Hear Again

Something to hear about: Hear Again hearing checks are the first step on the path to getting back your hearing

Granny, Granny did you hear me?” Because most hearing loss occurs gradually, it’s not always apparent to you. Family and friends notice though, repeating themselves, waiting patiently as you talk over the top of them, looking confused as you try to guess the question they asked and then respond with a pretty random […]

Quality Hotel Elms

Culinary quality: the Quality Hotel Elms holds impressive restaurant offering ‘Fig’

As the name suggests, Quality Hotel Elms at 456 Papanui Road, oozes quality. From the standard, superior and deluxe accommodation, to the smiling customer service of hotel staff, you would seldom find a better place to stay in Christchurch. However, if the idea of dining out takes your fancy, then the Elms restaurant […]

New Style Blinds and Curtains

Curtain craftsmanship: New Style Blinds and Curtains

Combining expert craftsmanship with personalised service, New Style Blinds and Curtains is a family business with 20 years’ experience. Founded in 1992, owners Paul O’Loughlin and his partner Alina took over the reins from Alina’s father more than a year ago. With the majority of items manufactured on site at the Waltham-based premises, […]

Cafe Vivo

Warm up your winter: soups up at Cafe Vivo

With the ravages of cold and wet winter months well and truly upon us, now is the perfect time to warm up with hot food and coffee at Café Vivo. Located at 333 Harewood Road Bishopdale, it’s a warm and friendly eatery, with plenty of seating inside and out. The brunch menu includes […]

Carpetbinders

Cutting edge carpet: Carpetbinders is a family business with a tradition of quality

Carpetbinders, formally Rugs Ltd, is a true family business. Continuing as Christchurch’s specialist rug and binding company and part of an intergenerational succession plan, Michelle MacWilliam and her brothers, Richard and Mark Cassidy, have taken over the business from their mother – 40 years after she started it. Offering a professional rug binding […]

Pepper Bridge Indian Restaurant

Taste the difference: Pepper Bridge Indian Restaurant is a culinary gem in Addington

With discerning connoisseurs of the finest Indian cuisine, Pepper Bridge Indian Restaurant needs no introduction. Located at Shop 9 in Addington Mall at 300 Lincoln Road, it has gained such a large following, that online food and beverage app Menulog chose the venue as 2018’s best Indian Restaurant. Whether you go full chicken/beef/lamb […]