Meet the Principal 2019: Diana Patchett of St Margaret’s College
St Margaret’s College is the best of both worlds – it’s a modern school with incredible facilities and opportunities for girls, founded on traditional family and Christian values. It’s a traditional school, rich in culture and heritage, filled by modern girls who can realise gender equality in their future and modern […]
Meet the Principal 2019: Ian Macpherson of Medbury School
While Medbury School enjoys a strong reputation as a progressive preparatory school for boys locally, nationally and internationally, the School has at its core, an engaging family feel, which extends both within and beyond the school gate. Traditional Christian values, supported by a strong emphasis on manners and respect, underpin the […]
Meet the Principal 2019: Scott Thelning of The Cathedral Grammar School
‘Every child. Every day.’ This simple yet powerful statement is the essence of my educational philosophy. It seems so obvious, yet in a school setting, can get lost in the pursuit of greatness, narrow measures of success and the needs of adults. At The Cathedral Grammar School your child is truly […]
All Puffed Up
Winter coats are one article of clothing where you don’t want function to trump fashion – but you don’t have to pick between the two when the latest look is all about the puffer jacket. With varying lengths and sizes, cool fabrics like leather and velvet, and a myriad of colours to […]
Purple Reign
Life can feel chaotic right? So, when it comes to creating the perfect abode, it’s no surprise that people want to simplify their homes and interiors to create a space of calm and comfort. The colour purple is known to evoke a sense of calm, and if done right, it […]
What’s in the building?
In early 2016, Peter Marshall of architectural firm Warren and Mahoney wrote, in ArchitectureNow, that “the new Christchurch will be an overlay of the new upon the old – one that preserves heritage while embracing modernity. The result will be a 21st-century ‘garden city’ that provides a new way of working and […]
Funky new culinary quarters: Earl
You pretty much know you’ve made it when a celebrity cook, like the luscious and lovely Nigella Lawson, graces your premises for lunch and gives her stamp of approval. Earl, a new food-centric bistro/wine bar located in the heart of the funky and very cool SALT (St Asaph-Lichfield-Tuam Streets) district, […]
Stretton’s Sartorial Success: Q&A with Annah Stretton
Her name graces some of the country’s most elegantly feminine designs, forming a sartorial success story Annah Stretton has quite famously built up from nothing. It’s the story of a young mum from rural Waikato who started a fashion line from a dairy farm, making a million dollars in its first year. […]
Editor’s Perspective: April 25 2019
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller A tribute concert for the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks earlier this month was about “moving out of the darkness and into the light”, according […]
A Run With Heart
Ashburton’s Lake Hood is the picturesque location for a run with heart – both figuratively and literally. One of several events across New Zealand supporting the Heart Foundation, the Jennian Homes Mother’s Day Fun Run/Walk returns this year on Sunday 12 May 2019! Heart disease is New Zealand’s single […]
