Simply the Best: Simply NZ
With a large selection of New Zealand made giftware, tax-free posting worldwide and free gift wrapping, it is easy to see why the Simply NZ stores are simply the best! Their business ethos has always been about supporting local, so visitors can enjoy browsing authentic homegrown artworks, such as McGlashen […]
Award-winning artistry: Windsor Gallery
Windsor Gallery boasts over 30 artists on exhibition in their contemporary art gallery and one of the largest selections of picture frames in the city. Artist Rhoyne McIlroy is the gallery’s featured artist this month and after having established an international career, the award-winning artist’s latest works (pictured) draw from […]
Executing the Exceptional: Jennian Homes
Dwayne Prendergast, Director of Jennian Homes Canterbury, says the year has started with strong sales. “We are particularly pleased with the number of new high-end architectural builds we are doing, along with our large range of family and holiday homes,” Dwayne says. This year has seen the completion of a […]
Always Aotearoa: Dual
Their hashtag is ‘Always Aotearoa’ and, if pondering a subtitle, let it be ‘Never Made Offshore’. Local and loyal to New Zealand, Dual is a denim clothing boutique that Cantabrians should be proud of. Now located at 5/181 High Street, in the heart of the uber-cool SALT district (St Asaph, […]
Eliminate Condensation: Snow Temp Heating
If condensation and ventilation issues are a problem in your home, the team at Snow Temp Heating Solutions are the people to call before winter sets in. Covering both residential and commercial air conditioning and refrigeration, the Christchurch business has been in operation for the past 35 years, and run […]
Spumone Ice-Cream Cake – Recipe
A much-loved dessert in southern Italy, spumone is a simple dome or loaf-shaped ice-cream cake, served sliced into wedges. INGREDIENTS 50g savoiardi biscuits 60ml espresso coffee (or milk), cooled GELATO 4 cups full-cream (whole) milk 200g sugar 100g 70 percent dark chocolate, roughly chopped 30g unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup […]
White Out
As we head into the cooler months, we start to crave black, brown, navy, mustard and burgundy. And, as soon as we make it through the seasonal divide, we seek to cleanse the palate with pretty pastels – adding the soft sartorial shades of yellow, green, pink and blue to our wardrobes. […]
You & Your Architect – A Creative Partnership: Allfrey + South
Every person is unique. As architect Craig South explains, your home should also uniquely reflect who you are and how you want to live. Big weekend get-togethers or coffee for two on the deck? Enjoy reading in the sun or love to garden? We’re all different; good architecture acknowledges this […]
The impact of disaster
The impact of a disaster is often measured by a handful of factors; the number of fatalities/injuries, the number of homes and buildings destroyed, the cost of cleanup and repair, and the level of violence/destruction that took place, to name a few. Rarely does it account for the emotional wounds inflicted on […]
