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Kia ora all, I've just started a really cool new job at the end of last year as a tutor for Brain Play! We teach STEM subjects to groups of kids, and do 1:1 tutoring of #neurodivergent children too.

I'm AuDHD, so I empathise so much with the kids I get to work with.

Kind of an #ad but I really believe in the cause and am not being paid to share this, so there's that 😉

https://www.brainplay.co.nz/about

#AoNZ #Aotearoa #NewZealand #Auckland #Hamilton #Wellington #Christchurch #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #autism #ADHD

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Jon Sullivan 2d ago

On Sunday 26 April, I'll be leading another nature walk in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, this time from the Sign of the Takahe to the Botanic Gardens. That's part of the four-day City Nature Challenge.

It's a terrific walk designed to take us through many of the city's nature filled nooks and crannies.

Again, all welcome. We leave from the Sign of the Takahe (by the bus stop for the No 1 Cashmere bus) at 9:45 am.

If you don't have the time to commit to the full walk, you can join us for the first part walking to the South Library, or from the South Library to the Art Gallery, or for the final stint from the Art Gallery to the Botanic Gardens.

Below are some photos from the previous two years we've done this walk.

https://ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on/event/takahe-to-taone-hikoi-2

#CityNatureChallenge #Ōtautahi #Christchurch #NZ #NatureWalk #iNaturalistNZ

Jon Sullivan 2d ago

If you're in Ōtautahi-Christchurch city, NZ, next Sunday, and are keen for a nature walk, well, you're in luck!

As part of the city's annual Walking Festival, Noah Fenwick and I will be leading a walk/explore around Waikākāriki Horseshoe Lake. We're two local iNaturalist fanatics and ecologists and are keen to see what we can find around this restored city wetland.

The walk starts at 10 am and will go for about three hours.

All welcome!

https://ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on/event/nature-walk-through-waikakariki-horseshoe-lake

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations?place_id=109378&subview=map

#NatureWalk #Ōtautahi #Christchurch #iNaturalistNZ

Jon Sullivan 2d ago

Of the flies I saw today, this one is my favourite. It's the ngaro tara or three-lined Hover Fly (*Helophilus seelandicus*), a New Zealand endemic species.

I like the sleek colour pattern. It would not look out of place on a coverable sports car.

While the adult is sleek, the larva is a rat-tailed maggot with a long snorkle out its rear end that allows it to eat decomposing matter in stagnant water.

I saw this while on my weekly biodiversity run this afternoon through Ōtautahi-Christchurch city, NZ.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/348889144

#diptera #flies #entomology #nz #Syrphidae #Ōtautahi #Christchurch #iNaturalist

Angela 2d ago

For those unaware of the work of Steven Jeunil Park here in #Ōtautahi #Christchurch. They do amazing things with dye and textiles

https://www.instagram.com/6x4online?igsh=c3h1NWNrdzYyMzc5

cc @stephen

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Cornovia Postcards 3d ago

The Nave, Christchurch, Hampshire, c.1905 - FGO Stuart Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/the-nave-christchurch-hampshire-c-1905-fgo-stuart-postcard-223979274.htm

#Christchurch #ChristchurchPriory

World Concert Hall 3d ago

Right now, Final of the National Concerto Competition from #Christchurch https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/final_of_the_national_concerto_competition_from_christchurch/91649/ #wch

Final of the National Concerto Competition from Christchurch - Schedule 10/4/2026 - www.worldconcerthall.com

Final of the 2025/2026 National Concerto Competition. Hayden Chiu, violin, Ryan Yeh, cello, Lorna Zhang, violin, and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd play: WIENIAWSKI: Violin Concerto No 2 in D minor Op ...

World Concert Hall 3d ago

In 20 minutes, Final of the National Concerto Competition from #Christchurch https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/final_of_the_national_concerto_competition_from_christchurch/91649/ #wch