Bespoke furniture: Gavin Cox Furniture
When it comes to purchasing a new item of furniture, you want something that has been hand-crafted and built with the highest attention to detail – a piece that will stand the test of time. In their new Sydenham showroom, the team at Gavin Cox Furniture lovingly craft solid timber furniture – they […]
Break out the secateurs
Autumn in New Zealand gardens is often a time to start bringing out the loppers, secateurs, and shredders, and start the big prune. A s temperatures drop, so too do the leaves of many deciduous and seasonal plants, shrubs, and trees. Avid gardeners deadhead flowering species regularly, gaining up to three flowerings during […]
Doggy day care: Sharna’s Dog Care
Day care for children is an integral part of our society. Now too, day care for dogs has become more popular. People who work all day may still want the joy of owning a pet, and they know it is not in a dog’s best interest to be left at home alone all […]
Hydrotherapy care: Anatomie
Humans have known for millennia about the healing properties of water for injuries and aching joints. Now, dogs (and cats) are starting to enjoy the benefits of hydrotherapy, through treatment involving the therapeutic use of water to aid, and improve, health. Animal hydrotherapy is beneficial in treating a wide range of injuries and […]
Turn on the sun
As at December 2022, almost 46,000 solar power systems had been installed in New Zealand. For new installations added in December 2022, the average residential system size was 5.7 kW and the average commercial system was 38.4 kW The benefits of using solar energy are constantly extolled, and many new builds are set […]
Go eco
As concern for our environment has grown, so too has the demand for eco-friendly paints, which are non-toxic alternatives that don’t contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Traditional paint products are often oil-based with a mixture of plasticisers, adhesives, hardeners, pigments, and drying accelerants, eco-friendly paints are non-toxic and often water-based, containing organic materials […]
The importance of insulation: Insulmax
Insulation is essential for a cool home in the summer and warm home in the winter. Today, there are approximately 700,000 older properties with nothing in their walls but fresh air. There’s no time like the present to get your home insulated and enjoy the seasons in comfort. Insulated homes are warmer, drier […]
Vinnies to open housing project
The Society of St Vincent de Paul, Christchurch (Vinnies), in collaboration with St John of God Hauora Trust, will officially open its first social housing facility on Pavitt Street on 3 March. Spokesperson Mike Daly says the opening is the conclusion of a four year project to fund raise and construct the seven […]
Essential research
I was privileged this month to view ancient ice core samples, from the depths of the Antarctic, on the Italian Research Vessel, the Laura Bassi. The research is part of Beyond Epica, an international project which aims to drill ice cores up to 1.5 million years ago, revealing the Earth’s climate and environmental […]
Two anniversaries
Te Papa Hauora Health Precinct is going from strength to strength in co-ordinating and facilitating outcomes to advance health and wellness. Much of this is thanks to health research, education, and healthtech business connectivity. With many pressures and constraints on our health sector, the ability of key stakeholders to work together across the […]
