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WORD Christchurch is blue sky dreaming this Summer… 15 writers from around the city have imagined everyday life in 2125 – hotter, drier, wetter and more intense were just some of the situations they so brilliantly depicted.
2125: Utopia or dystopia – what will it be?
It’s 2125, and you’ve magically stayed the same age you were in 2025. What does your everyday life look like?
15 writers of all ages from across the city imagined how their neighbourhoods would change and how they might still be able to live there. This series of super-short pieces of writing are featured on posters throughout the city this Summer. Have a read and imagine what your life might be like in 100 years!
Our contributing writers are:
Alicia Cunningham, 12, Casebrook
Desna Wallace, Halswell
Emily Luisetti, 11, Ōhoka
Emma JiaXin Zhang, 13, Aidanfield
Gail Zing, Heathcote Valley
Jan Hadfield, Bryndwr
Joseph Shaw (Te Whakatōhea), Wigram
Kaspar Middendorf, Burnside
Mia Zhang, 12, Avonhead
Philomena Johnson, South New Brighton
Susan Tull, Halswell
Tarryn Ryan (Kāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi), Sydenham
Tom Alexander Burnett, 13, Hillsborough
Wen Kuei Lien, Burnside
Zoey Skelton, 13, Riccarton
To find out more about how climate change will impact Ōtautahi Christchurch, check out Christchurch City Council’s website.
And keep a look out for their writing on posters around the city this summer.
This project is a collaboration between WORD Christchurch and the Christchurch City Council.