On the lower slopes of Mt Pleasant, on the front of St Andrews Hill, is a unique abode, with an expansive northern outlook that takes in the everchanging tidal Avon-Heathcote Estuary with the Kaikōura Ranges and Pegasus Bay beyond. Built in 1950 by pioneering modernist architect Paul Pascoe, using native timbers and is a two-bedroom one-bathroom dwelling with a detached garage.
Read More“I’ve always needed to do things with my hands. When it comes to creative work, if I’m not doing it, I’ll be thinking about it. I had my business pre-earthquake, but it looked a lot different back then, and it evolved as I’ve evolved. It started when I filled my house with too many pieces. I literally had no more room, so I had to sell some.”
Read MoreDescribed by an employee as a ‘precocious wastrel’, John Jauncey Buchanan took up dairy farming in Addington – and heavy drinking. After one drunken bout, he sold the his section to cabbage farmer William Wilson for 60 Pounds, who became the owner of one of the most valuable pieces of property to be found in New Zealand. - our current central city.
Read MoreLocated in the unassuming setting of the YMCA rear car park, Aotearoa-born, Melbourne-based artist Mayonaize’s stunning mural was produced as part of 2017’s Street Prints Ōtautahi event.
Read More“I bought this car in 2013 sight unseen from under a tree in Palmerston North, where it had been parked for four years. It was put on a train down to Christchurch and sent to the garage only to fail a warrant. I knew what needed fixing to get it road legal, and I’ve been driving it since.”
Read MoreIn North Canterbury’s Culverden, you’ll find The Grampians. Since the early ’70s, this hill and high-country property has been run by the Reed family – currently on the third generation of son Jono, wife Sarah, and their three children.
Read More“Sustainability, cruelty-free beauty, conscious consumption, whatever wording you use, it’s a ‘thing’ so many of us are dipping our toes into and a lifestyle I’ve become very passionate about. I’m one of those ‘influencers’, someone who uses social media to inspire my followers to think beyond the pretty fabrics that make up their outfit of the day or what shade of blush they might use in their morning routine.”
Read More“Editorial research had me discovering a mind-blowing fast fashion fact. Worldwide, 87 per cent of the material used for clothing production is landfilled or incinerated after its final use, and less than one per cent of the material used to produce it is recycled to make new clothing.”
Read MoreRun 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.
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