A PDF copy of a poster from the Let's Talk About Parenting project of the All Right? campaign. The caption reads, 'Mick, Lyttelton: "You think they don't want to talk to you, but they do." Real families aren't picture perfect. They're messy, playful and so much better'.
A PDF copy of the designs for three windblade flags. The images read, "It's all right to talk about it," "When did you last discover something new?" and "When did you last get your sweat on?".
A PDF copy of fourteen signs produced for City2Surf 2015. The images and messages on the signs are from phase 3 of the All Right? campaign and feature unique compliments such as "You're more fun than a barrel of monkeys" and "Your love is better than coffee!".
A PDF copy of four cut-out signs produced for City2Surf 2015. The images and messages on the signs ask questions relating to the Five Ways to Wellbeing, such as "When did you last get your sweat on?" and "Been outside with the whanau lately?".
A PDF copy of a billboard design depicting the 'Canterbury Rollercoaster'. The design reads, "Life's full of ups and downs. Where are you, your friends, and your whanau at? Visit allright.org.nz". The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
A PDF copy of a postcard depicting the 'Canterbury Rollercoaster'. The message of the postcard is headed, "Congratulations, you've been given a roller coaster!" and provides instructions on how to best utilise it. The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
A PDF copy of a billboard design featuring responses from a number from Canterbury residents about what makes them feel all right. The main text of the design reads, "Reasons we love Canterbury x lots and lots. Share what makes you feel All Right: fb.com/allrightnz".
A PDF copy of five 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' images. The images depict sections of the rollercoaster, and one reads, "Life's full of ups and downs. Where are you, your friends, and whanau at? Visit allright.org.nz." The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
A PDF copy of five 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' images. The images depict a different section of the rollercoaster, and one reads, "Life's full of ups and downs. Where are you, your friends, and whanau at? Visit allright.org.nz." The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
A PDF copy of image designed to be used along the side of a Zhongtong bus. The design depicts the 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' and reads, "Life's full of ups and downs. Where are you, your friends, and whanau at? Visit allright.org.nz". The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
A PDF of an image designed to be used along the side of a Zhongtong bus. The design depicts the 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' and reads, "Life's full of ups and downs. Where are you, your friends, and whanau at? Visit allright.org.nz". The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
A PDF copy of an Adshel poster designed for use at Northlands Shopping Centre. The poster depicts the 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' and reads, "Life's full of ups and downs. Where are you, your friends, and your whanau at? Visit allright.org.nz." The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
A PDF copy of a design for the side of an escalator near a Glassons store. The file includes the precise measurements and specifications. The design depicts the 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' and reads, "Life's full of ups and downs. Where are you, your friends, and your whanau at? Visit allright.org.nz". The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
A PDF copy of a design for the side of an escalator near a Hoyts movie theatre. The file includes the precise measurements and specifications. The design depicts the 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' and reads, "Life's full of ups and downs. Where are you, your friends, and your whanau at? Visit allright.org.nz". The 'Canterbury Rollercoaster' was designed to raise awareness about emotional literacy in Canterbury.
Caption reads: "You can’t do a thing about it but I can’t be bothered going house hunting. I’ll just live each day as best I can. I keep thinking it could change again. The dust here doesn’t bother me, the noise doesn’t bother me. When they start pulling down houses the vibrations don’t bother me. Nothing bothers me. We’re all like that. That’s how you have to be when you can’t do a thing about it."
Today I’m going to tell you about what is possibly my all-time favourite archaeological site (there is another contender, but it doesn’t have any connection to Christchurch or Canterbury so is unlikely to feature here). I reckon this site has … Continue reading →
When you think about the Avon River running through Christchurch, you might imagine punting boats and kayaks in Hagley Park. Such attractions in our garden city are far from new and, recently, a few of us here at Underground Overground … Continue reading →
Part the First Movember is upon us once again, and to celebrate Undershaved Overgrown Archaeology brings to you a brief history of facial hair in Aotearoa. Movember is all about men’s health, and we’ve previously covered health in the blog … Continue reading →
This week’s post is a bit different. It’s not directly about Christchurch archaeology, but it is about an archaeologist working in Christchurch. We’ve taken a bunch of photographs of one of the desks in our office and we want you … Continue reading →
Being a Roman archaeologist by trade, wherever I go in the world I seem to sniff out some classical antiquities. Some call it a talent, some call it an obsession (I’ll leave that to you to decide…). There’s something about … Continue reading →
The challenge for this week’s blog was to consider class and buildings – more specifically: houses. When I decided to write this post, I thought it’d be relatively straightforward – I have a really interesting house to tell you about, … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but I don’t like oysters – they’re slimy, they look weird and they taste like the sea. So perhaps I was affected more than your average person when I recently had the task of analysing … Continue reading →