in Dunedin. My Dad’s Samoan, he moved to New Zealand when he was 17, so I’ve grown up with Samoan heritage. My Mum is Scottish, Polish and English, so trying to find a space where the two cultures fit together nicely is something I […]

Hugh

“I like fancy shirts, fancy jackets and ties. And hats. When I’m out lots of people comment on my hats, like, just random people.” – Hugh

Nick

“I had always wanted to open a bar. It was a dream my father foresaw for me many years ago. He died four years ago sadly before OGB was opened. Post earthquakes I just wanted to bring heritage back to Christchurch and compliment the Old Government Building: OGB.” – Nick

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