Full Swing into Spring: North Canterbury’s spring social calendar
Every year North Canterbury’s spring social calendar gets more exciting. Spring is in full swing, and so is every weekend in Waimakariri. Visit www.visitwaimakariri.co.nz/events/ for the low down on what’s happening, where to be and when. For the sports fans: New Zealand Secondary Schools Cycling Championships Team Time Trial is Saturday 29 September, […]
Summoning Spring
All gardens beckon to be beautified in spring. Thankfully, the professionals can do those hard chores, making life so much easier. Pruning may seem simple, but there’s a science to it. A great gardener will have the knack. A professional prune up is a sensible spring start, to help produce healthy roses and […]
Personalised Perfection: Peter Ray Homes
Over 32 years, Peter Ray Homes has grown from humble beginnings to a well-respected company that is still family owned, designing and building award-winning personalised homes in Christchurch, Blenheim and Nelson. Every year the company achieves at the Master Builders House of the Year Awards for Canterbury. This year, a customer’s home was […]
All things entertaining: All things entertaining in Ashburton.
In rural mid-Canterbury’s largest town – with the biggest heart – it’s not only the spring lambs that are in a playful mood. The social calendar for all things entertaining is hotting up in Ashburton. Celtic Illusion – Saturday 15 September A fantastical fusion of mesmerising Irish dance, conjures with magic, illusion and music. […]
A standout build: Ferguson Builders
The standout build at 18 Falconer Rise, Jacks Point, Queenstown, beautifully blends with nature – a unique testimony of Ferguson Builders’ craftmanship. Rob Ferguson moved to Christchurch from Scotland seven years ago, putting his exceptional skills to use, also building his own home, before moving to Queenstown with his wife Mel, from Invergargill, and two […]
An adrenalin-charged project: The new QEII
Not since the Commonwealth Games of ‘74 has there been such excitement in east Christchurch. The new Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre, sporting an adrenalin-charged hydro slide, is world-class. Apollo Projects, specialising in aquatic and sport centre design and construction, completed the 15-month build, on time and on budget. Councillor David East commended […]
Backyard Winters
Winter in the backyard can either be an inviting wonderland, or a dreary scene to close the curtain to. Why is it that some gardens have that straight-out-of-a-magazine look? It’s very likely it was the professionals’ doing. They ultimately save homeowners time and upkeep, by adding a lifestyle dimension to brighten the darkest day. It’s […]
Apartment collaboration: M2 Developments is in the business of giving homeowners back their homes
A multi-unit project in Edgeware came together seamlessly – thanks to thorough communication between the three insurance companies, PMO, the four homeowners and the main contractor. M2 Developments Limited won the competitive tender to rebuild 160 Geraldine Street, from the remedial groundwork to completion. “We provided a comprehensive breakdown of costs with no hidden surprises,” […]
City’s world-class cinema complex: Calder Stewart takes the lead on EntX Entertainment Central
A world-class venture by Calder Stewart will soon showcase a very unique entertainment and dining experience in the CBD. The Cantabrian icon with the X-factor is on schedule, on budget, for a September 21 launch – in time for school holidays. A first for New Zealand, EntX Entertainment Central will house the state-of-the-art Hoyts complex […]
A coastal paradise: Kaikoura is an international destination (that you won’t need a passport to visit)
If a stunning peninsula town encircled by majestic mountains and life-filled craggy coastlines takes your fancy, a weekend getaway to Kaikoura is pure paradise – for all senses in all seasons. A $1.3 billion-dollar rebuild after the 2016 quakes returned its infrastructure and accessibility. However, the community’s vibrancy never really faded. Visitors are its life […]
