Beauty Bites

Beauty Bites: Bite-sized fashion and beauty

Bite-sized fashion and beauty news capturing all the things you need to know.     Chase the Rainbow Hannah McKeich is a Kiwi woman who is taking the beauty industry by storm. After becoming pregnant at 17, bouts of homelessness and severe struggles with mental illness, she has captured the heart of […]

Genealogy

Genealogy: a global pastime

All families share stories and life experiences about their members. As the generations evolve, having those stories documented provides a history in time about those people and their adventures.       As the years progress, sometimes we meet these people, but many times we don’t and that is where the value […]

Summer Style Stakes

Summer Style Stakes

The New Year means a new opportunity for a wardrobe revamp. That’s our excuse! And who wouldn’t agree? We look at what’s sizzling hot in the summer style stakes.     Dresses are summer days personified. Although any style goes, whether it be backless or puffy sleeves, this season we’re enjoying the […]

Thumbelina

A Thoroughly Mod Thumbelina: The Court Theatre

Listen up all ye small people, tall people and somewhere-in-between people for some very exciting news! The tiniest girl in the world (she’s no bigger than your thumb) is coming to The Court Theatre and her name, ever so appropriately, is Thumbelina!     The story of Thumbelina was written by Hans […]

Drive for Good

Drive for Good

Many of us – both personally and professionally – experience somewhat of a drive to do good. But local firm Archibalds Motors has taken a more literal approach, with the ‘Drive for Good’ initiative which is giving back to the Christchurch community.     Launched to correspond with the Canterbury business’ 100th […]

Making its musical mark

Making its musical mark: Sign of the Takahe

After a $2.8 million post-quake repair, historic Sign of the Takahe is set to make its musical mark as the grand masterpiece finally opens to the public again for a series of summer events.     Organised by local Cashmere resident, event manager and jazz pianist Katie Martin, the free summer series […]