Get down to business
BY NINA TUCKER Business and conference wear should never force you to set aside your style. BY NINA TUCKER Combine simplicity with confidence. Tone it back with high-quality, chic pieces, and work in the colours you love and feel great in. Add some edge with a sleek shoe or statement bag and adopt […]
Fulfil your hosting wishes: Cashmere Club
If these walls could talk, they would tell of love, laughter, and connection. Welcoming, flexible, and stylish without pretension, your event is a breeze in any one of the four great spaces at this Christchurch establishment. The Cashmere Club has been hosting family and corporate events for almost 50 years. Functions Manager Kayla […]
Construction costs fall
New Zealand’s residential construction industry has recorded its first drop in new build house construction costs in 12 years. The latest Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI) revealed a 1.1% decrease in the three months to June. The decline marks a significant milestone in the history of the CCCI series, which has tracked the […]
Letting business and events bloom: Hurunui Garden Festival
Rally your friends, colleagues, or family, and gather in gorgeous gardens. Thousands of visitors annually visit The Hurunui Garden Festival, the region’s premier garden event. “Our stunning North Canterbury gardens are some of the most inspirational private gardens New Zealand has to offer,” Jenny Cooper says, who will feature her garden in the […]
A dash of Danish: Kjole Style
To enter a room wearing something sensational, guaranteed to turn heads, makes a woman feel incredible. The fact she knows her show-stopping outfit won’t be found anywhere else only adds to her aura of confidence as she sashays past admirers. Kjole Style is a destination fashion boutique dedicated to sourcing labels, predominantly Danish […]
Big property market changes are here: Nathan Miglani, NZ Mortgages
July certainly started with a bang. We saw the Bright-line changes come into play, DTIs introduced and LVR restrictions loosened at all the banks. These opportunities are making the market more accessible for both first home buyers and property investors. If you are looking at purchasing your first home, now is certainly the […]
Creating predator-free properties
To create a sanctuary for native birds and other wildlife in your backyard means managing predators. Stoats, rats, weasels, possums, cats, and hedgehogs prey on birds, including their eggs and nestlings, and on other small creatures. If you want to keep the birds flourishing, and other wildlife enjoying your property, then controlling pests […]
Crafting homes that grow with you: Durasteel
It’s not often you can build a stylish home with locally sourced materials for a reasonable price. It’s even rarer to build a home that can grow as you do. Christchurch-based Durasteel Structures create custom-made, premium quality panel homes. You can choose a 1-2 bedroom pod, a 1-4 bedroom home, or add to […]
Fashion headfirst: June Youngman
June Youngman wears many hats, some of those being the finishing touch to a winning race-day outfit. Metropol Deputy Editor Nina Tucker talks to the Addington Raceway fashion coordinator about how she ties both life and look together. June grew up in Fiji, never believing that her life would one day look like […]
