A skilful storyteller
Actor and director Martine Baanvinger takes centre stage in Lyttelton next month in a new one-woman play ‘Aperture.’ DramaLAB founder Baanvinger, who wrote and starred in the award-winning play Solitude, showcases the life and work of Ans Westra, a New Zealand Arts Foundation Icon photographer. In 1957, Westra emigrated from […]
Precious time together
One of the greatest gifts families can give to one another is regularly spending time together. Studies have shown that quality time helps strengthen and build family bonds and also provides a sense of belonging and security for everyone in the family. Strong family bonds also encourage better behaviour […]
Maintaining brain health
If you had to choose between good physical health or good cognitive function, which would it be? It may surprise you to learn that more people fear losing their mind than their physical health, yet according to the Research & Development Director at American-based Chiva-Som, Dr Jason Culp, there are […]
Feed the native birds
Setting up a feeding station in your garden is one way to attract native birds, and also to ensure our precious feathered friends have enough to eat during the harsher months. New Zealand Forest and Bird encourages residents to supplement the feed of native birds – many of which […]
Window of opportunity: NK Windows
Once upon a time the role of a window was to let in light and air, and if it added architectural decoration that was a bonus. At NK Windows, the window story is not only brought into the 21st century, but future-proofed with its uPVC five-chamber profile, which when combined […]
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