Folks out for a stroll in Matairangi-Mt Victoria might come across a garage, painted black, and adorned with a collection of what looks like pastel-coloured, ceramic flowers. But behind the door you won’t find a car or motorbike; instead, work surfaces, a sink, sacks of clay, tools, containers of glaze,... Keep Reading
In the Margaret Mahy classic children’s book The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate, office worker Sam is convinced by his pirate mother to take a break from working for his boss Mr Fat and to head off with her to see the sea – but their long voyage, with Sam pushing his mother in a wheelbarrow and trailing a kite – is interrupted by various... Keep Reading
International mystery novel Lepan’s Shadow is about a retired professor living in Mount Victoria who travels to Chile for work, where he gets mixed up in a suspicious death. It’s written by a retired professor living in Mt Victoria who previously travelled to Chile for work – coincidence? Local author Douglas Pearce acknowledges there... Keep Reading
A new artwork at Circa Theatre is the work of Mt Victoria artist Glen Jorna. Sharon Greally caught up with him. Glen Jorna reckons Mt Victoria has been the making of him. “Moving to New Zealand was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life, and Mt Vic in particular. Growing up in Brisbane as a kid with a strict Catholic... Keep Reading
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