Listen up: Bellbird Hearing

Wearing hearing aids improves adult health-related quality of life, and may help stave off dementia. Hearing is essential for maintaining relationships and connections with friends and family, as well as for fully experiencing life’s events. But as the team at Bellbird Hearing in Ilam explains, hearing loss has also been linked to a range of […]

Empowering staff: RICOH NZ

In today’s fast-paced and dynamic business world, the concept of the workplace has drastically evolved. With the rise of remote work and the need for secure collaboration across different devices and platforms, organisations are seeking modern workplace solutions to improve productivity, communication, and security. Ricoh Christchurch can help empower digital workplaces by utilising innovative technologies […]

Race day ready

With Canterbury’s Cup & Show Week mere weeks away, (5-12 November), and fashion stock selling fast, it’s crucial to start planning your outfits for the festivities early.  Due to the limited stock carried by boutiques (thanks to inflation), if you wait too long, you might miss out on finding an outfit you’ll love. Start by […]

Help for eating disorders

Recovered Living NZ (RLNZ), New Zealand’s first charitable Eating Disorder Treatment Centre in North Canterbury, can now fully cover residential eating disorder services under ACC Sensitive Claims. Kristie Amadio, Director of RLNZ says this is the first step to making eating disorder treatment more accessible for Kiwis. Eating disorders affect people of all ages, genders, […]

Don’t hedge your fencing

Installing or repairing fences, whether around the home, farm, or business, is an investment. A good fence has the potential to add considerable value to a property, so finding the right fencing contractor for the job is vitally important. The Fencing Contractors Association NZ (FCANZ) says that across the country unprecedented levels of fence repairs […]

Avoid the ERA: PB Employment Law

I often warn clients about leaving a decision in the hands of Employment Relations Authority (ERA) because we have no control over the outcome. To give one example, I acted for an employer defending a claim that an employee was forced to resign. Our defence was that there was some conflict in the workplace and […]