Quality kitchen knives: Total Food Equipment
Good quality knives are essential to any home cooks tool kit. Total Food Equipment has you covered in the knife department. Owner Sandra McLay shares her current in-store favourites. Total Food Equipment is celebrating their 13th Birthday soon, so head into store on the 14th, 15th and 16th of October to check out […]
Art park: The Rusty Acre
A unique destination in North Canterbury reopens to the public on 14 October. It’s a green and shady garden with towering trees and splashes of floral colour. A sculpture park with over 80 steel pieces reflecting the artistry of their creator Allan O‘Loughlin. Surprisingly, it’s also a shopping location at Andrea Wadsworth’s home […]
Gorgeous gifts: Industria
Christmas is fast approaching, so it’s time to start making your shopping list. Industria is the perfect do-it-all-in-one store when it comes to gifts. With a wide range of gifts, furniture and art, there’s something for everyone. Find handmade ceramics for mum, elegant whiskey glasses for dad, and a special piece of art […]
Tour Flaxmere Garden
Since 2005 Flaxmere Garden near Hawarden in North Canterbury has been recognised as a six-star “Garden of National significance” by the New Zealand Gardens Trust. A labour of love for one family for more than 50 years, the garden will on display on 20 November as a fundraiser for The Court Theatre. Penny […]
Four top awards
Designer Sam Connell of Figure & Ground won four awards at the 2022 Regional ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards. A Merivale development, Aikmans Road, by Connell received a Highly Commended in the Residential Multi-Unit Dwelling category. These six distinctive townhouses showcase a contemporary aesthetic and desirable street appeal. Clad in a combination of textured plaster […]
Play your way
If you’re bored with the endless selection of black gaming and computer accessories, the new G Aurora collection is for you. The wizards at Logitech have recognised that gamers like their individuality – and with 50 percent of the gaming community being female, the need for some colourful accessories has never been so […]
Incredible home in concrete
Canterbury designer Greg Young, of Young Architects won two top honours at the 2022 Regional ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards, celebrating the greatest architectural designs the region has to offer. Described as “an incredible concrete family home”, Scarborough Béton Brut, perched on the on the hills overlooking Scarborough, won the Regional Award for Residential Interiors, […]
Torque talk
The rate at which technology continues to develop and expand in our everyday lives is staggering. One moment you are the custodian of a piece of cutting-edge high-tech gadgetry, and the next it has been relegated to that pile marked for the next garage sale. The same applies to cars. Even the most […]
Automotive experts: Magnum Group
We rely on our cars so much these days, so having expert help when you need it most is a sigh of relief. A routine service or something more technical, the experienced and friendly team at Magnum Service Centre will always go the extra mile. The small team of four technicians is highly […]
