Posts by Geoff Lealand
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...and such an important news story?
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Hard News: Strange days for journalism, in reply to
They have been running a series of regional workshops about the media coverage of issues around ethnicity.
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Any chance of adding a photo of the Hamilton munitions workers? A row of their houses ('Artillery Flats") still stand in Peachgrove Road in Hamilton East.
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to
I was intrigued by this building under construction. So new and fresh in a landscape of dust and rubble. Perhaps Christchurch needs many more wooden buildings; stone and concrete no longer seem the right materials,
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The Sydney Mining Herald....and the Melbourne Gag?
Why does Australia produce monsters like her--Packer, Murdoch et al?
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to
Poroporo, possibly?
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to
Drove around the maze of the red zone yesterday with a friend. Our destination was Alice in Videoland and it was great to see them in their building again; a landmark in a landscape of bare lots and demolition. . They are planning a cafe addition—and most importantly—a small theatrette for screening art house films. Really important, given that there really is only the Hollywood in Sumner left (unless you journey to Akaroa).
Christchurch was the starting point and end point for a 1100km tour around the South Island last week, to add cinemas to my site at http://cinemasofnz.info,. Visited 17 different cinemas in six days.
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Lilith; I drove through the McKenzie Basin today (en route from Christchurch to Wanaka, to add cinemas to http://cinemasofnz.info) but didn't see any Sky. In fact, I saw little sky due to low and dense fog much of the way--except for one magic moment near Mt. Hutt, when the murk lifted, to reveal magnificent, snow-laden mountains,
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The Sofie and Jackie Show. Now there's a concept!
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Good to see some new folk contributing today