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Rugby x A Ruined City 22 Jul 2012 | 04:26 pm

This is Christchurch's skyline as of yesterday morning. Note the various cranes. She'll be beautiful again. Mark my words.

McCaw flips the bird to Reason. 22 Jul 2012 | 04:11 pm

As a Cantabrian I was outraged as I read an opinion post by "rugby journalist" Mark Reason on Stuff.co.nz earlier this week. Reason labelled McCaw and the Crusaders cheats. Going so far as to hope tha...

Wait, what? We're already midway through twenty twelve? 13 May 2012 | 02:58 pm

Again, she's flown by in the blink of an eye. And there's been some big changes in the city and my life. The city is being picked apart building by building. It's a patchwork quilt of barren pieces o...

I haz sadness 24 Nov 2011 | 09:22 pm

This will always make me sad. Gut wrenching is all there is to say...

2011: blink and you'll miss it 23 Nov 2011 | 05:02 pm

It has probably been one of the quickest years to have flown past. I'm sure for most it's been a standard year but for me, it's been crazy. Besides all the earthquakes we've been experiencing here in...

RWC Madness - Notable Games to Watch 7 Sep 2011 | 09:02 pm

So this Friday is the first game of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. New Zealand vs Tonga. It's set to be an amazing six weeks here in New Zealand. Unfortunately for me, there'll be no games here in Christc...

One Year On 6 Sep 2011 | 10:24 am

Sunday marked the one year anniversary of the 7.1 earthquake that started it all. The 4th of September 2010 changed the lives of hundreds of thousands. It's been a tumultuous year. We've been hit wi...

The Aftermath of 22 February 2011 16 Jun 2011 | 09:46 pm

So it's been months since my last post. Three days after that post, after having been able to freely travel my city; we were literally thrust up into the air two metres and slammed back down, shaken ...

The Clean Up 19 Feb 2011 | 10:27 am

It's now February. Driving down one of the main streets in the central city last night, it struck me how much we have to clean up in the city. We're still tearing down buildings that were so badly d...

11.1.11 11 Jan 2011 | 10:09 pm

OMGZ! Now that's how you really do the date! Day, month, year. It's logical. Haha anyway, welcome to 2011! This year is going to be a good one. My final in tertiary education, not to mention the Rug...

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