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.
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’.
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.
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