Fendalton Flair: Dwell Homes
Specialising in bespoke new builds, Dwell Homes is an architectural design and build company committed to delivering excellence in every project, each of which is architecturally designed and comprehensively project managed by Director Bryan Doull. The new Dwell showhome in Fendalton merges contemporary design innovation and environmental sustainability, while maintaining the emphasis on […]
From Waste to Resilience: A UC Smart Ideas proposal
A UC Smart Ideas proposal that aims to create seismic resilient foundation systems from used tyres has been approved for funding of $1 million by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE). These will be sustainable and cost-effective seismic-isolation foundation-soil systems for medium-density low-rise buildings, according to the project’s Science Leader, UC […]
Urban farm to feed Christchurch: Cultivate Christchurch
Bailey Peryman is on a mission to feed residents and visitors to Christchurch with quality organic produce grown in the heart of the city, all while helping disadvantaged youths. Bailey, along with youth worker Fiona Stewart, set up social enterprise Cultivate Christchurch in 2015, using a vacant site on the corner of Manchester […]
A lifeline for heritage: Stockman Group
Shaun Stockman was born in Lyttelton and grew up in Cass Bay. His passion and interest in heritage buildings and property investment began at age 24 when he purchased his first residential investment property, a small historic cottage in Strickland Street. Now he is in the process of restoring the first ever historic […]
Expanding your living spaces: Stratco
Now is the perfect time to prepare for the long, hot days of summer and more outdoor living. The expert team at Stratco has the skills to help you create a space that can be enjoyed throughout the year, with its own range of unique verandas and louvres – from design to installation. […]
CBD Anchor Projects: Mark O’Loughlin
Christchurch’s Anchor Projects are key initiatives to attract people into the central city. They are all about people – making the central city a place where people want to live, work and visit for social and cultural activities. At long last we are now seeing physical evidence that major new public facilities such […]
The Influencers Column: Tony Mounce
The relatively flat housing market in Christchurch is fuelling interest from first home buyers keen to capitalise on the largely stagnant prices. But buying your first home is far from easy, although KiwiSaver and HomeStart grants are fantastic tools to help get onto the property ladder. A young couple recently came to us to […]
The Influencers Column: John Bridgman
Ōtākaro recently ran a series of walking tours around the central city as part of Explore Christchurch, a campaign to encourage locals to come and see what’s going on in town. With around 300 people joining us across the eight tours, the level of interest surpassed our expectations. At first glance, Te Pae Christchurch […]
The Influencers Column: Ivan Iafeta
The Christchurch City Council recently announced the development of an action plan to increase the pace of regeneration in Christchurch’s city centre. The stimulus was an assessment by Regenerate Christchurch of progress in the central city and five key recommendations regarding leadership, growth, people, activation and implementation. The council’s action plan was also […]
The Influencers Column: Matt Harris
One of the repeated issues that we see in NZ business is the ongoing difficulty in attracting skilled labour. In the construction sector, an area often in the news lately, we are faced with a continual shortage of trained and experienced engineers, architects, planners etc. If left unchecked, this can impact productivity, quality and […]
