Bach Beauty: Q&A with Caleb and Alice Pearson

The Bookabach Bach of the Year Awards are back for 2019 to find New Zealand’s best holiday homes and baches. The Block NZ’s 2013 winners, Caleb and Alice Pearson, along with a junior judge, have uncovered the top holiday homes.     We caught up with Caleb and Alice about what makes […]

Art for children’s sake

A is for axe heads created from K’ Road kauri tiles, B is for beehives woven from straw, C is for ceramic rock-pops complete with ceramic sprinkles and wrinkled wrappers… all these and more will be available on 8-10 November when Sculpture on the Peninsula opens.     Sculptors throughout New Zealand […]

Taxing times for offshore businesses: Saunders & Co Lawyers

If you are in New Zealand and are a director or key staff member of an offshore business, Julia Johnston, Senior Associate and Tax Specialist at Saunders & Co Lawyers, advises how to prevent a nasty tax surprise.       Did you know that your presence in New Zealand as a […]

Performance Nutrition

Ever wondered how athletes eat to get the absolute most out of their performance? Perhaps you’ve wondered how to make sense of the daily servings of ‘information’ you get fed by social media?       Conrad Goodhew, dietitian for the Crusaders, is the man to call. With eight years of university […]

On Cloud 9: Q&A with Patrick Gower

Patrick Gower is on cloud 9. He has, after all, been living the high life, after traipsing half way across the globe to examine the pros and cons of legalising marijuana.     We caught up with ‘Paddy’ about doing his due diligence on the cannabis debate – not once but twice […]

Takahe Takes Off

One of Christchurch’s historic masterpieces has reopened its doors as a friendly and welcoming café, bar and community hub, with Cashmere couple Andrew and Kay Male at the helm.     The building, inside and out, is really something special. The Sign of the Takahe was founded by naturalist Harry Ell and […]

Acclaimed British writer hits city

Fans of literature are in for a treat when highly acclaimed British author Zadie Smith hits the city for her first – and only – New Zealand appearance at the Christchurch Town Hall’s James Hay Theatre on 13 November, presented by WORD Christchurch and Penguin Random House New Zealand.     Smith […]

Editor’s Perspective: 10 October 2019

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” – Coco Chanel       Elite horse racing and fashion have long gone hand-in-hand and, while Cup Day is evidently an opportunity to honour a more traditional aesthetic, it equally represents the opportunity to add some colour and creativity to your hats, […]

A blissful life: Merivale Retirement Village

Opened in April of this year, Merivale Retirement Village is a superb, aesthetically stunning and brand new complex offering the ultimate in luxurious comfort for its residents.     Set in Merivale, one of our city’s leafiest, most established and sought after suburbs, with convenient and easy access to doctors, dentists, lawyers […]

Car enthusiasts convene

On 8 September, owners of some of Canterbury’s most desirable classic and exotic cars descended on Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub for the second annual running of The Christchurch Car Show. Sure, the weather wasn’t the greatest, but that didn’t stop gearheads from around Christchurch and beyond converging to take photos, meet […]