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Happy new year
Happy new year one and all. Please spare a thought for those who went north for a quiet time and got soaked. Unless something significant happens, the next post will be on the 4th.
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Blog update
I will be out of action for about a week so no updates to the blog until next Tuesday (or thereabouts) unless, of course, life gets exciting again.
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R.I.P. Min
Min, the Avonside Blog’s cat, went to meet his Maker early yesterday evening. The epitome of resilience, he survived five years living homeless in the area until accepting our invitation. Three years...
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Book launch tonight – Selling the Dream
Despite the distractions of living in Orange and Red zones, and having to deal with EQC and other dim-witted & at times dubious organisations, Gail has been working away on two essays for a book...
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Avonside Blog update
On Tuesday of last week Blog Central relocated to Kaiapoi. It was a somewhat fraught experience with Southern Response doing their best, but not able to keep up with the pace of events. The law firm...
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas. Back on the 7th of January unless something out of the ordinary occurs before them. This year a Persian Christmas card, from farsinet. Quite fitting really, as the three wise men were...
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Demolition of No. 57
57 Cowlishaw Street has been demolished. Alan Cooke’s photographs give a wonderful bird’s eye view of the process. His photographs also show one of the attractions Avonside residents used to enjoy:...
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Remembering and giving thanks for life in Avonside
INVITATION You are cordially invitedto join us for the opening of aPHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONRemembering and giving thanks for life in AvonsideEaster Sunday 31 March 2013 at 2pmHosted bythe Church of the...
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For Wellington
It has been a hard day for many of you. Like other forms of strife, being in the centre of it creates a perspective few others can truly appreciate. Hopefully the night will be quiet and sleep comes...
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Blog update – going into recess
The Avonside Blog is going into recess. Why? When the blog started in November 2010 (1,101 blog postings ago) it’s purpose was to provide a central point of information for our part of the world. As...
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