Cartolina 1 January 2014

1 January: Summer! We play Cuando calienta el sol (Los Marcellos Ferial), Con le pinne, fucile ed occhiali (Edoardo Vianello), Luglio (Riccardo del Turco). Ricette: vitello tonnato e pasta con le sarde.

Cartolina 18 December 2013

18 December: Robyn Black talks about her trip in Italy visiting Commonwealth War Cemeteries, as well as the Caserta Royal Palace, and having some adventures involving trains, hotels’ swimming pools, and language. This is the last programme for 2013: time to reflect on Cartolina’s 15 years: 390 programmes for a total of 95 hours of broadcast.... For some years now, Cartolina has gratefully received a Community grant from the Christchurch City Council, that enables us to produce the programme.

From producers Wilma Laryn and Denis Walker: 

Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!

Cartolina 4 & 18 December 2013; 1 January 2014

4 December: Denis Walker describes his impressions of Torino, the Egyptian Museum, the Mole Antonelliana with the Museum of Cinema, amd balloons at dawn.

18 December: Robyn Black talks about her trip in Italy visiting Commonwealth War Cemeteries, as well as the Caserta Royal Palace, and having some adventures involving trains, hotels’ swimming pools, and language. This is the last programme for 2013: time to reflect on Cartolina’s 15 years: 390 programmes for a total of 95 hours of broadcast.... For some years now, Cartolina has gratefully received a Community grant from the Christchurch City Council, that enables us to produce the programme.

1 January: stay with us for the first of our summer programmes, this year dedicated to, well, Summer...

Cartolina 20 November 2013

After his recent Italian holiday, Denis Walker has a number of suggestions
on what to see and to do in Rome. And most of them are likely to be new to all of us.

Cartolina 6 November 2013

6 November:

Martin Setchell is an international concert

organist and curator of the Christchurch

Town Hall organ. He tells us about his

recent tournee in Italy, where he played,

among other venues, at La Verna, the

sanctuary founded by St Francis, and

where he received his stigmata.

Cartolina 9 & 23 October 2013

9 October: The Italian Film Festival 2013 may not go on in Christchurch, due to the pending assessment of Hollywood Cinema in Sumner, in renewed post-earthquake scrutiny. We hope for the best, and interview Festival director Tony Lambert.

23 October: Bala Patel is a retired gynecologyst, now full time painter. Bala travels to Italy often, to seek inspiration, and this is the recount of her last trip. For info on Bala’s work, just google Bala Patel Artist

As usual all programmes are available via internet live or in podcast from http://plainsfm.org.nzCartolina producers Wilma Laryn and Denis Walker wish you all: Buon ascolto!

Cartolina 28 August 2013

28 August: the Italian doctoral student Laura Azzani is in Christchurch to study local birds. She talks of her research, as well as her upbringing  in Castelvetro.

Cartolina 14 & 18 August 2013

14 August:

Denis and Wilma present: Inverno, a selection of songs, poems, music and food, all related to Winter.

28 Augusto: the Italian doctoral student Laura Azzani is in Christchurch to study local birds. She talks of her research, as well as her upbringing  in Castelvetro.

Cartolina 17 & 31 July 2013

The Italian architect Roberto Capocaccia is a keen singer of classic repertoire, and a lover of modern music. He tells about the career and life of the Italian singer and composer Umberto Bindi, and of the social and cultural landscape of Italy in the 50s and 60s. We play Bindi's most famous songs: Il nostro concerto, Riviera, Arrivederci in the first programme, and Vento di mare, La musica e` finita, Lasciatemi sognare in the second programme.

Cartolina 3 July 2013

Rebecca Wilson (teacher) and Scott Kinley (principal) of the Bromley School are running a learning programme based on the Reggio Emilia approach.

They tell how this method worked for their school and how it’s being expanded to other schools. We play songs from the Zecchino d’Oro (children songs contest). 

Cartolina 19 June 2013

On the phone from Wellington, Carolina Izzo tells about her career as an art restorer in Italy and in New Zealand, where she worked for 6 years at Te Papa. Already dividing her time between her two studies in Auckland and Wellington, she’s just being assigned the task of restoring the dome of the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch.

Carolina Izzo restoring the wall memorial by Peter McIntyre in Hamilton's central library

Cartolina 5 June 2013

Lucia Digirolamo is an Italian restorer presently in Christchurch. Lucia is specialized in stone, both statues and buildings, and is looking for work in this field. She tells about the surprising discoveries made while restoring the Basilica in Padua.

Italian Passports 15 May 2013

            The Italian Embassy in Wellington intends to send a staff member to Christchurch to take digital imprints of Italian citizens wishing to apply for a new passport in the near future. So instead of the extra expense of travelling to Wellington for this, it can be done in Christchurch.

            It is ESSENTIAL that anyone needing to avail themselves of this service get in contact with Valerie Mayer immediately by email (tmayer@snap.net.nz) or telephone (359-7372) with the name(s) of those who will be needing this service, as the Embassy hopes to do this early next week.

Cartolina 8 May & 22 May 2013

8 May and 22 May:

Father and daughter Davide and Chiara-Flora Bassignana, on the phone from Italy, introducethe much loved Italian singer-song writer Fabrizio De Andre`. In these two programmes they present his life, and his research in the Italian dialect repertoire. We play De Andre’s most famous and less famous songs

Our Lady of Christchurch 26 May 2013

You may remember back in 2011, during the earthquakes, there was a statue of Our Lady in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament which turned around 180 degrees to face the city. That statue was dubbed 'Our Lady of Christchurch' and that year and in 2012 processions were held in her honour. For this year's procession in honour of Our Lady, we would like to ex-tend an invitation to the Italian Community to participate The event will take place on Sunday the 26th of May at 2pm, at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Manchester Street.  Please feel free to email me at: br.clemens@the-sons.org We hope to see you there. Thank you for your time and God bless,
Brother Clemens

Cartolina 24 April 2013

24 April: Manfredo Manfredini talks (in English) of his work done in Christchurch on the reconstruction post earthquakes. He was part of a research group based in the Christchurch Polytechnic of Technologies, whose final projects were presented in an exhibition. We play more music from the Wine Jazz Trio.

Cartolina 10 April 2013

10 April: Auckland-based Italian architect Manfredo Manfredini debates the concept of a modern town, the effect of the Malls, and the social interaction that urban choices involve (in Italian). We play music from Luca Ciarla and Wine Jazz Trio (recorded live at Fringe Club, Hong Kong, during the festival ”Music, Wine and Molise”, 2004).

Cartolina 27 March 2013

Wine critic and sound artist Jo Burzynska tells of her two projects: the first one, made using noises re-corded during the Christchurch February Earthquake in 2011. The second one, realized using noises recorded at a winery in Italy. These were then presented at a festival in Campania. We play extracts from both Bodywaves and Oenosthesia 

Jo Burzynska

13 March: Biking in Italy

13 March: Biking in Italy , with Michelle Peterson and Richard Craig. They biked from Rome to Bologna , with a race in the Appennines in between. Adventures and suggestions for all bike lovers! We play Giorgia’s songs: Resta la musica and Sembra impossibile

Free English Course February 2013

Free English courses are
available for NZ permanent
 residents who are working
or self-employed.

Call 377 3141 English Language Partners