Shop local: how Joel Kendall is working online to get people back to shopping locally
It’s no secret that the accessibility of offshore products through online shopping has taken its toll on local retailers. One Christchurch-based entrepreneur, Joel Kendall, has made it his mission to help local boutiques through the power of ecommerce. Founded in 2011, Mode.co.nz is now one of New Zealand’s largest online fashion stores. “The concept came […]
What’s trending for winter: Style Doctor by Bridget Hope of Magpie Style
As the temperature plummets, here’s what’s on the fashion horizon. Hold onto your hats, coats and scarves, for there is something for everyone here. Never has a fashion season been so full of contradiction. CLEAN LINES: A belted wool trench. A perfectly crisp shirt. The perfect pair of pants. With environmental factors pointing harshly against […]
Falling into line: Cymon Allfrey on why good things take time (even when you wish they wouldn’t)
Architect Cymon Allfrey explains why following the rules ultimately leads to a more successful outcome – for us and our city. There will always be red tape. The processes required to reach an outcome at times can seem onerous, cumbersome and tedious – yet the role of rules in society creates order, structure and, in […]
Synonymous with style: Q&A with New Zealand fashion mogul Paula Ryan
The year 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the Paula Ryan clothing brand, a label which is synonymous with New Zealand and Australian women. Magpie Style Wardrobe Director Bridget Hope talks to Paula about her successful career and secrets to style confidence. After 20 years with Paula Ryan clothing, what is the most important thing […]
The Influencers Column: Dr Megan Woods
One of the biggest remaining challenge of our rebuild is the ongoing mental health impacts of the earthquakes – especially for our kids. As well as the initial trauma, there have also been the years of slow grinding recovery, which has been especially hard for the people still stuck in broken homes and battling EQC […]
The Influencers Column: Callum Massie
According to the 2017 report ‘Future demand for construction workers’, released by the MBIE, construction investment growth is set to peak in 2020 and increase the requirements for construction-related occupations until at least late 2022. This means employers are facing an increasing skills shortage and having to alter the ways they recruit and retain the […]
The Influencers Column: Ivan Iafeta
Christchurch’s rebuild is an opportunity to transform our city and leave a legacy for future generations, something which requires public and private organisations to partner together. Exploring these new ways of working together has long-lasting, far-reaching benefits for all of us. I’m really pleased that Regenerate Christchurch has now signed agreements with both the University […]
The Influencers Column: Amy Carter
New Zealand was recently named as the most prosperous country in the world by The Legatum Institute. The London based think tank has recently released its annual global Prosperity Index for 2018, a huge survey that ranks the most prosperous nations. New Zealand now outranks Finland – a country we are often highlighted as performing […]
The Influencers Column: Albert Brantley
It’s not often that you get involved in a construction project where the aim is to keep almost everything the same, but after 13 months of work the fully restored Victoria Square was reopened to the public this month. No major work had been carried out on Victoria Square since the 1980s, so time and […]
The Influencers Column: Leeann Watson
A city is a brand. Just like any great brand, we need to be clear on who we are and what we stand for. We need to be aspirational to inspire bold thinking to attract great talent and interest in our city. ChristchurchNZ are in the midst of redefining our city’s identity. As they work […]
