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Hi everyone,

I have to apologise first off because I've only just managed to get on the list..something to do with working for the City Council, they like to be subjective with what email lists I am allowed to join. So I am kind of behind the eight ball so to speak, and have only been checking the discussion out via the archives. ...

Emma Bugden wrote on 15/4/03 5:01 PM:

Yep! And I should add to the introductions... Kia ora koutou, it's great to have everyone here talking, so props to Stella and Sean for that. As some of you will know, I've called for interest from people on fibreculture http://www.fibreculture.org for a conversation about NZ networks but I am aware the :fc: model doesn't really make much sense here. In particular the crossovers between new media art / technology policy / activism / education are much less visible - mostly due to the lack of relevant media IMHO. Anyway that's a big discussion for another time. The main thing is that people involved in digital arts could use a place to talk and now we have one. ...

indeed. they?re sister cities in more ways than one. the eerie towen planning echos (that grid system, the centrality of the rivers - torrens and avon, the edward gibbon wakefield connection ) perplexingly, both proudly proclaim their status as ?the garden city? and ?the cathedral city?. & note the curiously high incidences of bizarre violent crime in both places . all christchurch needs now is a pioneering cyberfeminist movement ...