Gadgety gifts
Who doesn’t love a little bit of tech at Christmas time? Check out these latest gadgety goodies to brighten someone’s day. Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones Active noise cancellation delivers superior sound with deep dynamic bass. Customisation via a Smart Control App, and a 30-hour battery life to provide exceptional […]
Curtain call, inside Canterbury’s Curtain Bank
The Christchurch-based Curtain Bank, one of the flagship offerings of Community Energy Action Charitable Trust (CEA) has been helping to keep Cantabrians (and more recently West Coasters) healthier for over 25 years. The first of its kind in New Zealand, it has provided over 6000 homes with good quality, recycled window coverings […]
Christmas makes scents
It’s that extra sensory month when taste buds rejoice in the season, eyes are bedazzled with tinsel-adorned trademarks, and ears are jiggle-belling to the jolliest day of the year. Our sense of smell too is in festive frenzy. Sniffing seasonal reminders will awaken happy memories and raise our spirits – this Christmas […]
All in the family: North Canterbury Energy Centre
It has built its reputation as being one of the most trusted names in cooling and heating solutions because it is a family owned and operated business dedicated to delivering a high standard of customer service. North Canterbury Energy Centre (NCEC) is headed by Tracey and Joanne Brown, with sons, […]
2021 in colour
Colour has long upheld the ability to soothe, to comfort, to uplift and even to enliven, making its use in the home critical to the psychology of a space. As we prepare to wave goodbye to 2020 and welcome in a new year, we look to the colours that we will be […]
Al fresco Christmas
Our fashion-forward friends in the Northern Hemisphere have long shown us a holiday season dusted in snow and fireside festivities. But downunder, we know a summer Christmas is a time to embrace the outdoors with our loved ones. So here’s our tips for al fresco entertaining this holiday season. FAIRYTALE […]
A local Christmas: Coco Gifts
You have been hearing it all year, shop small business and shop local. Well there’s no better time to act on this sage advice than at Christmas time, and no better place than at Coco Gifts. Owner Liz van Montfort says the St Albans store has your Christmas checklist covered. “We’ve got […]
Love of landscapes
For Struan Macdonald, art is like second nature to him. And it’s the New Zealand nature such as Mount Aspiring Nation Park, the Otago High Country, Abel Tasman and the West Coast that inspires this landscape painter. “It can be the afternoon light on a mountain side or some kind of […]
Holiday blues: French Blue
Just because our overseas escapades have been taken off the calendar for 2020, does not mean we have to deprive ourselves of all things European. In fact, Catherine Matthews of French Blue has a beautiful selection of homewares and furnishings from the continent. In Northern Hemisphere newness, aptly named A […]
Xmas wrapped up
Wrapping gifts can be one of the funnest parts of Christmas – from choosing stylish paper, ribbons and gift tags, to thinking outside the box. This year, why not pass on non-recycled paper altogether and opt for more sustainable gift adornments. A favourite idea is to use fabric – or even tea […]
