Coffee on each corner: Cocoa Black
In a perfect world, our daily coffee would come from our favourite shop each time. The one where they make it just right because they know how we like it, the staff are friendly, and there is a fabulous range of fresh food choices to have in house or take away. Christchurch’s Yong […]
Something special: Coco Gifts
If the thought of negotiating busy shopping centres in search of a gift puts you off before you even begin, it’s time to shop smart. The easiest place to start is the renowned destination boutique in St Albans that has everything under one roof, where browsing is a joy. Since opening in 2012, […]
Pounamu Pathway: Journey to a land of legends
The Pounamu Pathway is a groundbreaking tourism initiative on the South Island’s West Coast, celebrating the region’s cultural, historical, and natural heritage. Through creative storytelling and world-class experiences within four interconnected experience centres — Māwhera (Greymouth), Awarua (Haast), Kawatiri (Westport) and Hokitika — it offers visitors a once-in-a-lifetime journey through the rich traditions […]
Run for Rānui House
Lace up on 21 April and get active for a cause with the Frontrunner Christchurch Marathon. Funds this year will go towards Rānui House, which translates to ‘big warm house,’ owned and managed by the Bone Marrow Cancer Trust. A home away from home, Rānui House offers 26 apartments for families who need […]
Easy, elegant elopement: Riverview Lodge
An elopement. With historic connotations of clandestine love and secret marriage, weddings don’t come more romantic than that. In modern usage, the concept of elopement has shed most of its associations with melodrama and angry parents, and has come to represent a wedding that is romantic, removed from routine, and smaller in scale. […]
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