It’s a region steeped in history, where ancient fossils have been recovered from riverbeds and limestone soil and where an abundance of locally grown produce thrives. It’s a place that offers the chance to get off the grid and the opportunity to live the high life.
Read MoreThe Catlins is a road-trippers dream, with winding roads weaving together a rolling symphony of picture-perfect landscapes, blue sea waters bordered by towering cliffs, and stretches of golden-sand beaches and bays.
Read MoreThe Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp (Base Camp) is a brand new offering, and the folks there have prepared a number of all-inclusive, wonderfully bespoke adventure packages for you!
Read MoreRumour has it, during March 2020 lockdown, God was discovered chilling out here in Aotearoa. When asked, “What’re you doing here?” he replied, “Working from home”.
Read MoreAs we hang on to the last bit of heat in our summer, this month’s Clink selection is doing the same with your palate. Also catch the exciting Valentine’s offering on The Christchurch Tramway!
Read MoreThe Teece Museum in the Arts Centre is always worth a visit if you want to see how the ancient Greeks drank wine out of terracotta skyphoi and oinochoe. Their wine was so bad back then that they diluted it with water and used pine resin as a preservative. Not that modern retsina is much better.
Read MoreIn January, Dylan the house bus and Edith the Suzuki made their way up the West Coast of the South Island, carrying Billy the Greyhound and his humans, Ali and Rob. We left Christchurch on 31 December and headed for the New Year hot spot of Oamaru.
Read More“We always joke that we have two seasons back at home, ‘hot’ and ‘hotter’. You deal with ‘hotter’ with a lot of sweat. You open the doors of the car, and you feel a sauna inside. Some people here tell me like ‘oh, it’s 25 degrees, it’s so hot!’, but to me, that’s winter.”
Read MoreInnovation is a big subject that occasionally floors me, given I’m overwhelmed by the mighty deeds undertaken by the best in the world.
Read MoreThis elegant brunch setting has an effortless sophistication. Golden shades in glass, brass, and rattan complement the warm blush tones of Resene Coral Tree and with contrast from Resene Prairie Sand mean this is a warm and inviting space.
Read MoreWhile architecture is a three-dimensional discipline, architects are often called upon to create decorative patterns for two-dimensional surfaces such as building façades, roofs, and interior surfaces. Where do the ideas for these patterns come from?
Read MoreFollowing a long history of partnerships here in Christchurch, ECC recently made a move to a ‘mono-branded’ presence with the opening of an architectural lighting showroom around the corner at 143a Victoria Street. This expansion to a stand-alone retail space was the natural evolution for ECC here in the Garden City.
Read MoreMany beauty products and treatments provide a quick fix, but BHAVA believes that skin health really does come from internal health, and this holistic view has seen excellent long-lasting results.
Read MoreSweeping across the exterior wall of the famous Micky Finn’s Irish Pub on Hereford Street, a cacophony of Whanganui artist Cracked Ink’s signature characters play out a range of stories.
Read MoreWrapped bread became a feature of national life in 1926. Two Christchurch bakeries installed equipment that enabled bread to be automatically wrapped, closed, and wax sealed, so no hands touched the loaf until it made it onto the table
Read MoreWe have been wanting a Westfalia/Kombi for the longest time; after towing around a caravan for a few years, we thought about investing in something that can take us further and also looks super cool.
Read MoreAfter a long pandemic shutdown, we certainly need something to lift our spirits and remind us of the beauty of life, and the new programme from the Royal New Zealand Ballet certainly fits the bill. From inspiring and internationally celebrated choreographers, the three extraordinary works capture the spirit and power of Venus Rising – brightest of stars, herald of the dusk and the dawn.
Read MoreI can remember the first ‘proper’ stage show I went to. It was Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats by our very own Showbiz at the Isaac Theatre Royal. It was there that a brewing love for the arts overflowed, and they became a central part of my life.
Read MoreOn the banks of the Avon and gliding along the edge of Victoria Square, Te Pae Christchurch sits proudly as a new beacon of the city. This mammoth project took some of the best and brightest to bring it to completion, and the iconic Canterbury design makes a statement as an entry to central Ōtautahi.
Read MoreIn many ways, Nancy Meherne is your normal 92-year-old. She does, however, have a passion that tends to be associated with abdominally gifted young people – surfing.
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