Must-see exhibition
Giant birds and ancient crocodiles are taking over Canterbury Museum these holidays in an exhibition that has to be seen to be believed. Ancient New Zealand: Squawkzilla and the Giants is the result of more than 20 years of collaborative research by scientists working in Central Otago and North Canterbury, […]
A growing passion
Wildly successful home design blogger Julia Atkinson-Dunn recently developed a green-finger. We caught up with Julia about her growing passion. You started NZ’s very first – and wildly successful – design blog in 2008 before going through a bit of an evolution. How did you first catch the gardening bug? […]
Anika Moa Unleashed
Anika Moa first burst onto the recording scene at the age of 21, when she released her debut album Thinking Room in 2001. It reached the top of the New Zealand Singles Chart, yielding four hit singles. She’s remained perched at the top of Kiwi consciousness ever since. Although life […]
A sweet empire
Oonagh Browne’s love affair with chocolate has been more rich, intense and satisfying than for most. In fact, she says, it saved her life. We catch up with the queen of chocolate about why she believes eight cacao beans a day keeps the doctor away. Irish-born Oonagh had been climbing […]
The case for doing nothing
Out of our ‘the busier the better’ bustling world arises a welcome rebellion that is switching off phones, brains and the eternal to-do list. “I’ve done nothing today” is often a statement of shame-ridden guilt. However, that very nothingness can be a productive, even lucrative, something. It’s just in disguise. […]
Gallery’s new beginning
Min Kim of Bryce Gallery is about to close one chapter of her life and enter another as she and her gallery partner, Jamie Stewart, relocate the gallery from its former Riccarton site to an idyllic rural setting in Ohoka. Making the move with Min and Jamie will be the […]
Editor’s Perspective: 23 January 2020
“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” – David Bowie When a New Year dawns it is already a great year – we’ve yet again been blessed with an opportunity to live and love. And, although it seems rather cliché to say, […]
Rude or romantic: you choose
Ooh la la, we’re turning up the heat this Valentine’s Day for you and your valentine next month. You’ll be thanking us later, after a night of indulging in aphrodisiacs – it won’t just be getting steamy in the kitchen. You can sink your teeth into something special, with two […]
The Great Gatsby Party 2020
Pull out your headbands and dust off your flapper dress because the exclusive Great Gatsby Party is back and better than ever. Whether you’re a glamour goddess like Daisy Buchanan, a people watcher like Nick Carraway or even if you just thrive off parties like Jay Gatsby, live out your Great Gatsby […]
