Supreme snack: Gordons Pickles
Tart, tangy, and with a signature crunch – pickles make the perfect snack. With a pickle to suit every occasion and craving, Gordon’s is your local picklery destination – shelves stocked with pickles sliced and whole, all with a distinctive dill flavour and crispness. It doesn’t stop there; the team’s famous gherkin relish, […]
Sustainable wool carpet for state housing
Hundreds of state homes around New Zealand are to be fitted with wool carpet. Kāinga Ora has awarded a two-million-dollar wool carpet contract to locally owned Bremworth carpet manufacturers. The deal will see around 95 tonnes of wool, which is the annual fleece of more than 25,000 New Zealand sheep, used to help […]
Sustainable healthcare: Medsalv
Healthcare shouldn’t harm the planet yet right now, it does. One Christchurch company is changing that. Every day, hospitals and clinics across Australia and New Zealand generate thousands of tonnes of waste. Globally, the healthcare sector is responsible for around seven per cent of all carbon emissions. From energy-intensive supply chains to the […]
Embrace grey with confidence: V for Hair Merivale
Master hairstylist Vicki Ogden-O’Fee answers your top questions. Do I need to know my natural undertone? “Yes – knowing your skin undertone is not negotiable. It’s the starting point in guiding the right shades of silver, ash, or warm grey to best flatter your complexion.” Why should I think about the haircut too? […]
OPES Partners | Director Andrew Nicol: New builds vs old builds
Were our houses really built better back in the day? Rows of townhouses are springing up all across New Zealand. Some people call them cheap, cookie-cutter homes. Especially when you see them next to older villas. But were houses really better back in the day? Fifty years ago, homes were hand-built by teams […]
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