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On the Street
Competitive ballroom dancer turned passionate interior decorator and retail assistant, Karen Foy’s wardrobe has seen a definite change in style over the past few years as she has begun to embrace colour and quality.
What are you wearing today? My top and skirt are Pol from Jo at Shine. My boots are also from Shine. Bag is from Wendy’s Boutique in Tauranga. My gorgeous crystal pendant and earrings are from Villarosa Maison. Bangles are Erika Heidi and Moxini.
What is your style? Feminine. I am a real girly girl, I especially love long dresses and I love dressing up for every occasion. I guess that often what I wear is an expression of how I’m feeling. Sometimes I like to add something quite edgy to a feminine look. Not sure that I follow a particular style. Over the years, especially since moving to Nelson, my style has changed from mostly black and tight fitting to more relaxed and loads more colour. And I’m no longer afraid to wear accessories.
What is most of your wardrobe made up of? Lots of long dresses, floaty tops, jumpsuits, all sorts of denim jackets and coats.
What are you loving at the moment? I like how it’s much more acceptable today to wear your style your own way. I love to see people owning their own style whether it’s ‘in’ or not. It’s an attractive, confident look when you love what you wear.
What are you dressed for today? Work. I work part time at Villarosa Maison and Moxini.
Where do you buy most of your clothes from? My favourite places in Nelson would be Shine, Staceys and Villarosa Maison.
What is your approach to shopping? Well, unfortunately, I do love to shop, and, I do love to dress up. I think that when something is expensive, if you absolutely love it and will thrash it then its worth every penny. But if it’s a cheap piece that you hardly ever end up using, that seems to be a waste, which I occasionally buy into. I never buy polyester, I can’t stand anything made with it. It has to be either cotton, silk, linen or viscose. I love supporting NZ designers if I can.
What wardrobe item should everyone invest in? A beautiful quality coat, or several. And good quality bags and shoes.
Do you have a style rule you always obey? Balance of shape and colour. It’s important to wear what makes you feel good. If I get dressed in the morning and I don’t feel right, I will change several times until it feels right.
If you could raid one person’s wardrobe, who would it be? Trinny Woodall’s, have you seen how extensive and gorgeous her wardrobes are? I have been following Trinny for some time now and have learned so much about styling from her.
Finish this sentence – You would never catch me wearing… Crocs! Apart from hospital staff, they are just so very wrong.
Amy Cunningham and partner Benjamin Black say they were honoured to be asked to complete the final collection of illustrious silversmith Gavin Hitchings.
Gavin Hitchings’ final collection to be showcased
The legacy of legendary, late jeweller Gavin Hitchings is set to live on with his final collection immortalised in an exhibition. Gavin will receive a posthumous exhibition of the works he left unfinished before his death in 2018. His collection was completed by Nelson jeweller Benjamin Clark, and numbers approximately 50 pieces of contemporary works. Benjamin was asked by Gavin’s wife Jenny to complete the pieces and says it was a very special honour for him to put the finishing touches on Gavin’s final creations. “It was mostly done but needed just a bit of touching up. It was beautiful to see them all finished off.” “I met him a few times before he passed away, I always really admired his work. He had a really distinctive style and made pieces that went all over the world.” The posthumous works feature a collection of earrings, brooches, rings and pendants handcrafted in sterling silver and copper, from various periods throughout Hitchings’ career, one piece dating back to 1986. Jenny also sold Benjamin her late husband’s tools. “A lot of those tools will go forever, there is a lot of history in them.” Benjamin has spent the past month meticulously completing Gavin’s works which will be displayed and sold at Benjamin Black Goldsmiths. An entomologist before emigrating to Nelson in 1965, Gavin was named New Zealand Jeweller of the Year in 1977. The renowned goldsmith went on to establish a metal and jewellery programme at the Nelson Polytechnic and leaves his mark in the form of numerous pieces, such as the feature on the side of the Nelson I-Site. Benjamin describes Gavin as one of the founding members of contemporary jewellery in Nelson. His pieces were inspired by the natural world, not insects, as one may expect, but geological features, coastal environments and time. “The foundation of much of his work is the grid, which he often juxtaposed with organic elements to show the relationship between humanity and the natural environment. This reflects his passion for science and has an architectural aesthetic that I’m really interested in.” Born and bred in Nelson, Benjamin left school at 16 to become a jeweller’s apprentice. After seven years, Benjamin wanted to flex his creative muscles and with his partner, Amy Cunningham, opened his own jewellery workshop and studio in 2013 where they produce a wide range of beautiful, hand-crafted jewellery, including wedding and engagement, and custom made jewellery. The couple have also created an online business, Signet Rings by Benjamin Black, and a fashion jewellery brand, Black Matter Jewellery, which has its flagship store on Ponsonby Road in Auckland.
Gavin Hitchings: UNFINISHED Available now at: Benjamin Black Goldsmiths 176 Bridge St, Nelson benjaminblack.co.nz
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Mariposa 5. Gift vouchers available from Morrison Square
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The Integrity Care team, Chelsea Whyte, Vanessa Taylor, Kristin Nimmo, Ben Coutts, Greg Taylor, Tim Stewart.
The Spirit of Christmas – Kristin Nimmo of Integrity Care
Kristin Nimmo is someone who relishes hard work and embraces challenges head on. As managing director of The Integrity Care Group that is developing Olive Estate Lifestyle Village, her life is very full indeed. “I wear many different hats in a day,” she explains. “One moment I can be involved in construction of our village units, the next in overseeing the Village’s day to day operation.” With 142 units already complete and 220 people already living on site it is the people contact with residents that Kristin particularly loves.
Paragon Eatery on site is also under her watch. “We have a terrific head chef in Ben Coutts who manages the cafe and does the creative and delicious side,” she says,” and I am all ready to step in when an extra pair of hands is needed. I even get up at the crack of dawn to bake batches of scones. I just love it and the café is a great way of me interacting with people that live in the village and the many others who come from elsewhere to enjoy what we offer.” It is that love of people that led Kristin to establish the “Spirit of Christmas” promotion, in conjunction with The Breeze and More FM, over the last six years. This year there is an opportunity for the Nelson community to nominate people they feel deserve to receive thanks for all the work they have done to help others throughout the year. “2021 has been a tough year for many, but there have been some real champions and this is our chance to acknowledge them. I like to support the community in any way I can and to give credit where it is due. I see this as a great way to do that.” In the weeks before Christmas, approximately twenty recipients will be chosen from the nominations received to receive unexpected gifts. “It is hopefully a way to encourage everyone to think about what a difference it can make to thank people for their kindness and service,” says Kristin. “I am hoping that, like ‘pay it forward’, it will nurture a spirit of gratitude in the local community and spread around the region.” “I am so fortunate to be surrounded by a terrific team and we all love working together to make sure everyone who lives here feels part of a warm and caring community. The Spirit of Christmas is an extension of that”, says Kristin.
Introducing sustainability scores
Investors are increasingly considering non-financial sustainability measures, in combination with traditional financial measures when assessing a company. Not only can this help align investments to different sets of values and encourage companies to make positive change, it can also identify risks to the longevity and sustainability of a company’s business model. To this end, we have developed company sustainability scores which provide a snapshot of how companies rate across three key areas of business sustainability – environmental, social and governance.
Sustainability encompasses more than environmental impacts
Sustainability is about more than just a company’s impact on the environment. It also incorporates a company’s societal impact, along with how it is governed. Just as a company that has a detrimental impact on its environment is more likely to have an unsustainable business model, so too is one that has a negative impact on society, or that has poor governance practices. Assessing a company’s sustainability can help align investments to an investor’s set of values. In addition, it can help drive positive change by signalling to companies what areas stakeholders see as important, and where certain issues may need to be addressed. Furthermore, a company with an unsustainable business model presents additional risks over the long-term of which investors should be aware. The sustainable investing spectrum
Socially responsible investing is here to stay
Socially responsible investing has gained in prominence in recent years, and we anticipate it to only become more and more important in the years ahead. The Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a further boost for the trend, with more and more investors recognising the importance of thinking about the bigger picture, rather than only pursuing returns. One of the most common ways of incorporating sustainability into an investment process is via the integration of environmental, social and governance factors. This is termed ‘ESG’ investing. More than simply screening and excluding companies
The Craigs Investment Partners Top of the South team – committed to our communities while investing with a global view. Left to right – Jason Craig, Kent Winstanley, Tanya McMurtrie, Felix Vavasour and Karl Williscroft.
engaged in certain business areas (e.g. gambling, fossil fuels or tobacco), ESG investing takes it a step further and includes a range of non-financial measures to help identify sustainable and nonsustainable businesses, and those taking active steps to improve the sustainability of their businesses. This is the approach we have taken when developing our sustainability scoring framework. Beyond ESG integration sits sustainability themed investing and impact investing which are closely linked. Sustainability themed investing involves investing in-line with certain themes, such as renewable energy, agriculture or energy efficiency. This enables investors to gain access to growing industries, as well as put their dollars to work in areas that have a positive effect on the environment or society. Similarly, impact investing is where an investor specifically directs capital towards companies whose product or service has environmental or social benefits in order to drive change.
Our approach
The analysis of environmental, social and governance factors for a company is incredibly difficult. While certain things can be measured (like a company’s greenhouse gas footprint or the number of independent directors), many things cannot. Furthermore, the issues affecting each individual company can be quite unique. We must also constantly weigh multiple factors against each other, and against other companies, to arrive at a score we believe reflects where the company is at and provides useful information for investors. Our analysis also considers any recent controversies the company has been involved with.
We have taken a realistic and pragmatic approach to scoring each company, with a focus on what we think is important from the viewpoint of a private investor. As with anything, we expect our approach to evolve over time. The scores of many companies will also change for a range of reasons; be it a greater focus from the company, improved disclosures, business changes and so on. We hope that our focus on this area and continued engagement with companies leads to improved disclosures and actions from companies. It is also highly likely some people will disagree with the score we have given a company. As human beings our values vary, with different issues being given a different weighting by each of us. It is partly for this reason that we have broken out the total score into the three different areas and provided our rationale for each score. This should, at the very least, provide a starting point for investors, and we would welcome the opportunity to have this conversation with you in 2022.
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