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🥩🤝 High Steaks
Bloody Mary’s and Greenstone Creek highlight the vital role of supplier relationships in beefing up performance!
Nestled in Christchurch's Rydges Latimer Hotel, Bloody Mary’s is a premier steakhouse and whisky lounge known for its extensive grill menu, perfectly executed sides, and sophisticated yet comfortable ambience.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/25/high-steaks.
The Existential Wet Fish to the Face Moment 🐟
Tim Jones is a leading global B Corp consultant (and New Zealand’s first qualified) based in Christchurch. He explains the concept to Avenues readers.
🔗 To find out more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/25/the-existential-wet-fish-to-the-face-moment.
Gloved up 🧤
Christchurch’s Eagle Protect is cleaning up the world’s food and medical industries, one glove at a time, by revealing a shocking truth.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/25/gloved-up.
Pressure and care 🗣
Boma, founded and led by Kalia Colbin, offers transformational learning experiences for leaders. One of its courses is the Crusaders Leadership Programme.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/25/pressure-and-care.
Socks with purpose 🧦
Christchurch-based conscious clothing producer Untouched World is driving new standards in fashion through circular products, like its ‘Rubbish Socks’
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/25/socks-with-purpose
Raising the bar 🍫
Lucy Bennetto’s journey to creating a global chocolate brand – a story that mirrors many Kiwi success tales – began in a humble extension of her garage.
🔗 To read more, head to https://www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/25/raising-the-bar
🧦 Our August edition is out now!
How often do you consider the ethics behind the businesses you support? Our guess is, more often than not. But let’s be real – it’s a challenge. Mega-corporations can deliver cheap goods quickly, often hiding questionable practices. Enter B Corp: a certification ensuring transparency and ethics.
In this edition, we focus on businesses that have achieved this status: a chocolate company that started in a garage and is now taking on the world, an apparel company leading with circular fashion, and those in leadership, safety, tourism, and food. You’ll also find other similarly minded companies and B Corps peppered throughout this issue.
Alongside our themed content, there are your usual favourites and plenty of other great content.
👉 Get your copy today, out with The Press and at stands around the city, and always online at www.avenues.net.nz.
Marinated Tuna, Mandarin, and Coconut Salad 🥥 🐟
This Marinated Tuna, Mandarin, and Coconut salad has been on the menu at King of Snake since day one and has been a popular option ever since.
To find out how to make it, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/17/marinated-tuna-mandarin-and-coconut-salad.
Great hair with kindness 💇♀️
Celebrating 25 years in business, the owner of award-winning salon Surreal, Michelle Marsh, says the secret to its success is thanks to its strong community.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/17/great-hair-with-kindness.
Community, innovation, and resilience 🎭
When asked about the secret behind the success of Showbiz Christchurch’s productions, General Manager Craig Ogilvie passionately replies, “He tangata, he tangata, he tangata! It’s the people, it’s the people, it’s the people.”
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/17/community-innovation-and-resilience.
A new form 🎨
In 2024, a new era has dawned for Form Gallery, with Sarah Roberts taking the reins as the new owner and director.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/17/a-new-form.
👀 Watch this Space: Papatūānuku (Detail of the larger Waltham School Mural)
🎨 Kophie a.k.a Meep ()
🗓 September 2022
📍Waltham Primary School Te Kura o Tūpuni
This striking painting is part of a larger sprawling mural painted at Waltham Primary School Te Kura o Tūpuni by alumni artist Kophie a.k.a Meep. Ōtautahi creative Meep has deployed her signature bright, bold visual style to reflect the school’s cultural narrative and the history of the surrounding area. In front of a lush green background, a personification of Papatūānuku, the Mother Earth figure from Māori tradition, stares out, beautiful, wise and calm. She is surrounded by native birdlife, specifically the Ruru, Pīwakawaka, Pūkeko and Tui, each providing symbolic references and associations. The overall composition resonates as a reminder of the importance of our connection to the land, our forests and the protection of our unique native species of animals and plants.
The wider mural explores further cultural and mythological narratives specific to place, a reminder of the role of art and creativity in sharing stories, reflecting our surrounding environments and serving to call for action to ensure a brighter tomorrow for our future generations…
Explore more of Ōtautahi’s urban art on a Watch This Space guided street art tour! Email [email protected] for booking information.
watchthisspace.org.nz/admin/streetart/artwork/1131/
Powering our future 💡
Avenues gets to know what it takes for Orion, the electricity distributor for central Waitaha Canterbury, to keep the lights on and how they are firmly focused on powering a cleaner, brighter future.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/27/powering-our-future.
Finding the right fire 🔥
Throw out all your assumptions about a fireplace studio because the new Stoke Fireplace Studio in Christchurch sets the bar high.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/7/2/finding-the-right-fire.
Home design evening 🏡
It can be daunting knowing where to start with a build or renovation. Archipro’s Home Design Evening brings all the key elements together, allowing attendees to meet New Zealand’s leading architects, builders, and designers. It’s a chance to gain inspiration and discover the latest trends from top brands and suppliers, all while enjoying canapés and champagne.
🗓 9 August, Te Pae
🎟 www.archipro.co.nz
Simply sophisticated 🏢
Three Sixty Architecture has won a 2024 Canterbury Architecture Award in Interior Architecture for a sensitive design transformation at The Yard on St Asaph Street.
🔗 To explore more, click the link in our bio.
Bespoke is best 👍
What exactly is a ducted heat pump? The team from Gavin Lowe Energy explains them to Avenues and shares that not all are created equal, recommending a bespoke approach.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/27/bespoke-is-best
Building Hope ⛪️
Dalman Architects’ brief from Hope Presbyterian was simple: build a functional space that meets the needs of an active and growing community.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/27/building-hope.
Eyes on the future 👀
Governance influences our lives. The Institute of Directors explains what this means and how, when done well, governance can lead to success for all of us.
To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/27/eyes-on-the-future.
🩺 Tiny device, big impact for women
Since Dr Geeta Singh first qualified as a gynaecologist, numerous medical developments have increased the choices available for women – but none more so than the hormonal IUD.
To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/27/tiny-device-big-impact-for-women.
🔗 To read more, head to: www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/27/loving-listings
📉 When might interest rates fall?
Brad Olsen, New Zealand’s go-to bearer of economic news, gazes into his crystal ball to predict when interest rates might fall.
To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/27/when-might-interest-rates-fall.
📢 "Expertise is not about having all the answers; it’s about knowing where to find them."
🗞 In this issue, we share advice from our panel of Avenues experts. Brad Olsen, the chief executive and principal economist at Infometrics, makes his debut with Avenues and imparts his thoughts on when interest rates might fall.
We also spoke with Danielle and Adam Heazlewood, a dynamic husband-and-wife duo whose real estate expertise is invaluable. Our friends at COGA and the Institute of Directors have contributed incredibly useful information, and the technicians at Gavin Lowe Energy enlightened us on their innovative approach to ducted heat pump systems.
📕 On the cover is a 'Papatūānuku', a mural by artist Kophie a.k.a Meep, at Waltham School.
Reclaimed, a pop-up show by Jacob Root (Distranged Design), will be held on 12 July at 4 Cranford Street.
Jacob is a Christchurch-based contemporary and urban artist, specialising in stencilling, spray painting, and murals.
The show will consist of his most recent works (all previously unseen). Head along from 6pm onwards for a drink and a chance to meet Jacob.
🗓 6pm, 12 July
📍4 Cranford Street
🔗 https://www.facebook.com/events/1001711051449339?ref=newsfeed
Zonta Christmas Trail 🎄
Get into the holiday spirit with the Zonta Winter Christmas Trail 2024 on 28 July. Sponsored by Ryman Healthcare and The Christmas Hut, the festive event is a self-drive tour of up to 10 houses throughout the city. Highlights include a vintage Christmas sleigh, decorating demonstrations, and floral displays. Funds support women's and girls' initiatives, including scholarships, health programmes, and local charities such as The Canterbury Charity Hospital and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Tickets are available at The Christmas Hut or online.
🗓 28 July
📍Various locations
🔗 zontachristchurch.org.nz
🎟 Tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/4wunnfk9
Transform yourself 💆
Here are six treatments to try this winter at Transform Clinic.
For more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/12/transform-yourself.
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Friends in food 🍳
They say the best things in life are shared, and that’s at its most true with food. Victoria Street’s bustling café, Majestic at Mayfair, emphasises this philosophy with its new season’s brunch offerings.
🔗 To find out more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/12/friends-in-food.
Plant smart 🌳
With winter here, Avenues gets some seasonal advice from Southern Woods’ Ashley Shadbolt.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/12/plant-smart.
👋 Meet Kaitlyn, a passionate changemaker and a Human of Ōtautahi Christchurch.
"I've been doing compost workshops for the community for four years. But I guess composting for the past eight years.
"It originally started because we moved, and our house came with the compost bin. I was curious to know what it was, so we started composting, but like, just chucking stuff and not really knowing what we’re doing. Then pumpkins and potatoes just started growing out of it.
"I got into gardening during lockdown. My French teacher gave me some broccoli seeds, and I grew those. Then, obviously, you go through the journey of discovering soils are really important to grow healthy kai.
"When I was in Year 13, I was volunteering at an orchard, and I ran my first compost workshop. It was pretty cool. And then people just wanted me to keep doing them. Me and my sister got an internship at the Council doing compost education for the community, but my compost passion actually came from hearing about Kaicycle’s composting programme in Wellington. I want to set up a composting business like that. facebook.com/humansofchch
"Me and my sister started Compost Club at uni last year. Our main aim is to make composting more accessible and commonplace on campus, especially for students because we find that students want to compost, but they don’t know how or they don’t have the resources. We go to their flat, and we run a mini-workshop for them, come back three weeks later, and check out how it’s going.
"I’ve taken a break this semester from burnout.
"I just find it hard to say no; you get to that position where your body makes you say, no, I can’t do any more. I feel like, in the environmental space, people burn out a lot. I guess why I’ve struggled with saying no, is because I feel like I can change the world. But no, I can’t! We need everyone to do their little part to make a change.
"I’m really passionate about cooking and growing healthy kai, and having a slow life. And I haven’t done that yet. But I’m working towards it."
Left with a smile 🦷
Jenny Kim, owner of Studio Dental, gave Fabric a simple brief: create a space that was more than a dental clinic, redefining what it could be.
🔗 To read more, head to www.avenues.net.nz/all-stories/2024/6/11/left-with-a-smile.
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Pamper this month is a celebration of you! Our featured products include: 💄 Just blotted A sheer, lightweight matte lipstick that delivers buildable, vivid colour for the perfect just-blotted lip look. This comfortable matte formula is infused with blurring technology that softens the look of lips while delivering sheer pigmented colour that wears flawlessly all day. www.ballantynes.co.nz 💐 Dream wedding skin Preparing for the best wedding skin possible starts with a personalised treatment and skincare plan from the team of appearance medicine specialists and skin therapists at Transform Clinic. Book a free consultation to create your wedding beauty regime today. www.transformclinic.co.nz 💆 Oasis of wellness Unwind and indulge in an oasis of wellness, pampering, and relaxation at Moss. Treat yourself and your bridal party to the perfect mix of spa treatments expertly crafted to rejuvenate the mind, body, and soul. www.mossspa.co.nz/bridal 🏝️ So Soleil Picture a remote private island where summer lasts all year. Tom Ford’s Soleil Blanc is a floral amber scent featuring warm and sweet gourmands. With notes of bergamot, cardamom oil, pistachio, ylang ylang and more, it unapologetically exudes the pursuit of sun and luxury. www.meccabeauty.co.nz 💅🏾 Gloss and glam Inspired by vintage nail polish bottles, Gucci’s Vernis À Ongles offers perfect bridal tones for your nails – vibrant, intense, and ultra-shiny lacquer that creates a glossy, glamorous finish. Each layer transforms into an ultra-smooth film on contact. Available in ten eye-catching colours. www.sephora.nz
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