Editor’s Note: Appreciate the who, not the where
Welcome to another enthralling wedding issue, and my second in nine months as deputy editor. It’s even more opportunity to discover the people behind our local wedding industry, one that seems to grow each season. Thanks to our wonderful community, you will find so many beautiful visuals from weddings, near and far. Our […]
Editor’s Perspective: Evolving language
The English language is constantly evolving, and not necessarily in a good way. The etymology of English shows it started as a bastardisation of numerous other languages, mainly European in origin. Adding to that now are digital era abbreviations, common usage dictates, and a general lack of word knowledge and appropriate usage. For […]
Editor’s Note: Jumping on to NZ’s property ladder
All too often we hear tales of doom and gloom about property affordability, and how people cannot buy their first home. The operative words here should be “some people” cannot afford to buy their first home. Across New Zealand, young people are finding ways and the means to step foot on to the […]
Mad for Monochrome: A fashion love affair with black and white
The perfect partnership, black and white are a sartorial staple, offering a stylish selection to suit almost any season. It’s a dichotomy that doesn’t date, after all, black and white is always right.
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 […]
Sequin & Sparkle: The return of the 1980s obsession with glitz
If you’re a kid of the eighties and nineties, the sight of sequins and sparkles might bring on a serious case of déjà vu, but in fact, you’re on a date with reality because these style statements are making a colourful comeback right now. While they may have fallen out of favour with […]
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 […]
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 […]
