Metropol - 26 September 2019

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CONTENTS

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COVER STORY 12. OUR CULINARY QUEEN

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FEATURES 8. ORANGE CHAIRS AND BIG HEARTS

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14. DR LUCY HONE TALKS RESILIENCE 16. SIMPLE MADE SPECIAL 18. BORN FOR THE ARTS

FASHION & HEALTH 29. FLASH YOUR PEARLY WHITES 38. THE TIMELESS TROUSERS 40. GET READY FOR SUMMER! 43. SERIOUSLY SQUARE

CUISINE

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50. RAISE A GLASS 51. CELEBRATING IN STYLE 61. SWEET & SOUR PORK

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63. GIN-TASTIC! DR LUCY HONE: TALKS RESILIENCE

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HOME 71. BEAUTIFUL MOON RISING 73. GROWING VEGES = GROWING HEALTH 75. CUE THE CURVES

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77. A WHOLE LOT OF GRUNT 78. BANG FOR YOUR BUCK 80. CAR ENTHUSIASTS CONVENE 82. THE POWER OF PERFECTION

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We caught up with culinary queen Annabel Langbein about engineering 10,000 recipes and saving the planet – page 12.

Cover photo courtesy of Annabel Langbein Media.

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Q+A

Passion for the central city

One of the city’s most passionate campaigners, hospitality kingpin Darryll Park is putting his money where his mouth is, moving into the central city where he co-owns Fat Eddie’s, Original Sin and Kong.

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You are moving into the CBD. What has attracted you to inner city living?

Christchurch provides an opportunity for lifestyle balance that is second-tonone. Moving into the CBD will provide my wife and me a quality of lifestyle where we will be able to connect with a diverse array of art and culture, theatre, live music and an abundance of eatingout options. The central city also offers ample opportunities for enjoyment of the outdoors, especially the newly created Avon River Promenade and Hagley Park.

As a central city business owner, what is your vision for the inner city?

Diversity is the key to a full and vibrant inner city in the face of a changing environment following the earthquakes.

We need to create a vibrant inner city by firstly ensuring that the cost of living and running business is affordable. We need to create a safe inner city, particularly for our locals and tourists, who are out exploring the city after dark. Providing the right type of residential dwellings in the right locations, which people are prepared to buy, must be a priority.

The offerings from the arts, culture, entertainment, shopping and hospitality must be unique to the inner city and either meet or exceed expectations.

You are standing for Mayor. How does your extensive business experience prepare you for that role?

I have a strong business and governance background, which has brought me into contact with many aspects of the services provided by the Christchurch City Council. I believe the council needs to start thinking and operating like a business with far greater transparency and accountability.

How does an ideal weekend look for the Park family?

My life has been seven day working weeks, with Sunday also involving having to work around our lifestyle property – another reason for moving into town.

What’s your favourite holiday destination – local and overseas and why?

My local favourite is the Marlborough Sounds, water lifestyle. Overseas is the Middle East (where I met my wife), along with Hawaii where we had our honeymoon.

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etropol caught up with Darryll about his vision for the central city and why he’s so passionate about Christchurch.

You could live anywhere, but you’ve chosen to invest heavily in Christchurch. What do you love about our slice of southern paradise?

I’m an outdoor person, so I love the space and the ability to enjoy different pursuits within easy reach of Christchurch; the uniqueness of Cantabrians and, in particular, how we come together and support each other during times of adversity; and yes, I’m a ‘Red and Black’ man – through and through.

You’re an extremely successful businessman. What are some of your proudest achievements?

Getting married, having a family and seeing my son and daughter grow into two fine young adults, as well as impacting positively on staff and management in my 30 years of business management.

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“I began to realise how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it full speed, embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and, above all, become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good.” – Roald Dahl

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ith more than 250 million book sales under is authorial belt, The Times placed Roald Dahl 16th on their 2008 list of ‘The 50 greatest British writers since 1945’.

Yet rewind to his school years and his teacher wrote, “I have never met anybody who so persistently writes words meaning the exact opposite of what is intended,” in his school report.

“He seems incapable of marshalling his thoughts on paper!”

It was the made up bedtime stories he told his five children that sparked his passion for writing. He went at it full speed, embraced it with both arms and, from an old wooden shed in the back garden, ABC AUDITED with a wingbacked armchair, a sleeping bag to keep out the cold, an old suitcase to prop his feet on and always, always six yellow pencils at his hand, Dahl created the worlds of The BFG, The Witches, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many, many more.

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Director and choreographer Tom Hart says directing this premier South Island show has been a really good process. “Being a lesserknown musical, there’s more freedom for creativity and for our actors to bring their own versions of the characters to the stage.”

Tom has performed lead roles in Blood Brothers, Oliver and Whistle Down the Wind for the Riccarton Players, and recently played Brit in the Showbiz Christchurch production of We Will Rock You. In fact, six cast members from We Will Rock You are reunited for Bad Girls: The Musical, including Aaron Boyce who plays Jim Fenner. “Aaron’s Fenner is just like the Jim Fenner from the original series – really nasty,” Tom laughs.

The show features a live band under the baton of Musical Director Cheryllynn Callander.

Freedom Road is Tom’s favourite song. “It’s about the struggles these women face to find freedom and peace. It’s powerful and gutwrenching. It’s a song that stays with you.”

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oday, in 2019, there are 41,000 people experiencing homelessness in New Zealand. It’s a staggering statistic, but that tally is being challenged and dealt to on a daily basis with the help of an orange van equipped with showers, washing machines, six orange chairs and amazing people with big hearts – people like Eddie Uini of the New Zealand operation, Orange Sky. A former social worker, Eddie previously helped South Auckland’s homeless wash their clothes by partnering with a laundromat in Manurewa. He managed to fundraise almost $50,000 personally for this project, before joining Orange Sky as their sole New Zealand employee and operator, committed to delivering “the best laundry service New Zealand has ever seen”.

The three-pronged service provides a safe place to access showers, a clean change of clothes and genuine conversations. “The first things out of our van are six orange chairs for people to sit and talk. Awesome friendships have been forged on those chairs,” Eddie says.

Orange Sky was founded in Australia in 2014 by two 20-year-old friends, Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett, who installed a couple of washing machines and dryers in the back of their old van and visited parks around Brisbane to

wash and dry clothes for free; they saw it not only as a way to improve hygiene standards, but as a way to restore dignity to people doing it tough.

The rising number of homeless people in New Zealand prompted Australia to reach out to their friends across the Tasman and, in October 2018, the New Zealand branch of Orange Sky was launched in Auckland. With a team of 1,600 volunteers and a fleet of 28 vans containing mobile showers and laundry facilities, they help wash more than eight tonnes of laundry per week – for free.

To date, they’ve now washed over 4,700 kilograms of washing, provided 1,686 showers, and had around 2,500 hours of non-judgemental conversation with the homeless of Auckland in 13 locations.

Eddie says a huge reality check for him was the day he found himself washing the clothes of a guy who was in his class at school. “Things can go badly wrong for people for any number of reasons. It made me realise you can’t take anything for granted.”

Wellington is next in the sights of Orange Sky, and Eddie recently met with our Christchurch City Mission and heard some heartbreaking statistics. He says that ideally, and depending on fundraising efforts, he hopes to see Orange Sky operating in Christchurch soon.

“Kiwis have big hearts and are known for their generosity and supporting

their community. We would love for people to continue to support Orange Sky’s mission through simple things like sharing our stories, donating and, most importantly, participating in genuine and non-judgmental conversations with our friends on the street.”

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I love my car!

Marjorie and Peter’s first new car was a little blue 1958 Standard 10, which they carefully ran in, driving just 30mph. Then came a Zephyr, one of only two red ones in the South Island, which caused quite a sensation in their small South Otago town. How times have changed!

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When Peter and Marjorie moved into a Christchurch retirement community, they were understandably nervous about giving up their beloved car.

Electric vehicles are provided free for residents at Living Well Park Lane, but having never driven one before, they kept their own for three months.

After a test run around the carpark, they soon realised how

easy electric cars are to drive and they were hooked!

The benefits were obvious.

Residents don’t have a car depreciating each year and there are no maintenance costs, insurance premiums, garaging fees and cleaning every Saturday! No more costly petrol either. You just plug in and it’s topped up. Brilliant! “We’ve never driven such expensive cars. It’s great having heated seats,” says Peter.

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Miss Saigon Miss Saigon is the heartbreaking story of a doomed romance between an American GI and an orphaned Vietnamese girl – two traumatised individuals, desperate for comfort, finding love in dreadful circumstances. Ten years after staging the New Zealand premiere, Showbiz Christchurch is mounting their second production. Opens 27 September.

A Night with Nick Dow Christchurch singer-songwriter Nick Dow, a rising star in the music industry, performs a mélange of new original works from his forthcoming EP (recorded with Ben Edwards in Lyttelton), pieces from his album Layers, and his take on a classic or two.

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A Culinary Queen

By Melinda Collins

Annabel Langbein has personally penned more than 10,000 recipes.

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could almost tell you them all too; it’s like this huge computer in my head that would drive anyone else mad, but I love it,” she laughs.

It was her dad that was the engineer by trade and, although Annabel had always thought the “clever engineer gene” had missed her, the penny dropped when she was asked recently ‘how do you engineer a recipe?’

Cooking wasn’t a fashionable thing to do when Annabel first started dipping her fingers in the baking bowl, but she discovered an incredible sense of achievement being able to give others pleasure through her baking.

“I would feel useful and successful and have a lot of fun,” she says.

“And as I went through life subconsciously, without realising it, I was always cooking.”

It was ironically food

poisoning rather than the food itself that paved the first step in her career path. During her OE, she got food poisoning in South America and ended up staying in a village in Brazil, renting a room with an Argentinian couple. “All I wanted to do was cook!” she says. “It made me feel anchored and good.”

When that couple asked if she could make croissants, she wasn’t going to let the fact that she had never made them before in her life hold her back. Soon, she had her own croissant business! When she eventually found her way back home she started a catering business and writing for The Listener. Not knowing where to go next, she did what all good fan girls do and she wrote to Julia Child, who invited her to America to introduce her to the world of cuisine. She spent the late 80s and early 90s learning

everything she possibly could about cuisine.

“I found while travelling that food is the bridge between us all.

It can help you discover cultures, ingredients, nature, community, and also this wonderful idea of creativity,” Annabel says.

“The idea of a recipe being written down is a reasonably recent invention; in places like India and China, the language of cooking is handed down.

People can have nothing and yet make these amazing foods; feeling part of this world is very nourishing.”

It’s this travel that formed the basis for her understanding of ‘food families’ and ‘flavour profiles’. “Food is like music; you learn a few chords and before long you can riff. When you understand the different flavour profiles and how they go together, it opens up your world.”

What this means is that the core ingredients of a salad may be the same, but it’s the understanding of flavours that enable you to transform those vegetables into a South East Asian salad or a Middle Eastern salad.

A lot of what Annabel turns her award-winning hand to these days is driven by ingredients and what’s available – particularly in her own Wanaka garden. It’s 12 minutes from her place to the shop, so if she doesn’t have to go, she won’t, learning instead to be resourceful with what she has. Her Essential cookbooks were written on this basis – the idea of giving people a basic toolkit of basics that can form the basis of just about anything.

“I’ve always been interested in helping people to feel empowered and confident with cooking. This isn’t MasterChef;

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it’s home. Most people are tired at the end of the day, so dinner doesn’t need to be an enormous amount of work and palaver; it’s about taking something fresh and knowing the easiest way to make it yummy.”

She’s an “old hippy at heart”, or, more formally, a founding member of the Sustainability Council, so sustainability is pretty close to her heart.

While a key aspect of this role is keeping GMOs out of the food in New Zealand, even the basics of ‘reuse and recycle’ are important.

“I’m a big believer in getting things when they’re in season, like tomatoes, and freezing them so I’ve always got it.”

She’ll cook spinach in olive oil and freeze handfuls of it so it’s always available as a meal addition.

Another top tip is when you get to the end of the week and your salad greens have gone limp, or your rocket has wilted in the hot sun before you’ve made it back to the house, put them in a big bowl of water and ice cubes, and the water will pump the cells up again, bringing them back to life.

Treat protein as a treat and have a meatless meal each week, she says. Although most New Zealand meat is freefarmed, so it’s not as bad for the planet, cutting back can certainly make a difference.

“I’m a big composter and worm farmer, in the same way we understand our gut microbes are important to keep healthy, the soil is as well, so having compost and creating worm farms is a fantastic thing.”

And trying to avoid plastic is a biggie. So why not put a plate over food in the fridge instead?

After all, as Annabel says, “If we all just do one little thing…”

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Dr Lucy Hone

talks resilience

By Melinda Collins

Ten years ago, during the time of the Global Financial Crisis, Lucy Hone (now Dr Lucy Hone) couldn’t turn on the news or pick up a newspaper without being told we need to be resilient and that the economy needs to be resilient. “I wondered, does anyone actually know what this word means?” she says when we catch up ahead of her TEDxChristchurch talk last month.

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freelance writer at the time, she decided to work on an article about resilience and what it means. During her research, she stumbled across the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the home of resilience psychology.

She didn’t end up writing the article, but instead enrolled in their long-distance Master’s Degree, before completing her PhD here in New Zealand.

“When I got there, the department that trained me had just picked up the contract to train all 1.1 million American soldiers to be as mentally fit as they were physically fit,” Lucy says.

“So for someone like me whose absolute main quest is how to take the research findings, drag them out of the hallowed halls of academia and bring it to the people so it can be useful in everyday lives, it was an amazing time to be there.”

On Queen’s Birthday weekend in 2014, the sudden death of her 12-year-old daughter, Abi (along with Lucy and Abi’s friends Ella and Sally Summerfield) in a tragic road accident forced Lucy to turn her substantial academic training and professional practice to foster resilience in very personal way.

“Parental bereavement is

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widely recognised as the worst loss to bear, but I was more fortunate than most; I had this training; I had seen this research; I knew there was hope that we could somehow get through, but more than anything, I had these tools to rely on,” Lucy says.

Now she’s taking those tools to our schools. Two years ago, Lucy and her colleague Dr Denise Quinlan formed the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience, focusing on working with schools, as well as corporates and community groups, to get them to take a whole-school approach to understanding and building

wellbeing.

This time last year they were commissioned to write The Educators’ Guide to Building Whole-school Wellbeing, soon to be published by Taylor and Francis in the UK (Routledge).

“Schools come to us all the time and say ‘can you help us out with our wellbeing plans, we want to take it seriously, we fully get how important it is to do so for our staff, our young people, our community too, but we don’t know where to start, we don’t know what to do and we need some help’,” Lucy says. “So that’s the book we’re writing.”

However, what makes this

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such a critical resource is that the pair have reached out to all their international contacts in the resilience field to ask what works and what doesn’t work. It’s all practical and it’s all straightforward and easy to implement. “Teachers don’t have time to add more things into their already busy curriculum,” Lucy says.

“Our whole mission is about getting this science out to as many people as we possibly can. Most public health in terms of mental health has been about the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. What we’re doing is equipping people with the skills, the ways of thinking

and acting that prevent them from taking those costly falls – costly to individuals, to families, to society. That’s why I’m really excited about the book.”

They also head the annual ‘Wellbeing and Education New Zealand Conference’. Formerly called ‘Positive Education New Zealand (PENZ)’, it will be held on 2 and 3 April 2020 at the Christchurch Town Hall. “We’ve got independent schools, Catholic schools and Māori immersion schools, all working alongside each other to collaboratively understand what they can do to support their staff and young peoples’ wellbeing.

“This was an initiative that started with the principals; Linda Tame (Jack Tame’s mum) came to me a couple of years ago and said ‘we keep hearing from the principals that they want to work together in the wellbeing space, because wellbeing goes beyond the school gates and so do the mental health challenges’.

“So the school leaders get it, but to make a real difference it has to be a city-wide collaboration. We’re in this incredible community where we have all these schools working together. They used to be competitive, the secondary schools of Christchurch, now

they’re showing the rest of New Zealand that they can work together for the better good and being in that room is just incredible when they’re working alongside each other; the teachers from St Bedes working with the teachers from Christ’s College and Rangi Ruru and Hagley College.

“The willingness to work together is critical because you don’t fix complex problems working with one stakeholder.

If you want to make transformational change, you have to work together.”

Dr Lucy Hone spoke at ‘TEDxChristchurch 2019: Tūrangawaewae’.

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Rather than crafting elaborate recipes with a three-hour prep time, the common theme for Hay has always been writing recipes for the home cook.

“So they’re simple to follow and made with things that are easily available from the supermarket – not just things you’ll only use once!”

“It’s a different approach; we all have limited time, we’re just juggling things like kids’ homework. People are always drawn to the styling as well. I want them to look at a book and their mouth starts to water, then they realise all the ingredients are right there and they can make that! All those hooks have made me fortunate enough to have a long career.”

When pressed for her foodie philosophy, it’s ‘simple made special’. “Which doesn’t mean simple things made difficult; it’s about simple foods made amazing!”

So how does a day in the life of Donna Hay look these days?

“Not as many deadlines, that’s for sure,” she laughs.

“No two days are the same, which is great for me. I never have a day planned, which is how I’ve always been, but now I’m spending more time in the kitchen doing recipes – I love it!”

She’s about to head up a female chef series in Australia, so she’s been reflecting on dishes that have meant something special to her.

There’s certainly been plenty to choose from, so does she pick

favourites or are they all her babies?

“It’s been a journey looking back at dishes that sparked something in my career,” she says.

“I remember a pasta I did early on; its name has even changed over the years to ‘Studio Pasta’ because I used to cook big bowls of it for the studio. It’s had different incarnations, but it’s simply pasta with red chillies, baby capers, lemon rind, garlic, rocket, cracked black pepper and parmesan.

“It has come up so many times in my career and it has meant so much along the way as well, so it’s going to keep going,” she laughs.

Talking of keeping on going, Hay is certainly doing that herself. She’s hitting New Zealand in the near future for ‘An Evening with Donna Hay’, where she will be taking attendees on a journey through the highs and lows of her hugely successful career.

She’s got the overseas launch of Week Light, which will see her traipsing across the globe from Germany to the Netherlands. Then she’s heading back to her homeland for the AO Chef Series at the Australian Open. There’s another book in the pipelines before a big festival in Bondi.

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am so incredibly fortunate to have been able to turn my childhood hobby into a lifelong career,” she says.

When we catch up it’s the eve of her new cookbook Week Light (published by HarperCollins) that has hit the street this month, and, even though there have been 27 bestselling cookbooks that have come before it, this one is particularly close to her heart.

She’s been serving as editor-in-chief for her bimonthly publication Donna Hay Magazine, which closed in July 2018 after publishing 100 issues across 17 years, so it’s her first opportunity to get back to her core passion and let loose in the kitchen. “I’m really excited about this book,” she says.

“After closing the magazine it meant I got to write recipes for myself again and do all the styling. I’m getting back to what makes me happy. The book has been a bit of a personal journey, but it’s also a bit of where I think cooking is heading.”

Week Light offers a new, modern way of eating all the different types of veges, she says. “There’s meat thrown in there as well because I’m quite aware there are people who are into eating veges, but have teenage boys that are keen to eat meat,” she laughs.

So if you once had a phobia of steamed cabbage, this might just have the inspiration to cook it in exciting new ways.

It’s a different approach for the MasterChef generation.

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BORN FOR THE ARTS

By Tracey Edwardes

A local actress with her own distinctive vibe has been fundamental in helping the local art scene get a wriggle on.

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Theatre’s dark comedy Hedwig and the Angry Inch. “I was in male drag as Yitzhak. He was a beautiful, humble, charismatic and patient character.”

However, her Christchurch stage debut was in 2015 as part of the musical production That Bloody Woman at The Christchurch Arts Festival, which then went on to be performed up and down the country.

“I was super stoked to be involved in such a successful project.”

Phoebe, who lives in Linwood with her husband, has just turned 30. “I feel like I have crossed an imaginary threshold. When I graduated, I was crippled with self-doubt and suffered depression.”

She decided back then to be a musician instead. With two EPs under her belt, That Bloody Woman came along and thankfully created the opportunity for acting to take centre stage in her life again. This

led on to other ventures such as working with Silo Theatre, The Auckland Philharmonia and The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

Alongside WORM, Phoebe is currently working on a cabaret act for the 2020 Jazz and Blues Festival with Two Production’s co-artistic director, Holly Chappell-Eason.

“Acting is a remedy and illness at the same time,” Phoebe explains.

“It helps me to process stuff – it is a double-edged sword.”

In this year’s 48-hour film festival, her team Snack To The Future won the national grand final with their film A Familiar Feeling. “We were given the genre ‘gross-out/cringe comedy’. It’s about two people who meet in a bar and discover they have more in common than they think.”

A must-see, the film can be watched on www.48hours.co.nz.

Phoebe encourages anyone and everyone to support local theatre.

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hoebe Hurst put on her first solo performance of WORM last week, which had an intimate audience squirming with mirth. “It is weird – but it’s a comedy with no linear storyline, designed for the audience to participate and have fun and disconnect from reality for 50 minutes.”

She takes the Glitter and Chaos production to Auckland’s Basement theatre next month, opening on 15 October. Where WORM will wriggle to next will be interesting. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is her goal post.

Born for the arts, Phoebe spent two years at Hagley Theatre Company before moving to Wellington and graduating from Toi Whakaari, New Zealand Drama School, in 2011.

Now well-seasoned on the Christchurch theatrical scene, she stole the show last May in The Court

out & about Tucked away at Wigram Skies, there is a new option for doggy day care which has become a popular location for busy people to entrust their canine whānau since its opening in March.

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he Good Dog Spa at 155 Corsair Drive is a purpose-built dog-centric location for all things canine. The building houses veterinary practice, Wigram Vet, a dedicated canine rehab facility and groomer, and a small, boutique doggy day care facility designed with your dog in mind.

The Good Dog Spa specialises in puppies and smaller breeds. Spencer the whippet was only three months old when his mum Jo dropped him off with a tear in her eye. “I lead a busy working life and The Good Dog Spa gives me peace of mind that Spencer will be safe and happy while I’m working,” Jo says.

Afra, a diploma-qualified Vet Nurse

and Senior Day Care Attendant really enjoyed seeing Spencer come out of his shell, grow confidence and have positive interactions with other dogs. “Day care provides an important opportunity to help young dogs grow into well-adjusted adults while away from their home environment.”

When Louie started going blind, his owner Kim didn’t want him to stop socialising. “The Good Dog Spa facilities allow Louie to have safe interactions with other dogs, which was our number one priority, as we didn’t want him to become scared of other dogs,” she says.

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Doggie Day Care of active play and both structured and unstructured activities to engage with the dogs on a one to one basis. The Good Dog Spa has three separate smaller rooms each with their own outdoor run area and drinking water which allows us to create mini groups within the main group as we want.”

Saturday pump classes are a high energy option for wound up dogs who need to unwind. These are taken by James Bowden who has a Masters in zoology with a focus on canine behaviour in his undergraduate degrees.

“In essence The Good Dog Spa always aims to give dogs warm and positive experiences. Our smaller size and unique facilities give us an advantage in the competitive doggy day care industry,” says Senior Day Care Attendant and Vet Nurse Aidan.

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MORGAN & POLLARD’S 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! Morgan & Pollard Landscapes recently celebrated 50 years as an award-winning landscape company with drinks and nibbles at Christchurch Botanic Gardens’ ILEX café. Morgan & Pollard toasted to their successes since the company was established in 1969 by Alan Morgan and Roger Pollard.

The family business is proud of its tradition of successful landscape, construction, horticulture and design services and concepts.

1. Leah & Kate Pollard, Zane & Sharon Crofts 2. Adam Pollard (Morgan & Pollard Owner), Tom McKinnon 3. Barbara & Peter Stuart (Halswell Timber), Michael & Samantha Mayell 4. Kevin, Judy & Michael Blair, Adam Pollard 5. Shane Ratcliffe, Jon Skurr, Simon Wooding 6. Brydie Price, Jason Trist, Jacqui Lough, Karl Gaskell 7. Emma, Kate, Adam & Leah Pollard 8. Timara Reynolds, Andrew Oorschot 9. Kerry Hanning, Maurice Walker, Ant Hanning, Sarah Pollard 10. Kayne Reilly, Freddie Gertsch, Aron Mead (Foreman) 11. Adam Pollard, Dean Gregory, Hamish Wheelans 12. Alan Morgan (Founding Director Morgan & Pollard), Roger Pollard (Co-Founder), Sarah Pollard, Adam Pollard (Owner) Photos by Jane Wyles Photography. For copies email: janewylesphotos@gmail.com Check Metropol’s Facebook for more from this event.

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International learning expertise hits the city

By Hamish Duff of Recalibrate Ltd

We are heading into a time of great uncertainty, with rapid technological change affecting almost everything in our society in the coming decades, from the work we do to the skills we need, to the way we teach students, and to retraining staff displaced by technology to allow them to successfully adapt.

he scale of the changes we are seeing is unprecedented in our history – and they are accelerating.

That trend is incredibly difficult to comprehend, but it is happening whether we comprehend it or not.

We are going to be challenged and it is likely that education will not be able to change fast enough. That is a pretty big issue for us to deal with – for teachers, for administration, for the Ministry, for employers and, of course, for students.

The Future of Learning is an event designed to help us to adapt to the future – international and national experts in workplace learning, education and emerging technologies are converging on Christchurch to help guide strategy and actions, such as:

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What are the potential changes we will see?

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How will that change formal education and qualifications?

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International and national experts in workplace learning, education and emerging technologies are converging on Christchurch.”

The Future of Learning is being held on 30 September and 1 October 2019 at the Charles Luney Auditorium, St Margaret’s College, 12 Winchester Street, Christchurch. Tickets are available until the day!

To find out more about the event, go to www.futureoflearning.nz.

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LINK Celebrates Manager of the Year Award

LINK enjoyed a phenomenal night at the 2019 REINZ Awards. Not only did the team walk away with Large Business Broking Office of the Year for the 4th year running, but Katherine Shepherd, from LINK Christchurch, won Manager of the Year – across the real estate industry.

The Manager of the Year award celebrates the nominee’s overall contribu�on to the business, and according to her team, Katherine’s win is incredibly well deserved.

Steven Ma�hews, General Manager for LINK Christchurch, said “Katherine’s leadership has had an enormous impact on our organisa�on’s performance. She has increased all her targets over the compe��on period and, under her management, the team have exceeded their individual goals, resul�ng in personal and financial growth.”

LINK is unequivocally commi�ed to the development of their team members. Katherine won two awards at the 2019 LINK conference, against 28 other offices from around the globe. The impact of these awards has had significant, posi�ve outcomes for the individuals in her team.

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With an interna�onal network of more than 500 LINK business brokers, we have successfully sold more than $3 billion worth of businesses.

Our growing reputa�on for the highest level of customer service is built on integrity, honesty, uncompromising quality and a passion for connec�ng sellers with the right buyers. Our team is dedicated to helping every owner maximise the value of their business and enjoy a streamlined sale and transi�on period.

Katherine’s professionalism was further recognised when she was invited to sit with LINK’s Chairman, CEO, and global execu�ves, as part of a High-Performance Team.

“What she learned from this experience is that when you have access to experienced global leaders, with proven results, you have access to another level of professionalism, tools and thinking. This high-performance team is on the phone every week, and we debate openly with high levels of trust and candidness, which is unthinkable in many businesses. She challenges the Chairman, CFO, and CEO, the same as a broker in her office,” Steven says.

According to her team, Katherine’s style of management and leadership is hands-on. She is encouraging, inclusive and leads by example. She believes in a posi�ve environment where the team feel comfortable asking ques�ons and feel valued and heard.

“Leadership is about results. To put the last year into context, Katherine took an underperforming office and doubled its profit. She increased the size of the team and overhauled the culture,” Steven says.

When asked what this award means to her, Katherine’s generous spirit and team-focused approach are evident.

“The award means the world to me. It proves that all the hard work and dedica�on to create a great team, and support and grow them as much as I can, have paid off. I am so lucky to have an amazing team that I am responsible for and to be supported by a trus�ng, mo�va�ng and inspiring group of peers. I can only hope to con�nue on this wonderful journey, growing my team’s success and in turn, my success and that of the wider company.”

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HOSPITALITY SECTOR HUNGRY FOR VISITORS

playing host to key international sporting events. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was the first major international event to be held in Christchurch since the earthquakes, with the opening event, opening match and a

By Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Leeann Watson further two pool matches giving us the opportunity to once again shine on the international stage. large-scale events. Promotions One of the aspects of our rebuilt The event was the most such as the locally focused city that is so exciting for locals ‘Baby Come Back’ and the wider popular Cricket World Cup national activation from Air New and one of the most watched and visitors is our amazing array Zealand inviting New Zealanders sporting events in history based of eateries. We are spoilt for choice, on a combination of attendance, to ‘Explore Something New in Christchurch’ can only go so far television audience and, most with almost every kind of cuisine significantly, digital media – it in terms of increasing domestic and style of eating imaginable. I was the third largest international and international visitation also love seeing the imagination and and spending – we need a sporting event ever in terms calendar of big events and local of digital reach and was also innovation that has gone into some activations to provide a tangible broadcast to an estimated of the fit-outs to rival even the most reason for visiting our city more television audience of 1.56 billion people according to the Cricket than once. ‘foodie’ of city landscapes overseas.

World Cup 2015 Ltd PWC final Ed Sheeran’s concert in report.

Dunedin over the 2018 Easter Large events do wonders number of food and beverage break resulted in an addition n a sector that typically for the economy – not to services at 1,638 in 2018. of almost $38m to Dunedin’s operates at a 10-15 percent mention the positive positioning Almost every new space being economy. While this was one margin, the pressure of of Christchurch as a city of developed seems to have some of the city’s biggest weekends increased compliance costs, exploration and opportunity sort of hospitality outlet as a in terms of economic impact, it climbing overheads such as cornerstone of its development. just shows the heights we could providing residents, including our ongoing rates increases and the young people, with interesting While that’s great for consumers, scale to. Christchurch recently recent compulsory minimum it provides a challenging hosted music legend Phil Collins, and engaging activities. This wage jump (equating to a 7 should be an easy win; we operating environment for which drew over 25,000 fans, percent impact) have all put already have the hospitality business owners. including 15,000 from out of the financial squeeze on local If we want to retain the the city, generating over 24,700 and accommodation providers hospitality business owners. vibrancy of this key sector and visitor nights and injecting $5.8m ready to go, they are just being The large number of new underutilised. I look forward to draw the volume of people we into the local economy. eateries in Canterbury also 2020 being the year that really need, the bottom line is we need But it’s not just about the has the double-edged sword makes the most of this huge reasons to entice people into music. There are also huge of increased competition, opportunity. the central city including regular opportunities in terms of with StatsNZ putting the total

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Step into style Summer is fast approaching and colour is filling the shelves at Style Footwear in Ashburton.

• Weddings • Baby Gifts • Funerals/Sympathy • Gift baskets • Potted plants

Fresh seasonal flowers for every occasion www.alpineflorist.co.nz Ph.(03) 302-8832

Fresh Spring fashion to step out in style

elissa and Trudy are thrilled with the range this year and know you will find a favourite amongst the selection of wedges, heels, slides, sandals and athleisure styles. A new range of fashion jewellery and top-of-the-line leather handbags are also freshly stocked.

Top brands such as Ziera, Cabello and Saimon once again grace the shelves and offer not only comfort but also leading styles for all ages – even high school regulation orthotic-capable footwear is available. The team at Style Footwear pride themselves on their custom-fitting service and experience finding the correct footwear for your needs.

Located in the heart of Ashburton, the team are just as passionate as they were when they first opened the doors almost seven years ago.

Providing a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, Melissa and Trudy love interacting with regular customers and welcoming new ones into the store. “We really value our customers and we look forward to seeing you all soon.”

Style Footwear is Ashburton’s only specialist footwear store that provides Ruralco and Rural women discounts. To keep up-todate with all the excitement, updates are regularly posted on Facebook and Instagram.

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BUSHNELL BUILDERS LTD HITS 40!

A celebration was held at Protocol Christchurch to recognise Bushnell Builders Ltd as a leader in the building industry. Guests toasted to four decades of successful delivery of residential and commercial construction projects in Christchurch and throughout Canterbury (1979-2019). Proud owner Lance Austin recognised the milestone as a reflection of ‘our people’, and a team foundation created from strong relationships with clients, consultants, engineers and subcontractors.

1. Matthew & Sandra Bushnell, Jane & Ken Jones 2. Lance & Tania Austin (Bushnell Builders Owners) 3. Mick Flint, Rod & Sally Latham, Eliot & Louisa Bushnell 4. Chris Duncan, Wendy Warren, Lance Austin, John Warren 5. Gill & Gillian Knight, Jared Lane 6. Kylie Meyer, Sandra Bushnell, Genaea Calvert, Tania Austin 7. Tony Clark, Rod Latham, Dean Calvert 8. Grant Bird, Mike Sheffield (CCC) 9. Simeon Lucas, Dave MacGibbon, Glenn Lawrence-Smith 10. Martin Donnithorne, Barbara & William Lee 11. Alan McCartney, Lance Austin 12. Luke, Jackson & Alan de Zwart, Caleb Moar Photos by Jane Wyles Photography. For copies email: janewylesphotos@gmail.com Check Metropol’s Facebook for more from this event.

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POWER OF THE PIXELS They say that money can’t buy happiness, but how about a Samsung 98-inch 8K television instead?

Sounds good? Then be prepared to part with around $80,000 for that slice of cutting-edge happiness.

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amsung is spearheading the launch of 8K technology in New Zealand with its ultra-premium Q900 QLED 8K range, available in stores now.

While many homes are still entering the 4K TV market, the demand for larger screens and an even better quality image is on the rise. 8K resolution actually features four times the pixels of a 4K UHD TV and 16 times more than a full HD TV. The technology for streaming native 8K content isn’t available in New Zealand as yet, but in this fastmoving industry it won’t be long.

Japan has already launched an 8K channel for the Rugby World Cup. But that’s not to say your current viewing won’t look any better on an 8K TV, because it does and the difference is bigger than you might think due to huge advances in upscaling AI. Let’s take a look at the theory involved without breaking out too many initialisms and formulas. It’s commonly believed that the best 4K screen is the Sony BVM-X300, a 30-inch 4K mastering monitor that carries 156 pixels per inch, producing an almost flawless 4K image. Now take that same image and put it on a 55-inch 4K TV and the pixel density drops to 81ppi, on a 98-inch TV and it takes a dive to 45ppi. In a nutshell, that 4K image no longer looks like 4K. So as the screen size gets larger we find ourselves needing more pixels per inch to display these ultra-highdefinition images as they are meant to be seen. Our eyes and brain are clever enough so that when they see gaps in information they compensate to make things seem more natural.

This is where 8K comes to the fore.

To put an 8K TV into perspective, imagine 16 4K TVs in a 4x4 grid, now imagine condensing them all down to the size of one big-screen TV. You are left with a massive pixel density with fewer gaps in the information being displayed. Fewer gaps means our eyes and brains need to do less work and the picture seems more natural to us.

Ranging in sizes and price from the 65-inch at $10,999 to the enormous 98-inch at $79,999, the Samsung Q900 QLED 8K range will be the drooling point of any gathering, but needn’t be an eyesore when not in use due to their ability to blend in with the wall they are on or function as a piece of art.

Whether they are within your budget or not, head into your nearest Samsung TV stockist and take a look at the wonderment you are missing out on.

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In 2019 we’ve been using the sea as our inspiration for accessorising, with shells becoming a statement runway piece, coming through in everything from hair slides to earrings. Once again we’re celebrating this oceanic bounty with the latest hit on the hot list – pearls.

Like shells, pearls too have had their share of reinvention. This year however, it’s about relaxed luxe. Here’s some pearlers about how we’re wearing it this year.

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Jumping hoops We’re jumping through hoops this sartorial season, with the addition of a pearl or two adding luxe to this early-2000s look.

All choked up The leather choker is making a comeback, but this time it’s dressed in its Sunday best. The milky white elegance of the pearls bring glam to this rock ‘n’ roll look.

A stylish string Pay homage to the classic string of pearls with this high-end look. Try a string of pearls as a headband, drape them around your neck or across the end of a hair slide.

Style secret for the modern incarnation: the classic pearl has grown a little bigger.

Tear up The classic tear drop earrings are timeless and classic. Keep it simple and it’s the ultimate way to add luxe to an otherwise relaxed look.

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Summer is around the corner and it’s harder to hide all those bulges and wobbly bits under a summer dress or white t-shirt!

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ost women would say they have a stubborn pocket of fat that no diet or extreme exercise plan can budge. Whether it’s inner-thigh fullness, bingo wings, back fat, double chin or post-pregnancy muffin tops, it’s been impossible to shift – until Cooltech arrived!

Recent figures from America reveal that fat freezing, a non-invasive alternative to liposuction, is now the third most popular non-surgical procedure, behind dermal fillers and Botox. The procedure has seen a 24.7 percent rise in one year, partly because there are no needles, incision or downtime.

First approved by the FDA in 2010, fat freezing – scientifically known as cryolipolysis – isn’t new. The Skin

Rejuvenation Clinic was the first in Christchurch to offer this fat-freezing technology and has been struggling to keep up with the demand from clients wanting to get their fat ice-blasted off at $600 per area.

“The technology is incredible. You chill the problem area down to -8°C which causes the fat cells to die and then they are removed by your body’s own cleanup system that removes dead cells,” explains Dr Brigid.

There’s up to a 30 percent reduction to fat in the area that is treated. Those fat cells are gone – that means it’s harder to put the weight back on in that area.

The magical machine is called Cooltech and it enables women to speedily contour their body shape without the risks of going under the knife.

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Cells Life gives a real rejuvenating effect thanks to its many active ingredients. This repairing concentrate smooths and revitalises your face – your wrinkles will start fading and your skin tissue becomes firmer. Contact award winning aesthetician Wendy Barker at Beauty Progress.

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boom While aesthetic medicine has traditionally been seen as female focused, there continues to be a considerable shift towards the male market. Those in the industry describe it as the ‘groom boom’ and adopt terms such as ‘brotox’ when describing male anti-wrinkle injections. Face Value’s Dr Phil Frost is seeing an increasing number of male clients seeking subtle and natural non-surgical cosmetic treatments that enhance the masculine aesthetic. No longer taboo, cosmetic procedures are seen as part of regular grooming and maintenance, and are just as acceptable as visiting a barber or hair salon.

ut Dr Frost stresses it is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach.

“It’s important to understand the difference in aesthetics between beautifying and glamorising a female face, and enhancing the attractiveness and masculinisation of the male. The male face requires different ratios and sharpening of angles, avoiding feminising and softening of features.”

A strong and well-proportioned chin, jawline, brow and cheekbones are widely perceived to be attractive features of a male face, and dermal fillers are often the first line treatment to correct these areas. For example, if you have a ‘weak’ chin or undefined jawline, fillers are used to add volume or chin projection, creating a more chiselled, angular and stronger profile. So too are Belkyra® injections, targeting that unwanted fat under the chin and jowls which cannot be worked out at the gym.

The results are long lasting and can give the jawline strength and definition.

Treatment with botulinum toxin remains the single most common cosmetic procedure sought by male clients to minimise frown, forehead and lines around the eyes, and again doses and placement should be tailored to suit the male face. And especially important for the Kiwi male, sun protection and tailored skincare is a must.

“Men are also taking better care of their skin,” Dr Frost says.

“Seeking professional-grade sun protection, and solutions for excess sweating, enlarged pores, wrinkles, brown spots, moles, and facial blood vessels.”

For years, women have availed themselves of cosmetic treatments to look and feel their best. Men are now catching on – in a big way!

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Concussion Recovery Successes

Gill Redden constantly sees the consequence of concussions or bad head knocks that were never identified at the time of the initial accident. That’s because an impact anywhere always sets up a chain of events, which the body tries to accommodate for as long as it can.

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ill uses full body Cranio techniques, which are internationally accepted, combined with nearly two decades as a professional CranioSacral practitioner. She is able to help loosen up head bones, the membranes surrounding the brain which then form the spinal canal, tailbones, organs and nerves. By treating the whole body, it assists the nervous system to stay healthy or to repair in a non-invasive manner. This can potentially help with a reduction in pain or problems even 24 years after an accident or concussion (see a video on the website of Janice who had migraines for 24 years after a bad car accident).

Gill treats people with a wide range of symptoms including migraines, headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, nausea, double-vision, fatigue, poor sleeping, vomiting, neck pain, nerve problems, poor concentration, aggression, depression and anxiety. Her comprehensive website lists positive testimonials, ranging from rugby players who suffered head knocks to others suffering ongoing issues, who have all found relief after attending the Bealey Avenue clinic.

“Any head knock can mean that head bones, membranes, organs, blood vessels or nerves may no longer be moving well, potentially leading to anxiety, depression, brain fog, poor decision-making, dizziness or other problems – sometimes immediately, but other times years later,” explains Gill.

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Fresh, bright and bursting with the colours of her new Kraftwork collection, renowned New Zealand fashion designer Kate Sylvester’s vibrant new store in the city centre is now open.

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ituated at 112 Cashel Street, the store is the brand’s second in Christchurch, with a Merivale store that opened in mid-2016.

The renowned designer’s spring/summer collection Kraftwork features heavily in the new store; a collection which evolved from a personal tapestry project of Kate’s.

Juxtaposing traditional craft techniques with modern fabrications, Kraftwork is an exploration of energetic colour, geometric shapes and the pixilation of video games.

Kate Sylvester takes a mindful approach to choosing key design elements for its nationwide stores. FSC

Today, they’re ubiquitous and any nuptials would seem incomplete without them. Weddings and the rings that signify a hand in marriage may be common, but with the revolutionary technology utilised by Polished Diamonds – Jewellery Design – you can get something extraordinary.

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sing CAD technology, which has revolutionised the art of jewellery design and manufacturing, this talented team can create the ultimate engagement, wedding or ‘justbecause’ ring, combining breathtaking GIA certified diamonds and coloured gemstones with exquisite craftsmanship.

“We custom make each

ring to ensure the ultimate engineering precision,” owner Daniel Joines says. “Our Computer Aided Design (CAD) technology enables our clients to see the proportions of their ring before it is made and work to 0.01mm – less than a human hair – because we recognise that precision is the difference between ordinary and the ‘wow factor’.”

To get that ‘wow factor’ for yourself, visit the design studio at 30 New Regent Street, call 0800 233 299 or check out www.polisheddiamonds.co.nz.

sustainable plantation grown timber is a key element of the fit-out, along with recycled brass accents which get better with age and wear. American oak adds a lightness to the space and custom-built furniture and fixtures made with care by New Zealand craftsmen host the brand’s collection of accessories and jewellery.

“Christchurch is at a turning point with such an exciting energy in the central city. We are incredibly excited to be a part of this,” Kate says.

Find the new store at 112 Cashel Street, or visit www.katesylvester.com.

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Creating something extraordinary

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We’ve hunted out our favourites.

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MADLY SWEETLY Add colour and print to your wardrobe in a cool, calm and considered way.

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It’s time to add white back into your wardrobe in time for summer. SAVIOUR TANK, www.moochi.co.nz

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Create a style statement with this square neck. ALEXIA SQUARE NECK KNIT, www.witchery.co.nz

The Personal Touch

Traci Aylmer of Earth Organic Hairdressing says the reason her clientele base is growing and remaining loyal is because clients appreciate a totally one-on-one service where they’re warmly welcomed and treated as if they’re the most important person in the room. “People are tired of feeling they’re on a conveyor belt, being shuffled from one person to the next. It’s so impersonal.”

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ith more than thirty years of hair expertise behind her, Traci and her colleagues, Hannah and Natasha, (who, like Traci, are both Master Stylists and Colourists with more

than ten years of experience each) give you their undivided attention from the moment you enter the salon until the moment you leave.

Another huge point of

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Our hair colours are developed with a zero approach to animal testing and are PPD, Resorcin, Sulphate and Paraben free.

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difference is Traci’s commitment to sustainability. All salon hair is composted, products and packaging are biodegradable, and foils are done with recycled foil ‘Refoil’.

Traci’s long-held aversion to petrochemical filled products ensures her products are vegan, certified organic, are 85+ percent all natural, and are not tested on animals, such as the heavenly Angel En Provence range, with active ingredients of essential oils, seed oils and Argan oils; or the colour and

UV-safe Lust range, which uses essential oils like Blackcurrant and Grape Seed, and extracts of Bitter Cherry and Gingko Biloba Leaf.

Traci’s Loyalty Scheme – Refer a Friend – runs all the time. It enables both you and a friend to receive 15 percent off your next salon service.

Now there’s an incentive for booking your next appointment!

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Call them pants or trousers, this fashion staple transcends the seasons in an assortment of styles, making them one of the most-worn items in your wardrobe. We look at the history and the future of the timeless trouser.

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rousers can be credited to inventor and entrepreneur Jacob W. Davis who coined the term when he made clothing more efficient by creating two seams to define what we now call trousers.

With a plethora of pant styles now available for both men and women, Elizabeth Smith Miller is credited as being the first woman to wear pants during the 20th century women’s

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movement. Before then, trousers were a staple donning the legs of men.

During the Victorian era dress reform was the new way. Pre-Victorian bodices and corsets paired with huge skirts or dresses constricted women and were also known to be a risk to health with their ultra-form fitting designs commonly cutting off oxygen and circulation to many women of the day.

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The Suffragette movement advanced women’s rights even further and their right to comfortable clothing, which included incorporating functionality while still maintaining a sense of personal style. It was definitely the season for change as women moved into factory work and also sought fashion freedom in the form of free-moving trousers, which are now equally a staple of womenswear.

So what does the fashion forecast have in store for women’s trousers as we approach the warmer months?

This year you can expect to see plenty of leather, flared styles and cropped designs, with white trousers also making a comeback. High waists are still hot and animal print is on-trend again, if it ever really went away.

Wider legs in the form of culottes or harem pants are hitting the style consciousness. The voluminous silhouette of these bottoms make them ideal for the warmer months in fabrics such as viscose, silk and chiffon.

We can also expect to see breathable fabrics such as ecoluxurious linen, which is both beautiful and durable. The woven texture makes this fabric of choice resistant to stains and easy to care for. Linen’s sustainability properties are also an attractive style perk, while its flax beginnings lend it well to cool and crisp fashion designs for spring and summer.

Utility has been the name of the fashion game for a while now, so we can expect to see plenty of beige, khaki, patch pockets, cotton drill and cargo pants.

Style tip: Look for easy care options that are machine washable and long lasting. Trousers may be your most worn garments so investing well is always advisable.

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Get ready for summer!

By Melinda Collins

The temperatures are creeping up and the sunny days of summer are just around the corner – we can’t wait! However, getting fit and healthy takes time and dedication.

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nline fitness trainer Kate Ivey has made working out fast and efficient, and she’s created a community in the process.

We caught up with Kate about teaming up DediKate with New World to get women ready for summer.

You’ve created an amazing community through DediKate. Can you tell us a bit about your journey?

After the birth of my third child I found myself out of shape with low self-esteem. I realised it was time to look after myself for the long term. No more quick fixes, no more dieting, no more excessive exercise, no more; 100 percent all in or all out. Life was crazy busy, so I needed to be effective and efficient with my workouts, and it finally clicked that for long term success, I needed to nourish my body well too.

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Can you start with telling us a bit about your nationwide ‘Get Ready for Summer’ campaign with New World?

New World has a number of ‘Get Summer Ready’ specials instore and healthy eating recipe cards. Each store nationwide has a pack up for grabs that includes 12 weeks on DediKate, Kate Ivey Fitness apparel, a $100 Lorna Jane voucher and Pams products. Spend $50 instore to go in the draw (but must be a Clubcard member).

We are also running the ‘Get Summer Ready Challenge’ – do DediKate for free for four weeks. Also get 20 percent off full-priced Lorna Jane.

Why was it so important for you to get behind this?

Supermarkets have such an influence on what we buy, so I think it is super important for them to be promoting health. This is also a really great opportunity for me to help more women and for them to learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle long term.

Who is the ‘Get Ready for Summer’ campaign ideal for?

It’s ideal for women aged 18-55.

What are some of your favourite ways to get ready for summer?

Leading a healthy lifestyle long term means you don’t have to ‘get ready for summer’ as you are ready all year round. I encourage women to take this approach with their health. Although we are encouraging them to ‘Get Summer-Ready’ through this, I will be teaching them to make changes they can maintain so that they look and feeling amazing for summer and beyond.

My tips are to take each day at a time, schedule in your workouts, choose healthy foods you enjoy, eat regularly and drink lots of water! See challenges as part of the process and never give up!

How do you stay motivated?

Scheduling and not thinking too much is key. Long term you can’t rely on motivation, because sometimes you don’t feel motivated. So schedule it in and don’t give yourself the choice.

At the end of the day though, looking and feeling great is what keeps me going.

What do you love about what you get to do?

I love helping people, creating something that helps people and that they grow to absolutely love too is so rewarding. I love the sense of satisfaction from seeing others achieve through my programme. I also love the variety – I do so many different things from leading the workouts to organising new and exciting challenges. It is lots of fun!

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Fast forward 12 months and I was feeling great – so I decided I needed to share all that I had learned from my own experiences (combined with my university study and work experience) to help others. The only way to effectively do this from where I was living was online. So, I spent five months creating a series of e-books and setting up Kate Ivey Fitness.

Fast forward another 12 months and women, just like me, were getting great results on my programmes. So I launched DediKate, an online health and fitness platform. It started very basic, with only Power Sessions, Sculpt It Sessions and recipes, but two years on now has these in live formats as well as Boot Camp Blast, ResistDed, Audio Speed Sessions, running plans, meal plans and more, as well as an app (and of course I still have many more plans for it!).

The most amazing thing for me on this journey is getting to know the women on DediKate (even if it is through a screen) and being a part of the DediKate community.

Everyone is so supportive and so encouraging.

When I explained to one of my members that I hadn’t actually won an award at the Business Awards, just got runner up, she said ‘You are a winner in our eyes’. The support I get from members and the support they give each other means that even though we are mostly working out alone, we are not alone at all!

Your life starts with you

Life coaching is a personal journey of transformation – a way of helping people to help themselves and become more confident and resilient.

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ocusing on what is most important in our lives, reducing chaos and the overwhelming, is the starting point for finding balance and achieving happiness,” says life coach Karen Parker.

“I usually start with assessing work/ life balance and a person’s current situation. From there, we look at their preferred outcomes for creating a positive and inspiring future. I teach various strategies and processes for getting a person to where they want to be. Particularly important is an understanding of how our thinking affects our life results. Once a client gets this, they are away!”

Karen is not a counsellor, but a guide who empowers clients to find their own answers for coping with

their life’s challenges. “Investing time in understanding yourself and taking responsibility for your circumstances through sharing with an empathetic professional is the most valuable gift you can give yourself. That is the way towards achieving a better life and a better future.”

Karen will have an information stand at the Women’s Lifestyle Expo at Horncastle Arena on Saturday 5 October and Sunday 6 October. Talk to her there, ask questions about what she does and get to know her. After all, for life coaching to have a positive outcome, there needs to be a trusting relationship between coach and client.

You can also contact Karen on 021 040 5862 or email karen@ transformyou.co.nz.

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Seriously Square

By Clementine Page

We’re just one seasonal step away from summer, the season of all things cute, flowy and bright. Time to get our shoe selection up to date! Here’s a funky 90’s look that’s enjoying quite the renaissance – it’s a look we square by!

nter square-toed shoes. We know; it’s shocking. Just when you thought fashion was done with resurrecting all things 90s, another retro comeback hits the street style scene. But both delicate and dramatic renditions have been spotted on the dainty soles of our favourite fashion icons and influencers, proving that many are sold on this silhouette.

Rounded or pointed toed heels were once favoured over their square siblings, but it appears the creative masterminds behind some of our favourite fashion labels have developed quite a penchant for square-toed footwear in 2019. This retro runway contender once conjured up images of clunky boots and ‘nana’ style heels, but now all shoe styles are getting the squaretoe treatment – everything from strappy kitten heels and sling-back sandals to leather mules and textured loafers.

For the faithful fashionistas, singular straps, miniature heels and on-trend colours like seafoam green and marigold are proving to be particularly popular styles.

Test the textured waters with the prints of the moment; crocodile and snakeskin – perfect paired with a neon silk minidress or satin slip skirt.

Add some eye-catching elegance to a casual tee or blouse and classic cropped trouser combo with a polished pair of slingbacks in this style, or slip on some textured slides for a slouchy but stylish weekend look.

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Relief from headaches & migraines

Most people will experience a headache at some point in their life. Not all headaches are the same as they can range in severity, frequency and cause. Headache disorders may significantly impact a person’s ability to function and reduce their overall quality of life. Correctly differentiating between headaches and types of migraine headache can lead to faster, more effective treatment.

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o what is the difference between a headache and a migraine? Headaches are unpleasant pains in the head that can cause pressure and aching.

The pain can range from mild to severe and they usually occur on both sides of the head. The most common type of headache is a tension headache that can be caused by triggers such as stress, muscle strain and anxiety.

Migraine headaches are intense and severe and often have other symptoms in addition to head pain. These additional symptoms include nausea and vomiting, seeing spots or flashing lights, sensitivity to light and/or sound and temporary vision loss. Migraine headaches typically affect only one side of the head, but can be on both sides and some people may experience pain so severe they need to seek emergency care.

No matter how long they last, migraines can be exhausting and debilitating. People should consider speaking with a healthcare professional if they experience frequent headaches or migraines that interfere with the way they live their lives.

The team at Muscle People Physiotherapy in Christchurch are experts at treating both migraines and headaches.

Laurie Moore, Director and Senior Physiotherapist at Muscle People, says advanced

techniques based on the latest research can significantly alleviate or remove pain altogether and techniques to use at home can be taught so that patients can find relief between treatments. The approach at Muscle People does not involve manipulating or cracking the neck. Instead the appropriate spinal segments are gently stressed in a smooth, sustained manner.

With decades of experience between them, Laurie and Senior Physiotherapists Clare, Naomi and Jaclyn are extremely knowledgeable in assessing and managing the upper cervical (neck) spine for headache and migraine conditions. They have all trained in Australia in the ‘Watson Headache Approach’, a method of examining the small movements of the top of the cervical spine. An internationally recognised approach for diagnostic accuracy and for reducing pain for headache and migraine conditions, it can reduce the amount of medication taken, or remove the need for it altogether.

For more information on Muscle People’s Migraine and Headache clinics, as well as the general physiotherapy services, visit www.musclepeople.co.nz or phone 03 360 3606. The team would be happy to talk to you any time.

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NZBRI’S GALA EVENING FOR ‘THE FATHER’ The New Zealand Brain Research Institute recently hosted a gala night at The Court Theatre. Attendees enjoyed drinks and nibbles while listening to talks from leading neurologist Professor Tim Anderson and NZBRI Commercial Director Colin McDougall, before watching The Father, a thought-provoking play about dementia.

1. Brent Rawstron, Steve Brooker, Shirley Rawstron, Ian McKee 2. Kate Nattrass, Stephen Cohen 3. Matthew & Rachel Rose, Nicola & David Hiatt 4. Colin McDougall (Commercial Director of NZBRI), Barbara George (Chief Executive, Court Theatre), Tim Anderson (Clinical Director of NZBRI) 5. Sandra & Peter Jensen 6. Marie Gooulden (NZBRI), Beth Elias, Emma Peterson, Megan Livingstone Photos by Jane Wyles Photography. For copies email: janewylesphotos@gmail.com Check Metropol’s Facebook for more from this event.

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It’s the gut condition that is extremely common and yet talked about behind cupped hands – if it is talked about at all. Metropol caught up with The Gut Foundation Trustee, Professor Richard Gearry to find out more about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

ne of the most misunderstood and poorly acknowledged abdominal problems are the functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS can come with a range of symptoms including abdominal pain, with changes of bowel habit that can be constipation, diarrhoea, or alternating from one to the other. Other symptoms can include abdominal bloating.

Often pain improves after passing a bowel motion.

IBS is common, affecting about one fifth of New Zealanders and can range from mild to severe symptoms. The symptoms are often variable from day to day. The cause of IBS is not well understood. People with IBS are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression and sometimes more than one family member can be affected.

General practitioners are experts at diagnosing IBS based on symptoms and some laboratory tests.

Symptoms such as bleeding from the bowel, abdominal symptoms that wake one from sleep or significant changes from normal must be discussed with a GP as they may not be typical for IBS. Occasionally patients with atypical symptoms or a significant family history of other diseases may need to be considered for colonoscopy or other tests.

The treatment of IBS focuses on managing one of the more complex interactions in the human body. This is the gut-brain axis whereby abdominal symptoms can

be exacerbated by what is happening in the brain. This is made even more complex by the gut bacterial environment (also known as the microbiome). There are more bacterial cells in our bodies than human cells and it has become clear that the way in which these bacteria interact with our gut, in combination with our brain through the gut-brain axis, can have an effect on our health.

At present a mainstay for the treatment of IBS is the management of stress and anxiety. Some people with IBS notice that stress can lead to greater symptoms and for these people, relaxation techniques, psychological therapies and hypnotherapy may all help IBS symptoms.

Antidepressants may also help, not through their effects on depression but by changing the neurotransmitters in the gut. Diet changes may also lead to improvements in abdominal symptoms. The potential benefits of some diet changes have become more scientifically valid over the last decade. However, the advice of a registered dietitian should be sought when embarking on exclusion diets to ensure that the diet remains balanced.

The future of IBS treatment may include controlling the gut microbiome through a range of methods. For now, medical science is not yet able to define a healthy or unhealthy microbiome, but it is likely that future therapies will target the microbiome to improve life for those with IBS. The Gut Foundation is a supporter of research into all gut disorders including IBS.

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Opened in April of this year, Merivale Retirement Village is a superb, aesthetically stunning and brand new complex offering the ultimate in luxurious comfort for its residents.

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et in Merivale, one of our city’s leafiest, most established and sought after suburbs, with convenient and easy access to doctors, dentists, lawyers and other professional services, as well as being close to the fabulous Merivale Mall, this is a location you will love, and your friends and whānau will love to visit!

Built to the highest seismic safety and architectural design standards to ensure the utmost protection and comfort for residents, Merivale Retirement Village Care Facility offers two levels of care and support – rest home and hospital – ensuring that every stage of retirement living is catered for.

The fully serviced and impeccably presented apartments on the ground floor are the perfect solution for those requiring care, but who love their space.

These beautifully appointed, deluxe apartments are airy and spacious, and with 24-hour medical care available at the touch of an emergency button, residents have complete peace of mind.

On the first floor, overlooking the

village’s manicured gardens designed by landscape architect Ben McMaster, are 47 dual-purpose hospital to rest home care suites with private ensuites.

The suites provide space and luxury, while affording around the clock care from staff who are highly trained and dedicated to providing world-class care, support and services.

For complete independence, the spacious, sunny, elegantly presented villas, comprising either two or three bedrooms and fully equipped kitchens, laundries and bathrooms, plus a private courtyard with lovely garden setting and internal access garaging, give residents the freedom to live life to the fullest, with the added bonus of security and easy access to companionship and support services if desired.

Nutritious, delicious meals are prepared daily by the village chef with a regularly changing menu that takes advantage of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Together with the nutritionist, they ensure all meals look beautiful, taste wonderful and, most importantly, provide residents with all they require for a healthy lifestyle.

Those with specialist requirements, such as gluten-free or diabetic diets, are catered for in consultation with the nutritionist and resident.

With wonderful amenities such as the library, hair salon, luxurious lounges, an outdoor patio barbecue for relaxed summer dining and the very popular Stokesy’s Bar, a great place to meet and mingle for the weekly Happy Hour, life here is nothing short of blissful.

Leah Moore, Sales Consultant at Merivale Retirement Village, says the thing residents love most about living in the village is they know they can still be independent, while remaining worry free.

For a personal guided tour, please contact Leah Moore, 03 375 4117 or 021 971 487, email leahm@merivaleretirement.co.nz or visit www.merivaleretirement.co.nz.

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Raise a glass

The Fermentist Christchurch-based craft brewery, The Fermentist, is bringing the nation its first carboNZero certified beer, following product certification by Enviro-Mark Solutions for its Kiwi Pale Ale (KPA).

The official certification forms part of the craft beer brand’s wider goal to be the first fully carbon neutral brewery in New Zealand by 2020.

We’re quickly heading into entertaining season, so it’s time to raise a glass to the exciting new bevvies that are being made right here, in our own Kiwi backyard.

The Mountaineer From the makers of Mount Michael Wines, The Mountaineer is launching an inaugural Pinot Rosé and Pinot Gris alongside a beautiful second vintage Pinot Noir, to form its first-ever collection of quality, artisan wines.

Made by Jody Pagey, talented head winemaker at Mount Michael Wines, each drop in the new range has been carefully handcrafted to provide wine-loving Kiwis with an exquisite variety of Central Otago boutique wines at affordable prices, for all to enjoy.

Happy Booch The Premium Liquor Co. and Good Buzz have partnered together to launch New Zealand’s first ever 100 percent natural, kombucha-infused, clean vodka, Happy Booch.

Available now from liquor stores nationwide, Happy Booch has been crafted to offer Kiwis an alternative alcoholic beverage that’s made from 100 percent natural ingredients, is naturally low in sugar and contains the added goodness of Good Buzz Kombucha.

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Celebrating in style When it come to quality hotels in the Garden City, it’s not hard to see why The George is at the top of the list.

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ow that spring has arrived, it’s time to consider the plethora of activities available at this time of year. What better place to book your Christmas function when so much thought goes into their functions and events?

Every aspect of The George is quality. Take for instance their high teas, which are

popular for family and friend gatherings. Cup and Show Week wouldn’t be the same without a flute of Nautilus bubbles in hand or perhaps a sumptuous breakfast to start the day at 50 Bistro.

Then we come, of course, to the accommodation, where all one’s needs are met when a romantic night away or

needing to stay in the inner city is on the cards.

The George is well known for its service and quality on all levels but nothing is more relevant than the standards at Christchurch’s number one fine dining experience, Pescatore. This Christmas, Pescatore is offering a fivecourse degustation menu for

group dining up to 40 guests for the perfect pre-Christmas celebration. If it’s a larger corporate Christmas occasion you are after, there’s a range of recently refreshed event spaces and specially crafted pre-Christmas menus in either buffet or set menu style.

With a range of special functions occurring there is always a reason to savour the pleasure of fine dining whether it’s that important business meeting, a discreet dinner with a client or a romantic couple’s night out.

Located at 50 Park Terrace opposite the beautiful North Hagley Park, The George embodies everything you can dream of in a luxury hotel.

Our new Spring menu is here!

Book your table this weekend - www.originalsin.co.nz/book or phone 03-595 5330 or email reservations@originalsin.co.nz

Cnr Oxford Terrace & Hereford Street, Christchurch 03-595 5330 Serving 11am–late daily. Bar open til late.

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Fresh beginning Always a favourite name in Christchurch dining, Sala Sala Japanese Restaurant is revitalised with new chefs, a stunning new menu and Christchurch’s first and only Yakiniku (Japanese barbeque) style cooking.

Aiming to bring new and different taste sensations to the city, the Sala Sala team have excelled themselves.

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he menu’s authentic Wagyu beef is airfreighted directly from Japan and it is always completely fresh, never frozen, to ensure a juicy tenderness which melts in your mouth.

Unlike Korean barbequing, the meat’s natural flavours are preserved, as it is not marinated before cooking.

You are in control of how you like your meat cooked on your table-top barbeque,

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Business giving back Owning a café was never the plan for Wil and Kim Sze. Wil was finishing his master’s degree, and Kim was pregnant with their first child and going to be a stay-at-home mum. But in August 2016, at 41 weeks pregnant, they had the worst news possible – ‘there’s no heartbeat’. Their son Oliver was born at 7.5lbs, 56cm long and no cry, just a deafening silence that would change the Szes’ lives forever.

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Sala Sala also proudly offers traditional Japanese cuisine, with sashimi and teriyaki chicken as all-time favourites.

Open for lunch and dinner, the light-filled restaurant is perfect for a catch-up with a friend, or for larger groups. Reservations are advised, phone 03 355 5932.

hey had an outpouring of support and one in particular was from an organisation called Heartfelt. Heartfelt came to the hospital and took photos with Oliver, as they are able to do for any family who loses a baby or has a serious illness, providing the Szes the gift of photographic memories at no cost.

From their loss came a desire to give back. They decided to start a business that would enable them to pass on the kindness they had received and on 1 July, 2019, Flora Café opened.

Located in the ground floor of the Manawa building, across from Christchurch Hospital, there’s flamingo wallpaper, plants, Unknown Chapter coffee, homemade food and smiling faces that will welcome you with a warmth that feels like home. They are worth the visit, especially for the oaty caramel slice!

In October, Flora Café is donating a portion of their profits to Heartfelt. There will also be a memory wall, so anyone who has lost a child can write their name on a heart to put on the wall. For every heart, an additional $1 will go to Heartfelt.

Authentic Thai dining Since 2013, Hoon Hay Thai Restaurant has been offering an authentic Thai dining experience right here in Christchurch, and has quickly become a popular local favourite.

onveniently located at 9 Coppell Place, it’s handy to meet family and friends for lunch or dinner, or opt for a takeaway and relax at home.

All dishes are made on-site by skilled chefs who serve up an extensive menu featuring Thai classics, such as Tom Yum Soup, luxurious Red, Green and Massaman Curries, Satay and Larb.

The entrées – think mouth-watering Thai Fish Cakes, Money Bags, Wontons and Curry Puffs – are all homemade by the skilled team.

Also included on the menu are the Hoon Hay Thai customer favourites, like the Pad Thai prepared with their own style sauce, Spicy Duck Red Curry, Garlic and Black Pepper Crispy Pork, and the popular Peanut Sauce Stir Fry. To sample these varied and delicious options, the restaurant is open Tuesdays to Sundays, offering $10 lunch specials, and can also be hired for special occasions and private or business functions.

Hoon Hay Thai is fully licensed, with a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and BYO is also available. For more information, call 03 339 0320.

Forefront of sustainability The Belgian Beer Café Torenhof is one of Christchurch’s best longstanding establishments.

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ased in the Sydenham Quarter at The Colombo, which is fast becoming a mecca for Christchurch Hospitality, Torenhof is proud to be at the forefront of the sustainability field. All their menus are focused on this, with a new spring menu, lunch (Tuesday to Friday 12-3pm) and dinner menus (Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm).

Using Canterbury and South Island produce from paddock to plate where possible, Torenhof is all about food that is fresh, free-range and supports local businesses.

Furthermore, with assistance from its suppliers, the café

has reduced its plastic usage by 85 percent, and switched its consumables to fully recyclable and, where possible, compostable.

The team has also undertaken an energy and waste audit with the help of Christchurch City Council and True North Consulting. While this is a very interesting journey, they are always pleased to receive suggestions from their customers on the in-house feedback forms.

Torenhof is an ideal place for your function or corporate event. They have an exclusive Oktoberfest German-style

menu with beer matches coming up on 18 October – $68 per person for a table of four (usually $136) and don’t forget to book your Christmas

function now. There’s a great array of set menus available for Christmas, email info@ bbcchch.co.nz or check out www.belgianbeercafe.net.nz.

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JOLLY SEAFOOD AND MUCH MUCH MORE Possibly the most extensive Chinese menu in Christchurch. All day menu available including Peking Duck, beef, roast duck, Pork Buns (gluten free options available).

Brand new modern décor with extensive lighting features and seating for 200 people.

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SPECTATORS BIRTHDAY SHOUT! Join us on Sunday 13 October for Spectators 6th Birthday. To celebrate there will be a FREE bouncy castle, FREE face painter, FREE entertainment and a FREE BBQ with any drink purchased. Starting at 11.00am and the first 100 people to enter will also get tickets to the Canterbury v North Harbour rugby game at 4.35pm across the car park at Orangetheory Stadium. For details visit spectators.co.nz

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IVORY BAR in Rangiora - a stunning, majestic 1920’s Heritage Building opulent restoration. With FREE room hire, we cater for all functions large or small. The perfect place for your Xmas Party. Just a little bit special

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Designer cupcakes are the latest addition to the impressive delicacies at the Sweet Sociètè.

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Open 7 days 10am to 5pm Ph. 03 925 9027

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6 Brake Street, Upper Riccarton

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LUNCH 11.30 AM - 4PM DINNER FROM 6.30PM - 8.30PM Adults $139 11-15 Years $60 6-10 Years $40 Pre-schoolers Free of charge To book please phone (03) 355 3577 or email ravi@qualityhotelelms.co.nz Bookings essential.

Springfield

YELLO SHACK CAFE A 45 min drive from Christchurch and nestled at the base of the Southern Alps, next to the famous pink donut. See why this iconic cafe has been serving customers for 24 years - Breakfast menu Mon-Sun - Innovative Cabinet food.

- Sublime home baking.

150 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Phone 03 925 9899

www.thekiwiviking.co.nz

Halswell/Longhurst

HALSWELL’S BEST KEPT SECRET Bar

Restaurant Bottle Shoppe Perfect for a drink with friends, a quick bite to eat, the full dining experience, or a private function. Worth a visit!

- Woodfired Pizzas Fri-Sun - Private functions and outside catering.

456 Road Christchurch

E. dine@figrestaurant.co.nz

(03) 352 4903

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Main West Coast Road Springfield, Canterbury Open 7 days 03 3184880 Yelloshack@gmail.com

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AUTHENTIC INDIAN CUISINE

For lovers of homemade fresh food and locally-roasted, fairtrade coffee.

We have good eats, locally sourced crafts and art, and a beaut’ spot for coffee in the afternoon sun on our terrace.

Customers rave about how our curries and naans are simply the best they have tasted.

Devoted locals bringing you an authentic taste from overseas.

Our food is cooked on our premises for you to enjoy in the Restaurant or as a takeaway meal.

Mon-Fri 7.30am-4.30pm Sat & Sun 8.00am-4.00pm

CHRISTMAS BOOKINGS NOW OPEN WITH A GREAT RANGE OF SET MENUS Enjoy Torenhof’s experience for your team’s Xmas event.

Contact Mark for any enquiries and bookings mark@bbcchch.co.nz

Open: Monday 4:30pm-10pm, Tuesday to Sunday 11am-2pm & 4:30pm-10pm

Craft Room Cafe 1/66 Port Hills Road Heathcote

178a Papanui Rd, Merivale (opposite Office Road)

(Old Maltworks site and not far from the Christchurch Gondola)

Ferrymead

13 Stanley Street, Christchurch Ph. 03 377 1007

www.belgianbeercafe.net.nz

03 925 9904

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THE MAJESTIC INDIAN IN EVERY WAY – YOU WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENCE

Food standards based on the famous “Delhi 6” in India We have an extensive menu with all your favourite dishes slowly cooked in the traditional way to bring out the true flavours. Vegan, gluten free, dairy free options available.

Lunch from $10.

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Book your pre-show dinner or drinks and enjoy our warm atmosphere and friendly service.

Open 7 days, 9am – Late

Indian Bistro & Tandoor

9 Humphreys Drive, Ferrymead Call 03 3842310 or text your order: 0277885002 themajesticfood@gmail.com www.themajesticfood.co.nz 58 26 September, 2019 Metropol

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284 Lincoln Road Addington 03 335 0095 www.pedalpusherchristchurch.co.nz

THE BIRDWOOD IS YOUR LOCAL EATERY & PIZZERIA IN THE HEART OF BECKENHAM. Come in to The Eatery for our world famous breakfast board ‘The Birdwood’ and locally made kombucha.

Linger for our house roasted coffee and warm service.

Great wine list and Three Boys on Tap. The Pizzeria is your go to place for Artisan, hand stretched, sourdough pizza. Craft Beer on tap and a stunning wine list.

Opening hours: Eatery - daily 8-4pm (coffee window open from 7am) Pizzeria - Monday-Thursday 4-10pm & Sat/Sun 3-10pm

76 Malcolm Avenue Beckenham 03 332 3256

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2. Select ‘Order Food’ or ‘Order Liquor’ option.

3. Enter your address and browse the restaurants and liquor stores delivering to your area.

4. Use promo-code “METRO” at the checkout and enjoy FREE delivery (up to 5 km) 5. Door step delivery with in 30-35 minutes with live GPS tracking.

6. Earn $1 cash back for every $20 spent, every time you order.

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Open Daily @ 8am for Breakfast & Lunch Open late on $5 Friday...

We are famous around Canterbury as specialists in rustic home-cooked savoury and sweet foods. We have heaps of great gift ideas in our store, championing all that is local and you will not find a better wine or craft beer selection anywhere on the Peninsula.

147 Esplanade Clock Tower End Sumner 03 326 7923

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Little River Café Ph.03 325 1933

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ly) INDULGE IN MAORI INFUSED KAI RIGHT IN THE CITY CENTRE Lu Lu’s Bar and Eatery, is the place to connect and reconnect over Maori infused cuisine.

Peruse the menu – available in both English and Te Reo – which pays homage to New Zealand produce from the farm, garden and sea including paua from the Chatham Islands, traditional Maori sourdough bread and hangi-style kumara bites.

Round up the whanau and tuck into Lu Lu’s delectable fare.

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Customised cooking classes for you and your friends - the perfect Spring/Summer entertainment.

Choose your own theme and enjoy your food afterwards at my home. Minimum of 8 or more.

Classes are $75.00 pp

Ultra-fresh, honest and uncomplicated food for your next event including Weddings, Office and Party catering.

Cooking classes also available.

Fiona’s Food

Ph.03 3513414 I Mob. 0272295671

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Heart Warming Bread Made fresh on our premises.

Tempting range of pies, filled rolls slices & creamed buns The Bakehouse Cashmere Open: Mon-Fri 6am-5pm, Sat 6am-4pm Sun 8am-4pm 8 Colombo Street, Cashmere.

Ph 03 337 0403

Catering for any occasion Work shouts, parties, picnics or just because!

Club sandwiches, savouries, filled rolls, slices, cream cakes, birthday cakes & much more.

Orders essential.

HALSWELL BAKERY & CAFÉ 346 Halswell Rd Open 7 days Ph. 322-4600 www.halswellbakery.co.nz

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New Summer Menu at this Wonderful Winery.

Visit Melton Estate in West Melton for a wonderful winery experience. Taste awardwinning boutique wines. Stay on for lunch amongst the vines. Open Thursday to Sunday 10am to 5pm, and otherwise for family celebrations and corporate events.

Melton Estate

Cnr Weedons Ross & Johnson Rds, West Melton Ph 03 347 4968 www.meltonestate.co.nz

Fine Ataahua Wine Enjoy Ataahua Rosé, Ataahua Gewürztraminer, Ataahua Riesling this spring!

Every Spring Aromatic 6-pack wine purchased between 26th Sept - 24th Oct - receives FREE a beautiful stainless steel insulated flask!

Order www.ataahuawine.co.nz

Come and treat yourself to a scrumptious Scallop pie or maybe an Italian eggplant pie!!

Fairlie Bakehouse pies in store too

MRS DENTON’S Fine. Food. Fast Takeaway Cafe, Delicatessen

168a Kendal Ave, Burnside Opening hours Monday to Friday 7am to 3pm Saturday 9am to 2pm Sunday closed Ph. (03) 357 4516 027 469 0206

A Bakery treasure trove at the bottom of the hill An easy location for you to pop in and stock up on our bakery products. Delicious hand made cakes, Danish pastries, pies, sausage rolls and Underground Coffee. Catering also available.

Una Bakery 73 Centaurus Rd, Huntsbury Ph: 337 8214.

For hearty, warming, delicious food, and our new menus deliver on all counts.

Come in and try them for yourself.

Chillax Cafe and Filipino Restaurant Unit 2/249 Stanmore Rd Ph 03 260 1649

No matter what you like, you can find it at Sushi Sushi.

Now you can find us on Ubereats too.

Sushi Sushi

575 Wairakei Road, Christchurch (Same building as Kannagara Thomson)

Ph 03 348 8801 www.thesushisushi.co.nz Hours:Mon-Fri 7am-8pm, Sat 9am-6pm

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Preparation Time: 20 minutes + 1 hour to marinate Cooking Time: 30 minutes

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Traditional Ice Cream Tricycle. Providing not only Ice Cream but an experience. www.trpicecream.co.nz E: jamesandlaura@trpicecream.co.nz

Gorgeous Mediterranean-inspired sheep cheeses including: • Marinated Labneh • Marinated and plain feta • Halloumi Available at Fresh Choice Merivale, Barry’s Bay Cheeses, Harbour Co-op Lyttelton, Piko Foods, Kinder, Simpler, Smarter Food.

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An authentic INDIAN SUPERMARKET with VERY LOW PRICES ON QUALITY DRY FRUITS AND NUTS. Guruji Indian Foods 12 Bath Street, Christchurch. www.guruji.co.nz

Ingredients: Pork 500g NZ pork shoulder, cut into 2cm cubes 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp white sugar 1 tsp soy sauce 1 egg white 2 green onions, finely sliced ½ cup cornflour Sauce 1 tbsp vegetable oil 3 celery stalks, sliced 1 green pepper, cubed 1 red onion, cut into wedges 1 cup water ¼ tsp salt ¾ cup white sugar ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar ¼ cup ketchup ½ tsp soy sauce Juice and contents 1 can pineapple chunks (225g) To fry 3 cups vegetable oil To thicken 2 tbsp cornstarch ¼ cup water

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In a large deep pan or deep-fryer, heat the vegetable oil to 185°C. Remove the pork from the fridge and coat in cornflour. Fry the pork in the hot oil for about 10 minutes – until evenly browned. Drain pork on paper towel and set aside.

In a wok over medium heat, heat a little oil and stir in celery, pepper and onion. Cook until the vegetables are tender then remove from heat and set aside.

To make the sauce, mix the water, salt, sugar, apple cider vinegar, ketchup and soy sauce in a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil then stir in the cooked pork, vegetable mixture and contents of pineapple can.

Bring sauce to a boil before stirring in cornflour and water mixture to thicken. Cook for a further 5-10 minutes until shiny and thick.

Serve with steamed rice.

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A trip for your tastebuds Take your tastebuds on a trip to Asia with Formosa, Ashburton’s favourite Asianfusion restaurant offering delicious dishes, an events venue, catering services – and soon, a new fine-dining afternoon tea menu.

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he experience starts from the moment you walk in the door; a vibrant red brick wall

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of red parasols floating above.

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Beautifully presented, authentically Asian dishes – mainly of the Taiwanese variety – and delightful wines and cocktails come together for a dinner or event like no other.

With a fabulous variety of dishes available for dine in or takeaway, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options, all diners will find something to suit their taste. Manager Amber Huang’s personal recommendation is Braised Pork Belly hot out of the wok and she says the Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup is a popular choice with the locals.

A new fine dessert menu has recently been launched – and keep an eye out for their upcoming afternoon tea menu; share a special dessert and coffee with a loved one or grab a group of friends for some Asianfusion sweet treats.

Ingredients 1 cup (280g) hulled tahini 1 cup (220g) raw caster (superfine) sugar ⅓ cup (80ml) maple syrup 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 egg 2 cups (280g) wholemeal (whole-wheat) spelt flour ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of (baking) soda ¼ teaspoon baking powder 200g chopped dark chocolate Method Preheat oven to 160°C. Line two large baking trays with non-stick baking paper.

Place the tahini, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and egg in a large bowl and mix well to combine. Place the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder in a medium bowl and stir to combine.

Sift the flour mixture into the tahini mixture and mix well to combine. Add the chocolate and fold to combine.

Roll heaped tablespoons of the dough into 24 balls and place on the trays.

Flatten the cookies slightly and bake for 12–14 minutes or until light golden. Allow to cool on the trays.

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Gin-tastic!

Curiosity Gin is rebranding and relaunching with a new logo and bottle, but it hasn’t changed the Genièvre that Cantabrians have come to love so much.

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ound in the finest of bars, the logo has been displayed at the distillery at 11 Sandyford Street for the past few months but the new bottles are more modern in design, and will be larger at 700ml.

“We went into making gin very quickly with the intention to learn as much as we could about the spirits market as fast as we could,” Curiosity Gin’s Antony Michalik says.

“One thing we have learnt is that almost every decision we made about the packaging in the beginning was wrong! They are the same fantastic gins, but now the bottles will look as good as the gins taste!”

Serving locally sourced food with an interesting twist.

Creative, delicious dishes

Come in & try our NEW Menu!

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Along with the new bottles, they are finally building the room for their new still. Those who have taken the tour will have seen the still assembled in place but not operating. “The new still gives us 10 times the capacity of the previous still and will allow us to start making whisky again at small scale,” Antony says.

“Speaking of whisky, we are looking forward to launching our first proper three-yearold single malt in December.

It’s been a long wait, but the samples are tasting great and we can’t wait to have a product for whisky lovers to taste and purchase.”

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Exceptional Versatility

One word encapsulates the work of the team at Weir Architecture – versatility. “We are working all around the South Island at the moment,” Managing Director Robert Weir says. “There are projects underway in Nelson, Wanaka, Queenstown, the West Coast, Akaroa and in Christchurch and every one of these projects is different.”

“A pool can mean a lifetime of enjoyment, it's our job to make sure it is.”

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he locations demonstrate versatility and so does the work – from a large rest home, apartments and other industrial projects in Nelson, to architectural homes in Queenstown, baches in Akaroa, houses on the West Coast and hotels and restaurant fit-outs in Christchurch.

“It is so easy today with our communication systems to undertake work anywhere.

Simple too, to just jump on a plane, or into a car and drive to site if we need to. I’ve driven to Wanaka and back in a day a number of times.”

As can be seen from the range of projects underway, Weir Architecture doesn’t specialise in any one sector of architecture, but works across all aspects.

“My associates Raymond Barnes and John Pettersen and I have decades of experience in all forms of design and construction to offer clients.”

One thing that is a constant at Weir Architecture is listening to what clients want. “Our clients are at the centre of all our processes. Taking the time to understand their requirements is crucial to producing designs that fulfil a brief. Each project is looked at on its own merits and with an absolutely open mind.”

This client-focused approach has resulted in many architectural awards over the years. “We are thrilled to have won this year’s regional architectural design award for ‘Residential New Home over 300m2’. It’s a beachside house on Christchurch’s North Shore and it was designed to harmonise with the clients’ family lifestyle and use of spaces.”

On a larger scale, but still very much in accordance with the client’s brief, is another 2019 award winner – the transformation of the former Forsyth Barr office tower into a dynamic luxurious hotel – the new Christchurch Crowne Plaza.

“This was definitely a challenging project requiring lateral thinking and all our combined experience to resolve – but the outcome earned us a commercial/ industrial design award.”

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Hot tip: Layering retro colours over fresh, modern shapes will keep your space looking anything but dated.

Get inspired at your local Resene ColorShop, www.resene.co.nz/colorshops.

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by Marie Antoinette nearly 300 years ago, we’re not sure there’s any colour that’s been quite as pervasive in the interior design world as duck egg blue. The sky’s the limit when it comes to the ways in which you can incorporate this highly approachable tone into your home.

Much like a neutral, the shade lends itself well to a wide variety of combinations and a tremendous range of styles. From elegant and sophisticated French country rustic to just about anything else, it’s a classic colour that still manages to feel contemporary no matter where your tastes fall or how you use it. This peaceful shade works wonders in soothing spaces where you

like to enjoy a little downtime, and we can’t think of any colour more perfect for your living room.

With a strong nod to the ‘70s, the Resene Half Duck Egg Blue walls and Resene Colorwood Whitewash floor in this room have been warmed up with a retro palette of mustard, ochre, burnt orange and cognac. The leather armchair, velvet cushion, high pile rug and twig arrangement add a healthy dose of textural interest, while copper and bronze accessories punctuate the space with a touch of glamour. A small side table, like this one in Resene Colins Wicket, is a must for any reading nook to ensure your cup of tea (or preferred Saturday night ‘reliever’) is always close at hand.

Angelique Armstrong Armstrong Interiors Ltd

Make a spring transformation Spring is the season of transformation when it comes to our humble abode. But according to award-winning interior designer Angelique Armstrong from Armstrong Interiors, this season is about so much more than the archetypal spring clean.

With spring finally here, what does this mean from an interior design perspective?

Consider your family – how do they want to live, what makes them feel good, what do they need to improve about their living space and minds?

The arrival of spring brings freshness, fragrance and finally opening the doors to let the sunshine in. So a nice way to freshen up your home is to have a good tidy up of things you have accumulated during winter. It’s a chance to simplify your bench tops and re-style your

furniture layout. Your interiors have the power to change your mood.

After winter’s heavy throws and blankets, how do we style beds for spring?

This is a nice time to take the darker, moody, warm tones away and replace them with soft greys and whites. We still need warmth, so maybe change things up with a lighter throw on the end of the bed and new cushions. Try sleeping in linen sheets; this will be lovely change.

With the end of the year fast approaching, when is the best time to get started on home projects?

Spring is always a busy time, coming into the silly season, with Labour Weekend and Show Week just around the corner. Easy yet effective changes include adding cushions, painting a room (a cost-effective way to get a fabulous new feel), changing accessories or new curtains to instantly change the feel.

We have been spoilt with choice of colours over the winter with mustards, oranges and dark greens. What colour trends are we looking at for spring?

I have just painted and restyled my own bedroom for spring. I used Resene Quarter Rice Cake. This is a creamy white; warm and fresh. Great for villas or for someone looking for more than just white. I have accessorised with a soft floral pot plant, new cushions on my bed in Liberty Florian, with piped edge and backing in velvet, and very soft dove grey linen duvet and white sheets. Feminine colour tones and patterns. This summer, florals are in and I was in the mood for ‘soft and pretty’.

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was recently invited to contribute to a New Zealand Institute of Architects’ forum on the subject of emerging trends in city living in Christchurch. As one of the speakers, I was pleased to give a talk on co-housing and the work our practice has been doing in this area for the Peterborough Housing Co-operative. We have been privileged to lead the design of this new pocket neighbourhood over the past three years as the project has evolved. The development includes both private homes and shared facilities, clustered around a large central courtyard.

The co-housing approach is instinctively attractive because it connects with our ideals of wanting to live well in small communities and of wanting to live more simply and more sustainably.

Now more than ever, people really do want greater choice around how they live in the urban environment. Internationally, we are seeing the emergence of a growing array of solutions to answer that consumer trend. For example, ‘Naked Architecture’ offers buyers the ability to buy ‘shell space’ with no pre-imposed layout so that it can then be finished and fitted out to suit personal needs and budget. The idea is that two different potential buyers will likely have two very different sets of lifestyle priorities, so it makes sense to let them decide how they want to configure their own space.

Sparking a lot of interest in Australia right now, too, is the Nightingale model. This is an innovative, architect-led approach to apartment development that seeks to prioritise social, environmental and financial sustainability. With profits capped, projects are crowdfunded through an ethical

investment model and transparency around costs and governance – it’s an approach that is proving very popular (each project to date has been completely pre-sold via ballot).

Of course, the reason why models like this resonate so well is they offer more control. Future residents have a say on key design decisions, such as how much car parking to include or whether to have any shared facilities. They call the shots on whether to have a swimming pool or communal barbecue area.

In my view, any kind of shared, multi-residential arrangement could only succeed if all those buying into it were on the same page, sharing a similar vision. As well, there would need to be clear and effective ground rules in place to minimise any potential misunderstandings or conflicts.

Could something like the Nightingale model work in Christchurch? Certainly, I think it offers some exciting potential for those interested in pooling their resources to get the kind of city lifestyle they want within a multi-residential setting.

Having held a number of interactive forums on architecture this year, through our ArchiChat Group sessions, I’m aware that many people would certainly welcome more choice in this area of urban housing development. At our next round of ArchiChat in November, we will be seeking to gauge interest in potentially trialling this approach at a Christchurch site. Whether you are a developer, builder or potential home buyer, we would welcome your input – register at info@allso.co.nz. www.allso.co.nz

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Country’s hottest garden inspo A former Timaru local, Dan Mackay, is featuring in the Auckland Garden DesignFest for the first time this November, however you may recognise him from TVNZ’s HOMEmade. A true creative, Dan is exploding with innovative ideas and the skills to see them through to completion.

What attracted you to garden design?

While I am a firm believer that the garden is the most important space in the home, my initial attraction with gardens was when I was in Europe in my heyday, travelling and landscaping. Digging holes was hard work and I decided that I would rather be pointing them out instead.

Once I started designing, I realised how much I loved being able to push my creative limits and form wild yet functional spaces.

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What do you think makes a good garden or outdoor space?

There are three key things that I think make an inspiring outdoor space; firstly, you need a place to relax that will allow you to enjoy your garden.

Secondly, a place to play is always at the top of mind in any space I am creating, especially for families. At my own garden and with five kids running around, I tried to create an element of fun in every corner, from a skateboard ramp to swings that can be used for both adults and children. Finally,

including a main garden feature or having something that stands out and is aesthetically pleasing to the eye is important.

What are some of the key trends you’re seeing coming through in our outdoor spaces?

Ten years ago, almost everyone wanted low maintenance gardens. With the rise of healthy living and organic lifestyles, this has now spread into the garden which has caused a resurgence in favour of gardening. People want to have the space to dig, grow veggies and herbs, and harvest fruit. The art of gardening has definitely become cool again!

What are you looking forward to in this year’s Auckland Garden DesignFest?

It is exciting to be involved with the Auckland Garden DesignFest for the first time. I am thrilled to be part of an event that so many other talented New Zealand landscape designers are involved with. I can’t wait to see their featured gardens and get some inspiration for myself!

I am also looking forward to seeing visitors who come along to my DesignFest featured garden. I love being able to yarn with likeminded garden design enthusiasts who are keen to take home ideas for enhancing their own gardens and outdoors spaces – I will probably talk their ears off!

We have three double passes to the Auckland Garden DesignFest valued at $130 each to giveaway. To enter, jump on the Metropol Facebook page, find the post and tell us who you would love to go garden hunting with.

This unique weekend festival on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 November will celebrate New Zealand garden design excellence, while raising funds for children’s charities; Ronald McDonald House Charities New Zealand, Garden to Table and Rotary Club of Newmarket Charitable Trust. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to tour through up to 16 of Auckland’s most beautiful, professionally designed, private gardens and meet some of New Zealand’s leading garden design talent.

For more information visit www.gardendesignfest.co.nz.

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Beautiful moon rising

By Tracey Edwardes

Last time the moon theme outshone our interiors it was the early 90s, but it seems moons are rising in popularity once again.

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reative crescents have returned in all sorts of wistful guises. This time, more mysterious streamline silhouettes, as opposed to friendly man-in-the-moon faces, beam down on us.

Either waxing or waning, a crescent or half-moon osculates between the emotive full moon and a rousing new moon. We’re not even fussy about which, we are craving the celestial in all its forms as we gaze to the

universe for inspiration.

An aura of sensuous subtilty, half moonlight softens and enchants. LED lighting is a natural pairing to award this theme the limelight – from wall art to lamps.

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Although the moon never really disappeared from our décor, we’re seeing more unique custom-made pieces in authentic mediums from metals to woods.

The minimalist moonbeam is our new moon. Crescents are often fine and elongated, like a thinly sliced wedge of melon – or the Cheshire cat’s smile!

Frameless crescent-shaped mirrors lend a shard of light – perfect for narrow spaces, corners, to hide flaws, or to reflect light.

Garlands are not just for Christmas. Half moons seem at home recreating the night sky indoors. Artisan half moons – a juxtaposition of natural wood or crafted metallics – make beautiful textured, tiered wallhangings. Move over wind chimes, suspended in space, la luna is orbiting ceilings or walls in eye-catching mobiles.

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By Terra Viva Owner Peter Worsp

Growing your own vegetables is a win-win all round. High in vitamins A and C, antioxidants, minerals and fibre, vegetables protect against heart disease and cancer. The mental health benefits too have been well documented.

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he 1959 rehab programme for war veterans included working in the garden as part of a physical and mental wellbeing programme. You’ll also find that children growing vegetables are much more likely to eat them. If you’ve grown your own vegetables you know exactly what’s gone into and onto them.

Growing vegetables gives you a healthy body and mind, a great sense of satisfaction and a healthy pocket. That convenient back-garden vege patch can save you big bucks, especially at this ‘in between’ season of the year. So here’s a few tips, and always remember: plants were designed to grow – it ain’t rocket science!

Herbs are one of the easiest, even in the smallest patch.

Parsley – great in the ground or in containers in full sun/part shade with plenty of water. The secret for basil? Maximum heat and shelter from cold wind.

Picking mint? Always cut stalks off right at the base and use only the tip to keep plants clear of rust – mint loves water and is happy in part shade. Coriander is such a useful herb which also loves part shade and is at its best grown from seed in spring and autumn. Sweet rocket transforms an average salad into a culinary masterpiece.

As winter veges finish and summer is still a way off, plant pak choi, silverbeet and spinach, which all grow fast

and are happy in the cooler temperatures. Beetroot is delicious and versatile – the young foliage as a microgreen, the small beets roasted or grated, and for preserving at the end of the season. Did you know that any of the beets are good for lowering blood pressure?

Soil preparation is the key, so dig down to a spade’s depth and mix in blood and bone, a dusting of lime, and sheep pellets, to provide loose and fertile earthworm-attracting soil. Regular light side dressings of crop-specific fertilisers and a top-up of Tui Seaweed Tonic will give you bumper crops.

Marigolds, sunflowers and cleomes keep the bugs at bay.

Along with lettuces (plant

every two weeks for a continuous supply), tomatoes are the top summer crop. Good heat, good soil and regular feeding give lots of sweet juicy fruit packed with goodies like lycopene, a powerful antioxidant for prostate health.

In cooler climates, grow the smaller-fruited tomatoes – Sweet 100, Sungold, Berrytoms – as they ripen much quicker.

Feed tomatoes regularly and use the same fertiliser for eggplants (aubergines) which love heat, along with chillies and capsicums (Target is an easy variety). Climbing beans and dwarf beans love wellcomposted, damp but welldrained soil, and once again... heat!

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Geometric Glow

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Circles, squares, hexagons, triangles, pentagons, diamonds – even shapes without a name; when it comes to geometric design, the options are endless.

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But it’s not all just squares and hexagons – plenty of lighting utilises the geometric style in a variety of unique and interesting shapes. Go big and bold or play it safe with geometricpatterned lightshades; versatile, adaptable and fun.

A groovy pair of star-shaped light fixtures or a sophisticated geometric chandelier are strong focal points for the kitchen, while a cylindrical lightshade in a geometric metal design makes a serious statement in the living area or bedroom. Get double the fun with bathroom pendant lighting above your vanity; the reflecting lights in the mirror will make your bathroom appear more spacious.

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BANG BUCK

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It is not every day we get to see a new Suzuki Jimny. In fact, if you look back far enough, we haven’t had a new pint-sized off-roader to carry the Jimny name for about 20 years. Now we have, and my word it is something really special.

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The biggest aspect of the new Jimny, one which got plenty of eyes on stalks when out and about, is just how funky and different the new car looks from anything else on the road. Our test car was lime green and featured the $500 two-tone black roof colour option. The Jimny’s dinky styling mimics great off-road icons of the past including the Willys Jeep and the original Toyota Landcruiser FJ40, while still looking clean cut and modern at the same time.

Inside there is a real feeling of rugged simplicity. You sit rather upright and you feel very cocooned by your surroundings. In the rear you have a choice between rear seat passengers, or a cavernous boot – sadly you can’t have both. Fold the rear seats flat and you can get a decent amount of whatever in the rear. The Jimny also features a number of toys. These include sat nav, climate control, Bluetooth, cruise control, hill descent, Apple Car Play and Android Auto. There is no reversing camera or parking sensors, but the Jimny is so small, you would need to be pretty committed to reversing into something.

The Jimny is epic fun around town, but on the open road, it would have been nice to have a sixth gear for cruising.

Mind you, long drives is not what the Jimny is about; it’s about going where soft roaders fear to tread, and on this front, the Jimny is dazzling.

Weighing in at 1095kg, the Jimny sports a fairly substantial 210mm of ground clearance, which in fourwheel drive low, means you bound around like a barfly after four pints. The Jimny is never flummoxed by any form of terrain. Rock or sand, it doesn’t matter, you just eat it up in comfort while covering a tonne of ground.

The first Suzuki Jimny for two decades is nothing short of stunning. It won’t be for everyone, but for someone wanting an absurdly fun way of climbing every mountain and fording every stream, the Jimny is peerless, and a bit of a bargain.

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Car enth convene

By Ben Selby

On 8 September, owners of some of Canterbury’s most desirable classic and exotic cars descended on Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub for the second annual running of The Christchurch Car Show. Sure, the weather wasn’t the greatest, but that didn’t stop gearheads from around Christchurch and beyond converging to take photos, meet the drivers and just drool excessively over their dream car.

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ccording to Jonathan Glass, a member of The Christchurch Car Show team, the event was designed to bring car lovers and car owners from throughout Canterbury together for a day of petrolhead passion. “The Christchurch Car Show started in 2018, where myself and two friends, Harry Clarke and Alex Peterson, came up with

the idea of running a car show all because of our love for cars.

We started with only two goals in mind, which is to further grow the car community in Christchurch by igniting people’s passion for cars and help out the community as much as possible,” Jonathan says.

With all the profits from the event going to the Cancer Society, entrants and spectators could be

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husiasts e safe in the knowledge they were helping a good cause.

“We chose the Cancer Society because they are a charity that is very close to our hearts as family members from the team have been affected by cancer in the past,” Jonathan says.

The line-up this year consisted of something for everyone.

Lovers of American iron were well catered for. Stand-outs like a 1970 Plymouth Road Runner, 1970 Ford Mustang BOSS 302, and modified 396CI 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS certainly got plenty of stares. Plus, a Corvette engine-swapped 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air Convertible was certainly a talking point.

Classics from Europe included a much-loved rare Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, Bentley R Type, Porsche 356 and Lancia Stratos replica built from scratch.

Japan’s fastest toys were also in attendance. Fans of the Nissan

Skyline R32, R34 and R35 GTR had eyes on stalks as these JDM legends sat proudly in line.

However, the biggest drawcard for the motoring masses was the sheer amount of late model supercars. A Novitec tuned McLaren 720S, Ford GT, Mercedes AMG GT, Lamborghini Gallardo, Aston Martin V12 Vantage S and Porsche 911 GT3 RS were just a

few of the sheer amount which turned up.

“Our car show exhibits a wide variety of cars from muscle cars, American, Japanese cars, to classics, supercars and sports cars. We want to ensure that there is at least one car that suits someone’s tastes,” Jonathan says.

With great coffee and nibbles on hand, The Christchurch Car

Show, despite the rain, was a great success and well worth braving the elements for. Plus, when the time came for the cars to leave, the torrent of symphonic engine bliss was unreal. “We hope to make The Christchurch Car Show an annual event and continue to grow the event in every way possible,” Jonathan says.

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The ZL1, like the regular 2SS Camaro, is part of HSV’s plan to re-inject HSV dealers with the unbridled power and savagery it has become famous for. Each ZL1 is shipped from the GM’s factory to HSV in Australia, where they are given a proper right-hand drive conversion before arriving here. Prices for this monster are $173,990 for the entry-level six-speed manual, and $175,990 for GM’s slick 10-speed automatic.

Under the bonnet If you “pop the hood”, you find one of the most powerful production engines on sale in NZ today – the LT4 6.2L Supercharged V8. The numbers are insane; 477kW, 900Nm of torque, and zero to the national limit in four seconds. Sure, you will be doing 15.3L per 100km but that is not why you bought one, is it?

Outside The ZL1 weighs in at 1800kg and sits at 4.8 metres long. Muscular haunches, wide Continental rubber housing aggressive 20-inch alloys, and those blasting exhaust tips, makes the ZL1 into an eclectic mix of beauty and the beast. Plus, in white with black tinted glass, our test car could have been an Imperial Stormtrooper with a spoiler.

Inside Getting comfortable in the ZL1’s hip-hugging Recaro sports seats is easy. You sit quite low in the ZL1 and the suede rim sports steering wheel

feels good in your mitts. The ZL1 gets plenty of onboard kit including a Head Up Display with G Meter, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, Dual Zone Climate Control, reversing camera, front and rear parking sensors, Blind Spot Monitoring, satellite navigation, auto headlights and a heated steering wheel.

On the road At cruising speed in regular Touring mode, the ZL1 is amazingly compliant. There isn’t much rear three-quarter vision, but you will be spending most of your time looking ahead. Once you leave city limits, the fun begins. Change to Sport mode, that Supercharged V8 booms and crackles like a far-off battlefield and you charge forward, hanging on for dear life. Change up to Track mode and you really need to be awake.

You have got to constantly ask yourself if the road, weather or traffic conditions are perfect before you give it the beans – the ZL1 commands respect and will quite happily humble those drivers who try and take liberties with it. That said, whether charging along arrow-straight asphalt or eating up miles of bendy bitumen, the ZL1 is a full-on rip-roaring automotive adrenaline pump.

Verdict All in all, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is one of the most exciting cars we have ever had the pleasure to experience. Oh, and there is still some tread left on the tyres.

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Cruising continues to be one of the most wonderful ways to see the world, with the itinerary combining a fascinating cruise together with land, specially designed to enhance the experience of each destination.

Sometimes travelling can be challenging, distracting you from the fascinating places you visit. Our hosts will ensure all the details are taken care of behind the scenes, allowing you to fully relax and enjoy the adventure.

AS K US A BOU T OU R OTHER 2020 HOSTED HOLIDAYS TO ME DITE RRANEAN & SWISS ALPS, CROATIA , S LOVENIA & M O NTENEGRO, EASTERN CANADA & USA , THE FJORDS OF ICELAND & NORWAY OR SOUTH A M E RICA

B E T T E R TO G E T H E R BARRINGTON 331 7182 I CHRISTCHURCH CITY 365 7687 I FERRYMEAD 376 4022 I HIGH ST LANES 335 3722 HORNBY 344 3070 I MERIVALE 355 2200 I NORTHLANDS 352 4578 I RANGIORA 313 0288 I RICCARTON 341 3900 SHIRLEY 385 0710 I UPPER RICCARTON 343 0869 CONDITIONS: Price correct as at 30 August 2019 • Includes return Economy class flights from Auckland as specified on each itinerary. Departures from other domestic New Zealand airports are an additional cost • All package pricing is based on twin share, Inside cabin, unless otherwise stated with additional prices for other cabin types as shown on each package. All cruise excursions, beverages and items of a personal nature are at own cost except where outlined as included • A non-refundable deposit of $2000 per person is required within 7 days of booking. Final payments are due 120 days prior to departure • Further terms and conditions apply. For more information see in-store or visit www.hot.co.nz/crs0819-hosted.

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