Shield your hair from the sun: Haar Design
The importance of SPF for protecting the skin is well known, but few know how to keep their hair healthy and hydrated, especially over the harshest time of the year, summer. Introducing System Professional’s Solar Line, a line designed to protect your precious locks from damage caused by sun exposure. The line has a hair […]
A living memory: One Gifted Tree
For an everlasting gift, a living memory, or stunning statement, a specialty tree makes all the difference. They give a bang of bright colour on the deck of a small apartment, make an impact in a big pot, or as a central feature to a new build. One Gifted Tree is a nursery filled […]
Brand vs performance: Metros Marketing
This month I’m going to break down the key differences between brand and performance marketing. Both are just as crucial as each other, but there are a few key differences to keep in mind when choosing the right channel to market down and what to expect. 1. Brand marketing is all about creating awareness and […]
Mid-2025 opening forecast
Further delays may mean Christchurch residents and groups can’t use the Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre until mid-2025. More delays and a legal dispute between the delivery agency and contractor were announced in late October, arising from a cost escalation dispute between the contractor, CPB, and the Crown’s delivery agency, Rau Paenga (formerly Ōtākaro Ltd). […]
Looking to the future: Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce
This election was fought amidst significant uncertainty facing businesses. Now more than ever, they need a government formed, and fit-for-purpose policy settings that create certainty, reduce the cost of doing business, allow better access to a migrant workforce, and reduce compliance costs and red tape. Canterbury businesses are bold, with big aspirations for their future […]
Cartoonist’s slice of heaven
Farmer, rugby player, and much-loved cartoonist, Murray Ball has been brought to life in a new book by his son Mason. Murray Ball: A Cartoonist’s Life, written by Mason Ball is a warm and humorous first biography of Murray. It tells the story of how Murray became the leading cartoonist of his generation, how his […]