A force for construction: Tonu Civil Construction
Things are humming at Tonu Civil Construction. Thanks to many satisfied former clients telling family and acquaintances about the excellence and cost effectiveness of the company’s work, Tonu has projects booked through until March of 2022. These include large commercial jobs and smaller residential jobs – excavations for driveways, concrete works […]
Black is the new white
Everything happens in the kitchen. With its key role as the setting to our lives, we need our backdrop to reflect who we are, allow us to function at our best, and of course, show us in our best light. The colour trends in our kitchen settings flowed from the oranges and […]
Pride and plastering
Does your home need a facelift? A fresh lip colour, a clean shave after a long day or a new haircut is often all it takes to feel rejuvenated. The same applies to your property. A fresh lick of paint, a stylish cladding addition for a feature wall, or some re-plastering maintenance, […]
Museum redevelopment consent
Canterbury Museum’s redevelopment plans have been given a green light. Resource consent has now been granted for the $195 million project, the concept designs for which include a blue whale skeleton on display in a new full-height atrium. Canterbury Museum Trust Board chair David Ayers says the consent is a major milestone […]
It’s a steel: Coresteel Canterbury & Kenneally Timber
The properties of steel make for impressive reading. Hardness, toughness, tensile, yield and fatigue strength, elongation, plasticity, ductility and malleability are a good place to start. With its base in iron, first smelted in 1200 BC, the applications for steel in the 21st century are limitless. You’ll find steel in everything from stadiums […]
Maximising the end result: Kathryn Picton-Warlow
Buying or selling property? Now is a great time to do either or even both. With strong demand for properties all around New Zealand, and no signs of it slowing, buyers and sellers need to be at the forefront of real estate activity, or they will miss out. That’s the advice […]
A new cultural icon: Te Pae
Cantabrians won’t have to hold their breath for much longer with the imminent opening of the iconic Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre in October. While the centre will bring a host of national and international conventions to the city, this stunning facility is also set up to host local events and […]
Mural magic at Riverside: Riverside Market
The Canterbury Heritage Awards recognise excellence in heritage tourism and conservation, and celebrate the repair and reconstruction efforts that have gone into revitalising the city following its devastation by the 2011 earthquakes. Several categories make up the awards including the heritage tourism award, in which the Riverside Market mural received a certificate […]
An inner-city escape: Ingrid Geldof Designs
In the heart of Christchurch, an inner-city apartment created a unique opportunity for design. A collaboration between Wilkie Bruce architects, Ingrid Geldof Design and Jane Swinard Interiors brought the vision to life, and the team worked closely with the clients to create a comfortable, warm, and functional space. Ingrid Geldof worked […]
Looking ahead to increase housing supply
Property Council New Zealand has urged a Government rethink to getting more houses built. Council chief executive Leonie Freeman says its members believe the Government’s proposed changes to interest deductibility rules will have a ‘significant chilling effect’ on increasing supply at scale and pace. The council says the proposed changes make […]
