Festive Feasting: Christmas mince pies Recipe
Christmas mince pies are a festive favourite for foodies. Why not add this to your silly season spread? INGREDIENTS NZ Christmas mincemeat 175g raisins 150g sultanas 100g mixed peel 150g currants 30g blanched almonds 1 lemon, grated zest and juice 1 orange, grated zest and juice Quarter cup brandy […]
Hottest tickets in town
This summer Christchurch is playing hostess with the mostest, with musical acts and artists from near and far hitting the city. These are some of the hottest tickets in town. Jordan Luck band This New Year’s Eve will kick off with family entertainment from 6pm with Mullet Man, free activities, fairies […]
Bluebells Cakery
With Christmas right around the corner, Bluebells Cakery is excited to announce its range of festive treats for the holiday season, which are available for the first time nationwide. The festive collection brings together a combination of iconic Kiwi classics and Christmas novelties. Favourites include Bluebells Cakery’s most-loved shortbread, biscuit […]
Clean lines, Clear winner: Red & Black Construction
Grant Waghorn, Director of Red & Black Construction is thrilled as a first-time entrant not only to win Reserve Gold in the NZ Master Builders House of the Year competition for his Thornycroft Street build, but to bring home the National Award for Heart of the Home – Kitchen. The […]
Huntsbury Heaven: Trevor Hone Builders
As a first-time entrant, Trevor Hone Builders was the Mid and South Canterbury Region House of the Year New Home over $2 million winner, before making the list of the country’s top 100 home builds, as a national Reserve Gold finalist in the House of the Year Awards for 2018. […]
Eco Christmas: The General Store
If you’re into conscious consuming – and aren’t we all – you’ll feel right at home browsing The General Store’s Christmas collection. Wondered where those plastic bags go, the ones we’re all trying to reduce the usage of? We found Blue Q which is right on point, repurposing plastic to […]
Out of the box fun
At face value, recreation has a somewhat physical connotation, which may conjure up images of triathlons or a midsummer swim. However, defined as a discretionary activity of leisure, recreation is about so much more than sport and Canterbury is lucky to have a wide range of out of the box […]
Making the Cut!
There’s no doubting the innovation and restoration that is at the heart of the rebuilding city and now these attributes have been recognised in a more formal capacity, with the city coming out on top at this year’s Registered Master Builders 2018 House of the Year Awards. Christchurch has been […]
Rising from the rubble
A new book, Rising from the Rubble: A health system’s extraordinary response to the Canterbury earthquakes, reveals untold stories of courage, compassion and creativity. Based on interviews with those who lived and worked through the Canterbury earthquakes, Rising from the Rubble is co-authored by Dr Michael Ardagh and Dr Joanne […]
A feel-great festive season: Beauty Progress
The festive season is joyful, social and busy, and most of us wouldn’t have it any other way. But it can also be stressful and, if you’re feeling the pressure, your body will soon let you know. Neck and shoulder aches from long hours at the computer delivering those jobs […]
