The Influencers: Leeann Watson
A new style of leadership. The speed and scope of the pandemic crisis has presented an extraordinary challenge – and opportunity – for today’s business leaders. Almost overnight businesses had to quickly adapt to a very challenging operating landscape that, even now more than a year on, continues to evolve. […]
Paying homage to the past
Heritage homes, buildings, bridges and walking tours were amongst more than 60 entries received for the biennial Canterbury Heritage Awards. That pool has now been whittled down to 30 finalists, with winners due to be announced next month. . “Now that almost half of our built heritage has been demolished, appreciation […]
The sky is no limit: DCM Roofing
In a word association game, it would be rare that the word ‘roofer’ would prompt ‘polymath’, but that’s what you get at DCM Roofing. Company director Iain McPhail quietly enjoys an eclectic range of skills and interests which he combines with his core business of reroofing and repairs, to excellent effect. […]
Celebrating architectural excellence
The inaugural festival of Open Christchurch proved a huge success, attracting more than 12,000 to its assorted events earlier this month. The number of attendees at the one-weekend-only festival of architectural excellence demonstrated the public’s genuine interest in architecture and desire to discover the city through some of its best-designed […]
No mirage garage: Garage Pro
Why have a room that you cannot use year-round? Don’t let the cold, damp conditions of winter stop you from working on all your jobs and hobbies. Since 2014, Garage Carpet Pro (a division of The Pro Group) has rolled out more than 215,000sqm of specialised carpet to cover the […]
Lancaster Park redevelopment kicks off
The $3.6 million redevelopment of Christchurch’s Lancaster Park site is underway to turn the place of sporting legend into a green recreational space and community sports fields. It is likely the new generation of sporting legends will begin playing there from early next year. This first stage of the redevelopment […]
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