“The clothes you wear say so much about you. They’re the image you have of yourself, made tangible for the world to see. But when the clothes don’t fit, or you don’t know what to wear or not to wear, it isn’t easy. We get it. It’s our gig.”
Read MoreDressed in a black cutaway coat, dark trousers, and a white silk neckcloth, and sporting a Billy-Cock hat over short hair, Henry James Muir stood before a London magistrate in 1889 dressed in the clothes he had been arrested in. Smoothed face, tall and attractive, Muir looked very much like a respectable young man.
Read MoreIt’s amazing what you can miss when you don’t look that little bit closer! Fixed onto concrete seating in the heart of City Mall, Tāmaki Makaurau artist Levi Hawken’s small cast concrete sculpture is overlooked by the majority of oblivious passers-by, a reminder that not all street art is bright, bold, and imposing in scale.
Read More“Well, I worked for the firm that built the stadium, the AMI stadium. That’s now gone. Yeah, we did a lot of work up here. I can go around Christchurch and say I built the foundations of that. The old courthouse, [I] did all that up.”
Read MoreLand Rover stopped production of this very old design back in 2016, and so this model is now a bit of an icon in the motoring world. So much so that when you’re on the road and you see a fellow Land Rover, it is customary to give a wee flash of the lights or a subtle wave from the top of the steering wheel.
Read MoreIn Avenues ‘Fashion issue’ of October 2012, Takaaki Sakaguchi was one of five featured designers credited with ‘dressing the city in style’. Back then, his eponymous label was busy supplying not only the local market but also stores across Australia. Why then, in 2015, did the label’s founder call time on his highly successful fashion enterprise? And what is he up to now?
Read MoreJoanna’s long history of foraging and a desire to see people nourished led to the creation of The Ōtautahi Urban Foraging group in 2010. Due to the February 2011 earthquake, the unfortunate loss of homes in Christchurch’s eastern suburbs saw an abundant urban larder appear; this is where she organises tours.
Read MoreWhen Victoria Street was upgraded, 81 Victoria Street, one of the triangles at the intersection with Peterborough Street, was not included. Seeing the need for a facelift, the building owner approached Rough Milne Mitchell Landscape Architects (RMM) to prepare a landscape concept for a ‘Pocket Park’.
Read MoreSix-legged guests checking into new bush accommodation in Banks Peninsula Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū are finding the motels much to their liking.
Read MoreFrom her kitchen on Banks Peninsula, Sophie from Full Time Tart has developed a seasonal menu full of local ingredients. With a deep chocolate sponge, a boozy buttercream, sticky jam, and crunchy candied hazelnut, this cake is perfect as we approach the cooler months.
Read MoreThe Oxford Terrace house is located in the heart of Christchurch, along the Avon River and overlooking the Oi Manawa National Earthquake Memorial. The site is on the southern side of the river, with perimeter walls on the east and west boundaries.
Read MoreHawke’s Bay is New Zealand’s oldest wine region and is renowned for its Syrah, Merlot Cabernet blends, and Chardonnay. The weather was what attracted winemakers, and it is ideal for people, too.
Read MoreJust a quick drive from Wellington, the Wairarapa is a region full of character. This stop on the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail is where country warmth and hospitality meets world-class food and wine.
Read MoreWellington is smack bang in the middle of the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail, and it fulfils its role perfectly. Wellington is a compact city with a compelling mix of culture, history, nature, and cuisine.
Read MoreWith over 75 per cent of New Zealand’s wine industry, stretched across valleys, and 20 per cent of New Zealand’s coastline, woven through the beautiful Marlborough Sounds, Marlborough is world-renowned for producing wines with a pure intensity that simply can’t be found anywhere else in the world.
Read MoreSummer’s drawing to a close, and even the most optimistic among us can’t pretend we’re on holiday anymore. Which means it’s time to plan your autumn getaway. Well-being experts say it’s important always to have something to look forward to, and who are we to argue?
Read MoreAs the back-to-work blues come creeping in, it’s time to extend your summer with an adventure to Taranaki, crowned the sunniest spot in New Zealand for 2021. Embrace long sun-filled days and be energised by picture-perfect views.
Read MoreNothing says indulgent luxury quite like the combined shades of chocolate and gold, embodied here with a wall in Resene Bronze and handmade art in metallic Resene Bullion.
Read MoreThis truck was purchased and imported in 1966 by a pig farmer out at Springfield. After 10 years of use, the farmer put a small block 302 Windsor V8 under the hood. I love how people want to talk to you about the truck. People are drawn to old things. We all love nostalgia.
Read More“My grandchildren came up from Queenstown, and I took them out to the Christmas lights. I talked to him and invited him out for a coffee. I wasn’t sure where he was at emotionally, as his wife had passed away. But I thought, even as friends, that would be nice. And it just sort of went from there.”
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