Personalised Perfection: Nathan Cook Builders
At Nathan Cook Builders, quality craftsmanship and working with customers to achieve their dream property is top of the agenda. Founded by Nathan Cook in 2002, the company has been operating in the Canterbury region ever since, completing numerous historic earthquake repairs alongside day-to-day projects. Operations manager Paul Robertson says the […]
Explore your inner-city backyard!
How great was it to see Christchurch humming with locals and visitors this holiday period? You didn’t have to look far to see people out and about enjoying what the new-look city has to offer. Thanks to some great weather, and multiple events and festivals, thousands and thousands of happy […]
A leafy elixir
The “meet up for coffee?” might soon be replaced here with a very-British “how about we talk over a cup of tea?” – if the increasing tea trend strengthens. Spice traders first seduced Brits with the leafy elixir in the 1700s. However, it has increasingly crept onto café countertops here, […]
Five years of legal expertise: Pegasus Bay Law
For the past five years, Pegasus Bay Law has proudly provided clients in Christchurch and Kaiapoi with trusted, professional legal services. Celebrating its anniversary in January, the team took the time to reflect on the significant growth of the business, while also looking forward to what’s planned for the future. […]
Ivan Iafeta: The Influencers
If you visited somewhere outside Christchurch during the holiday period and found several tower cranes and a number of mobile cranes operating in close proximity, it is likely that you considered it to be an area where there was a lot of investment and development happening. It is also likely […]
John Bridgman: The Influencers
For Ōtākaro, 2019 is going to be a year where we go up rather than out. Having opened the City Promenade, completed the bulk of the South Frame and finished almost all of our roading projects, we’re largely out of your way on the streets. So, you will be seeing activity […]
Mason Reed: The Influencers
It’s hard to believe that the xmas break is over and we are already well into the New Year. As a business owner, the start of a New Year is a good time to step back and to reflect on the past business year and set some goals for the […]
Marian Johnson: The Influencers
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to finally launch that dream startup and fulfil your goals and ambitions, then 2019 is a great year to make it happen. Startup fever has gripped the globe for at least a decade now – mostly powered by the disruptive nature of digital technology. […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
As we head into our second year of office, it’s been great to be able to take some time over the summer break and reflect on a very busy 2018. There have been some significant changes to make sure that people are able to get their homes fixed and get on with […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
Our city has become such a dynamic place to live, work and visit, with a real sense of excitement in the air. Our visitor economy remains the growth market for the city and region, with guest nights and visitor spending well surpassing pre-earthquake levels. This positive trend is likely to continue […]