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The 60-year-old Ngāti Porou artist enjoys getting up in the morning and doing the craft that gave him a life and a way to feed his family. Next door to his rebuilt central suburban whānau home, his original earthquake-damaged kāenga (house) is storage for his materials. His whakairo (carving) workshop is 10 paces from his medically sterile moko studio. CHRIS SKELTON/Stuff Riki Manuel is a renowned Maori carver and moko artist. Manuel has no need of modern distractions. He writes appointments by hand into a book, and is only contactable on a landline. Or people know where to find him. ....
The Brass Band Association of New Zealand (BBANZ) has announced that the test-pieces initially selected for its 2020 National Championships will now be utilised at the 2021 event to be held in Christchurch in July. Heart of the city The 2021 Festival of Brass will take place from the 14th to 18th July based at the restored Christchurch Town Hall in the heart of the city. The five day event will also include the popular solo and ensemble competitions including the Blue Riband Champion of Champions contest on the Thursday evening. The festival will be rounded off with a special concert featuring the joint talents of the National Band and the New Zealand Army Band. ....
Marine Lourens/Stuff From left are Tessa Lancaster-Gowland and her siblings Anahera, Britta, and Lennox, helping to plant a tree across from the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial. Their brother, 5-month-old Baxtor Gowland, died in the earthquake. Breanna said the children really wanted to be part of the event to honour their brother. “We have other anniversaries we celebrate for Baxtor, but obviously this one is a day to remember him and also the other people who passed away.” She said Christchurch had done very well as a community to physically, mentally and emotionally heal from the tragedy. “I still think we’ve got a long way to go. Mental health support is very needed in this city and there is a real shortage of that. ....