Reviving Arrowtown’s gold rush heritage: Priority Projects
Restoring an 1880s schist stone cottage from Arrowtown’s gold mining history has been fraught with challenges. Located at 8 Villiers St in Arrowtown, a significant piece of New Zealand’s early Chinese settler history has been structurally restored and preserved, thanks to a meticulous eight-month renovation led by Priority Projects’ Donna Gillatt. Believed to […]
Safety first: Easy installs for a safer home in winter
How would your exterior square up to the safety risks winter weather presents? Three easy install features lead the way to a safer season. LIGHTING Come the dark, gloomy nights of winter, outdoor lighting does more than enhance exterior aesthetics. Improving visibility, built-in and additional lights placed around your property make it easier […]
The artistry of plaster: Proudfoot Plastering
Meet the team bringing Japanese-style elegance to Christchurch interiors. In a recent Christchurch home project, plain white GIB walls were turned into a series of beautifully textured surfaces using Otsumagaki, (Otsu for short), a Japanese-style compressed clay that delivers a luxurious, natural finish. The project was a collaboration between Proudfoot Plastering and Sam […]
Our next million dollar suburbs
Nine Christchurch suburbs are poised to cross the million-dollar threshold in the next couple of years. The next Christchurch suburbs most likely to be inducted into the million-dollar club appear most likely to be: Casebrook ($900,900), Ilam ($910,000), Halswell ($820,000), and St Albans ($755,000). That’s according to Gavin Lloyd, the Property Sales Director […]
Standalones & suburbs
Suburbs nationwide are emerging at a rapid rate – and buyers are once again favouring standalone spaces. D espite the general slowdown of recent years, standalone houses are beginning to regain ground in many suburbs, according to insights from Cotality NZ’s latest Mapping the Market report. People are opting for detached housing – […]
Creating community in Ashburton: Neil Brown, Mayor of Ashburton
Civic buildings bring people of a community together and Te Whare Whakatere, Ashburton’s library and council administration building, has achieved just that. Since it opened in January 2024, Te Whare Whakatere has been a place for business, for debate, for decisions and gatherings; it has also become a space for the community, who […]
Budget breaks for business: Leeann Watson, CE Business Canterbury
Canterbury businesses can benefit from announcements in the recent Budget. Budget 2025 makes meaningful progress where it counts for Canterbury businesses, providing a platform for growth, helping rein in inflation and beginning to chip away at our infrastructure deficit. The centrepiece ‘Investment Boost’ initiative will provide a great platform for businesses to activate […]
Canterbury’s wondrous award-winning architecture
Dreaming of what the best of the best in local architecture might look like? We have the scoop. Across Canterbury, 31 projects were deemed winners in the 2025 Canterbury Architecture Awards – an endless cascade of luxury living inspiration. In judging projects this year, we observed a recurring pattern of strong collaboration between […]
Building tomorrow
Welcome to the future of home design in Christchurch. From modular construction to wellness-focused interiors, tomorrow’s homes are already taking form – reflecting a deeper connection to place, purpose, and sustainability. One trend is the rise of sustainable modular housing. No longer just practical or cost-effective, today’s modular homes are architecturally refined, efficient, […]
Halswell’s reimagined gathering place: The Halswell
Spotting the huge untapped potential of a fading pub favourite means Halswell has a new luxury local. For years, a historic and familiar landmark on the corners of Halswell and Nicholls Roads had grown tired and in desperate need of love. It sparked an idea in Christchurch businessman Max Bremner’s mind. As Christchurch’s […]
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