Modern lifestyles make it hard for us to comprehend the gruelling
work under extreme conditions miners had to endure to prospect for
gold in Otago. Ten Chinese gold-rush era sites proposed for registration
will reflect some of the conditions of that time.
The locals are friendly, even if their homes are a source of curiosity
for passing tourists, intrigued by life-sized museum piece looks
on an inner-Nelson cobbled street.
With its Edwardian frontage, bright pots of geraniums lining the
wndowsills and dramatic domed turret, Christchurch's ANZ Chambers
epitomises the long-awaited renaissance of what had been a rather
shabby part of the city.
