Christchurch’s new home of entertainment is taking shape with the opening of EntX – the long-awaited central city entertainment destination.

Christchurch-born, raised in Fairlie and Timaru, and now in London where he worked on the most important wedding cake of the year, Izaak Adams (Ngāi Tahu) is clearly going places.

Stephanie Rumble is the sort of person everyone needs in their life.

Nineteen-year-old dance protégé Summer Penney will never forget the feeling of being on stage at the Arts Centre Melbourne last December for the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet’s production of Swan Lake.

Taking care of Canterbury’s oldest golf course – Hagley Golf Club in North Hagley Park – is a big responsibility for one of the country’s youngest greenkeepers, but 23-year-old Troy Hale is already a seasoned hand when it comes to maintaining fairways and greens.

Dressed as an Edwardian gentleman, complete with straw boater, 39-year-old Ben Lander is preparing for another busy day of punting on the Avon.

It feels good to step from an overcast Christchurch morning into a vibrant tropical environment bursting with banana trees, palms and vigorous jungle vines.

As a composer, Matthew Everingham’s work has been heard in concert, on film, and in mainstream theatres, fringe venues and an historic abbey.