Run by husband-and-wife team Rose and Will Parsons, Driftwood Eco-Tours is refreshing and environmentally conscious in its approach.“We started in 2004, and our policy right from the very beginning was to give back to the communities that we work with, be that a farmer, a conservation area, a wetland.”
Read MorePerhaps you are curious about the large, fluid-shaped building that is sprouting up next to Cathedral Square? If so, head along to the ‘Taste of Te Pae’ pop-up next to our city’s emerging new convention centre.
You’ll get to sample cuisine from the Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre menu, take a virtual reality tour of the impressive new facility, and learn about the types of events that are due to be hosted here when it opens later this year.
Read More“To really immerse yourself into a haven of natural tranquillity, away from the everyday world, there is no better place than the Glacier Hot Pools in Franz Josef. Further to travel, but worth it. When designing these pools and associated buildings, we were careful to ensure as little of the natural rainforest was disturbed as possible. All of the major trees and even the fallen logs were plotted by GPS, and the pool shapes and positions crafted around them. The pools are seamlessly nestled amongst the lush rainforest, at one with the environment.”
Read More“It doesn’t matter how you choose to avoid it; not taking the time to rest and reflect takes its toll, whoever you are and however capable. Busy lives, multiple responsibilities, and high expectations – be they personal, familial or professional – have become deeply normalised in our society. And that goes for many children too, who embark on multiple sports and educational extracurricular activities – the reflection of a deep-rooted social norm.”
Read MoreTrusted locals, with a passion for the land and sea of Aotearoa, the Redcliffs-based real estate agency HOME works with the changes in the desires of those who take them on. Because as time passes and the lives that we lead change, so too can the four walls we call home.
Read MoreHolly Lea incorporates the tradition and heritage of warm and genuine hospitality with an environment that provides the flexibility, freedom, and care support to live your life as you’d like it to be and not as you’re told it should be. The respect for a gentler way of life and the comforts of home blend seamlessly with personalised care and services as you require, up to hospital-level care.
Read MoreFrom using reusable coffee cups to reducing our single-use plastic, as consumers, we are growing increasingly aware of the need to change how we treat the planet. This is also filtering into the way we think about energy.
A little ‘preparation inspiration’ for Mother’s Day, a classic hot cross bun from a travelling bakery, and Easter classics from our friends at Ballantynes. This month’s Morsels page has a whole lotta sweet, and it’s all for you!
Read MoreThis month’s Clink! has you prepared for the chillier months, so crank up the aircon, grab your slippers and light a candle - we’ve got the best in six packs that will come directly to your door for winter. Now that is bringing the vineyard to you!
Read MoreFrances Nation Grocer is the younger sibling to Frances Nation Home, a store dedicated to quality Aotearoa-made products that Tessa Peach opened in 2017. Both the original Frances Nation store and the new Frances Nation Grocer celebrate unique and well-crafted goods produced in New Zealand.
Read MoreA chance connection between the family behind Pilgrim Cafe and teenager Sam has created a wonderfully rewarding side project called SammyBags.
Read MoreTurning 50 brought an unexpected gift for Christchurch woman Debbie Richards: an epiphany about death and a dawning conviction that our practices around death could do with a makeover.
Read MoreŌtautahi keeps getting better and brighter, with many new additions popping up over the cityscape. One such area which will bloom in 2021 is the well-being sector. Coming to the corner of Kilmore Street and Fitzgerald Avenue, is Flow Wellness Centre.
Read MoreA holiday dwelling provides a stunning outlook across the Canterbury foothills and beyond, all while being a mere golf-swing away from the Pegasus Golf Club.
Read More“This is a dimensionally correct, high-quality aluminium-bodied copy of one of three 1959 V12 Ferrari Le Mans race cars. My car was built by Auto Restorations here in Christchurch, with all Ferrari parts – including many original pieces. There were 9000 hours recorded for this build time. If ever up for sale, the factory cars go for US$20 to 30 million, depending on provenance.”
Read MoreWhilst there are arguments on both sides of the modern learning environment, Dr Sandra Hastie, the Principal at Rangi Ruru Girls’ School believes an individualised, well-being focussed approach to learning, including smaller class sizes, has incredible benefit.
Read MoreAt its heart, the SMC community has a strong sense of connection, growing relationships between girls, families, staff, and alumni as they work together to empower girls to learn, live, and lead.
Read More“As 2021 begins at St Andrew’s College, its Strategic Vision, Framing our Future, continues to determine the priorities for the coming year. Central to all that the college does is its purpose, ‘Together building better people for life’.”
Read More“I made this dress for my school formal. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, it was cancelled. My grandma was a seamstress, and we spend a lot of time making things together. The dress took me a couple of weekends to make; my first day was spent at Grandma’s, cutting everything out and over-locking everything."
Read MoreOne of Christchurch’s most successful chemist and druggist shops was owned by George Bonnington. Following in the footsteps of his oldest brother Charles, George left Nelson in 1872 to set up a small shop in Christchurch.
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