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Market update property prices to rise: NZ Mortgages

Christchurch’s property market is buzzing with activity. Nathan Miglani from NZ Mortgages shares his insights. The office at NZ Mortgages is seeing the pre-winter rush with interest rates coming down and housing prices set to rise, Nathan says. As a result, people are acting now, particularly first-time homebuyers. With quality properties selling for under $650,000, […]

Over the hill to Akaroa

Road trip to the inviting Akaroa, just 75km from Christchurch, treating yourself and your family to our home away from home. A stop at the iconic Little River Inn, named in the Top 50 New Zealand Gastropubs by Hospitality New Zealand, or the historic Duvauchelle Hotel, established in 1850, is a must on the way […]

Business confidence: Business Canterbury Chief Executive Leeann Watson

With all the media coverage of the Government’s 2024 Budget, it is timely to update you on how businesses across Canterbury are feeling right now. Our most recent Quarterly Canterbury Business Survey, a measure of regional business confidence and economic activity, showed that businesses are hurting. Some business confidence metrics are at the lowest levels […]

North Canterbury’s retail therapy

Sometimes, you want to escape the busy city. That doesn’t mean you don’t want to go shopping. In North Canterbury, there are many ways to embrace wildlife, walking and hiking trails, and nature’s gorgeous scenery. However, you’ll also find hundreds of retail gems, and dotted-about eateries to appropriately refuel between browsing. Take your clothing wishlist […]

A growing, thriving city: Te Pae General Manager Ross Steele

I was interested to read the information from the 2023 Census released recently, which shows the greater Christchurch population grew nearly 10% between 2018 and 2023. Surely this is confirmation that Christchurch is New Zealand’s second largest city, with the greater Christchurch regional population well exceeding greater Wellington. It was also exciting to learn that […]