Christchurch entrepreneur Hannah Hardy-Jones has been recognised for her change-making work in tech and mental health. She was awarded a grant to develop a programme that allows better support for women on their cancer journey.

After years of designing and creating beautiful events for clients, Hayley Harding saw a gap in the market for hire furniture that was high quality, stylish, and accessible. Now nearly four years and ten containers on (with an additional three on the water as we go to print), there’s no looking back! Hayley and Co was born, and now the business offers bespoke event styling services and prop hire.

Centred in the emerging vibrancy of the CBD, contrasted with natural scenes of the Alps and river, Fable Christchurch welcomes you with open arms. Whether you are looking for an exciting city escape or a night in the lap of luxury, Fable Christchurch offers the best of both worlds. Immerse yourself in what Ōtautahi has to offer: history, art, and culture bundled together to create the perfect modern-day stay.

The Boutique Observatory Hotel is a significant milestone in Christchurch Arts Centre’s $290 million earthquake restoration. The much-awaited Observatory Hotel at Te Matatiki The Arts Centre has a unique mix of Gothic Revival architecture, early Canterbury history, and a very modern take on Arts and Crafts interior styling.

Bev, one of the inaugural members of the Arvida Good Friends Community Living Well Centre in Addington, started with clear goals to improve strength, mobility, and balance. Over the last year, Bev has seen some impressive results.

Seven years is a long time to spend your spare time fundraising to save something you’ve never used. When Louisa Eades and her family moved to Governors Bay in January 2015, they knew very little about the striking 300m-long wooden jetty that graces the bay, other than it was very long and it was closed.

Calder & Co. Residential is a new and locally owned real estate agency in the heart of Christchurch.The brand owner and residential specialist, Michael Calder, has netted well over 100 house sales since 2015, and his vision for the future is crystal clear.

Beginning life as a stall at the Christchurch Farmers’ Market, J’aime les Macarons has always celebrated beautiful food and has harnessed the French emphasis on quality, eating with all five senses, and appreciating small portions or ‘little experiences’.

The 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.

Holmwood 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.

Arvida 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.

In 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?

Lane Neave is tackling 2022 head-on with an eclectic, diverse and most importantly, strong partnership at the helm – 40 per cent of these being women. Meet three: Claire Evans, Paula Nicolaou, and Rebecca Scott.

“We both started selling shoes when we left school and moved through the ranks to be able to manage our own stores…both at the young age of 21! We met in Wellington, and after experiencing the corporate world of shoe retailing, we moved to Christchurch in 1996 and bought Andrea Biani.”

Following 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.

Many 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.

Avenues had a quick five with James Fitzgerald. We talked about the emergence of Chuffed in the midst of Covid and gifting experiences, not stuff.