Doggy day care: Sharna’s Dog Care
Important health and behavioural benefits can come from dropping your dog off to daycare. Your pet can enjoy the best of both worlds – indoors and outdoors – at Sharna’s Dog Care, where they offer daily care and grooming services. The care centre is full of heart, named after owner Keryn Ashworth’s Newfoundland, […]
Top South Island dog-friendly campsites
Marlborough: Nikau Cove Campsite Located in the breath-taking Marlborough Sounds in a sheltered bay not far from the Bay of Many Coves, Nikau Cove offers six non-powered sites. You will need a permit to bring your dog here which is readily obtainable via the DOC office. West coast: Franz-Josef Top 10 Holiday Park […]
Gorgeous gardens
Gardening is the work of a lifetime: you never finish. So said Oscar de la Renta, and he was so right. Gardening is a hobby for some, a passion for others, and it can even be a chore. The health benefits are well recorded, with studies having shown it is good physical activity […]
Find your zen: Resene
Japanese design proudly refers to thousands of years of traditional art while also often being considered the epitome of what’s contemporary and modern. Japan has a diverse artisanal history and an incomparable attention to quality due to the cultural belief that what you create is a direct reflection of you and your family’s […]
The Influencers
Alison Adams: CHRISTCHURCH NZ CEO Support Growth A key job for ChristchurchNZ as the city’ sustainable economic development agency is to raise the city’s productivity. There are many ways we can help facilitate this, one of which is ensuring the city has a vibrant innovation ecosystem. And we are making progress — Christchurch […]
Tips for bookcases
Stack books from big to small or mix it up.You could curate small piles of three or five books, which makes it easier to read the spines and locate a book when you need it. Spread out each styled placement and don’t put all the same textures or colours together. For example, give […]
Unique gifts: French Blue
Gift a French-inspired style this Christmas. French Blue has a collection of beautiful and antique pieces, each carefully selected by owner Catherine Matthews. Vintage grain sack and linen cushions, gorgeous European jewellery, bags, scarves, rugs, and linen are just some of the choices. An array of fragrant candles, diffusers, soaps, and atomisers, mix […]
Looks like Christmas: Cosi Fan Tutte Christmas Shoppe
The different, the unusual, the creative – these are concepts that often hold considerable allure as we strive to stand out from the crowd. Something as small as a Christmas decoration can help achieve that point of difference. The team at the Cosi Fan Tutte Christmas Shoppe in The Tannery have made it […]
Stylish wood: Lockwood Homes
Celebrating its 71st anniversary, Lockwood Homes is reinvesting in an extensive South Island network. The company opened its second Christchurch show home in July, on its display site and Southern Regional Office in Hornby, and is now gearing up for further expansion. Outfitted by a group of carefully selected partners, the show home […]
Thinking outside the square: Murray Hewitt Joinery
The contemporary home is all about contrasts in texture and colour, be they elegantly subtle or inspiringly vibrant. Combining aesthetics with practical hardwearing use asks for joinery that covers the gamut from traditional hardwoods to the latest and greatest in synthetic polymers. Any joiner operating at the top of their game in the […]
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