Three soft colours, Resene Cashmere, Resene Twine, and Resene Lone Ranger, create a calm space and a soothing layered effect to match the texture of Betty Bouclé Occasional Chair by Le Forge from Ballantynes. Accessories have been used to mirror the curves.
Read MoreMy once-green fingers are now long gone, replaced with a team of trusty helpers who arrive monthly to mow, sow, and sort things that I would have once relished (a big ‘thank you’ to them for the job they do!).
Read MoreThe design of retirement villages and aged care facilities has evolved over recent years. As we age, we are looking for fresh adventures, new ways to enjoy life, and the opportunity to let our spirit thrive. As designers for senior living developments, we have noticed a number of trends including a focus on lifestyle, community, design, and environmental sustainability.
Read MoreThe McKenzie & Willis name is synonymous with stylish furniture and interiors of the highest quality with the expertise and service to match. Founded 116 years ago, this family-owned Christchurch business now has eight stunning showrooms throughout the country.
Read MoreHolmwood Real Estate’s Harcourts Merivale office on the corner of Office Road and Papanui Road has recently been redeveloped. The building formerly housed an ANZ branch on the ground floor, with Harcourts Holmwood on the second. Last year, the team made the move to acquire the bottom floor.
Read MoreArvida Good Friends at Park Lane is a vibrant community hub in Addington where older people from all around Christchurch gather. The architecturally designed centre is a place to meet family and friends, enjoy superb food and make the most of all that’s on offer for fitness and wellbeing.
Read MoreI recently discussed with a friend the television shows that have shaped us. One that we mutually agreed on was Whose Line is it Anyway. Ritualistically, I would watch it each afternoon upon my return from high school, having picked up a milkshake from the local dairy and microwaved far too many two-minute noodles.
Read MoreIn her first year of high school, Honor Forbes achieved NCEA Level 1 in two languages – qualifications designed for students two years her senior. The Rangi Ruru Girls’ School student completed the French and Spanish studies without disrupting her regular timetable and while also exploring her interests in tennis, football, polo, debating, music, and chess.
Read MoreAs New Zealand’s ultimate nature and wildlife destination, Southland’s scenery spans lush rainforests, fertile farmlands, and rugged coastlines. Surrounded by both ocean and pasture, it really is the land of the plenty.
Read MoreFrom horseback riding, to art, food and nature trails - we have collated some of the best autumnal activities for you to indulge in, on a windy Wellington weekend.
Read MoreWe’ve taken some of the hard work out of family holiday planning and put together a list of itineraries that will keep everybody happy, from teens to toddlers, with activities from free to paid throughout the Timaru District.
Read MoreWe’ve been on the road for about three months now, and it feels like a new way of living rather than an extended holiday. The minimal living is fantastic, with very little clutter helped along with mindful decision making about what we bring on board and whether we really need it.
Read More“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’.
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