Fun is on the horizon

Located near many natural Fiji attractions along the Coral Coast of Viti Levu, Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay offers the perfect home base for exploring Fiji. This resort hotel provides direct access to a secluded jetty, world-class dive sites, and Fiji’s vibrant coral reefs. Catch some of the world’s most challenging waves at the renowned Cloudbreak near Tavarua and Namotu Islands, just minutes away from the Fiji Marriott.

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Liam Stretch
The makers of architecture

As architects, we have the easy job; we create designs and produce drawings for the real heroes – the builders – to build. I have so much respect for the ‘makers’ of architecture and am always amazed at how they put – often technically complex – buildings together

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Liam Stretch
‘Doers’ making a difference

I look forward to my monthly column, and I’ve never failed to be inspired by the editor’s choice of theme. This month it’s ‘Makers and Creators’, and despite this being an enormous subject, I’ve decided to put my own slant on it and write about ‘doers’.

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Watch this space - High Pressure / Low Pressure

Created as part of Re:Activate New Brighton, a creative activation initiative between SCAPE Public Art and then Christchurch City Council entity DCL in early 2019, High Pressure / Low Pressure transformed New Brighton artist Josh O’Rourke’s process-driven studio practice into a stretching public wall painting along the Southern walk ramp entrance to the iconic New Brighton Pier.

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Liam Stretch
Timeless treasures

Youngs Jewellers is a New Regent Street institution with respect for the past and a forward focus. As curators of exquisite and fine pieces of antique and contemporary jewellery, the range is characterised by a sense of flair and love of the unusual.

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Engaging the senses

As a multidisciplinary team of talented people that specialise in designing, building, and maintaining landscapes, Morgan and Pollard deliver projects efficiently, communicating with clients and contractors to ensure optimum results.

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A scoop of fun

With two gelato cafés in central Christchurch, Rollickin is famous for its desserts and has developed a reputation for its unique and whimsical flavours. But how do they come up with these amazing concoctions?

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A new era

Brigittes is an institution with a legacy of providing exceptional coffee, food, and hospitality for almost 50 years. Building a loyal community, Brigittes is well-known in Merivale and across Ōtautahi.

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Craft + care

Two award-winning Canterbury homes by Three Sixty Architecture artfully balance a reverence for nature and the environment with functionality goals and modern liveability.

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Playing in the mud

Phillipstown’s 27 Essex Street is home to three bespoke creative businesses specialising in pottery, all sharing a philosophy of respecting the materials used in the production of ceramics, treasuring materials that go into each item, and passing on this knowledge to others who want to experience clay.

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Dreaming of a crafty Christmas

A popular seasonal highlight on the Canterbury calendar is the Christmas Encraftment Market, coming up this month at Pioneer Stadium. A celebration of all things handmade, this festive craft bonanza featuring over 120 stalls is an ideal opportunity to stock up on crafted Christmas gift items for your loved ones.

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Full circle

Did you make it along to any of our city’s cultural treats for September? I kicked it off with WORD, and I was lucky to attend several events, with An Evening with Lianne Moriarty an absolute stand out.

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Elevated offerings in Elmwood

Our city has pockets of wonderful everywhere you look. The growth and evolution of Ōtautahi have led the way toward satellite hubs manifesting in our suburbs, where one can grab a coffee, run a few essential errands and, of course, indulge in some retail therapy.

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Be the change

In just a few months, a Christchurch school’s new innovation and entrepreneurship programme has seen students create an educational Māori culture social media lens with over 150,000 global engagements, pilot a wāhine in tech programme for Deloitte, and assist a health tech start-up company’s virtual reality therapy app.

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Which hue for you?

The season for outdoor entertaining is here, and this garden party look is ready to celebrate with warming bursts of citrus from Resene Tangerine and Resene Tulip Tree.

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