Get down to the dinos: Jurassic Adventure

Nestled in our backyard, Christchurch’s very own mini theme park awaits. Raptors, triceratops and a T-Rex roam on Opawa Road. At Jurassic Adventure, you’re stepping back 65 million years, with a side of mini golf, a maze, and more. These life-size animatronic dinosaurs will enchant and captivate, and owner Aaron Keown says it’s all about […]

Artistic strides: Jacqui Colley

Jacqui Colley is an award-winning New Zealand artist. She was born in Zambia and grew up in Cape Town, South Africa where she studied graphic design at Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Then she relocated to New Zealand in 1996. Jacqui began sporadically painting while working full time as a graphic designer. After realising how […]

Stop, dine, shop: Route 72 Café Bar Emporium

Canterbury’s heartland is a great place to explore, and located on the inland scenic highway Route 72 you will find the picturesque village of Cust. Route 72 Café Bar Emporium combines the best of great shopping and great food, served up by friendly staff, all in the one establishment. With a wealth of early settler […]

Experiencing pain at work?

Injury prevention in the workplace should not be an accident. Your job can take up a large portion of your day, and therefore your everyday life. Equally, success and happiness at work, can be measured by the comfort and optimism you experience daily in your chosen professions. Situations where physical pain or discomfort occur at […]

Immersive art garden rendezvous: The Rusty Acre

Just 25 minutes north of Christchurch, there’s a place in Mandeville that beckons the weary soul. Escape the demands of busy life with a stop-over visit to a destination gift store set in a tranquil art sculpture garden setting. This unconventional and welcoming wonderland, bursting with fragrant blooms, embodies a little ‘Je ne sais quoi’ […]

‘Something Rotten,’ The Renaissance musical hits Christchurch stage

‘Friends, theatre lovers, lend us your ears.’ Something fabulous this way comes, and it goes by the name ‘Something Rotten’, the internationally acclaimed and “artistically brilliant Broadway musical”. Nominated for 10 Tony Awards in 2015, this Broadway meets Shakespeare sensation prepares to dazzle Ōtautahi in all its splendour, at the renowned Court Theatre, New Zealand’s […]