Cantare in Italiano: learning to sing in Italian
If you’ve long dreamed of singing Italian and sounding Italian, then Claudia Lues can help you realise your dream. “I think my love of music began in the crib,” says South African born Claudia. “My parents are Italian; my mother sang all the popular Italian songs, including opera and my maternal grandfather was […]
Editor’s Perspective: On feminism and changing perceptions
“The higher you go, the fewer women there are,” – Wangari Maathai. A university lecturer once asked me and a group of my female peers how many of us were feminists. One hand of the 12 present went up. That was just seven years ago; 118 years after women got the vote, 92 […]
On Point: The latest fitness craze is barre (and we love it)
The fitness industry has forged an almost cult-like following because, although the fads come and go, a healthy diet and exercise is the closest formula we have to a fountain of youth. The latest craze turning heads faster than a pirouette is the barre workout and this is one recreational activity which we […]
A super special Sunday: The uber cool North Canterbury Wine and Food Festival
When it comes to the hit events on the Canterbury social calendar, the North Canterbury Wine and Food Festival is right up there with the best. Set under the picturesque oaks of Glenmark Domain in Waipara Valley, the festival is back next weekend Sunday 11 March to celebrate the local bounty of the […]
Naturally Fun: TimberNook’s back to nature approach to childhood development
TimberNook has just celebrated its first anniversary of facilitating experiences for children in a range of natural settings around Christchurch. The focus of TimberNook is nature-based play, weaving the therapeutic aspects of nature with an understanding of child development, creating play opportunities that challenge the mind, body, and the senses. With programmes for […]
Where Your Journey Begins: Focus on Elmswood Retirement Village
Donna Monk is the Sales Consultant at Elmswood Retirement Village and, although she is not a resident there, it feels like a second home. Donna, why is Elmswood special? Our residents love our location. We are central, so families from a great range of suburbs find it easy to visit. Access is great […]
Sweet Taste of Success: We talk to Cake Goddess Bree Scott of Glamour Cake
Bree Scott’s successful foray into baking has been a glamourous one since her sweet treats went viral last year. We talk to the proud owner of Glamour Cake about the sweet taste of success. How did all this start? My baking career started when I finished high school. At the time I wasn’t […]
Magical Music: Narropera at Lansdown
March is a musical month at Lansdown, with its festival tradition of presenting opera as entertainment and enjoyment. Short-winded and mesmerising, this is ‘narropera’ – narrated opera presented in word and song for 85 minutes. Enjoy Mozart’s magical Don Giovanni, on 11 and 17 March; revel in Weber’s wonderful romantic opera Der […]
Redefining Office Space: Regus want you to work somewhere exceptional
First we started changing how we’re working, now we’re changing where we’re working, as savvy businesses embrace the global trend of flexible working spaces. Now Christchurch businesses are reaping the benefits of this clever working platform, with the recent opening of two sites by revolutionary office-space provider Regus. With a world-wide infrastructure […]
Red Hot Reputation: We talk to David Eden of Red Hot Real Estate
When you list commercial or residential property with David Eden of Red Hot Real Estate, you just know you’re going to get a thorough, no-margin-for-error approach. You know this because David trained and worked as a helicopter engineer, on choppers servicing oil and gas rigs all over Papua New Guinea. With an eye […]
