Box 112’s impact on our city is far-reaching, and the business has taken the lead in the restoration of many of the key buildings in the centre of the city. This slow but steady revival is cheered on by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and Dame Anna Crighton, current chair of the Canterbury Heritage Awards.
Read MoreWith a day job in architecture and a passion for producing ceramics that have a practical application to them, Thomas Strange has crafted a contemporary, considered brand in his passion project, Strange Ceramics, all from his very own home studio.
Read MoreJack Musgrave is an avid traveller and reader. You will often find him near the seaside, in Lyttelton, Sumner, or Diamond Harbour. The closeness of the ocean is one of the things he loves about living in Canterbury. Perhaps much like you, his day starts with a strong coffee and a scan of the local news outlets. That’s probably where the similarities end.
Read MoreOn a night out, and you’re wearing shorts, you should spray the back of your heels. Heat rises, and with it, the scent.” This is the advice that one longs for as a male but often doesn’t get when picking up a generic bottle of cologne.
Read MoreNew townhouse developments have replaced many old family homes and cottages in the central city area. Intensification is knocking on the weatherboards, but there are still pockets left where neighbours share fruit over the fences and let their kids play in each other’s backyards.
Read MoreNew Zealand’s construction and demolition industry is one of the largest waste producers in the country, but Christchurch man Martin Thompson is working to make a difference. He’s backing recycled timber as a way to help lighten the load on the environment.
Read MoreFounded initially as a coffee group, Alice Andersen and Jennifer Shields have spent the last three years tirelessly extending Qtopia’s valuable reach, to expand the organisation’s scope of service.
Read MoreSynthony endeavours to take the audience on a trip through history via some of the most iconic electronic music of the last 30 years. From Eurythmics to Basement Jaxx, and Fat Boy Slim, to Avicii, Pink Floyd, and Eric Prydz.
Read MoreShaking up the glamour stakes at Riccarton Park for this year’s Cup Week is 2020 fashion coordinator June Youngman, who is encouraging a more open field of contestants for the much-anticipated ‘best dressed’ events.
For the first time ever, winners will be selected using a Melbourne Cup-style points system that ties judging strictly to the outfit.
Spring. It’s our thing here in Ōtautahi Christchurch. It’s ‘nor-west winds and blossom snowstorms, longer days and spectacular sunsets; it’s daffodils down Bealey Ave and gardens awash with colour. It’s also when the city comes alive with festivals, live music, horse racing, cultural performances, art, and fashion.
Read MoreHarry Winston is famously quoted saying, ‘People will stare. Make it worth their while.’ And in amongst a month of suits and hats, dresses and races, it feels apt that Working Style’s new concept store has triumphantly returned to the city.
Read MoreFrom his work on Grizzly Baked Goods in The Welder to wine bar Alfred, to the surfboard outside of Saturdays café in New Brighton, Michael Gilling’s signature craft shapes various parts of our daily lives through XYLO Woodcraft.
Read MoreSociété Publishing’s limited-edition journal – Consider – is a pool of calm in anxious times, bringing together delightfully curated stories, poems, and beautiful images from around the world. It is a special publication in every way, consciously produced to avoid any use of plastics and with a water-base soft-touch cover.
Read MoreWatch This Space founder Lindsay Chan was amazed by Ōtautahi’s urban art; the murals, graffiti, and the street works, but was equally amazed there was no definitive map or database to learn more about the art and artists.
Read More“I come from a big Cook Island and Māori whānau and we’re all creative. My mum is an accomplished sculptor and artist, and my grandfather’s beautiful weaving is displayed at Te Papa. They have both influenced my attitude to my craft. Looking back, I can see that being self-taught is what enabled me to develop my own distinct style and not be afraid to seek out and create my own unique way of doing things.”
Read MoreThis year’s wedding season is starting several months early for Canterbury caterer, The Social Platter Co. During level four lockdown, company director Manu Rangimoekau had feared people would turn away from the shared food option, but that hasn’t been the case at all.
Read More“I turned around to find Ant on his knee. I was totally surprised! The photo was taken right at the perfect moment – although most of my friends thought it was a staged photo, but you can believe me when I say I am not that good an actress. Richie, Mount Hutt’s photographer, captured the moment perfectly.”
Read MoreThe Tack Rooms is a prime example of an establishment with multiple former lives. In its current site on the corner of Peterborough and Montreal Streets, the buildings were formerly Teacher’s College classrooms in the late sixties. Before this, the structures had been barracks on an old Air Force base.
Read MoreHalf native bush and half farm, Children’s Bay Park has been home to the Rolleston family for almost fifteen years and is a passion project set to benefit the many generations to come. And best of all, you and your family are more than welcome to visit.
Read MoreIt’s best you don’t try put Emma Cameron in a box. She’s quite capable of putting said boxes on her own head, thank you very much.
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