Supporting our community: Ross Steele, Te Pae General Manager
Te Pae marks three years of success since first opening its doors. T e Pae Christchurch is more than just a venue. It’s a gathering place where our community can come together to support one another. In recent months, our team have proudly supported and hosted several fundraising banquet events, helping to raise […]
Heat-conscious hair styling
Heatless hair styling methods continue their stratospheric social media climb – yet how often do they fail to live up to the results we see online? An inability to master a heatless hack can counteract its great benefit to hair health. Heat-conscious hair styling is next in the line of defence to minimising […]
Editor’s note: Snow’s the limit
Before Sukhi and Joanna Gill had Little India, one of New Zealand’s favourite spots for Indian cuisine, they had Sukhi’s mother’s recipes and familial passion for food. Betting on themselves, the pair built a legacy – one that still honours their founding values and faith in family. In her conversation with the Gills, […]
Birds of our backyard
Birds act as backyard barometers, indicating the health of the environment surrounding us. How does Canterbury shape up? Thousands of garden birds were counted in last year’s longest running citizen science project, the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey. After months of number-crunching, Manaaki Whenua has released the findings. Across the region, a record […]
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