Explore, be inspired

A home show stands out. It’s not a detached online shopping experience, or an afternoon racing around the city looking at multiple stores in search of one product. It’s more than tangible, it’s the ease of having everything you could dream of for your home and garden under one roof, plus all of the experts […]

Latest trends on show

Building, renovating, or freshening up a home means keeping up with the Joneses, or rather the latest trends. According to New Zealand Registered Master Builders, 2024 building trends highlight a commitment to sustainability, technology, flexibility and personalisation. With standard homes currently said to cost $3500 to $4000 average per square metre, and prestige one-off designed […]

The right impact: Impact Outdoors

First appearances count, and that is especially true with homes, and how they look. Some additions, alterations and tweaks will add street appeal, value, and create better indoor/outdoor use, while others won’t. If you want to transform your outdoor living spaces into seamless extensions of your home’s refined aesthetic, you need to talk to the […]

Holistic homes: Studio Wren

A home is more than just the physical bones of a house or the nature residing in a garden. Rachael Farthing, owner of Studio Wren, Christchurch’s newest landscape design company, believes that a home is created as elements of architecture, interior and landscape come together. Each “reflects different parts of the owners, connecting together to […]

Positioned to thrive: Business Canterbury Chief Executive Leeann Watson

Canterbury businesses are showing renewed optimism about the economy, following our latest Business Canterbury survey, which opened in the days following the first interest rate cut in four-and-a-half years. This rise in confidence is a welcome sign for the business community and our local economy. We’re seeing quite a large improvement in expectations for both […]