It’s all in the details
Planning a conference this year and the list of options is overwhelming? Fancy treating your hard-working staff to a trip but you just don’t know where to start? What about trying to get your head around the logistics of organising a large overseas sporting event? Often, this is when you […]
Iconic Irish bar turns 21!
Polish your reeling shoes, warm up your blarney, because Christchurch’s very own Irish legend, The Bog Irish Bar is celebrating an amazing 21 years as one of Christchurch’s favourite pubs. The week 17-23 February is packed with shenanigans to honour this milestone achievement. Twenty-one years ago, The Bog began in […]
Get excited about investing
The best way to get involved with investing is to keep it simple and let a financial adviser do it all for you. They know how to navigate the highs and lows and assist you in achieving the growth you desire. Bank term deposit rates are still at their lowest for quite […]
Editor’s Perspective: 20 February 2020
I’ve long been a ‘project person’. While this makes me highly efficient when it comes to getting things done, it means I’m not very good at relaxing. Even my housework is broken up into ‘sections’ so rather than feeling overwhelming, it becomes heaps of little ‘goals’ that result in a mammoth […]
Energising the airwaves
Mike Puru energisers the airwaves along with Anika Moa and Stacey Morrison on The Hits Drive show from 3 to 7pm. After a decade at The Edge and as TV host for the first two seasons of The Bachelor, he’s the personality from Southland who has won hearts nationwide. So […]
Sam Neill’s many hats
Sam Neill has been an international spy (Possession), a palaeontologist (Jurassic Park), a senior KGB officer (Amerika) and a corrupt policeman (Peaky Binders), but his most recent role was ‘host’ to a possession of family members who turned up at his Central Otago vineyard, Two Paddocks, over the Christmas holidays. […]
Amazing Grace
It was always in his mind to cast an actress as young as possible in the role of Juliet because Shakespeare’s Juliet, of Romeo and Juliet, was a 13-year-old girl. Derek Doddington, Founder and Director of Top Dog Theatre, stands firmly by his ground-breaking decision. “With casting such a young cast, I’ll […]
A grand palaver!
Local comedic favourite Shay Horay presents his latest busker’s baby – Palaver Grand. With a handful of showbiz buddies, in the style of Graham Norton, riotous banter and sparing of wit will entrap the audience in the Spiegeltent on 14 February. The two-hour show promises hearty belly laughs. It’s for […]
Sensational street food
The Night Noodle Market is not just noodles – it’s music, fun and fabulous Asian flavours. Hagley Park’s lakeside Entertainment Triangle will have 21 local and international hand-picked food stalls from February 6, Waitangi Day, until February 15. That’s 10 mouth-watering nights for Christchurch’s celebrated pop-up event under neon lanterns. […]
Following in Sir Ed’s footsteps
The spirit of exploration is strong in the Hillary family. Sir Edmund Hillary’s grandson Alex is continuing the legacy, this time by kayak, rather than tractor. We catch up with Alex about exploring Antarctica. THE EXHIBITION BY ALEXANDER HILLARY AND MARCO DE KRETSER IS NOW OPEN AT CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT, AS […]
