Canterbury Today Magazine Issue 160

Issue 160 | 2021

NAVIGATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS Sam Elder’s aim to inject climate action into the DNA of businesses

Clear expectations

Why clarity is your business super power

Seizing the moment

Turning a passion into a career in the midst of a pandemic

The superstar paradox

5 ways to ensure overachieving isn’t undermining your success

Covid’s strain on the global supply chain

Why some employees are hesitant to take sick leave

The price of paradise Unearthing Kiwis’ major concerns

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6: Our challenged supply chain The strain Covid’s placing on the global movement of goods 6: How will BIM evolve in 2021?

Placing greater focus on data relevance and quality 7: Teaching old dogs new tricks Using technology as a strategic component – not just a cost efficient tool 7: Building for the future Why data is the key to a greener built environment 7: Why and how to buy a business What you need to know if you’re thinking of going it alone

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9: Life and style Items of desire

Milestones 22: Canterbury 10 years on

10: The price of paradise Cost of living and housing among major concerns for Kiwis

Destinations 44: The Lakes District winter wonderland 51: Destination Marlborough

11: Tough crowd to please New property investment regulations satisfy next to no one

Focus On 54: Rangiora and North Canterbury 56: Halswell and the western suburbs 59: Timaru

12: Navigating the climate crisis Sam Elder’s aim to inject climate action into the DNA of businesses 14 Putting people first Placing people before profit 15: Seizing the moment Turning a passion into a career in the midst of a pandemic 16: Sticking at it when you’re sick Why some employees are hesitant to take sick leave

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18: The superstar paradox Five ways to ensure overachieving isn’t undermining your success

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Asbestos Association 73: A concrete vision for emissions reduction 74: Mitre 10 MEGA Wanaka 75: Jack Homes 76: Workplace safety 78: Steven Brooks Building

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John Rhind Funeral Directors – playing a vital role in the Christchurch community John Rhind Funeral Directors, established in 1881, has compassionately served generations of Christchurch families and retains a special connection with many of the city’s residents today.

John Rhind understands that organising funeral can be a trying time for a family, but it is also an opportunity to organise a memorable service to celebrate the life of a loved one.

“A funeral is a tribute and a celebration of life, bringing family and friends together at a time of mutual sadness. By sharing their sorrow and paying true tribute, it can help them look ahead to the future.” – John Rhind website

130 Years in Christchurch Not many companies can claim to have served Christchurch for

well over a century. John Rhind has built a strong reputation and a certain rapport with its customers who appreciate the dignified manner in which they handle funeral services.

“We run a varied fleet of vehicles, from the ultra-modern imported Cadillac to a recently restored classic 1974 LTD hearse – it’s another example of our range of choice,” Garing says.

General manger Tony Garing says the company can be as versatile and diverse in the way it handles funerals as anyone. “We can offer traditional, modern or alternative funerals - we can tailor our services to suit the client.”

Continuing tradition

This onsite catering is an important aspect of John Rhind’s services which can be completely tailored to suit dietary and or budgetary needs of the guests.

The professional, experienced team at John Rhind can help plan and conduct a memorable funeral from casket selection to catering. With 130 years of industry experience the company has become a benchmark for high standards which even extends to the selection of the hearse.

After 140 years, Tony Garing is quick to point out the reasons for the continued success.

“Our staff are amazing, we have three of the Rhind family still working in the business, representing the fifth generation to do so. We have a lot of long serving staff including funeral directors that have been present for generations of the same families, that’s comforting for those people.”

Being a long serving company has allowed John Rhind to evolve into the brand it represents today, a brand distinguished by quality and its undeniable longevity.

Award winning grounds The London Street chapel is famed for its gloriously well kept gardens which befit the beauty and grandeur of the John Rhind premises. During the years the company has been the recipient of numerous awards for its manicured gardens which offer an added sense of comfort for the guests.

All aspects of the John Rhind service are conducted to meet the needs of their clients during an emotional time, but the comfort of having a loved one’s funeral organised by a company that has served the Canterbury community for 140 years, is priceless.

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Management | Viewpoints

Frank Weiss Leeann Watson Chief executive of the CECC www.cecc.org.nz

Our challenged supply chain Over a year after the first cases of Covid hit our shores, we continue to see the impact of the pandemic, with the yo-yoing of alert levels felt throughout the country.

As well as restricting social movement and the ability for many businesses to operate at capacity, Covid is also placing considerable strain on our global supply chain, which could have significant long-term repercussions for both businesses and consumers.

The concern around freight is the ‘perfect storm’ of supply chain challenges.

Due to Covid, there has been a global surge in demand for goods and factory supply issues and as a result, shipping lines have been changing tack to meet demand and shipping containers are geographically out of balance around the world.

National ports too are struggling with issues such as skills shortages and infrastructure issues.

This has caused cargo operators to re-think their services to Aotearoa, such as the recent news that one of the largest container shipping line and vessel operators in the world is diverting a regular service linking us with the US East Coast away from the country.

John Shingleton Managing director of First Law www.firstlaw.co.nz

The question of outside workplace behaviour

How will BIM evolve in 2021?

As we yo-yo in and out of lockdowns, I was asked by a client whether they could discipline an employee for breaching COVID-19 rules outside of the workplace.

This led to a general discussion on what action if any an employer can take in respect to an employee’s behaviour that has occurred outside of the workplace.

I explained that the general rule is that an employer can take disciplinary action against an employee for conduct outside of the workplace if the conduct could be objectively considered to have a connection with the employer or the employment relationship.

A classic example arises where the employee behaves in a manner that could bring the employer into disrepute, such as through social media. Note I have used the word ‘could’ as the potential for damage is just as relevant as actual damage.

Other examples where an employer can reasonably consider there is a connection include harassment or assault of another employee or customer outside of the workplace or out of hours.

We are also hearing from exporters who are running at a loss to protect their shipping position. So how does this impact us?

In all cases, of course, the employer must act in good faith and follow a fair and reasonable process.

Cargo issues will impact the products we see on shop shelves, and pricing due to constricted supply, as well as the foods we have available – particularly fresh foods where delivery is time-critical.

This means acting proportionately to what the employee is alleged to have done and in terms of what penalty might be imposed. Not all behaviour justifies termination of employment.

It will impact agriculture that relies on specialised machinery for automation.

Turning back to the original question, my view was if an employee created a health and safety risk at work by coming, for instance, to work despite having been diagnosed with COVID 19, then there would be grounds to start a disciplinary investigation and probably to suspend the employee from being at work for health and safety reasons.

It will also impact those in the manufacturing and construction sectors which are reliant on overseas materials and components, as well as exporters who need certainty around delivery, which is often exasperated by border restrictions for the movement of specialised staff.

It is also putting a significant amount of strain on the transport industry, including shipping companies, ports, transport companies, and freight forwarders – costing everybody more to do the same job. And that increase in cost will need to be passed on to the consumer.

But there could be, and it has happened, a situation where the employer’s name has come under spotlight because of media attention.

At what stage does this attention potentially damage the employer’s reputation and thus trigger an investigation by the employer?

We are a small nation and are reliant on international trade for our way of life and to help turn the cogs of our economy.

The degree of potential harm must be weighed first before starting any formal investigation.

With the borders remaining closed and no set timeframe on when and how this will change, we need to ensure everything is being done to ease congestion and support other cargo opportunities, such as the air freight subsidy which has now been extended to the end of April, to provide a long term, resilient supply network.

The obligation to respond proportionately would also mean being very careful not to be caught up in social media driven online hysteria.

The key will be taking a more collaborative approach between businesses and local and central government to ensure our location doesn’t put us in the ‘too hard basket’ for connectivity, impacting our country’s trade competitiveness and consumers’ pockets long term if left unchecked.

Frank Weiss senior director of new products, BIM and Innovation, Oracle Construction and Engineering www.oracle.com/nz

To minimise the risk of such occurrences, it is best practice to include in the employment agreement or in a written policy, a clear outline of the employer’s expectations of behaviour outside of the workplace and what are the potential disciplinary ramifications for unacceptable behaviour outside of work.

The disruption experienced by the construction industry last year was unprecedented, and ranged from ongoing projects being paused, to project starts being delayed, to stalled progress around the evolution of some construction practices such as Building Information Modelling (BIM).

So, we spoke with buildingSMART International’s technical director Leon van Berlo, and marketing director Aidan Mercer, about how BIM will fair in 2021.

Data relevance - Léon believes a focus on BIM will be around data relevance with an increased effort to think about data and information exchange requirements with organisations identifying what project information they most need and why.

This relevance-based approach will be a key use of digital information to, say, speed up an automated cost estimation or for benchmarking. The industry will look to identify the actual benefits of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to the organisation and/or project.

Some organisations will move quicker than others because the industry is so fragmented. Either way data relevance will be key with employers (or exchange) information requirements (EIR) taking on even more importance in 2021.

Data quality and digital twins - Digitisation will expand how we’re currently working with BIM, common data environments (CDEs), and digital twins, bringing a greater appreciation of the value of digitising the physical world.

In construction, this means creating digital representations of physical assets to continually improve how we’re developing those assets.

Modern platforms will use filters to enhance the quality of uploaded data and also apply rules for data that has already been captured, add criteria to the schedule and zoning of the data, as well as engage in more consistency checks. We’ll even see model clashes being resolved in a cloud environment.

Standardisation and openness - Aidan highlights advancements in standardisation in 2020, with the digital twin working group within buildingSMART producing a positioning paper entitled “Enabling an ecosystem of digital twins”.

The next step will be to move to the “activity stage,” where the group will define activities or prototypes of digital twins in 2021.

With tightening project budgets, the benefits of BIM such as cost reduction and optimisation of processes and resources will see BIM utilised for better designs as well as operations and maintenance.

Overall, BIM in 2021 could see a growing push for a more open and accessible environment based on industry-agreed standards, with a greater focus on data relevance and quality.

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Martz Witty

Callan Mantell

Richard O’Brien

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Teaching old dogs new tricks There’s an age-old adage that says you can’t teach old dogs new tricks. COVID-19 put that myth to the test and we have seen that it’s simply not true.

COVID-19 pushed many businesses over the technology tipping point and has likely transformed business forever.

COVID-19 has been around now for not much over a year and yet in just a few months we saw businesses accelerate the digitisation of their customer and suppliers’ interactions and those of their internal operations by four or more years.

To stay competitive in this new business and economic environment requires new strategies and practices. Much of it is new and new thinking is required to stay ahead of the game. How up to date are you?

Interestingly most recognise technology now as a strategic component rather than just a source of achieving cost efficiencies.

Not only have we seen massive growth in terms of organisations but also at entire industry levels. The shape of the ball has changed, have you changed with it?

During the pandemic and continuing on afterwards we have seen consumers move to more on-line channels. It was a rapid shift and one that isn’t resorting back to the old norms like many thought it would.

A recent survey (commercial) suggested that of those polled 80 percent of their customer interactions are now digital in nature.

Of special interest is that the customer-facing aspect of business is not the only one that has been affected. Core operations (backoffice, production, research and supply chains) are all experiencing increased digitisation.

We have certainly seen banks in New Zealand affected. With so much more being done online we are seeing branches close, tellerless branches. Soon it may be hard to find a human.

Working from home was once considered a pure luxury. Now it is a regular feature, especially as we still deal with continued lockdowns, and frankly, that’s unlikely to change in the near future.

This working from home raises significant issues for employers though as now they are still responsible for providing a safe work environment – inside of someone’s family home or apartment.

This could be a very real threat to health and safety and possible claims by employees down the track. Have you attended to ensuring safety in the home in terms of workplace responsibilities?

Two personal friends of mine work for Wellington based organisations – they now both live and work from Christchurch, but retain their positions in Wellington; that really is remote working!

Data migration to the Cloud took a major uplift and these changes are expected to largely remain in place.

In summary – how is your strategy ging to be on top of and capitalise on this major shift in the business arena.

Building for the future: why data is the key to a greener built environment When it comes to construction, green building practices have become a much bigger focus on a global level and locally here in New Zealand.

From general community and public expectations to sustainability legislation , sustainability has become a crucial part of any construction company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.

Why and how to buy a business Owning a business can be a great career option.

You get to run your own show, reap the rewards of your efforts, back yourself and enjoy the flexibility and status of being your own boss. All this can be hugely rewarding.

Buying an existing business or franchise at the right price has some huge advantages over starting a business from scratch – for a start much of the hard work has been done.

The Government’s recent introduction of the Building for Climate Change programme will encourage the industry to reduce greenhouse emissions and improve climate resilience. This is a priority for New Zealand, as the built environment contributed up to 20 percent of the country’s emissions.

There are a host of reasons why it makes economic sense to buy an existing business. You skip the risky start-up phase and the high set-up costs, and the need to develop a winning product or service.

You also benefit from existing customers and from an established business model and systems.

With the Government committed to become Carbon Zero by 2050, this means energy efficiency and carbon cost will need to be core considerations for the sector when it comes to the design and construction of future buildings.

Buying an existing business eliminates many of the headaches involved in getting a start-up off the ground. Despite the benefits, existing businesses are rarely perfect, so it’s important to do your homework and not overlook any faults.

To respond to this, construction companies may consider data analytics as part of their sustainable development methods. The construction industry has an interesting relationship with data.

Where some industries have become extremely mature in terms of the way they’re using data analytics due to the nature of their work, many construction companies are not as mature in their adoption.

Most established businesses come with an established customer base and cashflow; they have proven products and/or services, proven business systems and processes, trained staff, and an existing reputation.

At a basic level, companies across the sector should look at data for carbon counting, to do their part to help the nation meet its post2020 commitment to reduce its green house emissions under the Paris Agreement.

But so much more can be done with data across the industry – in fact, if used to its full potential, data analytics can overhaul the way we construct not just individual buildings, but entire cities and major public infrastructure projects.

Rather than using data to simply look at how sustainable we’re being with our construction methods now, we can turn to data analysis and apply those insights to the entire construction lifecycle through the plan, build, operate phases, making sure any new builds run as sustainably as possible in the long term.

Used correctly, data will be the key to moving the construction and engineering industries towards sustainable development methods.

For example, any building or piece of infrastructure that is constructed from here on in can be built using data analysis for maximum sustainability.

That can be in the construction itself: using data to constantly refine development methods to be more sustainable, or to constantly address carbon footprints based on insights from previous projects.

Data analysis can also be used to reduce waste throughout the construction lifecycle.

If we can take data from existing smart cities and buildings to understand human needs, trends and behaviours, then the buildings can run as resource-efficiently as possible, and significantly reduce carbon footprints.

Buying an existing business allows you to focus on growing the business from day one, rather than simply trying to ensure your business idea is viable.

Firstly, establish what you want in a business? - Determine what you are after. Are you looking for a lifestyle business to provide a living income, something to grow and develop, or to add to your current business? Make sure it’s something you can get passionate about and that you have the necessary skills to add value to the business.

Work out your budget - Work out what you can afford. Your budget is often determined by the business cashflow, your cash reserves, equity you may borrow against, and the bank and/or vendor finance.

It’s important to ensure you allow for working capital and some cash reserves.

Search for the right business - Work out your must-haves, and like-to-haves. Calculate what income you will be needing, and which industries you are most interested in.

Do your research and evaluate - It pays to research the industry and read everything you can so you build your knowledge and ask the right questions to get the facts for making a well-informed decision. You will need to look at lots of businesses – so search, enquire and ask your questions – stick to your criteria to stay on track.

Seek professional advice - Once you find a business that ticks all the boxes, consult with your solicitor and accountant to get their input and to hopefully help draw up an offer. Use a business broker, accountant or lawyer to assist you with the business buying process to ensure you get it right.

Helping you make the right choices in business.

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ACTIVE REFRIGERATION Active Refrigeration are leaders in industrial and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning.

Since our formation as a privately owned company in Christchurch in 2000, Active Refrigeration has grown into a nationwide group employing over 150 trade qualified refrigeration engineers and apprentices amongst a total of 190 staff across the North and South Island.

We love what we do and our passion for refrigeration and air conditioning is evident in the quality of our work.

The founding directors, Craig Duff and Graeme Green, are still involved daily at a ‘hands-on’ level, helping provide solutions and working alongside our staff as equals.

Our team’s knowledge is second to none, we are proud to employ some of the highest qualified and skilled engineers from New Zealand and abroad - each hand picked to suit both our culture and strong customer solution focus.

We specialise in the use of sustainable industrial and commercial refrigeration system solutions, air conditioning - comfort cooling and heating, sales, design, project management, service and system analysis; continuously striving to deliver the complete solution.

Our focus is on one on one customer partnerships and is simply to be the best we can be, building long lasting business relationships with our clients and partners.

We aim to do this by delivering accurate, efficient, reliable, process and temperature control systems, and by continuing to provide our customers with solutions intended to help them produce products that are essentially more sustainable

Delivering excellence nationwide Our nationwide group operation delivers performance to our clients, driven by our direct ownership, control and passion for commitment.

We continue to develop innovative refrigeration and natural refrigerant based cooling, freezing and heating solutions for a number of industries and markets across New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands, for commercial and industrial plant, along with comfort air conditioning.

While the main drivers for the business continue to be service on demand, system engineering and design, project management and contracting, a solid commitment

is in place for the continuous development of innovative technological refrigeration focused systems.

Over the past decade Active Refrigeration has developed competitive advantages to set us apart from the competition, this attitude has positioned us as one of the market leaders throughout New Zealand.

Our services Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Service Nationwide We aim to provide a cost effective, high quality level of personal service to our clients that can add value to their individual operational processes and ultimately their end products.

Our local knowledge and international experience combined with loads of personality is delivered to reassure our clients 24/7 that their crucial production processes are receiving the attention needed to perform efficiently and profitably.

Air Conditioning Solutions, domestic and commercial We service domestic and commercial needs in regards to heat-pump technologies and their applications, using leading brands such as Daikin and Mitsubishi.

We have constantly sought to solve our clients’ commercial temperature control issues with innovative solutions which mark us for our attention to detail, customer focus and cost effectiveness.

System Engineering and Design Our team has a high level of refrigeration engineering capability with a strong focus on globally accepted, sustainable, natural refrigerant solutions and associated practices protecting our precious environment.

Our ISO14001 accreditation plus recent awards on sustainability and energy efficiency are testament to our experience and passion in this field. We have significant local and overseas contracting and project management experience with a proven track-record.

Project Management We have completed many small and large projects within New Zealand and abroad, accumulating a wealth of knowledge and experience, and building a proven track record of on-time delivery and completion of projects, exceeding our client’s expectations.

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Lifestyles | Items of Desire

Lifestyles

By Claire Wright

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1. Hera Gold Suspension Lamp Handmade from cast brass, this chandelier uses intricate contemporary details to create an adjustable arrangement in a harmonious ensemble. Named after the queen of the Greek gods, Hera, this piece is for sophisticated living and dining rooms.

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2. Spencer Lounge Chair

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The angular lines of the Spencer Lounge Chair shout style without compromising comfort. Fully upholstered in two highly textured fabrics, this chair is sure to be the centrepiece of any household or office space.

RRP: $1,610 www.satara.com.au

3. Eichholtz Napa Valley Bedside

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This chic piece completes any modern living space.

Featuring a textured washed oak finish and a brushed brass structure, this practical unit enhances your bedroom, with ample storage in its spacious drawer and below its elevated, clear tabletop.

RRP: $2,107 www.sweetpeaandwillow.com

4. Margot Powder Blue Velvet Ottoman This square number, draped in velvet, features button detailing to die for with a chic gold base. Perfect for those who want to add a bright pop of blissful blue to their living rooms, this ottoman belongs in the modern living room.

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5. Classic Brown Teapot Re-issued from a classic design, this generous-sized teapot (14 cm x 15.5 cm) is a stand out piece.

The unusual relief design is burnished in a rich brown glaze which pools into the dimples.

RRP: $100 www.knowandlove.co.uk

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Management | Society

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The price of paradise

The Government has prioritised climate action,

Cost of living and housing among major concerns for Kiwis

and the Climate Change Commission has recently released its draft advice to

In what probably comes as little surprise, research has revealed New Zealanders are anxious about the cost of living and housing availability in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Government for consultation, so it will be interesting to see the country’s progress over

Colmar Brunton’s Better Futures report, released in conjunction with the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), surveyed 1,009 New Zealanders, finding the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on livelihoods and wellbeing.

Head of Colmar Brunton, Sarah Bolger says despite New Zealand coming through the pandemic in a better position than expected, the data shows the effects are ongoing, and few know what to expect in 2021.

"People are feeling worn out by 2020 and mental health issues are bubbling under the surface. There may even be a bit of survival guilt as we hear from friends and family overseas as to how things are playing out.

the coming year.

housing costs. Lower income households are especially feeling the heat."

Public attention on immediate, rather than long-term issues

SBC executive director, Mike Burrell says New Zealanders have been understandably focused on their immediate needs, such as housing "The cost of living has been a top 10 concern for availability and the cost of living. many years. This year, COVID-19 has pushed it to the top of the list. This comes along with the He says for participants, climate change seems a threat much further in the distance than the associated increase in pressure on housing economic threat which is causing them pain. and land.

"This is in line with new data from Statistics NZ, that revealed an increase in average annual

"Some 49 percent of participants think climate change problems are in the future.

"The fact is that the Covid response and recovery needs to be linked to the policies and investments we put in place now that will allow New Zealand to mitigate and adapt to the much greater threat that climate change represents," he says.

Sarah says public concern around climate change has dropped this year with research suggesting New Zealanders view COVID-19 as having a positive effect on the environment, but they still want the Government to do more.

"Last year, almost half of New Zealanders said they want the Government to lead the way on the issue of climate change, and this year is no different.

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Management | Property

Tough crowd to please

New property investment regulations satisfy next to no one

By Claire Wright

At the end of March, the Government announced a raft of housing regulations targeted at residential property investors that will tilt the market in favour of first home buyers.

These measures include funding boosts to increase housing supply, including $3.8 billion fund for the short and medium term and $2 billion to Kainga Ora to scale up land acquisition.

“This is a package of both urgent and long term measures that will increase housing supply, relieve pressure on the market and make it easier for first-home buyers,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

“The housing crisis is a problem decades in the making that will take time to turn around, but these measures will make a difference.

“There is no silver bullet, but combined all of these measures will start to make a difference.”

The most controversial of these measures, however, has to do with the bright-line test extension doubled to 10 years, as well as the interest deductibility loophole removed for future investors and phased out on existing residential investments.

Economists and property investors alike say that these changes, instead of dealing with the issue of supply, punishes renters as additional costs will be passed onto them.

housing and rental accommodation. While today’s announcement will be of concern to many rental property owners, who will see costs rise, it should be of further concern for tenants, who will undoubtably have these costs passed on in rent increases.”

Without the ability to claim the legitimate expense of mortgage interest costs, the NZ Property Investors’ Federation (NZPIF) estimates that the cost of providing a $600,000 rental property will increase by around $6,000 a year.

NZ Property Investors’ Federation executive officer, Sharon Cullwick says, “While the Bright Line test increase will do nothing to stop property speculation, removing interest deductibility will increase the cost of providing rental properties drastically.”

Advocates for renters across New Zealand state that the policy falls short of delivering change for the one third of New Zealanders in rental properties currently.

They say renters have been hit hardest by the housing crisis and these measures do nothing to help them in the short term.

Property Council New Zealand chief executive, Leonie Freeman says, “The Government has pulled just one lever in the vast dashboard of push buttons they have at their disposal, but they have failed to address the issue of supply.

Renters United states, “Claims by landlords that new taxes announced would lead to increase in rents did not pass the sniff test. Landlords consistently increase rent regardless of the expenses they face.

“Instead, they have fallen back on the previously disbanded idea of a tax on capital gains – which is effectively what the bright-line test will be – a tax on capital gains that will increase costs but do little to provide homes for everyday Kiwis.

“We wanted to see the government limit the amount rent can be increased to the value of improvements to the property or to inflation.”

"New Zealanders need better access to quality

As of 1 April 2021, the First Home Grant and First Home Loan house price caps will change.

• Auckland will change from a property cap of $625,000 to $700,000 • Queenstown-Lakes District will change from a property cap of $600,000 to $650,000 • Wellington City and the surrounding regions (Hutt City, Upper Hutt City, Porirua City, and the Kapiti Coast District) will change from a property cap of $550,000 to $650,000 • Nelson and the Tasman District, Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty District,

With the rapid rise of house prices in New Zealand, it’s hard to see the trend falling any time soon.

as well as Hamilton, Waipa District, Hastings District and Napier will change from a property cap of $525,000 to $600,000

• Christchurch City and the surrounding regions will change from a property cap of $550,000

The REINZ House Price Index – originally developed by Real Estate Institute New Zealand (REINZ) in partnership with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – indicates that housing market value nationwide has lifted up by 21.5 percent, up in Auckland by 20.7 percent and up outside Auckland by 22.2 percent.

The Wellington Region was of special interest in the month of February as the median sale price

• National median house prices up 22.8 percent to $780,000 • Canterbury region median house prices up 18.4 percent to $561,000 • All regions in New Zealand experienced an increase in house prices

• The rest of New Zealand will change from a property cap of $400,000 to $500,000.

• Median days to sell across New Zealand – 30 days.

Income caps to get financial assistance will be lifted from $85,000 to $95,000 for single buyers, and from $130,000 to $150,000 for two or more buyers.

Over the past year, Christchurch City experienced a median sale increase of 18.3 percent, with Canterbury region experienced a median sale increase of 18.4 percent. CT

Notable median house price changes (February 2020 to February 2021)

• Waikato District and Dunedin will change from a property cap of $550,000

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Cover Story | Sam Elder

Navigating the climate crisis

By Polly Nichols

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Building climate action into the DNA of businesses

Cover Story | Sam Elder

Standing shoulder-toshoulder with organisations, Climate Navigator is on a mission to combat climate change through bold and innovative business strategies.

While living in New Zealand, Sam took up management and directorial positions across private and public sector organisations.

Although polished and put together, if you bumped into Sam Elder on the street you would have never suspected that she spent over a decade working as an engineer and project manager on space missions like that which NASA claims will be the “largest, most powerful and complex space telescope ever built and launched into space” – the James Webb Telescope.

How it works

With her work in the space industry well behind her, Sam Elder is now the founder and principal consultant at Climate Navigator, an impact-driven strategy and transformation consultancy.

To talk more about her work, Sam and I met at a local coffee shop in Lincoln. But before we made our way into the café, one of Sam’s acquaintances waved her down.

The two briefly caught up, but in their exchange Sam’s acquaintance shared how she was an inspiration to him in his career.

After talking with Sam, I can see how easy it is to feel inspired. She’s knowledgeable and passionate about combatting climate change.

Her devotion to the cause is contagious and spurs others into action.

However, Sam’s journey to establishing Climate Navigator was a long time in the making. In 2005, Sam and her family moved from the UK to New Zealand. Since there wasn’t much of a space industry in New Zealand at the time, Sam redirected her energy towards tackling environmental issues.

The last position she held before starting Climate Navigator was the role of senior strategy manager at Environment Canterbury. Among other responsibilities, Sam led the design and implementation of the Council’s new Climate Change Integration programme.

Then in 2020, in spite of the uncertainty intrinsic to COVID-19, the urgency of the climate crisis compelled Sam to establish Climate Navigator.

Sam explains that the inspiration behind Climate Navigator is the belief that society must fundamentally transform within a decade to win the war on climate change and New Zealand is uniquely positioned to act as a pathfinder for the world.

“To do this everyone needs to play their part and NZ organisations can position for long-lasting success by embedding bold climate action into their DNA – flipping their business models to become part of the solution to our greatest global challenge,” Sam says.

However, designing for impact and dealing with change can be daunting for any organisation, whether it’s a start up just trying to get its feet on the ground or a longstanding business set in its ways. That’s where Climate Navigator steps forward.

“It's about having a clear purpose or ‘North Star’ and designing your organisation so that you can successfully navigate through uncertainty and disruption towards the goals that you have set,” she says.

“It means constantly scanning your horizon, what's going on outside of your organisation, what it might mean for you in the short, medium and long term.

“Being prepared to re-examine your course, your strategy, and be adaptive – embracing change rather than seeing it as a negative. We’re here to help organisations build their capacity to do this.

transition to zero-carbon and climate resilience in a way which creates a whole range of other positive outcomes, is actually huge.

“Orion has really embraced this potential with their purpose of powering a cleaner and brighter future for our communities and their ambitious strategy to deliver to this.”

The focus now is on bringing the strategy to life, and Sam is supporting that transformation by accelerating the process of turning strategy into action.

“It's early days, but what I love about it is it's exactly the kind of work that we set out to do with Navigator, and it's exactly the kind of organisation we wanted to work with.

“They’re an authentic team, taking a bold and inspiring path and demonstrating real leadership and commitment on climate change and sustainability. You can’t ask for much more,” Sam says.

Paying it forward When starting up the new consultancy, Sam found people were generous with their time and

willing to sit down with her and brainstorm what would later become Climate Navigator.

To pay it forward, Sam likes to take the time to grab a coffee or flesh out ideas on a whiteboard with budding entrepreneurs also looking to change the world for the better.

Sam does this because she wants to model the same support she experienced when starting Climate Navigator.

Although she’s based in Canterbury, Sam is regularly contacted by people throughout New Zealand and around the world who have great skills to offer and want to contribute them to the fight against climate change.

If there is anything that Sam has learned, it’s that we can’t solve the climate crisis alone – we need each other.

Sam says “We need to find new, more flexible and collaborative ways of working in which everyone is able to play their full part. We’re exploring what models might be most effective for this, including how Climate Navigator might contribute.” CT

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It's about having a clear purpose or ‘North Star’ and designing your organisation so that you can successfully navigate through uncertainty and disruption towards the goals that you have set.

- Climate Navigator founder and principal consultant, Sam Elder.

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“Like anything, you need really effective governance and leadership to make it happen and that leadership needs to be fully committed to the goals for the long haul.”

climate crisis and inter-woven sustainability issues, so it's just embedded in their DNA – it's what they do, and they know how to do it,” says Sam.

Furthermore, Sam says organisations need teams that believe in the changes being implemented, are prepared to break down silos, work together and have the right combination of skills and experience to succeed.

Leading the change One organisation Sam is excited to work with is Orion.

To understand an organisation’s context, Sam sits down with organisational leaders to explore how they might adapt their strategy or innovate their business model to manage climate-related risks while maximising opportunities for positive impact.

“I already knew that Orion was taking climate change seriously – they were one of the first NZ companies to release a TCFD-based climate risk report, and announced a commitment to achieving carbon neutrality for corporate emissions by 2022. But when I spoke to them, I discovered they have this really holistic and inspiring purpose.

Then it’s about implementation, learning along the way and being vigilant and adaptive to their evolving external context.

“Orion’s role as an electricity distribution company might seem straightforward, quite ‘contained’ if you like.

“Ultimately, we want every organisation to be successfully contributing solutions to the

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Management | People

Putting people first Human Resources solution launches to place people before profit New Zealand Human Resources professional Stephanie Love is taking steps to bring about positive change for Kiwi employers and employees with a new solution designed to put people before profit.

Stephanie Love’s tips on how to put people first:

Stephanie, who has over a decade of experience in human resources roles, during which she developed and implemented strategic HR framework for global organisations, returned to New Zealand from London in January, after working in the HR team at Disney.

Wellington-based Love, who runs Stephanie Love Consulting, a business and personal coaching consultancy, has developed a new framework called People First Index to help business owners measure the extent of which the organisation puts its people first.

People First Index helps business owners People First Index creator Stephanie Love. and HR managers understand their existing ‘people’ policies and practices and identify new opportunities to improve employee engagement, Currently, 79 NZ organisations are Rainbow Tick ultimately contributing positively to the certified, including Fonterra, Air New Zealand, business’ bottom line. and Coca-Cola Amatil.

“Businesses have been calling out for a solution like this for some time. As the world faces new challenges, and people look for more job satisfaction, transparency and ethical alignment with companies, companies can take steps to do things better for the people at the heart of their businesses,” Stephanie says.

humans today – climate change and emotional wellbeing – are able to be addressed in the same action.

“While profit is important, business owners are increasingly aware that if they invest in their people it will have a direct impact on the profitability of the organisation as consumers are more often than not choosing to purchase from organisations who treat their employees well.”

Other people-focused companies, such as Perpetual Guardian have implemented a fourday work week. These trailblazer companies are doing it right, says Stephanie, who reiterates that happier employees are 31 percent more productive and three times more creative (Harvard Business Review 2011).

Doing things better includes prioritising diversity and inclusion. Many New Zealand organisations “Generating revenue and managing operational are already taking steps towards creating more expenses are no longer the number priority for a inclusive and diverse work environments. lot of businesses and employees.

It starts with leadership. Ask yourself, what behaviours are you demonstrating, is that the kind of behaviour you expect from your employees? If not, make compassionate adjustments.

Regularly ask your people how they are feeling and what they need. This includes regular one on ones with direct reports.

Surveys are a great way to receive anonymous feedback, but also make sure you implement the feedback received, otherwise trust in the process will be lost.

Stephanie has big ambitions for People First Index, confident global companies will embrace it as a tangible solution following its uptake in New Zealand.

Organisations who meet the People First Index threshold will be awarded with the People First Employer accreditation which will help them attract and retain top talent, show they are an employer of choice, and improve sales opportunities.

Prioritise diversity and inclusion.

Diversity Works has some great tools for understanding how to integrate diversity and inclusion into the fabric of the organisation. Research has shown that when your workforce makeup reflects your customer base, your organisation will be more successful

People First Index also aims to help businesses mitigate employee burnout and absenteeism.

It aims to enhance employee innovation, creativity and problem-solving. The result is happier, healthier and more engaged staff who contribute positively to the economy through organisations increasing their revenue.

For more information visit: www.peoplefirstindex.com and www.stephanielove.com.

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Management | Startups

Seizing the moment

Turning a passion into a career in the midst of a pandemic

By Georgina Oldfield

Just over a year ago, Caitlin Beazley was working in Robotic Process Automation at Vodafone New Zealand, before she was made redundant from her role.

Now she runs her own catering business and has turned her hobby into a career.

While the pandemic has caused redundancies, The Create & Plate founder is just one of many who launched her own business in the midst of COVID-19.

According to Stuff, data from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment showed there were 22,984 new companies registered between June and September in 2020.

Despite struggling with self-confidence prior to the pandemic, Caitlin says she saw her redundancy as an opportunity to pursue her passion, and believes the pandemic was the ‘kick up the bum’ she finally needed to launch her business.

After spending a lot of my weekends making grazing tables and platters for family and friends, it was a no brainer’ when it came to deciding on my next career move.

“I’ve always loved entertaining and all things food, so I knew it’s where I wanted to end up.

“As soon as the opportunity for redundancy came around, I knew if I didn’t give it my best shot now, I may never get the opportunity again, and I honestly couldn’t be happier with my decision, I wish I had done it sooner,” Caitlin says.

“While the stress and responsibility of running my own business has been difficult to navigate at times, my passion for food helps me get excited to get stuck into work every day, as well as the support system around me that has kept me going.

“I’m very fortunate my parents have owned and run their own businesses, so having them to go to for advice has been invaluable, and my partner James has been a huge support,” Caitlin says.

“Not only does he help me run my marketing, websites or assist at grazing tables when I need

an extra pair of hands, he’s also there for the happy dances when I get bookings.”

Caitlin says her biggest advice to anyone that is wanting to turn a hobby into a career is to work hard and not second guess yourself.

“Be prepared to work your butt off and make sure you’re happy to have the odd 'beans on toast dinner nights, but treat yourself when you can, and celebrate success, no matter how big or small.

“Also don’t second guess yourself and your ability - trust the fact that although you will be running very low on money and sleep hours, if it’s something you're passionate about, that should be all the drive you need.”

Like Caitlin, Full Time Tart founder Sophie Petersen was also affected by the pandemic and saw it as an opportunity to make a career leap.

She credits the hours she spent at home, after her work hours were reduced, for pushing her in the direction of starting her own business.

“Full Time Tart was never something that was on my mind before COVID, however working from home, during lockdown, gave me the opportunity to have a play in the kitchen and develop the skills I needed from a creative standpoint,” Sophie says.

“After Full Time Tart launched in early August, I was invited to join a group of wedding and event vendors for an expo and received my first few wedding bookings.

“It is now March 2021 and I have completed almost 30 wedding cakes in my first season and a huge number of other celebration cakes.

“I resigned from my office job in December to take this on full time and I haven’t looked back.”

For Sophie, there have been many highlights since establishing Full Time Tart, but one that stands out is using local produce to create her cakes.

“I am based in Prices Valley out on Banks’s Peninsula and all of my eggs, hazelnuts, lemons and even the flowers come from neighbouring farms.

“As a sole employee there have been also been so many learnings for me that have come with the day to day of running my business,” Sophie says.

“I have had to learn how to balance the production creation, marketing, social media, the website, administration accounts and so much more. While this hasn’t always been easy, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

When it comes to wanting to turn your passion or hobby into a career, Sophie says her best advice is to back yourself and take the leap.

“I had a clear vision, a strong work ethic and surrounded myself with a really supportive group of friends, family and business mentors.

This was and still is invaluable to the success of Full Time Tart.” CT

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Management | People

Sticking at it when you’re sick New Zealand workers in the industrial and trades sectors are hesitant to take sick leave, with around two out of five workers (38 percent) saying it is unlikely that they would take sick leave if they felt ill.

Sick leave

A further third (34 percent) were unsure if they would, while only 28 percent say it is likely for them to take sick leave.

• 49 percent – There was too much work on to take time off

The reasons cited for not taking sick leave focus on the workplace being too busy with not enough staff or skills availability to cover an employee's leave.

The reasons that people are hesitant to take sick leave included*: • 53 percent – There was not enough other staff at work

• 34 percent – They were the only ones with a certain skill in their workplace

These findings come from the What’s My Rate? Industrial and Trades Wage Report 2021 • 26 percent – They were running out released in February by OneStaff, New Zealand’s of paid sick leave largest provider of onsite staff for the • 15 percent – They were saving sick industrial industries. leave for when kids are sick.

The report gauges work attitudes, experiences, and remuneration from over 6,000 New *Participants were asked to choose their Zealanders in the industrial and trades sectors: top three reasons for not taking sick leave, manufacturing, production and logistics; so percentages will not add to 100% commercial and hospitality; trades and services; construction and infrastructure; and engineering.

OneStaff chief executive officer Jonathan Ives The report includes a wage index providing says, “The hesitancy to take sick leave was median remuneration benchmarks that quite surprising, especially as there’s been so are useful for businesses, employees, and much public health messaging around staying jobseekers alike. home when unwell.

“However, the reasons cited for not taking sick leave were due to staffing shortages and heavy workloads, which shows that Kiwi workers are very dedicated to the success of their workplaces and to their colleagues.

“From a busines owner perspective, these results show that it’s really important to have some contingency planning in place for staff leave – and to make sure you can provide cover for vital jobs to keep your operations going.”

Mental health The three largest workplace factors that impacted people’s mental health were: bad relationships at work (37 percent), too many hours at work (29 percent), and respondents’ immediate bosses or managers (25 percent).

“As we can see from the results, relationships matter. When these turn sour, they top the list of biggest mental health impacts. For employers this means that greater care should be taken to discover, mediate and deal with poor relationships between staff to ensure they don’t have wider negative consequences.

“For employees, especially managers, putting effort into your work relationships will pay dividends in your own and your team’s happiness,” Jonathan says.

As a recruitment expert, Jonathan advises that “When looking for a job, your people skills and ability to work in a team really matters. We should be prioritising this in interviews, as hard

skills can be learnt but personalities or soft skills are harder to change.”

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Auckland and Christchurch remained stationary at $25 per hour, allowing Wellington and the West Coast to overtake them – showing stronger than average wage growth, bringing them both to $26 per hour.

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Management | Strategies

Clear expectations

Why clarity is your business super power

Tips to help define and maintain clear expectations Do you and your colleagues know what is expected of you at work?

It would be amazing if so, because based on findings from global research company Gallup, only about half of all employees worldwide understand what is expected of them at work.

Can you imagine what this rather staggering finding means for global productivity and performance? And, should this be the case where you work, what might this mean in your organisation?

Never assume anything - have the conversation It is dangerous to assume that people understand what is expected of them, have the skills and resources to achieve this, or that they will naturally do what you think they should be doing.

In fact, Gallup's research also shows that the worst thing you can do to someone in terms of expectations is to ignore them, giving them no feedback on their work performance!

Providing helpful feedback that clarifies what is expected of them has a direct impact

both on their engagement and your organisation’s success.

Firstly - determine current expectations

The clearer we are about what is expected of us, the easier it is to get the job done, identify and overcome problems, and innovate.

If you were asked to name the three most important expectations of your job in memorable, understandable, one-line statements, could you easily do it? Likewise, could your leadership team, manager or colleagues do the same? Try it. It can be a challenge!

Clarity creates purpose There is a conversation that is said to have taken place between John F. Kennedy and a janitor at NASA HQ in 1961 when the US President was visiting for the first time. He introduced himself to the janitor who was mopping the floor and asked him what he did there.

“Well, Mr. President,” the janitor responded, “I’m helping put a man on the moon.”

In less than 10 words, the janitor demonstrated that he got it. That he understood the vision and his part in it.

Being clear about what is expected of oneself at work - and why - has been identified as the foundation to creating a highly engaged workforce in any organisation.

And being disengaged is one of the prime reasons that people leave their job. So, how do we ensure each person has this clarity, and how might we maintain it?

Start by defining what clarity means If you’re a manager or team leader, what do you do that helps clarify expectations?

A great place to start the clarification process is to ask each person what they think is expected of them. Approach this as a conversation rather than an interrogation or test! This way, you will create space to drive better performance, plus you might get insights as a leader or co-worker that you might not otherwise.

It starts with you So to finish, I leave you with this challenge: if you need to create clarity of expectation in your organisation so that everyone on the team is engaged and performs to a high level, how might you do this to give your business superpowers?

Rob Clarke CEO of Learning Architects www.learningarchitects.com

Tips to help define and maintain clear expectations • Treat the induction process as a critical part of joining your organisation that is never missed or avoided. It's the time when clarity is created so everyone is on the same page from the start. Have these discussions as soon as someone joins your organisation.

• Treat the job description as a discussion document that is revisited at least twice a year to ensure expectations remain clear, and obstacles are identified and addressed.

• Create ways for employees to get feedback from customers. Try to find ways to make this feedback as real-time as possible so that on the job learning opportunities are maximised. Support people to see feedback as an opportunity for growth and improvement.

• Define what success looks like for each expectation, as it relates to all employees.

This nformation needs to be a part of the conversation but is often overlooked in a rush to get the task done. Ask them ‘what does success look like for this?’ Then write it down.

• Implement an ongoing coaching programme. If you are in a larger organisation, ensure your managers are focussed on the needs of their teams. If you are a smaller business, get yourself a coach who can provide this outside neutral perspective.

• Hold people accountable for their results. I suggest one of the best ways to create accountability is through ongoing sharing amongst team members of their results.

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Management | Working Life

The superstar paradox Five ways to ensure overachieving isn’t undermining your success Overachievement is a concept that’s seemingly become a gold standard on how to become a “superstar” in business, career goals and life overall.

Just Google “how to overachieve” and the web will dutifully deliver over 355,000 resources to help propel your prosperity.

In today’s fast-paced business climate, masses have surrendered themselves to overachievement in pursuit of business and career success. Not just ordinary success, but rather the kind that exceeds expectations courtesy of excessive “above and beyond” effort put forth.

Some people embrace a life of overachievement willingly and enthusiastically as they yearn to earn, while others grievously succumb to a multitude of pressures (both external and self-inflicted) and work themselves to extremes in order to achieve and maintain an enviable stature and lifestyle overall.

While overachievement certainly has its tremendous share of virtues, having induced profound innovation, breakthroughs, productivity and abundance for individuals, organisations, industries and economies at large, there’s often a dark side to this extreme approach to advancement.

Business coach Keren Eldad says that for some, yes, dreams come true - but throngs of others miss the mark despite best efforts.

“This often happens because they’re aiming for achievements, instead of at a deeper understanding of themselves and of what they want.

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The paradox is when pursuing the illusory things we think we want actually produces undesirable results like strain to keep up low self-worth and general unhappiness—and those consequences actually impede our ability to attain what we want. It can become an exhausting and hugely debilitating vicious circle.

“It’s a silent story shared by many who present a happy, accomplished and enviable image: one of putting on pretenses and internally writhing with angst and anxiety, of never having enough, So, if you are a C-suite executive, or aspire to of insecurity, doubt and dissatisfaction—a state be, but are riddled with anxiety, stress, pain I have coined the ‘superstar paradox’. and dissatisfaction, it’s evident that money and status isn’t proving as worthwhile as it can and “The paradox is when pursuing the illusory should be. things we think we want actually produces undesirable results like strain to keep up low To initiate needed change, be brave enough to self-worth and general unhappiness—and reframe your personal story, from cover those consequences actually impede our ability to cover. to attain what we want. It can become an Sit down and map out what you would hope for exhausting and hugely debilitating each facet of your life to look like if it were a vicious circle.” true success.

Keren outlines five foundational insights to help ensure some of your overachievement behaviors Sure, start with career goals to get the juices or mindsets won’t actually be undermining your flowing, as that might come most easily, but success—or your level of life satisfaction even then do separate exercises for as many other after you’ve actually realized superstar status. areas of your life that you can break down.

1. Reframe your success story Overachievers often believe that success only comes from power, money or status. Yes, those things are important benchmarks for career measurement, but being successful in life overall should be the true Holy Grail.

This can include marriage, children, extended family, friendships, professional networks, social media/networking, investments, travel, physical fitness, self-care/beauty, fashion and style, transportation, entertainment, hobbies and passions and so on.

2. Get out of your own way

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Even superstars create self-imposed limitations based on what they originally perceived their goal or benchmark of success to be.

Once achieved, it’s instinctive to want to bask in that “place,” both emotional and physical. After all, you worked to extremes to get there.

But overachievers inevitably will want more, and then other kinds of self-imposed limitations kick in that are often founded on what we perceive our own capabilities and opportunities - or lack thereof - to be.

Even the most confident overachievers suffer the “can’t rant” internal dialogue. From “I can’t afford to do what I really want” to “I can’t start over now,” - and on and on the self-deprecating dialogue goes.

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3. Classify and conquer your “fatal flaw” One definition of a “fatal flaw” is that which causes an otherwise noble or exceptional individual to bring about their own downfall.

The idea that any particular fatal flaw is holding us back is a primary reason why so many overachievers become hooked on their actualised achievements and come to rely on fake confidence and aggrandizement, versus operating from a place of vulnerability and authenticity.

This in an effort to hide or cover up that flaw, whether consciously or unconsciously.

that the flaws identified “sound like obvious flaws that any leader would try to fix. But the ineffective leaders we studied were often unaware that they exhibited these behaviors.”

4. Course-correct crippling self-constructs A common obstacle to a "superstar" realising genuine happiness is their own reliance on selfesteem, which is different from self-acceptance.

Self-esteem is defined as “a positive or negative orientation toward oneself; an overall evaluation of one's worth or value”. Self-acceptance, which is a critical factor in genuine happiness and authenticity, is founded on other key selfconstructs like self-compassion - a person’s ability to forgive them self for essentially being human and, thus, imperfect.

Sometimes the phrase “character flaw” is Overachievers and aptly accomplished synonymous, with this notion revealing a bit more that the flaw is about the person, themselves, superstars are susceptible to being heavily dependent upon the opinions of others, their and not really his or her circumstance. corresponding status and their perceived stature One report cites that, “Heroes have a fatal flaw versus understanding, and primarily relying on, which they wrestle with on a consistent basis. self-acceptance.

This may open them up for specific conflicts later,” again underscoring that this most sinister In many cases, this feeling of unworthiness is kind of flaw can not only hurt you now, but also what coaches like me consider to be fatal flaws for the overachiever. It’s that “something” about well into the future. themselves they feel makes them “less than.”

So, to achieve true superstar status fostering Anything can be regarded as a flaw to be genuine, lasting happiness, it’s imperative perfected, really, in what becomes a neverto discern if you have a fatal flaw and, once identified, work wholeheartedly to resolve it - or ending and sometimes futile battle. This persistent effort fosters stress, and the fallout learn how to effectively function at a high-level can be similar to those with a penchant for amid it (if that’s even possible). perfectionism, though not quite as extreme.

One piece of published research identified “Ten Ultimately, this tendency can cause Fatal Flaws That Derail Leaders” that included things like "don’t collaborate," "resist new ideas," "superstars" to make tradeoffs, preferring "safe" and “lucrative” jobs and titles over pursuing and "accept their own mediocre performance" with one particularly eye-opening point of note: their true passions, resigning themselves to

a life in “golden handcuffs” or one that’s “good enough.”

way of thinking—and never mind that nagging dissatisfaction and angst.

It also causes them to settle for mere connection over true bonding, real friendship and even true love (like marrying the "right" person on paper versus the person you actually are in deep love with).

However, I’ve found that when superstars are at their most comfortable or when stress finally boils over, they not only find themselves immersed in a major “issue,” but often a major storm.

5. Pray for a shitstorm

When this happens, embrace it and open yourself to the series of new possibilities it presents.

If you didn’t buy all the above points yet and think (as many superstars do) “nah, I got this,” then brace yourself because a curve ball is bound to present and throw you off your game.

But this unimagined disruption can be a good thing! So many overachievers spend most of their lives working to avoid the pain of uncertainty or problems, assuring themselves with zealous over-confidence that “it’s all going to work out” based on the current approach or

Yes, it will be uncomfortable and tremendously unsettling, but it can also present an exciting opportunity: the wake-up call to finally recognise where you are and what got you there, what weaknesses and threats have gotten the best of you, and work on thoughtfullystrategised resolutions that’ll make you emotionally stronger and your circumstances CT better than before.

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The Lexus Urban Polo held a successful event in the beautiful Hagley Park, Christchurch. It is the only polo event in the heart of the city, providing an unforgettable day of sport, music, fashion and food. The guests had exclusive access to the private marquee area, located in the heart of the polo action. From the private marquee, guests enjoyed a superb selection of food and beverage while being able to watch the polo.

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Milestones | Canterbury 10 Years On

The earthquakes and Christchurch – a city transformed

By Claire Wright

Ten years ago, the quakes spread widespread destruction, the earth splitting underneath the sky and taking 185 lives. Ten years later, and still, dilapidated buildings litter Christchurch. Sure, an eyesore, but more so a painful memory of things lost – homes, businesses, lives.

Restoration City Before the earthquakes, Christchurch’s heritage buildings and sites dotted the landscape, an escape from modern architecture.

Now, with most of Christchurch rebuilt from scratch, the restored heritage buildings are more important than ever, symbols of resilience and endurance.

Naylor Love Canterbury has won the Main Contractor Consultancy Services contract for the reinstatement of the ChristChurch Cathedral.

ChristChurch Cathedral The restoration of the famed cathedral sparked an intense debate, with much of the public wanting it to stay while the Church Property Trustees (CPT) resolved to demolish the cathedral down to a level of two to three metres in March 2012 to build a modern church.

funded with a combination of insurance, donations, money gifted from Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT), the government and Christchurch City Council.

After a several year battle, the Anglican Synod voted to restore the cathedral in September 2017. The restoration is to be

The cost of the of the restoration project for ChristChurch Cathedral is currently at $154.3 million.

In December of last year, the restoration of ChristChurch Cathedral took a major step forward with consent given for the rebuild plans, including the restoration of the building, removal of the war memorial, construction of a new visitor’s centre, and seismic strengthening.

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Revitalising Christchurch City

Riverside Farmers Market Delicious food. Luxurious shopping. A catch up with friends. This is what you will experience when you set foot in Christchurch City. It has been 10 years since the devastating earthquakes crumbled the city, but it is once again standing tall.

The city is vibrant and thriving with new spaces that are not only appealing to the eye, but more importantly, are bringing people together.

Kirk Roberts Consulting is proud to be a part of revitalising the heart of the city. The business, established in 2006, has been working hard behind the scenes since the earthquakes and is one of the driving forces in creating some of Christchurch’s most popular developments.

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125 people, ranging from architects to engineers, Kirk Roberts Consulting continues to focus on creating structurally resilient buildings, entwined with the latest trends and technology.

Riverside Farmers Market. This development is a central hub for Cantabrians to meet up with friends and enjoy a selection of food that varies from around the globe. The market won the Yardi Retail Property Award at the 2020 Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards. It was described by the judges as a, “world-class inner-city retail, hospitality, food and produce market”.

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and project management. The result is a stunning and structurally sound building that is appealing to the eye, but looking beyond that, we have created a space in the heart of Christchurch where locals and visitors flock to enjoy themselves.

The 5000m² market boasts more than 60 retail shops, stalls – including organic food retailers – and several food outlets.

ENTX. Eateries combined with a Hoyts Cinema has seen this state-of-the-art building become a key entertainment hub in the city. Locals and visitors are coming to ENTX to see the latest films on any of seven cinemas – all while satisfying their taste buds with 17 different eateries.

Kirk Roberts worked in close collaboration with the client on several aspects of the build from design to Young Hunter House. This build is structural and geotechnical engineering, the first of its type in New Zealand

to feature a post-tensioned timber frame. Located on Victoria Street, it is designed to withstand a one-in-2500year event with damage that would be controllable and repairable.

The Guthrey Centre. This addition to the city is home to 15 stores in four, two-level buildings on Cashel Street. Laneways connect The Guthrey Centre to Ballantynes, the Riverside Farmers Market and to the Lichfield carpark, enhancing the desirability of Christchurch’s inner-city shopping experience.

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Bridge of Remembrance

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The Bridge of Remembrance, originally opened on Armistice Day in November 1924, was structurally damaged from the earthquakes to the point where the stability of the arch was compromised – that included cracking through the structure and the heritage stonework.

The Isaac Theatre Royal sustained quite a bit of damage from both of the major quakes in February and June, with the damage exacerbated from the aftershocks throughout 2011.

Unfortunately, the 1908 auditorium and the 1928 foyer spaces could not be repaired in their original form due to the previous unreinforced masonry walls.

In order to structurally strengthen the arch, some measures taken includes piles installed 26 metres deep support the structure, with a post-tensioning system inserted at the top of the arches.

Steel plates were also inserted to create a smooth surface for the sliding joints.

The theatre reopened in November 2014, the historic exterior and marble foyer staircase preserved, with all the building brought up to code.

The overall rebuild cost, inclusive of the restoration, was $40 million.

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Initially started as Geoscience in 2010, co-founder Greg Martin has been reflecting on what those past 11 years have meant for the ENGEO team, especially as Canterbury commemorates the tenth anniversary of the February 2011 Earthquake that wreaked havoc in the city.

Greg says, “At the time of the September 2010 earthquake we had only been in business for five months and on the 3rd of September 2010

we had just hired our first full-time employee to bring the team total to three. At the time, we were still in the middle of the GFC and were unsure we’d have enough work to keep us going for long but we took a chance anyway. The following morning we were rudely awakened by a M7.3 EQ that would change the path of our business and provide us with an opportunity to turbo charge our long-term aspirations. While we had plenty of work to do helping rebuild Christchurch, we decided in 2012 that we should look further afield in order to secure the long-term future of our business. We opened offices in Wellington and Auckland that year, a major undertaking for a small Christchurch-headquartered company, and they are now our two largest Australasian offices. It was also in 2012 that we partnered with ENGEO from California after a

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chance meeting in late 2011. The union of the two businesses could not have been a better fit and we have gone from strength to strength because of our strong relationship.

Looking back from ten years after the February 2011 event, it is extremely rewarding to see how well our strategy has unfolded. We now have successful offices in Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, Queenstown, Brisbane and Adelaide. Looking forward over the next ten years, we plan further growth in NZ and Australia as we strive to become the Rolls Royce of our industry.”

Not only striving to elevate the New Zealand engineering industry, in 2013, the ENGEO Dream Trust charity was established as a way of giving back to the local communities that have supported ENGEO.

“In particular, we’re conscious that we have grown rapidly because of our role in rebuilding Christchurch and that many others have not been so fortunate,” - says Greg

While ENGEO in New Zealand initially focussed on providing postearthquake expertise in Christchurch, it is now a highly diversified company operating at the cutting edge of their engineering fields. From a small consultancy to a top end 100 strong team of experts, ENGEO has achieved a phenomenal amount since 2010 in New Zealand.

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Milestones | Canterbury 10 Years On

Justice Precinct

The Justice Precinct brings together several government agencies in the first significant government construction to go up after the quakes.

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Opened in September 2017, the Justice Precinct is the home of the Ministry of Justice and Christchurchbased judiciary, as well as the Emergency Services Precinct.

The original Central Library building suffered nonstructural earthquake damage in the 22 February 2011 earthquakes. Falling in the red zone and eventually within the footprint of the proposed convention centre, the library was demolished in 2014.

It’s the largest multi-agency government co-location project in New Zealand’s history, and the first major public building to be built and opened in Christchurch by the government since the earthquakes.

Comprising 40,000m² of floor space over five floors, the precinct is made up of three buildings – the justice building, the emergency services building and the car park for operational vehicles – with the Law Courts Building forming a U-shape.

Four years later, Turanga, the new central library, opened in October 2018. At nearly 10,000 square metres, Turanga is the largest public library in the South Island and the flagship for the Christchurch City Libraries network, supporting 19 community, digital, and mobile libraries. The inspiration for the design was taken from warm colours and the shadows of the Port Hills, as well as the angular frond of the native Harakeke flax that once grew in the wetlands of Christchurch.

The $300 million anchor project for the Christchurch rebuild is at the heart of the CBD.

In its first year, the library drew over a million visitors. The cost of the library was $92.7 million.

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Christchurch’s central library, Turanga, opened to the public in October 2018.

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“From top to bottom, we have an experienced and skilled team all using fit for purpose equipment and advanced technology for many different applications.”

“Our staff worked tirelessly in the early response phase helping to reinstate the city’s wastewater and storm water services with many of our specialist vacuum and cleaning units only being turned off for refuelling, operating 24hrs a day with operators rotating in and out of the driver’s seat.

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HydroTech mobilised a fleet of 10 trucks and 30 staff immediately after the September earthquake to assist in the emergency response. “This was an eye opener for many of our operators who in some cases hadn’t even travelled out of the North Island, let alone into the

“While other companies disestablished after the response and recovery phases, we made a conscious decision to stay on and help with the rebuild and grow our business throughout the South Island.

“We are proud of the contribution we have made to the future of Christchurch and now consider ourselves a local Canterbury company.”

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Hydro Response Ten years has seen a lot of changes in our Garden City since the day the earth shook Canterbury. Hydro Response was one of the many businesses to be involved in the repair of our city. Our job was to move the Avon and Heathcote Rivers to allow construction teams to be able to work safely in a dry environment while the river flowed past them.

We achieved this by using our temporary flood barrier systems, which we built in the river and finished with a membrane liner over it which gives the final waterproofing. The water is then pumped from behind the barrier to give the teams the working space and environment they needed to repair our bridges, install outfall pipes into the river, inspect piles in the river and contain sediment which might be stirred up during river works.

Hydro Response has been proud to have been associated with these river projects, giving workers a safe working area to allow the many repairs which took place over the following years since the quake.

The barriers that were used are a Swedish invention which is one of the most widely used flood barriers in the UK and Europe, saving towns, businesses and homes from flooding.

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Milestones | Canterbury 10 Years On

Riverside Market

Little High Eatery

In October 2011, the Re:Start Container Mall overlooked the Avon River, the temporary solution to bring business back to the CBD.

While the city was slowly rebuilding, it almost felt like Little High Eatery came out of left-field – a new space to shake up the businesses in central Christchurch was desperately needed on the once blocked lower High Street. It was fresh, new and a place that people still flock to almost four years after its opening.

Now, the newest permanent fixture sitting there is Riverside Market, a seven-day indoor farmers’ market that has more than just produce, meat and seafood – there are plenty of boutique restaurants and artisan good shops.

From the same property developer that brought about Little High Eatery, Riverside Market development cost $80 million that is bringing the much-needed buzz back into the CBD.

Eight restaurants make up the food collective called Little High Eatery, which opened up in May 2017 at the McKenzie and Willis precinct on High Street. Peebles Group was in charge of the property development. It brings together local businesses into one space with plenty of food for people to choose from.

Riverside Market was developed by Richard Peebles, Mike Percasky and Kris Ingles.

Little High Eatery has eight locally owned and operated restaurants.

Re:Start Container Mall

The Re:Start Container Mall, while a temporary fixture in Christchurch’s post-earthquake landscape, brought people back into the central city for a bit of shopping and comradery.

The Container Mall lasted over five years, where it became an international symbol of post-quake Christchurch innovation.

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HOME IS (STILL) WHERE THE HEART IS 10 years on, and home is still where the heart is. When I reflect upon the last decade in Canterbury, in particular Harcourts Holmwood’s post-quake journey, I can’t help but consider how much has changed; to the Christchurch we all once knew, and the Christchurch we are all getting to know now. While the completion of new construction is refreshing to see, there is now a certain nostalgia in seeing original heritage sites being restored.

There were big changes to Holmwood’s various offices around the city. Notably, we moved back into our freshly rebuilt Head Office on Ilam Road almost four years ago

now. It was a time to really think about how we wanted our new purpose-built spaces to function.

Our biggest opportunity was being able to ensure a holistically designed, world-class facility with more fluid space, specialised audio visual equipment for auctions and the ability to live stream events, plus place an emphasis on team training.

I also reflect on Holmwood’s philosophy of creating great experiences, and how this has been the backbone of who we are throughout these difficult periods. I have worked with the team to build a truly client focused business, one in which clients and consultants can

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work harmoniously together for strong results.

Our commitment to training, not just when our new agents start their careers with us, but frequent up-skilling sessions to further professional growth, is only achievable within the specialist facilities we provide.

We also recognised the need very early on to enhance our own in-house, fully operational marketing team, delivering print media and digital marketing of the highest standard.

My biggest take-home from the decade that was, is the unwavering assuredness,

excitement and pride I feel for the Holmwood team, always working harder to deliver exceptional results for their clients. This is the real quality of Harcourts Holmwood; delivering great service.

Old building, new building, future building; Our home will always be where our heart is.

For further information on how Holmwood can help you achieve your housing goals, please contact: Tony Jenkins 027 432 2896

Farrell Commercial Construction Award Winning Commercial Construction Company Having successfully completed an array of commercial projects on time and on budget and with repeat business from impressive client base Farrell Construction is a company that you can trust.

Recent clients have included the Christchurch Airport, Ministry of Education, Nazareth Care, He Waka Hou trust to name but a few, as well as private developers. Farrell Construction also have a subcontracting arm for resourcing internally and for packages of work for other companies. This makes Farrell Construction a multifaceted company with a multitude of solutions for construction projects.

Farrell Construction is an award-winning construction company having achieved runner up status at the Deloitte2015 New Zealand Business growth awards and New Zealand Winner of the 2015 fastest growing service company.

Farrell construction pride themselves on being Canterbury based and have built a reputation on performance and delivery.

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Milestones | Canterbury 10 Years On

What’s in store?

The outlook for Christchurch looks bright, despite the fact that there’s still more to go for the city.

Compared to other New Zealand city slickers in Auckland and Wellington, Christchurch has much more affordable house prices compared to median income.

Not only that, but with all the new builds, commercial and residential, happening in the city, Christchurch is full of earthquakereinforced buildings that are safer for all.

Artist rendition of CMUA as a concert venue. Copyright belongs to Christchurch City Council.

Canterbury Multi-Use Arena The Canterbury Multi-Use Arena (CMUA) is one of the anchor projects for Christchurch’s Central Recovery Plan, with the Crown and Christchurch City Council committed to fast-tracking the process of designing and building the facilities.

The Investment Case states in order for the arena to be competitive and attract international events, it needs: • A roof so it can host events year-round • Minimum seating capacity of 25,000 (with the potential to add temporary seating for a further 5000 in the future) • A fixed rectangular turf • High quality acoustics.

Based on those specifications, it’s projected the arena will cost $472.7 million to build.

Christchurch City Council has put $253 million in its 2018-28 Long Term Plan as its contribution towards the arena’s construction costs.

The Crown has signalled it will contribute $220 million towards the project but is waiting on the Investment Case before it confirms the funding through the Christchurch Regeneration Acceleration Facility.

One of the most exciting developments for Christchurch is yet to come, and it’s poised to bring more tourism and international acts here to the South Island’s biggest city once our borders are open again.

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Artist rendition of CMUA as a sports venue.

Copyright belongs to Christchurch City Council.

THE PUMPHOUSE Demolition Yard

Ten years on – it took a while but our earthquake repairs have now been completed and our heritage buildings restored. Still going strong and selling recycled building materials: bricks, timber, aluminium joinery, doors, windows, kitchens, corrugated iron and more.

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Hanham & Philp Hanham & Philp was established in 1979 in Christchurch at a time when your word meant everything, and only the best quality was acceptable and pride in a good day’s effort was acknowledged and respected. Now 42 years later, company owners Jason Young and John Parish still firmly believe these fundamentals are as relevant as ever.

These views played a part following the earthquakes which shook Christchurch during 2010-11, where Hanham & Philp were presented with an unforeseen opportunity: the chance for the company to potentially grow rapidly. They were even approached by overseas contractors, keen to jointventure for a share of the demolishand-rebuild programme.

“There was so much work to do, yet we

could see that the rebuild flurry would only be short-term in respect to the life cycle of our company,” says Jason.

“No doubt we would have grown, but at what cost? Risk working with an unknown from out of town or offshore?

Take on more staff, only to let them go when things went quiet?”

The ultimate decision became a defining moment for the company: John and Jason chose not to chase the short-term gains. Instead, Hanham & Philp Contractors followed the example of the company’s founders and looked after their existing clients first.

“It was important to our whole team that we helped the people who had trusted us earlier,” John says. “We

were determined to make sure any earthquake-related repairs and rebuilds were our very best work, instead of trying to be all things to all people.”

We focused on looking after and retaining our number one asset – our staff. Ask anyone that works alongside us, clients or consultants or subbies or suppliers, and it is always our people that receive the first mention and the highest accolades. Today 10 years on from the devastating earthquake, our average length of service across our 70 employees is a bit over 11 years – something we can be very proud of in our particular market and as we enter the next decade and definitely something our clients benefit greatly from day by day.

With this sized full-time team, Hanham & Philp is, according to the two directors, the right size.

“Small enough to be responsive, big enough to get the job done. We know the work we’re best suited for and we’re proud to showcase all our client’s projects. Simple, really.”

New construction, refurbishment, interior fit-outs: all receive the same trusted treatment. That’s why leading companies and experienced property developers ask for Hanham & Philp by name. That’s why they are invited to join big projects at the design stage. And that’s why to stroll around Canterbury is to walk through their album of happy clients.

COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SPECIALISTS We are very proud to have assisted in Christchurch’s rebuild over the last 10 years, not to mention the 32 years prior to that. Born and bred Canterburians.

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Milestones | Canterbury 10 Years On

10th anniversary memorial service

An excerpt from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s speech “It’s been a hugely difficult decade for this city – at times I’m sure it’s felt impossible.

“But as we look ahead to the coming decade, I see hope and energy and optimism, and I see Christchurch taking its rightful place amongst New Zealand’s best and brightest cities.

“I’d like to finish today with an excerpt from a poem by Helen Lowe, from ‘Leaving the Red Zone’, an anthology of Earthquake poetry.

“The poem, titled The Sparrows, talks about how birds were absent in the city following the earthquake, and the silence where birdsong used to be.

‘I threw old bread onto the island of grass in our own grey sea and waited….and waited.

And then, finally, they came Their wings clouding the sun’.”

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RUST To Phillippa Jacobs, it is what business is all about.

You could say for Phillippa Jacobs, founder and CEO of Pinnacle&Co, trust is what defines her business.

“We’re a full-service agency offering print, digital and strategic solutions to promote peoples businesses, products and services” explains Jacobs. “Our creative skill as visual communicators, combined with our knowledge in the digital space, including web development, SEO and social media give us a unique position in the market.”

“Businesses trust Pinnacle&Co. to help them get noticed “we work hard at creating memorable moments for our clients.”

Back in 1997, Jacobs found getting started in the creative industry a challenge. “I quickly realised the only way I would achieve my ambition to be a part of the industry was to start my own business. I found rent-free office space and a second-hand chair.

Pinnacle Design was born. I knew I wanted to be a professional designer, but I didn’t know very much about the business side of things.”

When the earthquakes hit Christchurch, Pinnacle Design was already growing significantly, they also had a name change and transformed into Mega Advertising.

The quakes forced her agency to relocate their damaged studio 5 times. Undeterred by the tragic events unfolding around her Jacobs amazingly managed to keep the doors open, trusting that the city would be repaired and that life would soon get back to normal.

“We never doubted that Christchurch would bounce back, but yes, serving our clients while moving offices and dealing with road cones, EQC and insurers was a bit of a challenge, and we knew countless others going through the same experiences as we were. Every morning you could turn to the guy in the car next to you and see that look in their eyes after yet another night of shakes.”

What Phillippa noticed during the months after the quakes was that many businesses, especially small and medium-sized ones, were finding it really difficult to get noticed amidst new competition created with the rebuild of Christchurch.

“I had a lightbulb moment” says Jacobs.

Our opportunity lay in our talents, and our modest pricing compared

to other agencies. Without the top heavy costs that bigger agencies have, we were able to offer the same level of service and creative. The result was a reenergised creative agency, dedicated to helping SMEs with their branding and promotion at prices they could afford.

Part of this rebirth was a change in name, to today’s Pinnacle&Co. “The ‘Co. is our clients,” explains Jacobs. “And our best results come when we gain the trust of our clients.” She tells me that many business owners find branding, marketing and advertising just another decision to be made like any other. “They can find it hard to hand over the decision making process to somebody else, this is where we have had to become skilled at explaining what we do, our process, and the value we can add through experience.”

“We hate seeing budgets wasted on uncoordinated efforts to gain favour with customers. But when the decision-makers trust us, they are going to see some positive effects on their bottom line.

It is that simple.”

If you are in the market for a advertising agency that runs on trust - give Phillippa a call.

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CREATING SAFER WORK SITES, TEN YEARS ON. A decade on from the Christchurch Earthquakes, Site Safe reflects on the changes to the construction industry’s health and safety practices and standards.

The earthquakes and their impacts on Christchurch and surrounds have been a catalyst to effect change in health and safety behaviours within the construction industry. It was essential, almost overnight, that businesses heightened their understanding of risk, and improved their safety standards. The journey to a safer industry has been a positive result of this, with an industry-wide agreement to strive for safer workplaces backed by the Canterbury Rebuild Safety Charter.

One of the important additions to Site Safe since the 2011 disaster is SiteWise, a prequalification system used by many main contractors that grades contractors’ health and safety practices, ready for comparison with others.

Reflecting on how the attitudes towards health and safety in construction changed at the time

of the earthquakes, Christchurchbased Site Safe Group Manager of Customer Strategy and Support, Andrew Confait, says there was a real drive from key players to be able to better understand and compare health and safety capabilities among potential contractors.

“There was an almost immediate shift in focus; a spotlight was put on health and safety because the last thing anyone wanted was further injury or death resulting from the rebuild effort.”

SiteWise began as AppCon, a simple way for contractors to demonstrate their focus on health and safety practices, and for companies seeking contractors to benchmark them against one another. It has developed, however, into a multiindustry tool for anyone looking to ensure that contractors meet certain standards of health and safety.

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SiteWise Manager, Nigel Palmer, says that the benefits are only getting better for the 7000 members, and that SiteWise is growing with the industry.

“Now that SiteWise has been around for a few years, it’s accuracy and usefulness are increasing. SiteWise builds over time with history and information. Main contractors now have a huge database of potential subbies with good insight into their health and safety performance over time. For subbies, they are picking up work where they may not have otherwise been considered, because they’ve scored well in their prequal.”

Learning from customers is something that SiteWise prides itself on, and its ability to adapt to customer requirements is one reason why SiteWise has thousands of satisfied members nation-wide.

It is used by major contractors in Auckland, all Hawkes Bay councils,

27 other regional councils, right down to small operations keen to show that they mean business when it comes to health and safety.

Looking ahead, Nigel is positive about the direction of SiteWise.

“We look forward to seeing how SiteWise changes in the future. To keep the development happening, we will continue to listen to our users to better understand what it needs to be and how we can achieve this.”

For more information, head to www.sitewise.co.nz or www.sitesafe.org.nz.

Milestones | Canterbury 10 Years On Concern for the health and safety of the workers rebuilding the city led to a government initiative called the Canterbury Recovery Programme.

Part of this programme was the Canterbury Rebuild Safety Charter which was established in July 2013.

As a strategic alliance between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, WorkSafe, the Canterbury Construction industry and unions, the Charter was a set of selfgoverning standards focused on ten key risk areas.

Standing strong in its community: The Canterbury Safety Charter As the dust and liquefaction across Christchurch settled a strong and valuable asset arose…

In the wake of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes and the resulting dust and silt, the Christchurch community took a collective hug and sigh.

In emotionally and physically demanding conditions with continued aftershocks plaguing them for months on end, the community embarked on the long journey of rebuilding their homes, livelihoods, community facilities and infrastructure.

With unprecedented volumes of demolition and construction being undertaken across the city, there was sadly an increase in injuries to workers, resulting in a significant spike in ACC claims and serious harm notifications to the Department of Labour (now WorkSafe).

survival just like the businesses it supports have during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Canterbury Safety Charter has quietly gone about reflecting on itself and looking at how best to create enduring support to the community to continue lifting the standard of health and safety in Canterbury and lead New Zealand.

Shifting from a rebuild focus to one about working together safely, reflecting Canterbury’s new business as usual journey, the Charter now has a new lease on life.

This alliance quickly grew with small and medium sized construction businesses joining and working together for a common purpose – the safety and health of their workers.

Offering advice, support and connections for businesses to grow awareness and health and safety knowledge, having the Charter team behind you is even more powerful now.

The idea behind the Charter was to use it to lift the standard of health and safety practices across the rebuild and lower the rate of harm to workers.

With regular events to help not only health and safety advisors or representatives, the Charter enables all workers to learn and grown which in turn helps businesses thrive. Podcasts, Safety TV YouTube channel and regular newsletters keep members informed and able to continually learn and grow.

Research undertaken in 2017 on the success of the Charter and activities in the recovery programme indicates that across all workers in the rebuild, one life was saved, 3-6 serious injuries were avoided, and 50-100 non-severe injuries were prevented.

Ten years on as Canterbury now embarks on its new post-rebuild normality, the Charter still holds strong.

A new strategy, rebrand, website, and general manager, Paul Duggan, has seen the Charter pick up its boots, dust them off and start its new journey.

With less government involvement including financially, the Charter has fought for its own

Creating partnerships to undertake research and leverage off the wealth of knowledge that exists in the Canterbury community, the Charter is continuing to work hard to create a better environment to work and a supportive and educationally focussed community that shares.

If you’re not part of the Charter community, then it’s time to give Paul a call. He’ll greet you with enthusiasm and support that you’ll not find anywhere else.

Kia Kaha with the Canterbury Safety Charter.

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Continuing to build relationships 10 years later With over 30 years in the Canterbury market, Advanced Personnel is no stranger to the challenges that recruitment in the area can offer.

However, after the Christchurch earthquakes, not only did the physical landscape change but employment changed for our clients, our candidates and for us as a business.

The earthquakes brought with them several new challenges for industry in the area, with one of the most significant being major staff shortages in the skilled trades. And as the rebuild continues, these staff shortages are not becoming any easier to manage.

Advanced Personnel are proud to say that by using our years of expertise, highly knowledgeable staff and Kiwi “can-do” attitude, we have been working to help our clients find candidates to fill both permanent and temporary roles within their companies, thus helping to maintain business continuity and promoting further growth in the region.

We have found thousands of people new roles with our clients since the Canterbury Earthquake of February

2011, and we are proud to say that we have also helped hundreds of businesses over that period.

At Advanced Personnel, working in partnership with both clients and candidates has been crucial to our success. We believe that that is what holds us together in tough times.

It’s the passion to build on these relationships through active listening, plenty of communication and always delivering to the best of our ability that has allowed us to be a part of this great community for so many years.

We specialise in both temporary and permanent positions for the construction, industrial, and professional sectors.

In more recent times, we have continued to support the growing Christchurch region by introducing an International Resourcing initiative. This team specialises in the sourcing of skilled trades candidates and bringing them into New Zealand. The success of this team has enabled us to provide staff to those ‘hard to fill’ roles in several industries such as Infrastructure & Construction, Engineering & Manufacturing, Food Processing & Logistics and more.

Here at Advanced Personnel, we look forward to growing alongside our community for many years to come.

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Wilkie and Bruce Architects HELPING TO RE-ESTABLISH COMMUNITIES IN THE EMERGING CBD

Wilkie and Bruce is a Christchurch Architectural practice with a reputation for bespoke design and providing a tailored service appropriate to our clients' needs. We offer expertise and architectural design services across a broad range of building types and sectors including masterplanning, heritage restorations, interior fit-out, and feasibility studies.

Our recent work in the CBD includes a number of projects of civic importance commissioned by existing communities re-establishing themselves in the city. The expressive forms of these buildings have quickly become landmarks in the emerging city streetscape.

Our first contribution to the regeneration of the CBD was the rebuild of Knox Church. On a prominent city gateway site, this project was an important step in the reinstatement of

Christchurch’s depleted church stock. The building provides much needed performance and ecclesiastical space for the city and preserves the historically rich timber structure.

On Armagh Street, the Piano is a dynamic music and arts facility comprising a state-of-the-art concert hall and flexible music practice spaces. As the first new building in the Arts Precinct, the Piano heralds new beginnings for music and the arts in Canterbury.

The building was the recipient of an NZIA award in 2019.

The Durham Street Methodist church complex experienced significant damage in the earthquakes, with the stone church suffering total collapse in the February 2011 earthquake and three workers tragically losing their lives. The rebuild of the church and Methodist Mission was an important step in the Church’s life and

mission in the Central City. The replacement building, known as Aldersgate, has purposely been designed to have a fresh, modern appearance, with the church chapel given the visually prominent street corner.

Wilkie and Bruce recognise the benefits of a sustainable approach to building design and enjoy the challenges it generates. As a member of the New Zealand Green Building Council we see the practice of environmentally sustainable design as an essential aspect of the design of all buildings.

We are particularly interested in the potential of engineered timber technologies as a more sustainable substitute to concrete and steel, and have used cross laminated timber panels in a number of recent projects.

We look forward to being part of the ongoing story of Otautahi/ Christchurch.

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Metalcraft Roofing

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A roof is not just a roof; something the team at Metalcraft Roofing knows all too well.

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The nationwide company has been manufacturing innovative and stylish metal roofing and cladding products for the residential and commercial markets since the 1950s.

Metalcraft’s primary niche product is its Espan® profile, which has been designed for style and performance and features high ribs, creating defined shadow lines and providing superior weather performance.

Metalcraft fencing is designed for easy assembly and installation which makes it perfect for the home DIY handyman.

Today the company operates 12 branches throughout the country and has firmly established itself as New Zealand’s largest and most-established privately owned building product rollformer and installer, offering an extensive range of longrun roofing profiles, light-weight metal tiles and rainwater system solutions.

Another new product for Metalcraft Roofing is its Kāhu® roofing and cladding profile, which can add elegance, strength and style to any residential or commercial project.

Kāhu® is designed for roofs with a 3° minimum pitch and as both horizontal and vertical wall cladding.

Metalcraft Roofing offers a wide range of metal roofing and cladding options, which are all backed by solid manufacturing and installation warrantees. Its roofing and rainwater systems are manufactured from

They also manufacture the Metalcraft Fencing system which is a high quality, attractive and cost-effective fencing solution suitable for domestic, rural and industrial applications.

Metal fencing is virtually maintenance free and does away with the need to repaint.

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For more information check out their website www.metalcraftgroup.co.nz or ring 03 349 7350 and speak with one of the team who love to talk about their products.

Metalcraft Roofing manufactures and installs a range of high-quality products, including: • metal roofing and cladding • metal tiles

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Destinations | The Lakes District - Winter Wonderland

Winter in the Queenstown lakes You’ll all have seen the marketing materials. Nestled alongside the pristine waters of Lakes Whakatipu and Wanaka and surrounded by majestic, snow-capped mountains, sit Queenstown and Wanaka - the perfect winter holiday destinations.

It remains very true, that whether you have an appetite for adventure, mountains and fresh air or are more at home enjoying a delicious meal and fine wine next to a roaring fire, a getaway from the everyday and an escape to the Queenstown Lakes District in winter, is the perfect way to recharge and invigorate.

Our cosmopolitan towns have a welcoming, vibrant energy that resonates across the resort to provide unique holiday destinations—and at no time is this more obvious than in winter, when skiers and boarders, or those just curious about snow, gather here to lap up the fun.

Big enough to offer a wide range of accommodation, activities, four ski areas, events, eateries and bars—yet small enough to be welcoming and easy to navigate.

Every year from early June onwards, the region transforms into a winter wonderland, attracting snow sports enthusiasts with its incredible lake and alpine scenery, crisp blue-sky days, easy access to some of New Zealand's finest ski and

snowboard terrain and a vibrant après ski scene.

From either Queenstown or Wanaka you have the perfect winter base to hit the slopes of Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, Cardrona and Treble Cone, each located with 20-90 minutes’ drive.

The four ski areas feature different terrain and experiences and cater for different levels of experience from beginner to expert.

For the ultimate powder hound experience, spend the day exploring the backcountry with one of our heliskiing operations.

A helicopter ride up to the Southern Alps is spectacular, and there are plenty of fresh tracks to be made in the untouched snow.

Winter here is just as much about après ski as it is about skiing and snowboarding.

Our compact and vibrant town centres come alive after dark. Stylish bars, sophisticated clubs, Kiwi pubs and late night hot spots make Queenstown and Wanaka’s après ski atmosphere second to none.

The resort has a vibrant social scene and is full of stylish bars, sophisticated clubs, Kiwi pubs and late-night hot spots with DJs and bands entertaining the crowds.

There are also several intimate bars that cater for those seeking a quieter experience. You’ll find quirks such as a bar selling cocktails in tea pots and another where you can enjoy your drink under the stars when they open the roof.

There are also two casinos and a top-quality performance scene featuring local and visiting singers and musicians.

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Our compact and vibrant town centres come alive after dark. Stylish bars, sophisticated clubs, Kiwi pubs and late night hot spots make Queenstown and Wanaka’s après ski atmosphere second to none.

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Amisfield. Organic Winery Of The Year 2020.

NZ ORGANIC WINE AWARDS Harvest is always a special time. But this year’s harvest at Amisfield is a particularly special one. It’s the culmination of a 5 year journey over which the Amisfield team have converted this 92ha vineyard and winery to organic viticulture and winemaking practices. Every bottle produced during vintage 2021 will be certified as organic by BioGro New Zealand. It’s been hard work and we’ve learned a lot about this place, but the results are worth it. With no herbicides, pesticides or chemical fertilisers, each parcel of fruit from this beautiful piece of Central Otago is free to tell its own story through the wines.

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With multiple styles and many colors to choose from there’s a fit for any home. The powder coated finish comes with a 20-year warrantee giving the home owner peace of mind that there home will look great for many years to come.

After being in the building industry for over 30 years I consider this cladding to be the most stylish, robust and attractive cladding on the market today.

Being two to three mm thick this cladding wont buckle, warp, bow or split and the aluminum off cuts are recyclable so there is zero building waste.

The Flashman window flashing system was created by New Zealand builders for New Zealand conditions and with the claddings creates a very watertight envelope for the life of your home.

Created to with stand very high winds this cladding ideal for hill tops, exposed sites and commercial buildings.

All our franchises are owned and operated by LBP builders to ensure that quality and workmanship are of the highest standard.

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Destinations | The Lakes District - Winter Wonderland

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Queenstown is famous for its high-octane thrills so if you’re looking for an adrenaline rush or want to push your boundaries, there’s activities like bungy jumping, jet boating, skydiving, zip lining, paragliding, quad biking, or four-wheel-driving–all guaranteed to get your blood pumping no matter the season!

When it comes to eating out, the district’s innovative and award-winning cafés and restaurants offer cuisine to suit every palate.

Along with nearby Arrowtown, Queenstown is home to more than 150 eateries ranging from fine dining to fun dining, and our ‘little sister’ Wanaka too boasts a number of award-winning establishment where great service and a relaxed atmosphere are par for the course.

Queenstown is famous for its high-octane thrills, so if you’re looking for an adrenaline rush or want to push your boundaries, there’s activities like bungy jumping, jet boating, skydiving, zip lining, paragliding, quad biking, or four-wheel-driving—all guaranteed to get your blood pumping no matter the season!

For the ultimate in relaxation, especially after a day on the slopes, enjoy some ‘me time’ at one of our luxury day spas.

A full range of treatments are on offer and it’s the perfect way to revitalize mind, body and soul.

There are also many ways to stretch and recover those tested legs, from languid yoga to Pilates, or even a multi-day retreat designed to help you reconnect with yourself.

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Queenstown is New Zealand’s original seven-day, open all-hours town and offers goods from the quirky to the quaint, the funky to the fabulous, and the practical to the seriously artistic.

The CBD is compact and easy to get around. There’s a combination of shops featuring international labels and locally run boutiques where you’ll find top quality New Zealand designs and the work of established contemporary New Zealand artists.

Nearby Arrowtown also has a range of specialist shops to browse in a laidback village atmosphere.

If you’re looking for one of those once-in-alifetime experiences, why not try a local hot air balloon flight, helicopter landing on a glacier, or a spot of exclusive backcountry skiing?

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Open 7 days a week. Serving breakfast followed by lunch/dinner menu.

See our website for current opening hours & menus.

A great place to come for a meal, drink, listen to live entertainment or to catch up on live sport action on our big screen TV’s.

We strive on offering you best dining experience providing great quality & quantity of food & pride ourselves in offering you top service with a smile!

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Queenstown Ski Area Lowdown Winter 2021

Coronet Peak Coronet Peak is Queenstown’s closest ski area an easy 20-minute drive from downtown.

World-class facilities, superb conditions and spectacular rollercoaster terrain make Coronet Peak an exciting destination for snow lovers of any ability.

Experience magnificent views, a stunning base building, fantastic on-mountain facilities, state-of-theart snowmaking as well as night skiing until 9pm on Wednesday, Friday and select Saturday nights throughout July and August.

For a true alpine treat, wander over to Heidi’s Hut by the Rocky Gully T-Bar. The perfect spot for a coffee or even a cheeky mulled wine, the unassuming wooden hut is reminiscent of a cosy ski chalet and provides the sort of ski-on ski-off convenience that Europeans take for granted.

Last winter Coronet Peak debuted a new Telemix 6-seat chairlift with gondola cabins making the ski field even easier to navigate, especially for those looking to progress from beginner to intermediate.

The Remarkables The Remarkables is a true alpine

Queenstown is home to New Zealand’s best ski fields, with four ski fields offering varied and true alpine terrain, the closest just 20 minutes' drive from the town centre.

Located in the heart of the Southern Alps, Queenstown has a long ski season that runs from June through until October which means there’s plenty of time to enjoy the ski fields.

Choose from a range of ski passes including single day, single ski field passes, to season passes allowing unlimited access to multiple Queenstown ski fields. Mountain transport is available daily and snowboard and ski gear can be hired downtown, onmountain or delivered to your accommodation. For the ultimate convenience, choose a ski package which includes ski passes, gear hire, transport all in one.

experience with three sundrenched, north-facing bowls and up to seven terrain parks all within an easy 45-minute drive from central Queenstown. With its high alpine location, sunny aspect and relaxed atmosphere, the “Remarks” has become a firm local favourite.

Known for being one of the best mountains for progression, the ski area offers a range of terrain to suit everyone, from wide-open learner slopes to off-piste black runs and everything in between.

Facilities at The Remarkables Ski Area have seen strong investment over the last six years, with the development of an extensive snowmaking system, the installation of two new chairlifts and an award-winning base building – all of which contribute to the world class facilities on mountain. This winter, skiers will get to enjoy the new Sugar Bowl Chairlift, installed toward the end of last ski season, as well as additional trails.

The Remarkables fans will be pleased to know that the ski field is committed to opening full time this winter providing even more opportunity to explore the ski area’s epic runs.

Cardrona Alpine Resort

Advanced and expert riders will find a playground of natural half pipes and chutes that offer some of the steepest and most challenging terrain within the boundaries of a patrolled and protected ski area.

Located just over 60 minutes from Queenstown, Cardrona Alpine Resort is a fun, family-friendly ski resort and a great place for beginners and intermediates with easy-to-use lifts and plenty of wide-open trails spread over three basins.

Cardrona has eight distinctly different cafes, fully licensed kids' centres, on-mountain accommodation, ski & snowboard lessons and a fully equipped rental department. You’ll also find the most extensive terrain park facilities in the Southern Hemisphere including four terrain parks, two half pipes and a gravitycross course.

This winter is set to be one to remember at Cardrona with the installation of the Willows Basin Chair – marking Cardrona’s first move into the Soho Ski Area and opening up 65 hectares of new terrain.

Treble Cone Located 90 minutes from Queenstown, Treble Cone is the largest ski area in the South Island.

Famous for its long, groomed runs, off-piste terrain and unrivalled views over Lake Wanaka.

This season, Cardrona Alpine Resort and Treble Cone will operate a dual mountain offering meaning both mountains can be accessed with the same ski pass.

Pass holders can ski Cardrona one day and Treble Cone the next.

Après Ski The fun doesn’t stop when the ski fields close in Queenstown, you could even argue that’s when the town truly comes alive.

Queenstown has over 150 cafes, bars and restaurants with ample selection to satisfy all tastebuds and moods.

Cosy up next to a roaring fire with a glass of local Pinot Noir or gear up and head to downtown Queenstown to discover hidden laneways with the best bars and clubs. Sip on refreshing craft beer at local breweries, or sample boutique cocktails created by some of New Zealand’s best bartenders.

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Dip Into A Bite-Sized Taste Of Luxury This Winter A New Winter Offering For Kiwi Travellers Visiting Central Otago

Authentic Central Otago fare with a Swiss twist

We may not be able to jet off to our favourite overseas winter destination this year, but that doesn’t mean we have to miss out on a dose of wanderlust, or new international taste sensations. Last year Richard & Jolanda from Heliview Flights in Central Otago started an Alpine Fondue trend that’d melt the hearts of even the most hardened of travellers!

Husband and wife team Richard and Jolanda have been living in New Zealand for over 20 years ensuring they are no strangers to Kiwi hospitality. Guests will take off in the H120 helicopter with the spectacular vineyards that line Central Otago as their backdrop.

“We want to offer Kiwis the chance to sit back, relax and simply unwind with friends and family. And what better way to escape the everyday than with mountain views and food from a place we can only dream of… right here in our own back yard?”

Pilot Richard will indulge guests with his knowledge of the local area and its rich history. Authenticity is key for Swiss foodie Jolanda, who is working with Gourmet Picnics Central Otago, ensuring guests won’t find a better fondue this side of Zurich.

Cutting (through the cheese) to the chase Even the thought of an ‘affordable’ helicopter experience will be enough to make most kiwis eyes roll but this 2-hour adventure starts at only $299/person based on 4 passengers.

Jolanda (Owner & Operations Manager)

Making Memories That Will Last a Lifetime

A Cheesy Treat For Kiwi Travellers This adventure, new in 2020, brings a taste of Swiss-style luxury to Central Otago with a price tag that won’t make your eyes water. For families looking to make the most of the winter holidays, couples looking to create lasting memories or independent travellers looking to break away from the beaten tourist track - there could be worse options than Swiss-style dining in the Southern Alps.

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and sipping, it’s time to head back to base with an equally stunning return flight – life is about the journey after all.

That’s about as much as it costs to get your car serviced, your hair cut and coloured, or buy a flash new pair of shoes. When it comes to holiday spending, there’s not a lot of need to wonder which you might remember more, 10 years down the track.

Guests flying with Heliview Flights will land at a secluded alpine landing spot with views of the Southern Alps, famed Mount Cook and the magnificent Mount Aspiring National Park. Richard & Jolanda know first-hand experiences like this don’t come along often and so they know how important it is to make them last. The Alpine Heli Fondue package includes photographs as well as an in-flight video for guests to take home, usually valued at $100.

This Package Includes:

Sink Into The Snow and Dip Into Delicious Fondue

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Whilst visitors take in the feast for the eyes, the team will set up the fondue. Guest can choose between cheese or chocolate fondue to accompany their bottle of specially sourced Central Otago wine.

Once visitors have had enough dipping

• Scenic helicopter flight over Cromwell Basin vineyards • Exclusive alpine snow landing • A choice of a cheese or chocolate fondue, provided by Gourmet Picnics Central Otago • A bottle of delicious Central Otago wine • An in-house photos and flight video package as a keepsake (valued at $100).

$998 ($499 per person)based on 2 people flying. $1197 ($399 per person) based on 3 people flying. $1196 ($299 per person) based on 4 people flying.

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“This was honestly the most amazing experience. Jolanda and Richard are an amazing team who made our engagement so incredibly special.

The flight experience was amazing as Richard is an excellent pilot and has a wonderful knowledge of the area. The helicopter, is beautiful, clean, and offers amazing views for all passengers during the flight.

We couldn’t recommend this experience more highly.”

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Destinations | The Lakes District - Winter Wonderland For fun well beyond the mountains, Queenstown’s renowned wineries are just a short drive away.

Central Otago produces some of the best Pinot Noir in the world thanks to the region’s combination of shale soil and sharply defined seasons. And with around 200 vineyards within 1½ hours’ drive of Queenstown or Wanaka, wine tours are a great way to explore the area.

Queenstown Lakes District is an exciting and fun-filled family holiday destination with lots of things to do with kids, especially in winter.

If your family is new to snow sports, don’t be afraid to start them young! There are many options for gear hire, children’s lift passes and lessons that cater for practically every age.

Learner ski slopes are very gentle and experienced instructors know just how to teach small kids.

Winter lovers who don’t ski are also well catered for in Queenstown or Wanaka, and a drive to nearby Glenorchy, Hawea or Arrowtown is sure to impress and delight on a fresh winter’s day.

Rug up and take to the hiking trails or explore locations made famous by blockbuster films

in Glenorchy, only 45 minutes’ drive from Queenstown. Or drive to Arrowtown and explore the boutique shopping and award-winning restaurants that have put this historic town on the map.

With an absence of international visitors this winter, there’s never been a better time to visit us. The very hardworking folk of this alpine paradise very much look forward to welcoming you and sharing all that we have to offer.

Getting there Queenstown has an international airport which is located a handy 10-minute drive from the town centre.

Air New Zealand and Jetstar provide scheduled daily domestic flights to/from the international gateways of Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Qantas operate regular trans-Tasman CT flights direct to Queenstown.

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With an absence of international visitors this winter, there’s never been a better time to visit us. The very hardworking folk of this alpine paradise very much look forward to welcoming you and sharing all that we have to offer.

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Multi-award-winning Crowne Plaza Queenstown is acclaimed as one of NZ’s Best Ski Hotels, where you can enjoy sweeping mountain & lake views. You can also experience the pleasure of being in the heart of Queenstown for the best après-ski fun, winter warmers and culinary delights.

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Destinations | Marlborough

Fall for Marlborough Autumn is a beautiful time to visit the Marlborough region. In autumn Marlborough’s vineyards are gilded in golden leaves and ready for harvest. When you take the time to soak it all in, you’ll find yourself falling for Marlborough.

The great thing about Marlborough is that wherever you’re staying, great views are close by. Laced with lodges, baches, B&Bs and hotels, it’s easy to retreat to Marlborough, whichever way suits you and your needs.

Located in Picton, A Sea View Bed & Breakfast, guests are surrounded by panoramic views of Whatamango Bay and Queen Charlotte Sound.

The private, semi-self-contained units allow for uninterrupted, quiet enjoyment and serenity.

In Blenheim you’ll find the five-star, luxury hotel, Chateau Marlborough. The hotel offers lush accommodation options ranging from studio hotel rooms to a two-bedroom, penthouse apartment. Wine enthusiasts will enjoy its close proximity to vineyards and cellar doors.

Marlborough is abundant in food, drink and scenery. Events taking place throughout the region include: Marlborough’s Summer Feast, 28 January – 25 April 2021 Whitehaven GrapeRide, 24 April 2021 Saint Clair Vineyard Half Marathon, 8 May 2021 Yealands Classic Fighters Airshow 2021, 3 – 5 September 2021.

Visit marlboroughnz.com/events for more information on upcoming events.

Looking ahead and to the skies, the Yealands Classic Fighters Airshow 2021 will take place over Father’s Day weekend. Usually the show would take place over Easter but because of uncertainties relating to COVID-19 the show was moved to Father’s Day weekend.

For more information on events and activities in the region, check out marlboroughnz.com.

Yealands Classic Fighters Airshow, photo credit: Andreas Zeitler.

and can collect your prize. However, it’s suggested that champions visit five stops maximum a day and visit all nine stops over a couple of days minimum.

There are numerous bike hiring services available to bicyclists so they can drink in the views and explore the Golden Mile one cellar door at a time.

Mark your calendar

Near Blenheim there are about nine wineries along a six-kilometer stretch, otherwise known as the Golden Mile. Types of wine you’ll find along the way include sauvignon blanc, pinot noir, chardonnay, riesling and other varieties.

Summer is a tough act to follow which is probably why autumn is an underrated season in New Zealand. However, it’s one of the best times to visit Marlborough because the temperate weather is ideal for a number of outdoor activities and the region provides a beautiful backdrop for those activities.

When you collect stamps from five of the nine official Golden Mile stops, you’re automatically dubbed a Golden Mile champion

Firstly, the region will be wrapping up its Summer Feast which began in late January and will end on 25 April.

Photo kindly provided by Only Marlborough.

The feast is made up of smaller events like outdoor movie nights, cruises and evenings by the poolside, all focused on the region’s foods. Be sure to like Feast Marlborough’s Facebook page to stay up to date.

If you can’t get enough of bike wine tours, then the Whitehaven GrapeRide is perfect for you. The event is made up of five different races ranging in length that take bicyclists through Marlborough Sounds and its vineyards.

Runners will appreciate the Saint Clair Vineyard Half Marathon. Event participants run through scenic, privately owned vineyards and enjoy local produce along the way to the finish line where they are awarded a bottle of Saint Clair Family Estate wine.

Photo kindly provided by Whitehaven GrapeRide.

Walking away from the half marathon, you’ll find yourself retracing your steps and making plans to enjoy it all over again – but CT maybe at more of a stroll than a run.

Come and enjoy this quiet retreat with it’s beautiful views of Whatamango Bay and wonderful sounds of native bird song.

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Here’s what some people have said about the Future Living Skills programme: “Amazing course – Know I will use everything I learned in a positive way to make changes” (Jayne, Dunedin, 2019) “I liked the variety of topics and delivery types. The discussions were very productive.”

(Hendrick, Dunedin, 2019) “I found the course incredibly useful to gain knowledge of how to live more sustainably and also save myself some money alongside gaining all kinds of useful knowledge - making me much more mindful of how I live and use the tools around me such as electricity and water and my car. Often walk or use a bus now. I’ve recommended it to several others. It’s a great programme.”

(Anna, Christchurch, 2019) “Lots of practical hints and suggestions that can be put into action.”

(Dunedin participant) “Trying to live more sustainably often looks like it will cost more. This course allows you to discuss ways that aren’t expensive to live more sustainably and environmentally.”

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(Dunedin participant) “Opens your mind to different views and ways to do things. I’ve recommended it to friends.”

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Future Living Skills You could be a leader Potential tutors or study group champions are invited to make direct contact with our National Coordinator, Rhys Taylor on 03 6938726 or rhys@ sustainableliving.org.nz. (Send letter or CV to show why and where you could facilitate group learning on sustainability. Share your relevant experiences, to join the team. Training events held in member council areas.)

You can find Future Living Skills news items on Facebook @Futurelivingskills, and details at the website www.sustainableliving.org.nz Register to obtain the PDF learning guides, published on eight topics, with more to come: • Minimising waste to landfill • Using water efficiently and avoiding pollution • Low-carbon and active travel • Warm and dry, energy-efficient homes • Eco-design for new homes and renovation • Food growing and backyard nature • Food choices and their impacts • Community resilience and being prepared

These learning guides support informal learning groups anywhere plus classes and events in participating local council areas, led by trained tutors or facilitators. This is a NZ charity, set up by local government and independent of commercial interests. From mid-2019 until 2021 it is also being supported by the Waste Management Fund of the Ministry for Environment, to provide free public access across Aotearoa New Zealand. (Approved by Eugenie Sage, Associate Minister for the Environment).

Make use of over a decade of research and community experience to speed your search for practical actions to try at home and at work. Make a difference by starting with small projects, create some new habits. Gain confidence as you gain know-how. No commercial promotions involved, thanks to public investment in the education materials and website by member cities, district councils and Government.

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Focus On | Rangiora and North Canterbury

Waimakariri District Plan to be reviewed The Waimakariri District Council’s Proposed District Plan is due to be notified mid-2021.

A district plan is essentially a 10-year ‘rule book’ that sets district-wide rules for sustainably managing how people use, subdivide and develop land, what and where they can build and also what kind of activities they can undertake.

The plan also controls any adverse effects an activity could have on the neighbourhood.

The District Plan protects the district by looking after its heritage, cultural values, outstanding landscapes and coastal environment.

Following consultation with residents with the District Plan Review, council is set to release its Proposed District Plan mid-2021.

Why is the current District Plan being reviewed?

The Waimakariri District is one of the fastest growing districts in New Zealand.

Up to 15,000 houses may be needed to accommodate population change over the next 30 years, together with business, infrastructure and public facility requirements.

“We need to ensure growth is well planned, integrated and sustainable. The Proposed District Plan will provide strategic policies in order to cater for the expected growth of our district, whilst ensuring our natural landscape, production and cultural aspects are cared for and preserved for future generations to enjoy for years to come,” the council’s website says.

How does it affect you?

A district plan impacts on almost everything you do across the district, and how you do it.

It makes clear what activities you can do and what activities you, or your neighbour, will need a resource consent for.

In addition to regulating what you can or cannot do on a property, the District Plan also controls any adverse effects your activity could have on the neighbours and vice versa.

For example, how much noise you can make or how close to a boundary you can build your house.

It also looks after the cultural and historic heritage, and natural environment and biodiversity, to ensure the district retains its unique characteristics for our future generations.

“We encourage you to view your property and any changes that affect you on the Proposed

District Plan. You can do so, once the plan is notified, via the ePlan on Waimakariri District Council’s website.”

Any questions?

If you have further questions about the Proposed District Plan and the submission process, please contact the council directly.

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Spreading The Message Through The Love Of Hip Hop Music

The KING CASS MOVEMENT in Christchurch New Zealand brings the message of hope, love and unity while promoting suicide awareness prevention through the power of music.

“I believe the message will be heard through the music and want to spread the hope among our people” “I believe and have seen that the music is healing and the message is something we all need to talk about as it saves lives”

KING CASS has been spreading the message over in the last several years. He has been speaking at events all around New Zealand and other communities.

In collaboration with like minded individuals who believe in making change.

King Cass’s future goal is to reach a global audience.

For music performances, motivational speaking and more Contact kingcassmovement@gmail.com

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Focus On | Halswell

Native wetlands spring back Originally Halswell ran through extensive wetlands that European settlers drained to develop towns. Now, we’re harkening back to the natural landscape, with the new artificial wetland on Quaifes Road aimed to capture and filter stormwater before it flows into Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) through the Halswell River. It’s located on the Little River Rail Trail between Tai Tapu and Motukarara.

As Te Waihora has no natural outlet to the sea, intervention is required to manage the level of the lake, ensure connectivity between the lake and the sea for migratory fish, and maintain the water quality. Unfortunately, Te Waihora is well known as one of New Zealand’s most polluted lakes, with some of the highest concentrations of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus.

One of the main causes is the lake catches everything that comes off the farmed land, which can poison some aquatic plants and creatures. The loss of aquatic plants destroys the lake’s natural filtration system – on top of that, the plants keep sediment in place as well as provide habitats for fish and nesting birds alike.

During the construction, netting was installed to protect plants from getting uprooted by pukeko – that was eventually removed before it opened to the public in May after Christchurch left lockdown.

As COVID-19 restrictions started to lift, contractors completed the earthworks such as the temporary earthen dam between the culvert exiting the wetland and the main channel of the Huritini, reconnecting the wetland with the river and making it fully operational.

The wetland on Quaifes Road increases the efficiency of stormwater drainage in a way that is in tune with nature, all so that Te Waihora doesn’t receive more contaminants from other sources such as stormwater.

The wetland works as a natural filter for the Huritini (Halswell River) as it’s been degraded from both urban and rural sources. Water leaves the main branch of the river to flow through sections of the original channel, which passes alongside the Little River Rail Trail.

This section has newly-planted native seedlings the stormwater must pass through to enter the wetland.

The Whakaora Te Waihora programme, the co-governance group led by Environment Canterbury and Ngai Tahu, focuses on extensive ecological and cultural restoration for Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. The group states that the area contains more than 80,000 aquatic plants that act as a filter to remove nitrates and other contaminants before rejoining the river.

The Christchurch City Council itself has planted around 60,000 native plants in the wetland – in turn, it’s attracting a lot of native birds, such as a nesting pair of pied stilts. The ecosystem

Canterbury native plants: best for erosion control • Aristotelia serrata • Austroderia richardii • Coprosma crassifolia • Coprosma tayloriae

Photos kindly provided by Christchurch City Council.

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• Coprosma propinqua

The wetland on Quaifes Road increases the efficiency of stormwater drainage in a way that is in tune with nature, all so that Te Waihora doesn’t receive more contaminants from other sources such as stormwater.

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has plenty of tall grass and rocky areas as well, which makes it a perfect habitat for lizards.

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• Coprosma robusta • Dodonaea viscosa • Griselinia littoralis • Hebe salicifolia • Hebe strictissima • Kunzea ericoides • Leptospermum scoparium

People are encouraged to visit and take a stroll to see the native flora and fauna. As the stormwater in the wetland might contain pollutants and toxic algae, the Christchurch City Council advises people and pets to avoid contact with the water.

• Melicytus ramiflorus

A study commissioned by Environment Canterbury to assess the potential of constructed wetlands to strip nitrogen from the water suggests that less than one percent of the catchment would need to be converted to cut 40 percent of the total nitrogen load, or around 2,000 hectares.

• Plagianthus regius

Information sourced from Christchurch City Council and Te Waihora Co-Governance.

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For more information on native plants and their best results for situations, visit the Department of Conservation website at CT www.doc.govt.nz

• Olearia • Ozothamnus leptophyllus • Phormium Pittosporum • Pseudopanax arboreus • Pseudopanax colensoi • Pseudopanax crassifolius • Sophora microphylla.

CUSTOM CAKES & CATERING FOR ANY OCCASION Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Baby Shower, Gender Reveal, etc.

Orders Essential Whether you’re hosting a party at home or planning a corporate event, the team at Halswell Bakery can provide catering to suit your requirements.

From tasty club sandwich platters, bacon and egg slice, quiche and savouries to donuts, sweet treats and custom cakes, everything is freshly handmade on-site. They can even put together a grazing platter for you, and can assist with providing for those with dietary restrictions. valuable your time is, and they are here to make your life easier. “our food is fresh, simple and delicious, Check out their website for the catering menu and online ordering www.halswellbakery.co.nz, email shop@halswellbakery.co.nz or give them a call on (03) 322 4600 to discuss your requirements.

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Focus On | Timaru

Appreciating Timaru According to new research conducted by Tourism New Zealand, Kiwis are looking for meaningful travel experiences of historical and cultural significance – all without the feeling of being a ‘tourist’.

Venture Timaru might just have the app for that.

COVID-19 spurred Tourism New Zealand into seeking answers in regard to what domestic visitors want out of their travels through their backyard.

Through focus groups and in-depth interviews, Tourism New Zealand found that domestic visitors sought deeply personal experiences through the history, culture, hidden gems and sense of community a destination provided.

Tourism New Zealand also found that domestic visitors still wanted the feeling of exploring when travelling through New Zealand, similar to what you might experience when travelling abroad.

A bit of a hidden gem itself, Timaru and the South Canterbury region can provide the whole package to domestic visitors.

Recently, Venture Timaru developed and released an app called Timaru Trails. Catering to travelers’ desire to explore New Zealand in new ways, the app enables travelers to take selfguided tours of the region – taking the tourist feeling out of it.

The app will take you to some stunning views but also some of the unexpected and interesting corners of Timaru. Places you’ll visit when using the app includes Dashing Rocks coastal walk, Timaru CBD, the local cemetery and Caroline Bay. As an example of how the app works, if you were to select Caroline Bay, either in the homepage, scenic and the arts & heritage sections, you would be taken to a short summary of the self-guided tour including the The many possibilities behind the name ‘Timaru’ Timaru is a mondegreen, a commonly accepted mishearing. It’s believed that the original name of the town was actually Te Maru, or ‘the shelter’ in te Reo Maori.

However, there are some other ideas around the town’s original name.

New Zealand History suggests that another interpretation could be Ti Maru, or ‘sheltering cabbage tree’. Yet Te Ara poses the idea that Timaru might be an association with Chief Maru, chief of the Ngai Tahu tribe in the South Island.

distance and time required to complete the entire tour.

Once you select “Start Tour” you will be taken to a map containing all of the stops that make up the tour. What’s great about this is that you can select each stop, read a short summary and pick which ones you’re most interested in from there.

Each tour incorporates a variety of interests.

The Caroline Bay tour stops include pieces of local history, art and even a penguin nesting area.

When previewing any of the tours, be sure that you’re zoomed out enough on the map so that

you can see all of the tour stops – you don’t want to miss out on anything that could have been the highlight of your trip!

Also, a web version of the app is available in case you prefer to plan your day ahead and would rather ditch the tech while going around Timaru.

Provided that the app only launched in January this year, Venture Timaru is looking to add more self-guided tours in the future stretching outside Timaru and to various parts of the Mackenzie, Waimate and Waitaki districts. The Timaru Trails app can be found wherever you download apps.

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Focus On | Timaru

Event funding boost COVID-19 took a toll on industries throughout New Zealand and the world but especially the tourism industry.

To ease the financial blow, the Government has developed the Tourism Recovery package which totals in $400 million.

In ChristchurchNZ’s most recent visitor trends report, Dataventure reported an average of 42,779 daily visitors were in Canterbury at midday in January 2021; a 30 percent decrease from last year.

Of the visitors reported, 30,505 of them were domestic visitors, a decrease of 4 percent when compared to the same month last year. The remaining 12,227 visitors were international visitors, a decrease of 58 percent when compared to the same month last year.

Dataventures also revealed that average daily visitor numbers for the year-ending January 2021 were down 15 percent for total visitors – 14 percent for domestic visitors and 17 percent for international visitors – when compared with the previous 12-month period.

As a part of the Tourism Recovery package, the Government allocated the $50 million

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As well as stimulating local economies, the Regional Events Fund will also strengthen regions’ event management expertise and event strategy development.

- Tourism Minister Stuart Nash

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Regional Events Fund to the nine regional tourism groupings throughout the country to alleviate the pressures the tourism industry has experienced in recent times including the Canterbury & West Coast marketing alliance which Venture Timaru is a part of.

“Event organisers and tourism operators from Northland to Southland will benefit from the events outlined in the plans from their regional organisations,” says Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.

“Events drive visitors, which brings economic spin-offs across the accommodation, hospitality and wider tourism and retail sectors.

The Regional Events Fund was part of the government’s $400 million Tourism Recovery package.

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“As well as stimulating local economies, the Regional Events Fund will also strengthen regions’ event management expertise and event strategy development,” says Minister Nash.

interest in local hospitality services. As a result of the festival, participating restaurants and eateries across the region noticed increased foot traffic and profit.

“Before COVID-19, around 60 percent ($24 billion) of tourism spending was from domestic travellers getting out and experiencing their own backyard. Kiwis also spent a further $9 billion on overseas trips every year.

Another way that Venture Timaru is looking to increase foot traffic is with the introduction of the Timaru Trails app. Currently with the app, users can take self-guided tours of coastal tracks or even a cemetery which highlights the stories behind select headstones.

and events to tempt New Zealanders to travel between

The app was developed to promote local heritage trails and attractions to Timaru residents and visitors. The app’s developers are looking to expand the app to include routes through neighbouring regions such as the Waimate, Mackenzie and Waitaki regions.

promotion of domestic tourism, and direct support to

“We are working to catch a portion of that spending while our borders remain closed to keep us safe from the global pandemic.

“Recent research by Tourism NZ also highlighted that a regional event, such as a festival, concert, exhibition, sports fixture, or food and beverage experience, is a major drawcard for Kiwis planning a domestic holiday.

“Now that tourism events funding has been approved to all regions, each regional grouping can get on with the job of planning and putting their proposal into action. Regions decide how to spend their own funds and will collaborate to avoid competing against each other.”

Previous funding Venture Timaru already has experience collaborating with other districts to secure funding to aid local tourism. In July last year, Venture Timaru acquired the maximum allocation of $400,000 to invest in local tourism endeavours.

It was decided that the funding would go to four different projects: South Canterbury Outstanding Food Festival (SCOFF), Heritage Trails & Touring App, Geraldine Walkway & Sculpture Trail and the South Canterbury Food Heritage Centre. Already, residents have seen the fruits of Venture Timaru’s efforts.

SCOFF, the region’s 10-day festival, was launched for the first time in September last year. The intent behind the event was to spark

Other ventures the funding will be used for include the development of the Geraldine Walkway & Sculpture Trail and a feasibility study into the development of a food heritage centre.

How regions are spending Regional Events Fund support According to MBIE, the Regional Events Fund funding is allocated to nine International Marketing Alliances (IMAs) based on each region’s international visitor spending prior to COVID-19.

Before receiving funding, each region submitted an investment plan which conveyed the region’s target audiences, how the funding would increase visitor numbers, and how each region will collaborate with other regions.

Collaboration is key because MBIE does not make decisions on which specific events are funded. Rather, each IMA is left to determine how events are funded.

As mentioned before, Venture Timaru already has a history of working collaboratively.

Grouped with the Canterbury & West Coast

Overall, we can expect to see a range of exciting activities regions from autumn onwards. Work to support and rebuild the tourism and hospitality sectors remains ongoing.

The Government is investing heavily in both increased tourism businesses to help drive the economic recovery.

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- Tourism Minister Stuart Nash

IMA, Venture Timaru will also help determine how the IMA will use its $7 million in funding to showcase the region through its agriculture, food & wine, attractions, wildlife and family events.

The success of the Canterbury & Westcoast’s investment plan will be measured by visitor numbers, regional profile or reputation, and the legacy the events leave behind.

“Overall, we can expect to see a range of exciting activities and events to tempt New Zealanders to travel between regions from autumn onwards. Work to support and rebuild

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the tourism and hospitality sectors remains ongoing.

“The Government is investing heavily in both increased promotion of domestic tourism, and direct support to tourism businesses to help drive the economic recovery,” says Minister Nash.

Although the circumstances surrounding the need for increased tourism funding are unfortunate, the funding also gives a glimmer of hope for the industry and its recovery – also, some exciting events to look forward to in the region. CT — Advertising Feature

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Hospitality | The Spirits Workshop

Curious by nature

It was late 2015 when Antony Michalik and his friends had a conversation about starting up their own distillery.

A few months later, a small still was delivered, The Spirits Workshop Ltd was formed and the team launched Curiosity Gin with Recipe #23, the 23rd trial recipe they had tested.

The Spirits Workshop was founded by Antony, Bernard, Sam and Rod whose shared love of spirits and New Zealand beverages pushed them in the direction of setting up their own distillery.

As a group of colleagues and friends, they would often meet up over a few drinks and talk about the excellent New Zealand boutique wine or craft beer they were drinking but noticed there were very few New Zealand made spirits.

Living in Christchurch, with some of the world’s best barley and water available close at hand, they thought, why not, let’s take the leap and have a go at making their own single malt whisky, The Spirits Workshop co-founder Antony says.

“Originally, we were working with partners who distilled the whisky for us, but for the last two years we have been distilling whisky ourselves in our distillery in Sandyford Street.”

“While waiting for the whisky to mature we launched Curiosity Gin, which now sells all over New Zealand,” Antony says.

“We’ve had to find opportunities where they didn’t exist before and create them ourselves.”

Since setting up the company, the team at The Spirts Workshop have won multiple awards for their gins and whisky, including gold and silver medals in San Francisco, New York and New Zealand competitions.

To do that the team four years ago set up the Gindulgence Festival which is run in Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington each year and have recently opened up their own cocktail bar in Riverside Market.

Most recently Recipe #23 was named Top Contemporary Style Gin in the New Zealand Gin Guide 2020 and was also recognized with a gold medal by Dish Magazine.

“We have also opened up a series of pop-up bars at the distillery and for each one of these, we have produced a special one-off gin,” Antony says.

Antony believes the key to the company’s success comes down to making great spirits, the team’s attitude of ‘hanging in there’ and taking advantage of various marketing opportunities.

After nearly four years in barrels Divergence whisky has now also been launched and there are quite a few different expressions of the single malt ageing in barrels that will be ready to bottle in the next few years.

New products Other exceptional gins have followed Recipe #23 and they now have a range of fabulous award-winning gins – London dry style Curious Dry, barrel aged Negroni Special and New Zealand’s only sloe gin, Pinot Barrel Sloe. The latest release is Ruby, a delightful pink gin made with fresh rhubarb.

All the gins are made in small batches, using whole botanicals steeped in a base spirit and distilled in a small copper pot still, to create truly hand crafted, aromatic Gins.

One such example has recently been bottled. It is a single malt whisky that has been finished in the barrels that we use to make our sloe gin.

“It’s a sloe gin barrel finished single malt whisky and as such is, far as we know, totally unique in the world,” Antony says. CT The Spirits Workshop Ltd 11 Sandyford Street Sydenham, Christchurch 8023 021 336 416 www.thespiritsworkshop.co.nz

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Hospitality | Crisp Café

Providing the Keto difference When Nick and Sue Leadbeater couldn’t easily get what they needed for their keto lifestyle, they started introducing keto products into their range of café food.

“Being on a keto lifestyle myself and after going place to place on a regular basis to source items for our own keto lifestyle, we decided to start sourcing a range of products to enable a one stop shop for our own customers,” Sue says.

Now Crisp Café founders Sue and Nick have set up a one stop shop for customers where they can get everything they need, all in one place.

“We now carry a range of low sugar, low carb snack alternatives, health foods and baking needs at prices that are more accessible for all kiwis.”

Since expanding and introducing the new range, Sue says the business has grown tenfold which has brought in a whole lot of new customers.

“We have people coming from all over New Zealand that buy our products online and in store.

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Sue says the company also sells their products online which has been going really well.

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Hospitality | Dining Guide

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A Christchurch pescatarian dining guide

By Claire Wright

A pescatarian diet – a mostly vegetarian diet where the only meat you eat is seafood – is truly the best of both worlds for those who want to cut down their red meat intake and eat a more plant-based diet.

Eating pescatarian is regarded as the nutritious choice as it has the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle, especially when coupled with highprotein, lean fish that are abundant in omega-3 fatty acids. These acids are found in fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and fresh tuna.

The balanced pescatarian diet mirrors the Mediterranean diet, full of fruits and vegetables, as well as wholes grains and nuts.

Going pescatarian has many health benefits, including improved heart health, lower blood pressure, and lower risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancers.

There are pros and cons to the diet from an environmental and animal wellbeing standpoint.

For those who want to shift towards a more plant-based diet without taking the full plunge, a diet chocked full of fruits and vegetables with seafood could be a good middle ground.

Fortunately for us, New Zealand’s approach around ensuring there’s enough fish in the water is working. According to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), 96.4 percent of fish of known status come from stocks where sustainability isn’t a concern. For the remaining 3.6 percent, the MPI has plans to bring the fishery back to sustainable levels.

A pescatarian diet still comes with sustainability baggage, though – the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry combined accounted for 41,300 kilotonnes of carbon emission in 2018, according to Stats NZ. On top of that, make sure to monitor how much fish you consume in a week because it can lead to mercury poisoning.

Whether you’re a fish-lover or want a healthier option that isn’t solely plant-based, here are

a few Christchurch options for the pescatarian pallet.

Benefits of a pescatarian diet • Improved heart health • Lower risk of developing diabetes • Protection against certain cancers.

Barberra Barberra brings a fresh and modern restaurant offering to Christchurch’s dining scene. With the tagline ‘sustainable, local, delicious’, this shareable menu is perfect for those who want a bit of everything.

The restaurant has plenty of fish offerings, too – from tempura prawns to line- or speared-caught fish, from crayfish croissants to an Ora King Salmon filet – that will delight by taking the best of what we expect from seafood with a twist.

The kitchen follows a root and stalk philosophy, or reusing as much of the plant as possible to reduce waste. The menu features a number of plants and flowers from Barberra’s Harewood and rooftop gardens, with a range of gluten-free and keto-friendly dishes that are adaptable to turn into vegan or vegetarian dishes.

Gatherings owner and chef, Alex Davies.

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Eating pescatarian is regarded as the nutritious choice as it has the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle, especially when coupled with high-protein, lean fish that are abundant in omega-3 fatty acids. These acids are found in fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and fresh tuna.

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and nuts.

Dux Dine One of Christchurch’s most well-known seafood restaurants, Dux Dine is also known for its vegan and vegetarian options. Located in what used to be the Station Master’s House for the Riccarton Railway, the now converted villa serves options to delight the pallet across all meals of the day, with a brunch offering over the weekend.

decreases Gatherings’ environmental impact, with local suppliers like Streamside Organics and Cultivate Urban Farms.

From the classic seafood options of seafood chowder, aromatic mussels and fried calamari to mains such as Akaroa salmon, crusted fish and the fresh catch of the day, Dux Dine has a range of seafood options to satisfy your craving for fish.

Its sharing-style menu is perfect so you can try everything, with the restaurant’s mains centred around vegetables and fish. If you wanted to bring restaurant quality food home to you, Gatherings has a fish supper takeway.

The whole line caught fish is also served with salads, sides and sauces to feed two to three people.

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Based around a seasonal menu, Gatherings dishes are dictated by the farms. Cooking seasonally encourages sustainability and

With creative dishes that never fail to surprise, The Monday Room brought Christchurch one of its first ‘trust the chef’ menus, harmonising

European bistro food with a social dining twist.

However, there are many options for pescatarians to share and to rejoice in.

From innovative offerings like white fish pastrami and seared Atlantic scallops, The Monday Room takes traditional fish food and makes them uniquely its own. There are also options to share with your gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan friends.

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Health & Wellness | Aroma NZ

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Testimonials “I started using Greenshell Mussel Oil after an old sports injury flared up again and noticed a far quicker response with rehab this time. Now my ankle is in tip shop shape again, a result that wouldn’t have been possible so quickly without the good oil. Thanks!”

The company has been a trusted producer of high-quality nutritional supplements in New Zealand for several decades and continues to be regarded as one of the most prestigious names in the industry.

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With more than half a century under their belt and remaining family owned and operated – research, quality and service are Aroma’s trademark qualities.

Originally founded by RJ Winters in 1961, the company is now managed by his son, grandson and son-in-law, Ben G Winters, Ben S Winters and John Gallagher.

“Aroma was established back in 1961 by my grandfather RJ Winters whom originally immigrated from Rotterdam with his family in the late 1950s,” Aroma NZ director, Ben S Winters says.

“Originally manufacturing essences and flavourings in Holland, the first enquiry for green lipped mussel powder came in from overseas and this is when my grandfather and father started looking into how to produce this novel new product and as demand kept growing the decision was made to start our own manufacturing facility.”

Aroma NZ is driving the joint-care industry with their products GlycOmega™ Greenshell™ Mussel Powder and oil and Bio-Active™ Fish Cartilage Powder, which are rich in chondroitin sulphates, Omega-3 fatty acids and glycosaminoglycans.

The companies green lipped mussels are harvested sustainably from their own farms in the pristine waters of New Zealand and provide a dietary supplement that has been clinically proven to reduce joint inflammation and improve joint mobility.

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Manufacturing | Angus Roberston Mechanical

A dedication to excellence Seamus Robertson is committed to continuing on his father’s legacy after his passing last year.

Angus Robertson, who was the founder of Angus Robertson Mechanical, was a specialist rollform designer who started out servicing and maintaining other people’s machines.

After designing and manufacturing his own small machines for clients, he began building larger and more innovative machines, which have since been sold internationally.

Latest developments Last year AROMA NZ purchased Moffatt’s flower company which has been a family business since 1949 and is one of New Zealand’s largest rose growers and more recently house plants. This has allowed the company the opportunity to grow dahlia plants for their new diabetes extract.

Since his father’s passing, Seamus says he and his team are doing everything they can to sustain and grow that legacy and the company are booked up for at least a year, with full working books.

Angus Robertson Mechanical is renowned as a specialist in designing and manufacturing machines for metal roll forming, slitting, sheeting, curving and punching.

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Built on a strong business ethic, ingenuity in design and manufacture and a commitment to provide clients with industry-leading highquality products that meet and exceed their requirements and expectations, the company enjoys an enviable reputation both locally and abroad.

Angus Robertson Mechanical has supplied hundreds of bespoke, standard industry rollformers and other coil processing machines to clients throughout New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Ghana and the Pacific Islands.

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Construction | Scott Construction

New Zealand Commercial Project Award Winners Scott Construction has been recognised with a National Residential Category Award at the 2020 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards, for its Betts Corner Apartments in Nelson.

The company was also awarded with the New Zealand Commercial Project 2020 Gold Award.

Judges said that the complexity and finish of the apartments was of the highest order, meeting the demands of the syndicate members and pre-purchased owners.

This apartment block project demonstrates what can be achieved when likeminded people come together, forming a syndicate to undertake a challenging project.

They all brought their specialised skills, finding the site with a design that met the Council’s specific requirements to purchase.

Scott Construction managing director, Justin Candish, described the building site as an extremely challenging but rewarding build.

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Team lead, Director Jorgen Andersen, says “The apartments are designed to address the street edge, using different materials, timber screens and recessed balconies to break down the visual scale”.

Generously proportioned apartments, some of which are two-storey, have all been custom designed to meet the specific requirements of owners.

“Logistically it was an extremely challenging site – excavating four metres down and rising to 15 meters high on the corner of two busy roads.”

In addition to the Betts project, Scott Construction also received Commercial Project Silver awards this year for the renovation of Awatere Hall and the construction of Delegats’ workshop, both in Marlborough.

Over 55,000-man hours, 3,500 cubic metres of excavated material, 70 tonnes of reinforcing and 850 cubic metres of concrete floors and beams went into the development.

Alongside the company’s awards, the Scott Construction Central South Island team has also recently completed their Lakeside Villas project in Queenstown.

“That said, it’s the sheer quality of the apartments that’s satisfying. This building was purposefully developed to showcase the very best building practice, materials and finishing by our many trusted subcontractors and consultants.”

This premium development showcases the best in contemporary architecture, the latest building systems and the unwavering attention to detail and superb craftsmanship Scott Construction is known for.

Commissioned by a consortium of local industry leaders, Betts Apartments was designed by another award-winning Nelsonbased company, Arthouse Architects.

Each Villa is configured over three levels and achieves a seamless indoor-outdoor flow through 2.7 metre ceilings, floor-to-ceiling glass and cleverly-designed balconies.

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Construction | JFC Pumps

Construction | Scott Construction About Scott Construction Scott Construction is one of the South Island’s largest locally owned construction companies. With teams in Nelson, Marlborough and Central South Island, Scott Construction has a large portfolio of award-winning commercial, civil and residential building projects established over 50 years.

As an experienced design-build and ECI contractor, Scott Construction has proven time and time again that early collaboration between the client, architect, building contractor and specialised sub-trades has many benefits.

The team works closely with the client, client-side quantity surveyor, architect, structural engineer and key sub-trades

to value engineer the design, streamline the consent process and deliver a quality project on time to budget – and with less of the unexpected.

There’s an extremely diverse range of experience amongst the team which is key to the success of their projects.

The company has completed residential developments, retirement developments, high-end, multi-million-dollar architectural homes, commercial work, civil work and just about everything in between.

Its portfolio includes new builds, alterations, extensions, fit outs, seismic strengthening, repairs and maintenance and can do structural steel and precast concrete in house.

Someone to turn to when under the pump The Team at JFC Pumps provides concrete pumping services for all residential and commercial projects with experienced operators and the latest model concrete pumps.

The company offers a complete service and can help clients source placers, concrete and traffic management if necessary. Also, it will undertake site visits to make sure they have the right equipment for the job.

JFC Pumps aims to take the hassle out of your next project by providing a ‘concreteand-pump’ solution. To do that, JFC Pumps works with any concrete supplier the customer wishes to use.

The team is made up of experienced staff with access to a wide range of equipment to meet every need, including JFC Pumps’ 10 concrete pumps ranging from 18m to 38m.

Recent projects Working alongside McMillan Drilling, two of JFC Pumps’ latest projects include the Canterbury Health Board Energy Centre and the Metro Sports Facility.

In order to fill the concrete for both projects successfully, JFC pumps had to coordinate with engineers and others involved in the projects to ensure that the correct mix designs and concrete were used – an example of how JFC Pumps works together to create solutions.

JFC Pumps also partnered with Watts and Hughes to pour the concrete necessary for the new Countdown on Moorhouse Avenue.

Because the two halves of the store have different purposes, the half servicing online orders needed to be restrengthened to support the additional weight of stock and equipment.

Reflecting on the project, JFC Pumps managing director Tim Johnstone says that the team put a solid effort into the project.

The site had limited access which meant the team couldn’t use the boom of the pump and had to line pump instead which is much more challenging than your typical pour.

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JFC Pumps’ part in the project took place over a two-night period. The team started pouring at 8 pm and finished around 12.30 am and did it all again for the second pour.

Branching out JFC Pumps is proud to announce that last year it opened its newest branch in Invercargill which now has two concrete pumps servicing the market.

Local legend Terry Renton is leading the branch with his 13 years of experience of Southland concrete pumping. Tim says, “It makes it easy when you’ve got local people dealing with the local market.”

JFC Pumps likes to bring experts on the team to make sure that jobs are done well and on time. That’s why Tim thought it was important to bring Neil Davidson on as the operations manager to ensure that day-to-day jobs run smoothly.

Clients will also be happy to know that Tim was asked to join the board of the New Zealand Concrete Contractors Association for his concrete pump knowledge and the company is a member of SiteWise NZ and a registered Site Safe NZ industry safety auditor. CT JFC Pumps 83 Branston Street Hornby Christchurch (03) 349 8849 info@jfcconcretepumps.co.nz www.jfcconcretepumps.co.nz — Advertising Feature

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Construction | NZDAA

Improving awareness around asbestos New Zealand Demolition and Asbestos Association and its partners are on a mission to improve standards and promote safer work practices around asbestos.

“We had drone footage, photographs, site plans that really painted a picture and made it a real challenge for the judges to decide on the winners,” Sarah says.

The week beginning the 23rd of November was a significant one for NZDAA, with two of its biggest events of the year, Asbestos Awareness Week and the Demolition & Asbestos Awards.

Now in its fourth year, Sarah says this year’s Asbestos Awareness Week was a huge success.

The Awards recognise companies who showcase excellence in the projects that they work on across all sections of the asbestos or demolition industry.

“There were eight awards presented this year, with 9-10 categories open to submissions,” NZDAA marketing manager Sarah Tohill says.

“The quality and standard of submissions that we received across the board was phenomenal. The high standard of the projects being entered has always been there, but this year everyone really stepped it up in terms of articulating their approaches.

Asbestos Awareness Week was held on the 23-27th of November 2020, with the aim of putting a spotlight on the dangers of asbestos exposure and the key things businesses and tradespeople need to know when working around asbestos to stay safe.

“We had a half day conference at Unitec and we had about 40 people turn up to that event, which was really good considering the climate we are in coming off COVID-19.

“We also released free online content throughout the week targeted at tradespeople and the home owner,” Sarah says.

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Construction | Cement & Concrete

A concrete vision for emissions reduction The Climate Change Commission recently issued its 2021 Draft Advice for Consultation, which offers guidance to the Government on how to implement an emissions reduction plan.

furnace slag (waste from steel manufacture), fly ash (waste from coal combustion) or microsilica,” Rob says.

“These waste materials have been used in concrete for more than 50 years and the performance of blended cements in concrete is well understood.

“As too, will be the increased adoption of another type of SCM – natural pozzolans – or rather volcanic ash from New Zealand’s North Island Volcanic Plateau.

The consultation outcome will be key in helping New Zealand to play its part in reducing emissions under the Paris Agreement.

“In responding to the Commission’s Draft Advice, the concrete industry will be highlighting the fact that independent consultants – thinkstep – have confirmed the New Zealand concrete industry reduced its emissions from cement by 15 percent between 2005 and 2018,” says Concrete NZ chief executive, Rob Gaimster.

“Over the past several decades the concrete industry has been particularly conscious of its environmental impact and has implemented initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions.

“The 15 percent reduction in emissions was achieved through the use of alternative kiln fuels in cement manufacture and a general shift to more efficient cement manufacturing processes.

“Demonstrating continued commitment, the concrete industry, under the Concrete NZ banner, has developed a vision which states that by 2030 it will have reduced its emissions by another 15 percent to achieve a 30 percent drop from 2005 levels,” Rob says.

“The advantage of natural pozzolans is that there is a stable local supply, meaning they have the potential to be cost competitive.”

To help enable a better understanding and greater uptake of both industrial and natural SCMs in concrete construction, Concrete NZ is undertaking research to assess classification techniques along with the fresh and hardened performance of SCM concrete.

This vision will be enabled through: • Using efficient energy sources for manufacturing and delivery processes • Driving waste minimisation in manufacturing, delivery and construction

• Facilitating the increased uptake of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs).

“The increasing global use of SCMs to replace cement and therefore directly reduce embodied CO2 makes sound ecological sense.

• Adopting new technologies where appropriate

“SCMs are derived from lower embodied energy materials, and can result in environmental benefits, improved concrete performance, and long-term cost advantages.

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“Concrete NZ’s work in this area is important as the increased use of SCMs as a replacement for cement clinker will be important to the New Zealand concrete industry reaching its emissions reduction target of 30 percent by 2030,” Rob concludes. CT Concrete NZ Level 4/70 The Terrace Wellington admin@concretenz.org.nz www.concretenz.org.nz

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Upon reflection, Mitre 10 New Zealand co-owner and chairman, Martin Dippie, says he thought half of Wanaka visited the store on opening day. Martin says, “We estimate around 5,000 people came through the doors on that Saturday.”

Mitre 10 Mega Wanaka general manager, Mark Watson, has worked with the Dippie family for over 30 years. Mark says it was rewarding to see the community embrace the store after everyone involved had worked so hard to get the job done.

Everyone’s hard work paid off because the build took just 14 months, despite the challenges and disruption resulting from COVID-19.

Designed by Bernard Johnston Architects and constructed by Calder Stewart, the new building offers its customers 5000 square metres of retail space, a 4,000 square metre garden centre, a trade and timber yard that takes up a whole hectare, and a car park which can facilitate 220 vehicles.

“The Wanaka community has been hugely supportive of our store, and we are excited to be giving back by delivering the best home improvement store we can,” says Martin.

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Located at Three Parks Business Centre, the store demonstrates innovation and sustainability in both its construction materials and the technologies that operate the building, services and facilities it offers the local community.

What to expect at your next visit With sustainability in mind, the store features a photovoltaic solar array on the roof and electric vehicle charging stations.

The energy efficient lighting, heating and cooling utilise LED smart lighting reduces and smart, auto-opening windows and evaporative cooling units.

In addition, the Wanaka store also houses a recycling station that takes difficult-torecycle materials such as soft plastics and polystyrene.

“The old store was about half the size of our new building and ‘completely over-trading’. We Regarding services, customers can make use desperately needed to get out of it to take the of a potting station in the Garden Hub, hire a pressure off the team.” range of tools and have their own tools safety-

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Bigger and better than ever, the new Mitre 10 MEGA Wanaka store is bursting with features and services that’ll have you making excuses not to leave.

Along with meeting your building supply needs, you can also enjoy the store’s beer garden to congratulate yourself on a job well done.

Also, there’s a Columbus Café and playground where you can watch over your little ones while enjoying a cup of coffee.

Complementing these services are energyefficient features like LED smart lighting and smart, auto-opening windows and evaporative cooling units.

In addition, the roof is topped with photovoltaic solar array panels and electric vehicle charging stations are located in the parking lot below. tested or sharpened. Also, customers can collect online orders at their leisure from Click & Collect lockers.

Customers can make a day of it and stop for a refreshment in the beer garden or enjoy freshly ground coffee from the Columbus Café while looking after children in the playground – all to provide a total end-to-end lifestyle experience.

Brothers Martin and Allan Dippie built the new store and have owned the local Mitre 10 since 2000. Considering the fact that the larger premises opened up 20 new jobs, Martin and Allan Dippie believe the new store will be a good investment for the store and surrounding community.

Thanks to the new store’s larger capacity, Mitre 10 MEGA Wanaka can offer an extended product range and its big trade facility can cater to the scale of construction in the area. Martin and his wife Frances also own Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin and Mitre 10 Mosgiel. CT Mitre 10 MEGA Wanaka 100 Sir Tim Wallis Drive Wanaka (03) 443-6342 office.wanaka@mitre10.co.nz www.mitre10.co.nz.

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Construction | Jack Homes

The builders for any design Husband and wife duo Steve and Emma Jack of Jack Homes are truly passionate about building houses that are distinctive and special.

“We like working with new and different products as they come on the market. There are always new ways to learn and build which adds to the challenge.

“We thrive on new and different building techniques. You can’t be complacent and think that your usual way of working is the only way.

“For a builder, renovations also hold considerable interest. They can be a challenge because every house is unique and you never know what you might encounter.

It all began with Steve building his first home at the age of 18. Since then, his enthusiasm for residential construction has only grown with his experience.

“That’s where the experience and expertise we have built up over the years really comes into play.”

Jack Homes owner, Steve Jack says, “We set up Jack Homes back in 2009 after I had been working as a builder for 10 years. Emma and I had just got married and the time seemed right to set up on our own.”

Exterior of a Jack Homes build on Quartz Drive in Rolleston.

That decision proved to be a very good one.

Jack Homes’ first project was a modernisation of a two storey homestead renovation in Bishopdale. That led to another renovation and then another, as well as the construction of new homes in Rolleston as the town’s development escalated.

their homes through carrying out a wide range of repairs. Now our focus is on building new homes, as well as undertaking renovations.”

Alongside its portfolio of Canterbury wide residential homes, the team at Jack Homes has built a reputation on customer-focused and quality workmanship.

The team at Jack Homes loves working on architecturally-designed houses – the ones that are just that bit different and sure to make heads turn.

“Happy homeowners are what we want at the end of a build. It’s essential we find out what their vision is for their home, that we listen to their ideas and help them to turn those ideas into reality,” says Steve.

Jack Homes and Bespoke Architecture collaborated on a new house in Highsted Road that has drawn lots of favourable comments during its construction through to completion.

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plastered mouldings – a really interesting build and quite unusual.”

On several West Melton lifestyle properties, Jack Homes has built brick, cedar, solid plaster and stone architectural homes to which it added its trademark interior detailing.

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Construction | Workplace Safety

Is your workplace earthquake ready?

According to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission, the collapse of the CTV building caused more fatalities than any other building during the February earthquakes. The tragedy is a prominent reminder of the importance of building compliance in workplace safety.

Under Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA), PCBUs and the owners of workplace buildings must identify and manage risks in the place of work so far as is reasonably practicable. This requirement to manage risk includes risks related to the building.

The structural integrity of your building to withstand an earthquake is covered by requirements including those outlined in the Building Act. The Building Act defines what an earthquake-prone building is, and any related enforcement action will come from your council.

If a building is found to be earthquake-prone, this doesn’t necessarily mean it shouldn’t be occupied. The Building Act provides a period of several years for strengthening or demolition work to be undertaken.

While the risk of harm to people in or around an earthquake-prone building is greater than an equivalent new building, this doesn’t typically require short-term action. WorkSafe expects that you will fulfil your duties under the Building Act when you’re addressing the seismic risk.

If you’re a tenant and you have a concern about a building part which you cannot deal with, you will need to involve the building owner.

that a council has defined as earthquake-prone.

If building owners and occupants can’t agree on the risks and what should be done about them, they need to work through the dispute resolution steps in their occupancy agreements.

Should a failure to manage these matters expose people to an immediate and severe risk to their health and safety or result in people being harmed, WorkSafe may intervene.

Preparing for an earthquake PCBUs occupying a building need to ensure that the people working in or near the building know what to do in the event of an earthquake, whatever the seismic rating of the building.

You can practice earthquake drills, prepare survival kits and keep up to date contact information. Your council and civil defence can help you prepare your workplace to survive an earthquake emergency.

If you’re a building owner and a problem has been raised by your tenant about a building part, Objects within workplaces such as bookcases, then you will need to do what is reasonably fridges or other heavy furniture remain the practicable to manage the risk. responsibility of tenants and occupants.

It’s expected that work-related risks are proactively managed, particularly for buildings

Anchoring such objects to sturdy building elements to ensure they cannot move or fall on

people during an earthquake is a common way of addressing these risks. Failure to identify and properly manage these types of risks is a breach of HSWA. PCBUs and tenants should also work with the building owner to ensure that any critical systems in the building will function during an emergency.

The Christchurch City Council lays out a fourstep process building owners should take after an earthquake. The first step includes an initial assessment from the building owner. If there are any doubts around the integrity of the building, the second step involves a chartered engineer’s inspection of the building.

Step three is an inspection of the building’s services and systems. If everything is in working order, then the last step is the most anticipated which is simply the safe occupancy of the building.

Building owners should understand and support occupants’ emergency plans and procedures.

Also, building owners should ensure the building’s emergency systems are capable

of effectively supporting those plans and procedures where appropriate.

Preparing a workplace to deal with an earthquake is not a new or additional requirement. PCBUs need to prepare for emergencies. Building owners and occupants need to work together to ensure emergency plans work and people are safe during emergencies. CT The information above is protected by WorkSafe copyright unless otherwise cited.

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Brent’s experience in the building industry goes back 35 years. First as a builder, then 20 years as a roofing contractor and most recently 7 years as a roofing contracts supervisor and now the roofing contracts manager.

With Brent’s extensive knowledge in the building industry and onsite experience, he is aware of dangers associated with working at height and the importance of ensuring appropriate safety procedures.

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Construction | Steven Brooks Building

Steven Brooks Building celebrates multiple House of the Year awards Steven Brooks Building has taken home the Mid and South Canterbury Supreme House of the Year Award at the 2020 Registered Master Builders’ House of the Year awards.

The award was for the company’s new build in Tekapo – an architecturally designed home with full cedar cladding, with its stunning location and views in mind.

Judges commended the exceptional build, stating that it was an outstanding modern structure that nicely complemented the local environment.

The company was also awarded with the Registered Master Builders House of the Year Gold Award, the Regional Category Winner and the Top 100 2020 Award.

Founder Steven Brooks described it as a “bloody good” feeling to be recognised with multiple awards.

“I was hoping that we would be awarded with a gold – that was my plan when I put the entry in. I’ve missed out on gold before, so I really wanted to get a gold for all the team’s hard work.”

Steven established Steven Brooks Building in 2004 after working in the building trade for 12 years.

“I employed my first apprentice 13 years ago and then not long after the financial crisis hit.

As stated on the Registered Master Builders House of The Year website, the house may be relatively small at 142sqm, but it has an abundance of desirable features including a large deck from which to bask in the sun and admire the lake views, or take refuge from the late afternoon sun.

The handsome house’s exterior cedar cladding, which will weather beautifully over the years, is contrasted with the modern tray roofing.

“I had six houses to build, and there were only two of us, so we went from two to eight staff in about one month,” Steven says.

“Today we have six staff and an office worker, but I’m still on the tools 90% of the time. I was pretty much on site with the Tekapo house 90 percent of the time as well.”

“I put my all into my work, so I expect the same from my staff. I’m always making sure they get it right before they finish the job, Steven says.

“I think you’re only as good as your staff and I “I’ve been onto sites before and I’ve had to say have very good staff, they have a great attitude; to a team member ‘that’s not right’ and while a good work ethic and we all get along very well. they don’t like hearing it, it’s easier to work it out then and there, then if you leave it till later.

“I find that’s really important because if your work life is happy, you’re happy. Sometimes your home life can be crap but if your work life is enjoyable then you enjoy it.”

“I always say ‘do it once and do it right, if it’s not right, make it right’.”

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“I always encourage my staff to have good attention to detail when they are working.

Steven started as an apprentice at 18 years of age working for a quality local company for 12

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Steven Brooks Building also has a great team of reliable subcontractors. As well as award winning building, we also offer you our skills and expertise in: - Project management - Shop fit outs - Renovations - Bathroom makeovers. years before setting up Steven Brooks Building in 2004. In his downtime you will find Steven out hunting or playing sport!

Steven was president of the Registered Master Builders South Canterbury Branch for 3 years 2017-2019.

Kris Houston – foreman Kris has been employed by Steven Brooks Building since an apprentice and has now worked for Steven Brooks Building for the last 12 years. Kris has a young family and enjoys his downtime with them.

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QUALITY BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED QBS are committed to improving outstanding quality heating, ventilation and air continding solutions and services to all our customers.

Attention to detail not only gives staff pride in their work, but provides our customers with exceptional solutions.

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New Zealand Owned and Operated

We provide domestic, commercial and industrial heat pumps, air conditioning, mechanical and ventilation solutions including: • Design and Installation • IQP Inspections • Preventative and proactive

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and implementations

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Phone: 03 365 8943 | After Hours: 027 438 1440 3/308 Wilsons Rd, Opawa Christchurch | Email: eddie@qbsl.co