Benchmark
A three-step guide to styling one of the most used and most visible features of the kitchen – the humble bench. Don’t throw everything and the kitchen sink at making your bench look pretty. Start with the type of stone and adjoining cabinetry. Ideally, you want contrasting yet complementary hues – a dark […]
Modern makeover: Fendalton Dental
Servicing the teeth and smiles of Canterbury for more than 15 years, this Fendalton-based dental practice finally got its own makeover. Reopening with an intimate celebration in early October, Fendalton Dental welcomed its loyal community to their newly-renovated premises. Same location, same expert dentistry, but a cutting-edge upgrade to match. A third-generation dentist […]
Kitchen class: Kitchen Studio
The future of kitchen renovation lies in creating a personalised journey from imagining your new kitchen to enjoying it. Renovating a kitchen is more than a project; it’s an investment of time, energy, and emotion, and the process should honour that, says Jo Tozer, owner of Kitchen Studio in Merivale. “Exceptional service goes […]
Why we need to talk about death
The struggles with terminal illness of beloved New Zealanders like Nigel Latta and Dai Henwood have highlighted the need for better conversations about grief, death and dying. For Western cultures, the concept of death is uncomfortable. Unlike other cultures, which have woven the honouring of death and dying into every day custom and […]
Cottage cheese & spinach bake
From her third cookbook Seasoned, foodie and chef Cherie Metcalfe’s cottage cheese and spinach bake has a high level of protein and an equally high level of yum – a staple when on an end-of-year health kick between events. INGREDIENTS 600g frozen spinach 6 eggs 500g cottage cheese 1/3 cup grated parmesan 1 […]












