Beautiful Year-Round Weddings: Rossendale
Every season offers brides and grooms unique opportunities to celebrate their wedding, says Rossendale Vineyard Manager, Graham Jones. “We focus on what the couple want. Every wedding is different and we design it around them.” Unlike some wedding venues, Rossendale is a year-round venue that can easily accommodate 150-200 guests indoors […]
Home of Summer Love: Melton Estate
Surrounded by mature pinot noir vines, boutique local winery, Melton Estate is the perfect venue to celebrate your special day. Offering a full wedding service, the team proudly takes care of everything, even providing your own wedding specialist, Tracy Caunter, to assist with planning and host the evening. Melton Estate […]
Wonderful Memories: Memorys Restaurant
If a relaxed and intimate country setting sounds like your special day, Memorys is the perfect place. Sue Giddens has spent several years creating this award-winning boutique establishment in the heart of rural Selwyn. It is an eclectic, rustic collection of country-themed spaces that can be used separately, or together. […]
Musical Mayhem
Two con men, one gorgeous heiress and the French Riviera. What could go wrong? North Canterbury Musical’s production of the Tony Award-winning Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opens on Thursday 2 May at the Rangiora Town Hall. “It’s very funny!” says Teresa Dann, the show’s Director. “It doesn’t take itself seriously and pokes […]
A Romantic Backdrop: Heritage Hanmer Springs
When it comes to New Zealand wedding destinations, the romantic mountain views and landscaped gardens of the Heritage Hanmer Springs provide an amazing ceremonial backdrop. A landmark venue just 90 minutes from Christchurch, it’s a world away from the ordinary, in a stunning alpine retreat that will captivate you and your […]
Empowering clients: Ray White Rangiora
When it comes time to sell what is likely your most valuable asset, your home, it is important to engage the expertise of a licensed salesperson. Marijke Sheppard has been selling houses in and around North Canterbury for a number of years and has worked very hard to maintain her […]
Framed by Success: Framemakers
You know your business is doing something right when your loyal South Island customer base grows so big it crosses Cook Strait and beyond. One such business is Framemakers, owned and operated by Graham and Lynn Barr. Their fine art printing service utilises a large format printer that affords many […]
Mix of old & new: Wigram
Wigram is expanding, not only culturally and historically, but geographically too. Awatea Green, a new living place, offers shared green spaces, playgrounds, meandering pathways and cycle lanes to take you all the way to the city. Wigram Primary School’s new campus is open and exciting. New restaurants, retail outlets and community services […]
Handing over the reins: Paragon Computers
“It was hard to let go of a business that I set up and nurtured over twenty-five years.” Graeme Walcott speaks from the heart. He founded Paragon Computers in the mid-1990s and built it up from a one-man enterprise to become a trusted IT support company specialising in looking after […]
Four Ave Festivities
A beer-y good spot There’s a new brewery that’s opened its doors at 8 Bath Street with some great history and a stunning pilsner. Lighthouse Brewery was started in Nelson by Dick Tout 21 years ago before he retired from the brewery business and listed the business for sale after finishing his last […]
