Honest Talk
New Zealand’s criminal justice system and art recently combined, with a goal of seeking transformative change. A multi-media exhibition which has been touring the South Island, Kōrero Pono featured the true stories of 16 New Zealanders who have been through New Zealand’s criminal justice system; their statements appearing alongside their […]
In leaps and bounds
A 15-year-old contemporary dancer from Pegasus has just headed for New York this month to train at the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School. Imke Koekemoer has adored dancing since she was three – her career now taking off in leaps and bounds. Accepted for a four-week intensive course, Imke is one […]
Editor’s Perspective: 18 July 2019
“In most cases, suicide is a solitary event and yet it has often far-reaching repercussions for many others. It is rather like throwing a stone into a pond; the ripples spread and spread.” – Alison Wertheimer There’s a poignant saying that ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ and, while […]
A Talented Trio
Jono, Ben and Sharyn had quite the award haul at this year’s New Zealand Radio Awards late last month, winning Best Music Non-Breakfast Team and taking out the Blackie Award with Producer Dan for their ‘Deadpool Marathon’. We caught up with this talented trio about their third year of livening up the […]
A World Away: Tuscany Downs Estate
Tuscany Downs Estate is a true New Zealand luxury rural lifestyle experience on five acres of farmland near Darfield, Canterbury that caters to holiday getaways, weddings and corporate retreats. Just 30 minutes from the central city and 25 minutes from Christchurch International Airport, Tuscany Downs Estate is in the heart […]
City’s new boutique cinema
The golden days of cinema have returned to Ōtautahi with Lumière Cinema recently lifting the curtain on the new cinematic experience at the Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora. The boutique cinema has been created for Christchurch by well-known cinephile Nick Paris, who has worked in Christchurch’s cinema and film […]
Canterbury Women Unite
The poignant words of Martin Luther King Jr who once said, “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly” could have been purpose-written for the 15 March attack. Six Canterbury women of diverse backgrounds and cultures have come up with a plan to continue the feelings of goodwill and connection which […]
A fleet-footed leader
David Seymour got “hooked on the idea of pursuing political power in order to not use it”. “Though it’s harder to campaign that way because you’re not making rules to stop people doing something you don’t like,” he laughs. “But I was interested in the idea that counterintuitively, countries that […]
Putting the mystery in dining
Emphasising the ‘fun’ in fundraiser, Ronald McDonald House’s Christchurch Supper Club annually celebrates Christchurch’s finest dining destinations, with a kind-hearted, essential purpose underpinning each culinary experience: to accommodate and support families who must travel to Christchurch for their child’s medical treatment. Dressed in their very best with champagne flutes in […]












