From a 112-year-old charitable trust facilitating the delivery of Allan McLean’s will to one of the city’s finest retirement villages, Holly Lea’s history is as long as it is illustrious.
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J. Friend & Co Honey has a unique culinary point of view – to return life to the golden stuff. Other honey on the market is often made using pasteurising creaming methods, and this can strip out all the goodness and regional distinctiveness as the product is blended.
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There is something special about the Christchurch food scene and adding to this ever-growing diversity is a modern and welcoming place to meet, eat, and drink – Vices & Virtues.
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With a current emphasis on New Zealanders supporting local business, and ‘backing our backyards’, one social enterprise has been quietly and confidently forging ahead with this ethos for close to 14 years.
Cyclical celebrations have a way of shaping and defining a year. Those events that return annually call for preparation and pomp from the attendees and nothing better represents that in Canterbury than Cup and Show Week.
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“I do fret that I’ve robbed myself of that quintessential Christchurch experience of being blind drunk, sun-burnt, and screaming at a horse that I’ve spent my course-related costs on to make me rich.”
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“I came to New Zealand when I was 19. I was looking for work, but the owner of Everybody’s Butchery didn’t have a job for me, so I bought his business instead! There were a few people who didn’t like the idea of a female taking over and changing things, but I think change is often a good thing.”
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From his work on Grizzly Baked Goods in The Welder to wine bar Alfred, to the surfboard outside of Saturdays café in New Brighton, Michael Gilling’s signature craft shapes various parts of our daily lives through XYLO Woodcraft.
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Société Publishing’s limited-edition journal – Consider – is a pool of calm in anxious times, bringing together delightfully curated stories, poems, and beautiful images from around the world. It is a special publication in every way, consciously produced to avoid any use of plastics and with a water-base soft-touch cover.
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Watch This Space founder Lindsay Chan was amazed by Ōtautahi’s urban art; the murals, graffiti, and the street works, but was equally amazed there was no definitive map or database to learn more about the art and artists.
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Welly puts the rest of the country to task when it comes to spectacular events over the summer months.It’s the place you want to be for all things food, music, art, and so much more – the region is creative, thriving, and full of electric good vibes. The capital is calling. Now, are you going to answer?
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Did you know the South Island holds some of the best cycle trails in the world? The sheer contrast of the West Coast Wilderness Trail and Alps 2 Ocean is undeniable. From the rugged landscapes and untamed natural wilderness of the West Coast to the majestic Mount Cook and the vast tussock lands of the Mackenzie, Cycle Journeys holds the key to the gateway for your next outdoor experience. Get on your bike!
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Just 30 minutes south of Christchurch is the diverse district of Selwyn. As one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing areas, there’s plenty of reasons as to why so many are attracted to this part of God’s Own. From farmland to rivers, to mountains and lakes, this unique part of Canterbury is close enough to take a day trip to.
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This year marks celebrated author, playwright, and creative Ngaio Marsh’s 125th birthday. The Ngaio Marsh House is run as a house museum, first opening in 1996. The vision of the Ngaio Marsh Trust is to preserve the house as a public amenity which will enrich the national cultural heritage of New Zealand.
The aspirational and much-anticipated Spire Apartments is set to bring life back into city living. As one of the only apartment residences offering an elevated view of the city over Hagley Park to the Southern Alps, this ambitious build is set to reach for new heights, quite literally.
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“I have often been asked how architects come up with our design ideas. While I would like to say they are all flashes of pure genius, to be honest, they are usually a combination of deriving inspiration from the history or immediate environment of the site and the need to solve a particular problem with the associated constraints around this.”
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“I’ve always found it easy to admire the creativity of others, especially those that are not only creative but original. Who hasn’t yearned to write, paint, design, build or grow something that delivers to our creative senses, be they visual, kinesthetic, abstract or involving movement? I have, and I’ve tried a number of creative outlets.”
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Chocolate Bonet is an old-fashioned winter dessert originating in northern Italy, similar to creme caramel. A simple sugar caramel sets as a layer on top of a soft, chocolate custard pudding. Charred orange gives a burst of brightness, and the amaretti biscuit gives texture and bite.
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New Zealand’s only tramcar restaurant and arguably the city’s most unique dining venue, the Tramway Restaurant is returning to the streets of central Christchurch following an extensive refurbishment. The most recent six-month refurbishment has ensured the tramcar reflects the period it was built and ensures it continues to grace the city streets with elegance.
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The name, the Māori word Ataahua, which translates to beautiful, picturesque, a place of beauty, makes perfect sense for Ataahua Wines in the stunning setting of North Canterbury and fits the vineyard and wines alike.
The small family-owned and run business is rooted in an established vineyard on the terraces of the Weka River, planted in vines of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Riesling.
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