#Lyttleton Harbour

[like-the-cut-of-your-jib]

When I read the Harbourmaster’s response to SailGP’s last minute demands for Sunday scheduling changes on Lyttleton Harbour, it seems extremely balanced and fair.

SailGP apparently wanted extra time in the morning for additional training for the crews.

They were denied for the very reasonable reasons set out below.

From SailGP’s perspective, the compromise offered by the Harbourmaster’s office, probably didn’t provide enough of a time buffer for training time and getting crews on and off the boats before the scheduled TV broadcast show was supposed to begin on Sunday afternoon at 3 PM NZ time. So they didn’t action it and the sailing teams didn’t get the training time they desperately need.

But the question remains, WHY IS SAILGP making these last minute changes at Christchurch? Would they make these same demands of Sydney or LA or Cadiz or any other stop? No, they would recognize that there are competing pressures and demands on all users of the harbour and that safety is #1. They would plan out their time well in advance so that schedules and the public can be notified.

Just because you’re a big deal and your CEO is a Kiwi, doesn’t mean squat.

PLAN BETTER SAILGP. YOUR scrambling is MAKING EVERYONE involved look bad. The sailing teams are suffering. Your reputation is dropping.

Harbourmaster’s assessment from The Post article is below:

The Harbourmaster was approached late Saturday night to ask if racing could occur earlier on Sunday than the planned 3.00pm start time. Response was that it was possible but more information was required and a full assessment done.

Response: The HMO carried out a risk assessment at 7.00am Sunday morning to assess a request to start racing at 11.00am. No additional practice time was requested.

The HMO was able to approve a 1.30pm start time, but not an 11.00am start. Despite the Harbourmaster allowing a start at 1.30pm SailGP decided to stick with 3.00pm.

11.00am was not approved primarily due to:

Inadequate operational time prior to 11.00am to bring afternoon safety controls forward (pre-briefings, markers, marshals, harbourmaster, maritime police, coastguard etc), inadequate time to communicate to the public, Bring Your Own Boat (BYOB) were scheduled to start coming into position on the water from 11.00am – they would be trying to get to their spot during racing and there would be a backlog of people trying to get on the water that would need managing.

Ferries would still be running – between 11.00am and 1:20pm there are ten ferries scheduled.

General public would still be on the water and not aware to get off earlier. Maritime Police also agreed that an 11.00am start was not safe and it should not be approved. Maritim Police core reasons were: Inadequate time to plan and communicate, and v essel availability at short notice.

We suggested, as a solution to their compressed schedule, an earlier race time of 1.30pm, subject to final HMO checks.

This is earlier than the previously scheduled 3.00pm start time, so allowed for some earlier racing to occur safely.

F50’s (race boats) could be on the water earlier than 1.30pm to be all ready to go– they just couldn’t safely race until 1.30pm (go fast and get close to each other etc). On-water and safety checks were all brought forward to ensure a 1.30pm start time was possible from a water safety perspective.

SailGP Responsibility

SailGP race organisers could have used last year’s experience to plan for such an eventuality around race delays due to dolphins or for other reasons.

i.e: they could have proactively applied in their application to set the Sunday up like this just in case Saturday was compromised. They did not.

[runnersnz]

"I started running at primary school, somewhat reluctantly, doing the required cross-country. And being at a small Fiordland school, if there was a sports team for anything, you sort of all have to play, just to make up the numbers!

Both my parents did the first Kepler Challenge and I remember “running” with Dad while he was training and trying to keep up with him... as much as an eight year old can. Around that time there was also a local run/bike event that went from Manapouri to Te Anau. You’d be in teams of two where you'd leap frog one another, leaving your bike on the side of the road and then start running. That would have been my first race but I didn't really run again after I left school. I did spend my youth volunteering for the Kepler Challenge though; amazed at how people could possibly run that far and never once believing that I could do it myself.

Years later I worked for DOC on the Milford Track, essentially chasing whio (blue duck) up and down a river. That kept me pretty fit as I was always on my feet a lot, hiking and climbing hills. So I decided to enter the Luxmore Grunt, essentially with no training, aside from chasing ducks. I did the Luxmore Grunt two years in a row and I did all right. And then I just stopped running again, for about fifteen years.

It was during the Covid lockdown that I took it up again properly. Mostly because there was nothing else to do, you couldn't go anywhere. I'd sort of tried to get back into running a few times, but I'd always injure myself early on because I’d go out too far, too fast, too soon. So lockdown was a good opportunity to do it right and I made a plan to take it slow. I even found a ‘couch to 5k’ plan and (mostly) stuck to it. But then they let us out of lockdown and I sort of just bolted! I found all the trails close to home on the Wild Things website and it ballooned out of control quite quickly. I was like “how many trails can I tick off?” I live in Christchurch with the Port Hills on my doorstep - so it turns out there’s a lot!

I found another training plan online and decided to train for the Motatapu Marathon. Unfortunately it was cancelled because of Covid, so I ran a 42km loop around Lyttleton Harbour. I just thought “I wonder if I can”. And I could, although it was a bit of a sufferfest. (I also had to because it was the only way to get back to the car!). 

Why did I run? I think I just really enjoyed the freedom of being out of the house and in nature. I don't know, it's quite relaxing... as much as it can hurt at times. And I think for me, those mental health benefits you get from being outside, moving and having time to think were really important. And I love a challenge - I'm very badge orientated. If there's a way of gamifying something, you've got me! And ticking off as many trails as I could had me hooked.

I’d listen to podcasts on my runs and there was an episode on Dirt Church Radio that stuck with me. Madeleine Collins from Auckland had done a challenge during lockdown where she ran an 8km loop in January... and then she ran it twice in February, three times in March, four times in April, continuing on like that for a whole year, finally running twelve loops in December. That challenge really appealed to me; that kind of incremental, increasing suffering, a ‘I don't know if this thing is possible’ kind of thing. I didn’t jump on it right away, but doing something similar was always in the back of my mind.

Then my Aunt Joan passed away from younger onset dementia a couple of years ago. Dementia Canterbury, a support network for patients and their families, had been a really useful resource for her and her family, and so I decided to try and raise some money for them in memory of my Aunt, to give back for all that they did. My Uncle Pete had ridden the length of New Zealand as a fundraiser and I still had this Madeleine Collins idea mulling around in my head. So I decided it was an opportunity to amalgamate these two ideas; raise some cash for Dementia Canterbury, and set myself a fun challenge... well, type two fun.

For my “Adventure for Dementia”, I settled on a 5km loop in the Port Hills, known as the “Pipeline of Pain”. It just sounds so appealing, doesn’t it. It has 490 metres of climbing over that 5km. The plan was I’d run one loop in January, two in February, three times in March, all the way through to December. The final run in December was 62 kilometres with 5,780 metres elevation. Okay it’s not really a run, it was basically straight up the gas pipeline, then it was too steep to run down the other side really, and then it was into another steep up and down. December's 12 loops took me 18 hours to complete. 

I was so fortunate to have a whole lot of community support around me for this. I did the single January lap by myself because I hadn't told anyone what or why I was doing it, and I didn't know yet if it was even possible. But people slowly found out and basically every lap thereafter people would join me. One guy Ken, who at the time I didn't really know, joined me in May and he did all five laps with me. Then he came back for June, July, August, right through to December. I did 78 laps in total and Ken did 68. We're quite good mates now, after spending a lot of time and suffering together. Heaps of other people that I'd never met before joined in for laps too. Some people got wind of it and drove from miles away to be a part of it. Some people just wanted to come and challenge themselves on the Pipeline track, and some came because they had a dementia connection.

I/We raised $13,000 for Dementia Canterbury - very stoked!! That was nine months ago now. I still like running, but I didn't run for some months afterwards. I was a tad broken, but I learnt that it's possible... that it's absolutely possible... you just have to be stubborn, keep moving.... and remember to eat!

I do want to know what more I am capable of. I don't feel like I’ve hit the limit yet, maybe because I haven't failed. I feel like there's more. I've got a miler on my list, another Backyard Ultra maybe. 

My advice, just go and do it I reckon. If you don't get out there and give it a go you'll never know what's possible!"Amy @amy_goes_adventuring (Christchurch) Photo taken in Te Anau– Portraits of Runners + their stories @RunnersNZ

[a-solitary-sea-rover-backup]

For his voyage in “Totorore” Gerry Clark was awarded  the MBE, the Northland Harbour Board’s Blue Water Trophy 1986, the Tilman medal for  Cruising in High Latitudes[by the Royal Cruising Club of Great Britain],the Royal Akarana Yacht Club’s Tequila Propeller Award,the Fred Norris Medal of the Devonport Yacht Club,the Stolberger Memorial Award of the New Zealand Yacht Club Navigators Society,the Blue Water Medal of the Cruising Club of America, and he was elected a elected a Fellow of  the Royal Geographical Society.

But it is the 12th of June 1999 – 19:00 hours. Martin Renner, German born researcher at the University of Otago sits patiently in the old Castaway Hut at Hutt Cove, Antipodes Islands by the single side band radio waiting for his skipper and fellow birdwatcher, Gerry Clark to call in on their regular radio schedule from the 10m yacht “Totorore”.  No word. Renner knows there is a strong northerly forecast, a very unusual occurrence at the Antipodes in the middle of winter.

Gerry Clark has told him that he intends to seek shelter in South Bay on the southern end of the Antipodes Islands, a tiny bay with an entrance not much more than 400 feet wide and very exposed to the prevailing southwesterly swell which even on a calm day can be 4 metres. Although unusual, Renner knows that Gerry Clark has had difficulties with an earth leak on the boat and therefore sometimes the batteries aren’t fully charged.  Having sailed from Lyttleton to the Antipodes, a voyage of 430 nautical miles, Renner and his partner, Anya Schultz know the peculiarities of the “Totorore”.

[jeanhm]

Christchurch

Moved on now to Christchurch and spent a few days in a "Tiny house" a sort of shepherds hut on wheels but a bit bigger. we had to sleep in the loft area and it was a tight squeeze but a good location between Christchurch and Arthurs Pass. We stayed over the Easter weekend here and managed to get in some beautiful days in the mountains and a day in Christchurch and a less successful day trying to see Hectors dolphins, the smallest dolphin in Akaroa (but as we didn't see them we get a free return visit which we will do on our return to Christchurch).

We were really lucky with our weather and picked good days to go both to the Mount Hutt area and Arthurs Pass and we could see the snow covered mountains including the Cook Range. It was lucky that we did this when we did as our onward journey yesterday to Haast through Arthurs Pass was in low cloud so we didn't see anywhere near as much.

We spent Easter Saturday in Christchurch itself going on both the city tram around the city centre and on the out of town gondola which goes up the edge of the caldera which now forms Lyttleton harbour area. Again we were lucky with clear views though not as much sun. I was surprised to see just how much rebuilding is still taking place in Christchurch this long after the earthquake and the cathedral is far from being rebuilt. It seems such a shame that it has taken so long but I understand this is due to the need for deep piling of all new buildings, which of course is worse when seeking to retain original fabric of the cathedral rather than demolish and total rebuild.

I was impressed at how easy the city was to get around as the central area is really quite small. The gondola was further out of the city than I expected so there was less views over the city but the views out east over the centre of the former volcano were excellent and you could really see the rim of the caldera.

[chrisframeofficial]

Cunard Celebrates 100 Years of World Cruising

This week Cunard launched a special photographic exhibition to celebrate a centenary of photography taken aboard their ships. The occasion acknowledges the introduction of onboard photographers, who have been sailing with Cunard’s ships since 1923. 

Throughout a century of shipboard photography, many unique moments have been captured aboard Cunard ships. 

From images of one of the modern Queens visiting a new port of call, to interior shots of the transatlantic liners, to dramatic photographs taken of troops during World War II, photography has captured both joy and danger from the decks of these ships. 

The launch of Cunard’s photographic exhibit coincides with the 100th anniversary of their first ever world cruise. Undertaken aboard the Laconia, the voyage departed in late 1922 and sailed through the early months of 1923. 

Run in partnership with American Express, the first Cunard world cruise sailed completely in the northern hemisphere – venturing only as far south as Panama and Singapore. However, it did encircle the world, and included transits of both the Panama Canal and Suez Canal. 

That first world cruise proved so popular that another Cunard world cruise aboard Samaria set sail in 1923. 

In the 1970s, Cunard’s world cruise presence was bolstered when their then-flagship QE2 commenced regular world cruises. She was joined on the world cruise circuit by other Cunarders including Sagafjord and later Royal Viking Sun. 

Today all three Cunard Queens undertake long duration global voyages. I was lucky enough to sail recently aboard all three Queens as a guest lecturer, speaking about Cunard’s long and illustrious history. Given the centenary of world cruising as well as the centenary of photography aboard Cunard ships, I thought it would be fun to share with you a few of my best snaps from the three Queens. 

Queen Elizabeth – we sailed from Sydney on a cruise around New Zealand in January. I particularly liked seeing the ship docked at Lyttleton, near Christchurch. I actually called in here on my first ever cruise aboard QE2 back in the 90s, so the visit was full of nostalgia for me. Queen Elizabeth also looked impressive in Tauranga. While we sailed back to Australia, we were followed by a water spout, which was pretty exciting! 

Queen Victoria – on this short cruise, we sailed from the Bay of Islands to Sydney. Queen Victoria looked particularly impressive at anchor in the Bay of Islands. When we arrived into Sydney, we witnessed a special drone light show before berthing at Circular Quay. It was great to see Queen Victoria near the Sydney Harbour Bridge. 

Queen Mary 2 – one of my all time favourite ships, it was fantastic to be back aboard Queen Mary 2 after a three year hiatus. As many of you will know, I was aboard QM2 when the global cruise shutdown commenced, so it was great to be back and see things running so well aboard the ship. 

There are so many wonderful things to see aboard this ship, and I loved taking photos of QM2’s bridge and bow, as well as watching the remarkable sunset that I captured while we were at anchor off Busselton. 

If you want to check out the full Cunard anniversary photographic exhibition, I’ve linked it here: https://www.cunard.com/en-au/inspirat... It’s worth checking out. 

[harryhenry1]

Fun time out in #lyttleton with mum and freddy doing work for an upcoming project... we shot some neat footage just in time before it started raining! #christchurch #harbour #projects #fun #cloudy #overcast #town (at Lyttelton Harbour) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrPefBhgcpZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1etjqhas4lkdr

[gotheregoya-blog]

Thank god for photographer friends! Here's a snippet from our day trip to Lyttleton and Diamond Harbour. We took a 40 minute bus ride from Christchurch to Lyttleton and then a 10 minute ferry to Diamond Harbour. Such a great day with friends!

[skateboaring]

Diamond Harbour - Lyttleton Port - Combined

[mjchajes]

Three Days in New Zealand

January 14, 2020

This island, Christchurch, is truly a beautiful and amazing place. Words and pictures do not do justice to describe how stunning this island is. Within this past week since arriving here, I’ve done and seen so many amazing things and it is difficult to only cover one day of the trip so I decided to talk about my personal top 3 highlights on the trip thus far.

The first was the hike on Bridle Path near the gondola (Photo 1). The view of Lyttleton Harbour from the top of the mountain was one of the coolest things I have witnessed. Lyttleton is a town located close to the water, on the side of an extinct volcano. Every time you turn your head, the views were so jaw dropping that I kept forgetting to take videos. We spent some time in Lyttleton and it was such an amazing city with welcoming and kind locals.

I played tenor saxophone in UD's Jazz Ensemble during my sophomore year and the next experience that I loved related to it. I got to play saxophone on stage in front of random people and new friends from our class. We went to Fat Eddie’s, on the Avon River and, in part due to the confidence I gained from making new friends while on this trip, I decided to ask the live band playing if I could perform one song with them and they were nice enough to say yes (Photo 2). My classmates were so supportive and it made it all worth the effort. It was such a riveting experience and I never thought I would have been able to have the guts to ask a random band in a foreign country to do that.

The last experience was going to Akaroa on Sunday (Photo 3). Akaroa is a popular resort town where one of the major attractions is 'swim with the dolphins' boat tours. It was by far the most beautiful and breathtaking view and village that I have been to. We got to see dolphins and seals, then we had some free time to walk around town and take a swim at the beach. I was in awe the entire time I was there and I couldn’t even fathom what I was looking at and experiencing. In fact, every 5 minutes I’d look at my friends and say, “Is this even real?” I cannot wait for more memories and experiences to be made during the rest of the trip.

Austin Sharpe

[like-the-cut-of-your-jib]

My headline: Christchurch SailGP Contingency and Conservation Controversy Continues.

The latest - 2023May24 NZ article link above.

This originally came to my notice from a 2023May18 article linked below which republished a Newsroom article.

To quickly summarize: Dolphin contingency plan in place approved by NZ Department of Conservation (DOC). Plan involves trained observers in boats, drones and acoustic detectors in the water and DOC observers in the race control booth. Racing of Sail GP vessels to halt (skippers to ensure team boats fall off the foils) if dolphins sited within marine sanctuary waters and also within 300m distances of race markers.

Plan followed and used to adjust practice times and practice races. Also invoked during the first day of racing, which delayed the start of racing (2023Mar18)

Second day of racing (2023Mar19) - no problems. During the final race, a pair of dolphins were sighted by observer boats, possibly within the 300m radius of a certain distance of the final turn marker, while the raceboats turning away from the area of potential sighting towards the finish line near the shore. Canada SailGP team victorious.

April2023 - DOC investigation launched. Conclusion that DOC observers can’t actually be sure that dolphins within the 300m zone and therefore no breach of NZ legislation.

My thoughts on this “controversy”:

A. No one wants to see endangered aquatic species hurt or their behaviour altered due to a sporting event. However, these Hector’s dolphins or any other aquatic species don’t generally wear e-tags. If the drones and/or acoustic detectors didn’t or couldn’t pick up their location during the final race and all they had to go on were the boat observers, of course the DOC observers can’t be sure if there was a breach of the Plan, let alone the NZ legislation. This may be compounded by questions about the dolphin observer boat behaviour throughout the entire event.

B. As an outsider, I was quite surprised at the number of spectator boats on the water at this event. I know that Kiwis love their sailing and power boating, but this would seem to be the one place and time where there was bound to be conflict between spectator boats and “race-sanctioned” boats. My unpopular opinion is to limit access to the area to the Coast Guard, race vessels, support vessels and dolphin observer vessels only. Yes, this would be disappointing to local boat owners that they can’t anchor within designated areas to watch the racing from the water. Back to the harbour, I say and encourage watching from the shore, anchored at the dock or on TV. If you want to hold a race event smack dab in a marine sanctuary, let’s plan to avoid all on-the-water conflict. And if the people aboard the dolphin observer vessels weren’t doing their jobs properly, SailGP and the DOC may want to avoid using them in the future. Possibly drop more acoustic monitors throughout the harbour and use more drones.

C. Why not interviewing the race skippers is not a big deal. Why bother? The final race boat skippers (Peter, Phil/Chris Drapper and Ben or was it Tom?) are concentrating on racing. If they were not notified by race control of a potential dolphin sighting during the final race, they would have no useful information they could add to the DOC investigation. And SailGP race control did not notify them about the reporting sighting and freely submitted that info during the DOC investigation.

D. Racing in a marine mammal sanctuary and in a small busy harbour was always a difficult proposition. Everyone involved has an interest and bias and the media coverage and the sources interviewed are revealing.

Will this cancel the 2025 event planned for Christchurch? Imho no. However, it does sound like the Dolphin Contingency Plan (dolphin vessel spotters help or hindrance? who has the last say- DOC observers or race officials? Was the right call made at the time?) and the Event Plan (local boat presence mucking up the ability of others to do their jobs) will need updating as a matter of continuous improvement.

Keep going SailGP - competitive sailing, event management and conservation interests are all navigable on and off the water. But it definitely takes work!

[wdbecker]

Akaroa, NZ

Akaroa is located on the Banks Peninsula about 52 miles (84km) south of Christchurch. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for “Long Harbour.” The peninsula is the remnant of a volcano with a round shape and covered in hills and valleys. It became the main port for cruise ships visiting Christchurch when the nearer Lyttleton port was damaged in an earthquake. Akaroa is unique in New Zealand because…

[billbennettnz]

Weekly update: China, Alibaba and ASB

Seamen using Lyttleton Library wi-fi Photo taken last month in Lyttleton on a Sunday afternoon. We saw seamen walk into town from the harbour, in the past they might have headed straight for the bars, but for this Asian crew their first destination was the public library where they could use the free wi-fi. Highlights this week were two stories published in The New Zealand Herald’s China Business…

[rentcampervan]

Top Hikes Around Christchurch

Christchurch hosts some of the incredible hikes and walks that you cannot miss on your trip to New Zealand. If you want to truly enjoy the hikes, you should plan for campervan rental Christchurch. It will allow you to go through multiple hikes, and make the most of your hiking trip. Here we will take you through some of the hikes you ought to plan, whether you are visiting New Zealand or you live nearby. 1.    Taylor’s Mistake-Awaroa Head Walk: If you love being close to the nature and are in special love with water, then this trail is meant for you. It is easy on many levels but incredible altogether. The entire trail is enclosed in bushes and rocks. You can see the blue of the water enjoying your hike with you. You can also take a guided walking tour or plan a trip into the sea to see some dolphins. You can spend multiple days on this site and enjoy different activities. 2.    The Crater Rim Walkway: If you want an intense and highly adventurous trail, then you should take the Crater Rim walkway. It ranges from Godley Hills to the Gebbies Pass. A clear sky guarantees a beautiful experience along this route. You will get some of the scenic and photographic views here that you cannot miss. There are different sections that you should plan to visit along this route. It includes Major Hornbrook Track, Kennedy’s Bush Track and others. it is prudent to have a motorhome hire Christchurch that will allow you to explore the route while you have a place to put up. 3.    Rapaki Track: If you want something not too challenging on your hike plate, then you can take this route. It starts from the Rapaki Road and takes you through the Port Hills. If you love panaromic views, then this hike is specially for you. you will also get some views of the volcano located along the banks of Peninsula. If you want to get some breathtaking views of the Lyttleton Harbour, then you should definitely go through this trail 4.    You can book a campervan rental Auckland, and take the Kennedys Bush Track too. A 3.5 km track that ranges from Halswell Quarry to Summit Road, you can do this hike separately too. It is the best route for those who love birdwatching. You will get to see some of the beautiful native birds that remain unseen elsewhere. There are several trails that you can take along this route. It hosts the Orongamai Trail, the Quarry Trail and the Totara Trail. Each of them are small trails and can be done leisurely. If you plan to take the famous walks around Christchurch, make sure to book a motorhome hire Christchurch. It will allow you to enjoy the multi-day hikes without worrying about your stay. Just make sure you connect with the right campsites for parking and other facilities before you plan your trip. Once you have the information, planning your next hike becomes easy and effortless.

[tomblacklung]

Discovering a Home For Sale - Leading Tips For Purchasers

estate agents in Buxton - Some more recent locations have covenants so that gardens are kept to a particular requirement. It's essential to discover a location that matches the outside upkeep of your way of life. Home gardens can look beautiful, however might take some devotion, whereas native turfs and shrubs can look clear and tidy and be low upkeep.

You can choose anything from a beach front residential or commercial property, to one in the Port Hills, a main city pad, or a big home in the suburban areas. Each residential area of Christchurch has a various feel, and it's essential to discover a part of it that fits you and your character as well as your real estate requirements.

Numerous of the popular schools have moving and zoning requirements into a specific location can guarantee your child/children have a much better modification of access to that school, however this frequently indicates you pay more of a premium. The school culture is thought about an essential part of household life in Canterbury. Picking a school in some of the external suburban areas typically implies your kid can go to a smaller sized school, with a beautiful household environment.

There are numerous aspects to think about if you are looking for a home for sale in Christchurch. We have actually got some leading pointers for buying home in UK.

4. Sporting and outside pursuits are another aspect. A lot of sports are within a simple driving range, however being positioned near a golf course, a browse beach, or near cycling tracks can be of advantage for the additional eager sports fan.

If you desire a house that's got all of the advantages of city living, with an outdoors way of life at your door, then purchasing a house in the Lyttleton Harbour and Bay locations can be an excellent alternative. The residential or commercial properties in these locations use a simple commute to the main city if required, or you can work closer to house.

You can choose anything from a beach front home, to one in the Port Hills, a main city pad, or a big home in the residential areas. Numerous of the popular schools have moving and zoning requirements into a specific location can guarantee your child/children have a much better modification of access to that school, however this typically suggests you pay more of a premium. The school culture is thought about an essential part of household life in Canterbury. Picking a school in some of the external residential areas typically suggests your kid can go to a smaller sized school, with a beautiful household environment.

[lilyjoycemfa]

Another variation of this idea as a trial is using clear view gallery to show text. I plan to go to Lyttelton/ Christchurch during the MFA holidays to see the Ralph Hotere Exhibition. I will be staying for the most part in Lyttleton with my godmother. I was thinking of making some art there which could include a video of the harbour with some Jamie-esque video work. in the background. A bad sketch shows this idea above. 

There’s definitely a layer of site specificity I have considered with this work. I have thought about where I would ideally show this work in it’s final form. My feelings toward Lyttelton exist mostly in my mind so I wonder if this work isn’t site specific for that reason. Is it something that merely floats where ever I take it. 

[kiwilegographer]

NZ Solo Trip #3 Canterbury !! This was in a view point on the way to governor's bay, overlooking lyttleton harbour . . #travelbloggers #travel #solotravel #travelogue #traveldiaries #travelmore #bloggerlife #travelquotes #wanderlust #adventureseeker #travelmore #goexplore #wonderfulplaces #lovetotravel #traveltheplanet #travelblogging #chchswing #thattravelblog #newzealand #aotearoa #traveller #nelson #abeltasman #nelsonlakes #motueka #airnzshareme . . https://akilwrites.wordpress.com (at Lyttelton Harbour) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2G8v_Wnx3x/?igshid=1aewaz1if27p3