Setting the food safety standards: Auditing Solutions
Any business supplying food within New Zealand must comply with a complex range of important requirements regarding food health and safety. These requirements are to identify and create awareness of potential hazards for the consumer. These may be concerning preparation, production, manufacturing, packaging, storage, handling, transport or distribution of any food type. Under […]
Gold award for cancer centre
Cook Brothers Construction has won a prestigious Commercial Building Gold Award for the Canterbury Cancer Society’s new centre in Christchurch. The New Zealand Commercial Building Awards celebrate construction projects that demonstrate exceptional design, innovation, and sustainability standards. The cancer centre award recognised outstanding success in construction excellence, with the accolade placing the centre […]
Winning the recovery: Murray Dempsey, EBI
Signs are that the economy is on a slow path to recovery. Just as spring always follows winter, it will recover. The key question smart businesses are asking now is not only how to survive today, but how to position themselves to get ahead when those good times arrive. Past recessions have shown […]
Metropol Inspire: Cold weather & connections
Cold weather calls for cocooning up inside. It’s nice to be cosy and warm, yet this can have a negative impact on our social wellbeing. Studies show that cold temperatures can often bring notions of detachment from our social support networks. We tend to favour staying inside over attending events, catching up with […]
Introducing zero-silica engineered stone
Christchurch-based stone benchtop fabricator AGB is continuing its fight against silicosis by being the first in the country to supply zero-silica engineered stone. A family-run business in Hornby South, AGB was the first New Zealand business to ban high-silica engineered stone, and has now gone one step further with its new zero-silica engineered […]
The Black Box: The Kind Foundation
Christchurch’s most recent addition to the spaces and places that make our city feel people-centred and connected is located inside Papa Hou, 4 Rolleston Avenue. Papa Hou, meaning Treasure Box, is a building like no other in Aotearoa – housing a diverse range of specialised spaces for an equally diverse number of users. […]
Group fun in Hanmer: Hanmer Springs Attractions
Operating a range of adventure activities, there’s something for everyone on offer at Hanmer Springs Attractions. Only 90 minutes north of Christchurch, Hanmer Springs is well-known for its relaxing thermal pools, and there is plenty more on offer in the village for groups. Hanmer Springs Attractions is the district’s premium Qualmark Gold adventure […]
Participate in Pawgust
This August, boost your fitness and the funds needed to support Blind Low Vision NZ Guide Dogs. A fundraising and awareness initiative, Pawgust challenges participants to run or walk, dog alongside or not, every day throughout August. The time spent walking is an opportunity to consider the needs of Guide Dogs and their […]
Catering with class: Halswell Bakery
No matter what you’re planning; a business meeting, celebration or family gathering, having fresh delicious catering is key. Food is often the star of an event, bringing everyone together and creating joy and chatter among guests. Fortunately for your event, the talented team at Halswell Bakery have your food needs taken care of […]
Jade, quartz, and all sorts
Tightened and sculpted facial features, smoother jowls, reduced stress, depuffed, tightened, and radiant skin. Could these be the results of facial tools? They are like a workout for your face, and they come in handy as we search for anything to brighten and tighten our skin. Gua sha, facial rollers, cryo globes and […]
