John Bridgman: The Influencers

The construction of Te Pae, our new convention centre, is now 50 percent complete.   It’s an exciting milestone that the sales team was recently able to share with event organisers from all around the globe at IMEX in Frankfurt, the world’s largest convention about where to hold a convention. Letting the […]

Scott Thelning: The Influencers

Everyone matters, every day. This simple, yet powerful and poignant statement is one of the guiding pillars at The Cathedral Grammar School.   It ensures we are a part of the conversations and actions towards improving the truly disheartening mental health and suicide record of our country. As we have evolved as […]

Marian Johnson: The Influencers

The last week of May was TechWeek 2019 and what a juggernaut of a week it was!   From Monday’s ‘Canterbury Tech’ event showcasing our city’s world class heathtech/medtech sector through to the launch event for Te Ōhaka – Centre for Growth and Innovation, TechWeek 2019 really showed how quickly our tech […]

Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers

Recently I had the real pleasure of breaking ground at last on the construction site for the new Metro Sports Facility.   Along with Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Minister for Sport and Recreation Grant Robertson, we turned the sod on the construction of the new indoor 50-metre competition pool and dive well. […]

Leeann Watson

Leeann Watson: The Influencers

As we head into the cooler winter months, we are excited about the tourism campaign inviting New Zealanders to ‘Explore Something New in Christchurch’, launched recently. This comes out of a Memorandum of Understanding city agencies, including The Chamber, signed with Air New Zealand to work with the airline to explore joint […]

Ivan Iafeta: The Influencers

With temperatures plummeting, no one can deny that it is now winter – the time of year that can be the most challenging for businesses in Christchurch’s regenerating central city.   For those of us who work in offices in the area, it can be tempting to stay indoors during the cold […]

The View From Here: Johnston Architects

Tucked away on the hillside, the Sumner Hillside Residence is positioned so that every room has a view of the ocean.     The views from this home have been carefully considered with its northwest orientation and floor-to-ceiling windows capturing a view that spans Sumner Beach, the Kaikoura Ranges, and New Brighton […]

House on a Ruin: Colab Architecture

Our shaky recent history has tested our taste for the concept of the Romantic Ruin, an idea that has gripped the arts since the eighteenth century. The frisson once provided by a building that had seen another era’s hopes and dreams for the future, is replaced by the more prosaic thought, ‘is […]

A beautiful reincarnation: DPA Architects

A meticulous weaving of historic fabrics with modern structural elements was used for the restoration of the Rose Chapel – a beautiful reincarnation of the quake-damaged heritage building.     Standing on Colombo Street for more than a century, the locally treasured chapel reopened almost a year ago. DPA Architects was recognised […]

Church Corner’s Preschool Pre-fab: Keith Hay Homes

Keith Hay Homes is a family-owned company celebrating 80 years of building homes, commercial spaces, and educational facilities. Recently, Leigh Gibbs from the Christchurch branch has partnered with St. Peter’s Anglican Preschool to build the new learning facility.     Located at 25 Yaldhurst Road, the opening of St. Peter’s Anglican Preschool […]