Sam Mahon
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Sam Mahon is an artist and author living in Waikari in North Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. He is the son of Peter Mahon, a lawyer notable for the Mt Erebus disaster inquiry, and has w
Mahon in 2019
Mahon's stone cairn in Cathedral Square, protesting the loss of regional democracy in Canterbury
Canterbury Region
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Canterbury is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of 44,503.88 square kilometres, making it the largest region in the country by area. It is
Sam Mahon
…notable for the Mt Erebus disaster inquiry, and has written a book about his father. Sam Mahon has become involved with preventing water pollution in the Canterbury Region and is using art to highlight the issue. In late October 2009, Mahon made a bust of Environment Minister Nick Smith out of dairy-cow dung in order to…
Building damage in Worcester Street, corner Manchester Street, with ChristChurch Cathedral in the background (September 2010)
ChristChurch Cathedral showing the effects of the February 2011 earthquake (tower under demolition)
Aoraki / Mount Cook, the highest elevation in New Zealand is located inland of the Canterbury region
The Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch opened in August 2013 as the transitional pro-cathedral for the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch. Anglicans make up 14.8 percent of Canterbury's population.