Experience really does help when you are tasked to come up with the perfect gift. It’s a struggle for many – what to get for the boss, those closest to you, or even that neighbour who feeds your cat while you’re on holiday?
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Drawn together by a love of a capella singing in 2011, The Vocal Network is a Christchurch barbershop quartet whose sweet soulful sound is pure championship gold.
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It’s world-famous for a very good reason. Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow combines the very best of a country airshow with some of the best flying you’ll see in the world, the latest aviation technology and products, education and pyrotechnics along with great food and entertainment.
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In the New Year, women and couples often decide ‘this is the year for a baby – let’s make it happen’. Your first port of call is to seek information – to get an understanding of your own unique situation.
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The quintessential New Zealand summer holiday consists of a sweet and salty combination of the scorching sun, pounding surf, deep, refreshing river swims and long, balmy evenings spent around the campfire
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It is often said that New Zealand has one of the highest rates of trusts per capita – the government estimates there are somewhere between 300,000 and 500,000 trusts operating in New Zealand.
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Time flies as we all know, with Christmas very close now and yes- it only seems that last Christmas has just been, but the decorations are with us again. For us at Whittle Knight & Boatwood Ltd we are completing our 53rd year as a real estate company.
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Seasoned Christchurch jockey Terry Moseley clocked career win number 1000 at Riccarton Racecourse in 2017 and still loves nothing more than storming home there in first place. At 52, he’s just had his best South Island racing season ever having racked up 51 wins and a stakes tally of almost one million dollars.
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After 20 years’ experience in London, Shanghai, and Singapore, Michael Stanton returned home with a decidedly European outlook on fashion, bringing a sense of style influenced by an array of international experiences.
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The New Zealand Agricultural Show is as Christchurch as the Avon and long-winded discussions about the state of the cathedral(s). There are displays and competitions that we are all familiar with: the woodchopping, equestrian trials, and the tractor drag race, to name a few.
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“I’ve always been my own person and I think Unlimited (Ao Tawhiti) has suited me best
for that. I’ve never enjoyed uniforms or the formality of most schools and Unlimited gives me the freedom to pursue what I’m actually interested in.”
To say Sally and Sam Hooper are busy people is definitely an understatement. Sally runs her own PR and events company and the Hoopers also run their own company developing restaurants. With Pot Sticker Dumpling (which they developed and sold) and Sister Kong under their belt, the couple are both now creating two new ventures; Bar Yoku, and Salut! Salut! Vino + Tapas Bar in the The Welder
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On 2 November, you can come celebrate the grand opening of The Welder – the first-ever health and wellbeing centre of this scale in the country. The launch event, ‘Well-Fest’, promises to be a day long festival that celebrates all elements of wellness.
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Ned James was “passionately fond of beer, clean and tidy, full of tricks to get money and an endless teller of yarns.” He also built cob cottages and his handiwork stands today in the likes of Acheron Accommodation House.
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After recently taking home the prestigious Global category in the recent International Design & Architecture Awards in London, TRENZSEATER’s Ben Lewis is on top of the world, and on top of the game, when it comes to interior design.
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Single women today do have options when it comes to planning their future fertility, Dr Sarah Wakeman from Fertility Associates says. “We want to help women plan their future fertility, single or in a relationship and then make a choice that is right for them.”
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Christchurch has long been known as a cycle friendly city, the flat of the plains lends itself well to thin tyres and spokes. This proud two-wheeled history of ours will be brought centre stage with the Vantage Criterium National Championships cycling race.
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Growing up, the month of November, and particularly Show Day, was very special. It represented a celebratory break in our relatively authoritarian family rhythm and, as I got older, it was Cup Day that gradually became an all-important part of the calendar year.
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It always seems to be a rough road for the agri-sector. Recent years have seen it faced with drought, low milk prices, and a change in government which has had severe knock-on implications not only for overseas investors but also for farmers themselves
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When Mr Hiorns, hotelier, felt the chill wind of competition from a mobile coffee stall, he succeeded in getting the coffee cart removed.
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