Flame, flavour and Southern fire: Texas Grill
Whether it’s the fire in their belly thanks to the 4.8-star standard marked on their first birthday, or the flame that creates their their signature Texas flavour, the team behind this Hereford Street steakhouse is serving up the quality cuisine Christchurch is known for. “It’s been a rollercoaster,” say gratified owners Arshad Upadhye […]
Award of the Court
Ōtautahi’s Court Theatre wins Judges’ Choice at the 2026 Property Industry Awards. The Court Theatre has received the inaugural Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Judges’ Choice Award at the 2026 Property Council New Zealand Property Industry Awards, which celebrate excellence across the built environment. A new category for 2026, the award recognises ‘outstanding civic value’: […]
Fighting grey regrowth? – V for Hair
Merivale-based master stylist and grey transition specialist Vicki Ogden-O’Fee constantly hears concerns from new clients who can’t get their colour right. “Typically, they are caught in a frustrating cycle of obvious grey regrowth, brassy brown ends, endless foils, toners, and colour appointments that never achieve the result they want,” Vicki explains. “They’ve been […]
Jordan’s corner – Alistair Bean and Associates
Financial Adviser Jordan Bean says it is well-known that women live longer than men, which requires a different approach to wealth planning. The current statistics for life expectancy in Aotearoa show that, as of 2026, women are living to an average of 83.7 years old while men are living to 80.4 years of […]
Key decision
By Ian Knott Gaming keyboards have become surprisingly complicated. Magnetic switches, Rapid Trigger, adjustable actuation points, analogue input… before long it starts to feel as though you need a degree in engineering just to buy one. Logitech seems to have recognised that and, rather than chasing every trend, has produced something that sits […]
A glass act
By Ian Knott If you’ve already got an air fryer, the obvious question is why you’d want another one. It’s a fair question because that’s exactly where we found ourselves. Our Ninja Foodi XXXL Flex Drawer still gets used regularly, yet somehow the Ninja Crispi Pro 6-in-1 has earned its own place alongside […]
The weight is over
By Ian Knott I wasn’t expecting to replace my Dyson. The Gen5detect has been my vacuum of choice for quite some time. It cost a small fortune, it’s packed with technology and, until recently, I assumed it would remain the best cordless vacuum I’d own for years to come. Then the Shark PowerLite […]
Glam slam
By Ian Knott The days of owning a separate hair dryer, straightener, curling wand, diffuser and half a dozen brushes may finally be coming to an end. That’s certainly the pitch behind the Shark Glam Hot Tool Air Drying & Styling System, a machine that attempts to replace an entire drawer full of […]
Air apparent
By Ian Knott The first time the Shark NeverChange5 Max decided my scrambled eggs had reduced the air quality in the kitchen to almost zero, I briefly questioned everything. Was I poisoning myself? Had years of cooking finally caught up with me? The display had turned bright red, the fan suddenly roared into […]
It’s a smooth operator
By Ian Knott I’ve had a Nutri Ninja Auto IQ blender sitting on my kitchen bench for years. It gets used almost daily, has survived everything from frozen berries to handfuls of ice, and despite the abuse, it still works exactly as it did the day I bought it. The blades are still […]
