Ear-candy: let your earrings do the speaking
Sometimes loud and proud is exactly what you want your earrings to scream, and most certainly when your outfit does not. Thankfully, there’s plenty of eye – or more specifically ear – candy to tempt a loosening of the purse strings, with statement earrings doing the sartorial seducing this season. They don’t have […]
Bringing the outside in: creating an everlasting summer oasis indoors
We’re heading into the part of the year where we spend an increasing amount of time indoors, so it’s the optimum time to start bringing the outside in, so we’re not feeling trapped inside. You don’t even need a large, open space or window to bring the feeling of nature indoors. Green fabrics […]
Going nude: the minimalist colour that goes with everything
It seems bare is the new beautiful because, although it would be rather irresponsible of us to suggest you take this in a literal sense, everyone is going nude right now. Whether you’re filling the bathroom cabinet or the wardrobe, going nude is all about a less is more approach. Like the skin […]
Champion of city’s youth: Interview with Dr Sue Bagshaw
The physical scars of the Canterbury quakes are almost fully healed. But below the surface, the mental scars remain. In line with international research showing the long term mental health effects of natural disasters, demand for mental health, addiction and domestic violence services has skyrocketed in Canterbury post-quake. As demand for child and […]
‘Dcypher-ing’ Lyttelton’s story: murals that speaks for the community
Locals and visitors to Lyttelton’s Oxford Street Reserve have plenty to feast their eyes upon as they take in the stunning and spectacular murals at the revamped skate park and playground. Completed last month, the murals, which took around two weeks of labour intensive painting, are by Los Angeles-based Christchurch artist Dcypher, also […]
A clever automotive combo: Cars and Coffee
Let’s be honest, the closest most of us get to experiencing a million-dollar member of supercar royalty is when saying “On the way to work this morning, a brand-new Lamborghini went past me”. However, on 13 May, the inaugural Christchurch Cars and Coffee event took place at Garden City Helicopters’ new state of […]









