Choose a trusted kitchen: Kitchen Studio
Building a house or renovating your kitchen? Why not partner with a kitchen designer voted most trusted in New Zealand for the 10th year? With over 40 years spent perfecting kitchen design and installation, Kitchen Studio creates bespoke kitchens crafted specifically for how you live. “Our process is highly customer-focused,” says Christchurch store […]
Driveway wins: Affordable Concrete
From brand-new builds to upgrading tired surfaces, a well-designed driveway elevates street appeal, improves functionality, and delivers lasting value to any property. Asmooth, well-crafted driveway can quietly transform a property. In a new build, it completes the vision, turning a house into a home with a polished first impression. On existing properties, replacing […]
Harnessing opportunity: ChristchurchNZ CEO Alison Adams
Why global challenge is Christchurch’s opportunity. In a world defined by uncertainty, standing still is the biggest risk. Geopolitical tension, rising costs and rapid technological change are forcing cities everywhere to think seriously about resilience. For New Zealand, longstanding productivity challenges only sharpen that focus. For Christchurch, they create an opportunity. Ōtautahi is […]
Build a kitset home: Heartland Homes
A loyal following tells the tale better than any publicity material ever could. Stylish and practical homes constructed with ease mean the build process itself becomes part of the happily ever after story. In their quest to provide fantastic homes at a great price with minimum fuss, the team at Heartland Homes have […]
Super success for stadium architects
Local architecture heavyweight Warren and Mahoney reflects on the scale and significance of delivering One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha together with lead architecture practice Populous. “Architecture of this scale isn’t achieved overnight. It’s the result of years spent refining details and working through the sheer scale and complexity that a project […]
Half a billion for Hornby
Is a half-billion dollar investment into Hornby the answer to commercial land shortages and snowballing prices? Intensifying commercial land shortages and prices doubling to nearly $500/m2 have called constraints on future large-scale investment into question at a critical time in Canterbury’s growth. Yet a Hornby project will unlock one of the last remaining […]
Building Canterbury’s future: Tao Homes
Christchurch has a healthy real estate market, with townhouses, apartments and new developments aplenty. One developer stands above the rest when it comes to quality. Local developer Tao Homes is making its mark, offering design-led, high-quality housing tailored for everyone from first-timers to savvy investors and those looking to downsize, but without sacrificing […]
For the paint-hearted
The finalists for the 40th annual Dulux Colour Awards have been announced, including two stand-out properties from Christchurch. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the prestigious Dulux Colour Awards, which is New Zealand and Australia’s premier showcase of inspirational colour application in interior and exterior residential, commercial or industrial builds. The awards […]
Blue-chip postcodes: Trade Me Property Customer Director Gavin Lloyd
Christchurch is outperforming the national narrative. As we move into the cooler months, the Christchurch property market continues to prove its resilience. Recent year-on-year figures show the average asking price for properties in the Canterbury region is sitting two per cent ahead of the same time last year, with Ōtautahi’s performance perfectly in […]
Merivale’s most exclusive address: The Mansfield
A sophisticated collection of 38 apartments and penthouses, The Mansfield invites a new way to live in Merivale. The first of its kind in the destination suburb, 24 Mansfield Avenue is an address that will earn its reputation in residential living from day one, and, like fine wine, only get better with time. […]
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