Marketing your property: Cindy-Lee Sinclair of Harcourts Holmwood on what to think about when selling your home or investment
Long established as a top-flight professional real estate agent in Christchurch, Cindy-Lee Sinclair of Harcourts Holmwood Real Estate Merivale says there are several things to know when putting property on the market. An absolutely key element is to ensure an agent has a signed listing authority before they bring buyers through, Cindy says. […]
Protecting your tech investment: TES Limited is your go-to for quick and helpful technical assistance
Nothing creates deep frustration as quickly as technical issues can. To deal with such issues, TES Limited in Avonhead provides technical assistance with a fast turnaround and a guarantee on all work. From maintenance such as PC/laptop/phone/iPad repair, to fixing overheating laptops or broken laptop/mobile screens and power sockets, there is very little […]
Running rings around the city: running events to get you lacing up
Running is ever popular, as judged by the streets teeming with partakers at all hours of the day. Aside from the collection of events listed here, there are many weekly run clubs in suburbs all over the city and at Hagley Park every Saturday ‘Parkrun’ is a free 5km event (see parkrun.co.nz). It […]
Winter thrills and spills: hit the slopes in the Southern Lakes
Four Southern Lakes ski areas will open soon, heralding a winter of thrills and spills on the slopes. Here’s a taste of what skiers and boarders can expect… after all, it’s all downhill from here. The Remarkables is extending its learner terrain by a massive 70 percent this season, as well as installing […]
High tea temptations: stick your pinkies out for the Pink Ribbon high teas at The George
The new Executive Chef of The George, Antony Page, recently filled us in on the new 50 Bistro winter menu heading our way, when the discussion moved to a charity function that runs close to Metropol’s heart – the Pink Ribbon Breakfast, supporting the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. The George is getting behind […]
Lionel Richie: A living legend
Last month, Christchurch was witness to one of the best musicians of the 1980s. The legend himself, Lionel Richie. Songwriter, actor, singer and record producer, he has been gracing our televisions of late with his role as an American Idol judge. With such hits as Endless Love, All Night Long, Stuck on You, […]
Editor’s Perspective: On the people who make Christchurch a city to be proud of
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile,” Albert Einstein At face value, an urban space is classified a city once its inhabitants reach 50,000. The fact that this means that people are what make a city – both in the literal and figurative sense – isn’t lost on our team […]
Striking sartorial gold: Q&A with Karen Walker
Every industry has one; the prodigious talents whose comfort zones are outside of the box and for whom rules are more guideline than instruction. They’re the rebels, the misfits, the rulebreakers and the nonconformists. But equally, they’re the trendsetters, the innovators, the visionaries and the true talent. For New Zealand fashion, that’s Karen […]
For the benefit of others: Kenneth F. Weaver is the amazing man who has been providing Christchurch pensioner’s low-cost housing for 45 years
When Kenneth F. Weaver first started providing low-cost pensioner housing in Christchurch 45 years ago, he was amassing joy. Daughter Karen and son Craig talk of how thankful and contented their dad has made many older Cantabrians. Prospective tenants of their one and two-bed units are eligible if they’re over 60, have less […]
Going grey gracefully: Vicki from V for Hair on embracing a change to grey
Beautifully styled grey hair is turning more heads than ever before in a growing trend towards natural beauty – enhanced with a little salon magic. Master Stylist Vicki Ogden-O’Fee, of V for Hair and Beauty upstairs in Merivale Mall, says women often start to grey by 35, or even earlier – and many […]
