Style: August 05, 2022

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As both a journalist and magazine editor, I love nothing more
than hearing about and sharing local success stories, and
this issue has some absolute doozies – starting with our suitably
stylish cover feature (page 22), where I had the opportunity to
speak with Untouched World’s Peri Drysdale about the joys
and challenges of running a genuinely sustainable international
fashion brand from Christchurch.
Staying in the Garden City, the wonderful work of emerging
tech entrepreneur (and young mum of two) Hannah Hardy-
Jones, helping beat the global mental health crisis one app at a
time, is also worth celebrating – and we aren’t the only ones to
think so, as she recently won a sought-after Jaguar ‘She Sets the
Pace’ community grant of $10,000. Read more on page 36.
We also raise a toast (in print form) to star mixologist
Meredith Earle of High Street speakeasy Austin Club, who,
along with my fellow gin-loving judges, I recently had the
pleasure of awarding top place to at the South Island final
of Roots Marlborough Dry Gin’s ‘Show Us Your Roots’
cocktail competition. Meredith shares the recipe for her
deliciously captivating winning entry Rōhi and the inspiration
behind it, on page 61.
Here’s cheers to all three!
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CONTENTS
In this issue
Cover Feature
22 WOOL DOMINATION
Untouched World founder
Peri Drysdale on more than
25 years in trade
Health & Beauty
36 GETTING APPY
The Christchurch tech
entrepreneur tackling the
mental health crisis
38 NATURAL GLOW
Sort your winter skin
40 ABOUT FACE
The best new beauty
Fashion
34 WINTER GLAMOUR
Don’t let a little cold
dampen your sparkle
Home & Interiors
32 MOST WANTED
What the Style team are
coveting this month
32
22
62
RESENE
GUMBOOT
COLOURS OF
THE MONTH
THE BEST OF HOME, LIFE & FASHION
Style is something unique to each of us. Each month, Style encapsulates what’s remarkable, exciting or
emerging across the South Island and beyond. Be assured, the best of lifestyle, home, fashion, food and
culture will always be in Style.
2022
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ESSENTIAL CREAM
Food & Drink
61 STYLE SIPS
An award-winning cocktail to try
62 THE MODERN PRESERVER
Pickle queen Kylee Newton’s
deliciously easy recipes
64 MIX & MINGLE
Delicious beverages tested
by the Style team
Arts & Culture
28 MUSICAL HERITAGE
Dunedin’s oldest music store still
rocking after 45 years
66 ODE TO THE SOUTH
Poet and artist Gregory O’Brien
pays tribute to regional NZ
72 THE READING ROOM
Our picks of the new book pack
Travel
52 CLIFFHANGER
Falling for Omarama’s Clay Cliffs
54 CHATEAU ON THE PARK
The one-of-a-kind Christchurch
hotel reopens to the public
Regulars
12 NEWSFEED
What’s hot and happening in your
neighbourhood
50 MARKETPLACE
Gorgeous wares from local spots
74 WIN
Luxe pillows, flotation therapy,
tickets to Matilda: The Musical
and a very innovative mouse
Our cover
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working on a garment at the clothing
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NEWSFEED
Party-worthy prints
Dunedin-based designer Tanya
Carlson has plenty to celebrate,
with her eponymous label turning
25 this year. The autumn/winter
collection is suitably party-ready,
and includes fabulous exclusive
prints created in collaboration
with textile designer Julie Maclean,
as well as vivid hues of buttercup
yellow, watermelon, crème de
menthe, ruby red and Moroccan
blue. tanyacarlson.com
Ballet is back
Spectacular new RNZB ballet Cinderella
will be performed in Christchurch
August 25-28 and Dunedin September
3 as part of the company’s first national
tour in more than a year. Feisty, funny
and fabulous, Cinderella is the brainchild
of award-winning master storyteller
Loughlan Prior, with a magical new score
by Claire Cowan and fashion-forward
designs by San Francisco-based Australian
designer Emma Kingsbury.
rnzb.org.nz
On patrol
Sit tight and buckle up,
as iconic Kiwi rockers
Fur Patrol take their 21st
birthday on the road this
month. A tour dedicated
to their debut record
Pet, Julia Deans, Simon
Braxton and Andrew Bain
are excited to be playing
it live once again. Catch
the start of their tour in
Nelson (August 11), before
Dunedin (August 12), and
Christchurch (August 13).
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Think pink
If you’re needing new hot hair tools, now’s the perfect time
to invest, with the launch of ghd’s latest limited-edition Pink
collection. This year’s selection of hot pink tools includes the
Helios professional hairdryer, award-winning Platinum+ styler,
the Gold styler, and, for the first time ever, the Glide hot brush
– with $20 from every Pink ghd purchased going to Breast
Cancer Foundation New Zealand. ghdhair.com

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In stitches
Celebrating 20 years in 2022, luxe Kiwi leatherware
brand Saben’s latest collection, Soul Sisters, is a nod to
the art of craft, with braided leather and a
contrasting blanket stitch used on several key pieces,
as well as a very special limited-edition capsule range
adorned by embroidery artist Fleur Woods.
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Foodie fun
Sharpen up your culinary skills at The Christchurch
Food Show, returning to the Garden City this August
19-21 at Christchurch Arena. Join MasterChef New
Zealand judge Michael Dearth in the NEFF Cooking
Theatre, where he’ll share the heritage of exceptional
flavour and how to apply this to everyday cooking.
A session not to be missed for all foodies! Purchase
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Grand opening
Four years and $23 million in the making,
Christchurch’s newest boutique luxury
hotel The Mayfair has finally opened
its very stylish doors. Set in a premium
central location on the corner of Victoria
and Dorset streets, it features 67 rooms
over five floors including spacious
suites such as the ‘top of house’ rooms
with panoramic views through 3.3m
floor-to-ceiling windows, taking in
Hagley Park and the Southern Alps. “The
Mayfair is a fresh take on luxury, meaning
that luxury no longer has to be about
formality,” says general manager Rick
Crannitch. “Instead, it’s relaxed, thoughtful
and welcoming at every touchpoint:
a beautiful space, complemented by
attentive service.” mayfairluxuryhotels.com
Spread the word
From poetry slams, pop-ups
and author events (Fiona
Kidman, Kate De Goldi and
Lloyd Jones to name just a
few), to writing workshops,
cabaret, haiku hikes, afterdark
museum tours and a
moving tribute to the late
Keri Hulme, this year’s Word
Christchurch is shaping
up to be an unmissable
festival celebrating all things
words, held across five
fabulous days in the city.
August 31 to September 4.
wordchristchurch.co.nz
Nice undies
Much-loved Kiwi period
underwear brand AWWA
recently achieved B Corp
Certification, having saved 23
million single-use period products
from landfill and waterways to
date. They also have a new head
designer, ex-Lonely Lingerie’s Anya
Bucher, who has begun with a
bang via the launch of matching
sets in covetable colourways of
moss and periwinkle. The first ever
organic cotton AWWA bralette
features a flattering scooped
neckline, wire-free comfort and
detachable straps to cross over
for racerback-style tops, while
the briefs are available in both
moderate and heavy absorbency.
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On the road again
After having her summer touring
plans scuppered by Covid, awardwinning
songstress Reb Fountain is
finally packing her bags and heading
out on the road to showcase album
IRIS. “After releasing IRIS in October
2021, we were all set to tour the
album and like so many of our
musical peers, plans got curtailed
then cancelled. These shows have
been a long time coming and we’re
grateful for your patience and
perseverance, we promise to bring
you everything we’ve got!” she says.
Reb and band will be in Dunedin
August 17 and Christchurch
August 18. rebfountain.co.nz

Style | Promotion 17
“Being you is so important”: A
wellbeing approach to education
Feeling part of a community with strong relationships has
helped Christchurch teen Sadie Lee navigate her high
school years.
The Rangi Ruru Girls’ School Year 13 student says feeling
comfortable connecting with specialist subject teachers, class
tutors, deans and her peers creates an environment where she
belongs and can be herself.
“When I came in Year 7 – and I think when all new
students come in any year – you just want to fit in. But we’re
encouraged to be ourselves; having that at the back of your
mind during a time when you’re really discovering who you are
lets you explore your interests and allow those aspects of your
life to flourish.
“I have gone through so many different phases and had the
opportunity to try so many things out that I have to come to a
point where I am pretty content with who I am and who I am
becoming,” she says.
Wellbeing and digital engagement coordinator at the
690-student Years 7 to 13 day and boarding school, Sally Fail, says
creating such an environment at the school is very intentional.
“We don’t have a wellbeing programme, we have a
wellbeing approach. We incorporate wellbeing across
everything we do because it’s fundamental to any success: no
learning is going to happen if you’re not feeling comfortable
and content with who you are and where you’re at.”
Classes sized between 16 and 25 help teachers get to know
each student and allow students to be more open-minded
and understanding.
Fail, who attended Rangi Ruru herself, is part of the school’s
Care and Development Network which includes the deputy
principal; two school psychologists; boarding staff and nurses,
and the heads of Health, student development and leadership
and the high-performance and learning support programmes.
Tutor class teachers and deans move through the school
within year groups and Rangi Ruru has New Zealand’s only
in-school careers and pathways strategist from university
admissions consultancy Crimson Education.
Rangi Ruru is hosting open days in August 2022 and Term
1, 2023. For further information please visit:
www.rangiruru.school.nz
ABOVE: Sally Fail and Sadie Lee.
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18 Style | Newsfeed
Ride or dies
Run, don’t walk. Deadly Ponies designer
Liam Bowden has announced his newest
addition to the luxury leather label…
women’s boots. In two designs, Rider
and Marengo, each pair boasts a supple
lamb inner and calf leather exterior.
Responsibly tanned and handcrafted
in Europe, take your pick between
classic black and macadamia python.
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Country music royalty
Critically acclaimed musician Tami Neilson
takes her stunning new album Kingmaker on
the road this month, with South Island stops
in Nelson (August 17), Dunedin (August
18) and with the Christchurch Symphony
Orchestra on August 20. With her serious
vocal power, strikingly personal approach
to country, rockabilly and soul and growing
collection of awards, a Tami Neilson gig is not
to be missed. tamineilson.com
Photo: Sophia Bayly
Southern talent
Hospice Southland fundraiser and fabulous annual event Of Course
You Can Do It! returns for 2022 with an unmissable afternoon of
fun, goody bags and of course bubbles, with presentations by some
very talented local folk, from a young chef with Michelin Star
credentials to fashion and jewellery designers and a top makeup
artist. August 28, Ascot Park Hotel. hospicesouthland.org.nz
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A Word On
Waiting
Have you ever gone past a line
of people and wondered what
exactly they were waiting for,
especially when the conditions
for waiting were uncomfortable?
It was either unbearably hot or
inclement, yet the line continued to
grow, confirming the belief that some
things are worth waiting for.
There’s a psychology to waiting and
it’s been studied as part of business
management and client services, with
some of the most significant findings
coming from Harvard Business School
professor David Maister.
I’m interested in his studies because
one of the most common statements
I’m hearing in the current market
is “we’re waiting” … for the right
home, right time, right price, the
right circumstances. Everything has
to be perfect and yet the chances of
perfection, I’ve learnt from experience,
are rare and that wait can become an
infinite one.
Waiting is one of the most dominant of
human frustrations, so it makes sense
to identify what makes the wait more
acceptable.
Here are some of his findings:
1) The more valuable the service, the
longer you’ll wait.
An easy example of this is that people
will wait longer for a doctor to attend
to them than they would a shop
assistant, perceiving the doctor’s
service to be more valuable and
deeply integral to their wellbeing.
Equally, in real estate clients will wait
for the right consultant to manage
their property needs in the knowledge
that this could give them an advantage
by reaching more buyers, having their
price expectations upheld through
superior negotiation skills and giving
their properties a better profile.
There’s literally a ‘waiting list’ of clients
for consultants of this calibre, and
it makes sense to want to work with
them.
Some factors make waiting feel even
longer and this realization gives the
service industries – and real estate is
one of these – a chance to rectify this
inconvenience.
2) Uncertain waits are longer than
quantified ones.
Someone who knows that their wish
list home is coming to the market
in approximately one month’s
time is more likely to wait knowing
this is definitely happening versus
never having an actual timeframe
communicated to them. The lesson
here is consistent communication by
an agent to keep in touch with their
clients around timeframes – and for
those clients wanting to be notified to
show loyalty and commitment to that
consultant. It’s a two-way street with
significant benefits to both parties.
Here’s a final ‘waiting’ scenario that
also gets played out regularly and
affects most of us:
3) Unfair waits are longer, much
longer than equitable ones. Here’s the
scenario. You’re waiting to be attended
to and the service you receive (or hope
to receive) is interrupted by someone’s
phone call. The sense of unfairness
this engenders can make the wait
intolerable and I wonder how much
business is lost chasing the call over
helping the actual person standing in
front of you. I personally struggle with
this the most and will usually move on
if I find myself in this situation.
So, what are you waiting for? What
lines are you physically or figuratively
standing in? I’m currently waiting
for spring; I’m waiting for a full office
without the burden of excessive
illness. I’m not waiting for the market
to change greatly for some time, but I
am working with the awareness that it
will, as they always do. So you’re aware
of the most recent market statistics, I
can tell you that 491 properties sold in
June, averaging 33 days on the market
and for an average price of $700,000.
If you’re waiting for that right time,
place or home, know that it’s out there
and the right person will guide you to
it.
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Grape news
New Zealand’s largest wine tasting event, Winetopia, arrives at the
brand-new Te Pae Convention Centre this August 26-27 featuring
46 wineries from Northland to Central Otago, tasty bites from
South Island producers and the Te Pae kitchens and a solid line-up
of talks and tastings led by some big personalities.
winetopia.co.nz
Dine Dunedin
Dine Dunedin is back for another delicious year
from August 5-21, and the menu is jammed
with special experiences including degustations,
lunches and tastings. Burger lovers listen up – hot
spots all over town have come up with creative
entries for the Emerson’s Burger Challenge, from
Starfish Cafe’s Dirty Bird (a fried chicken and mac
n’ cheese burger, pictured) to Blueskin Nurseries
Cafe’s ultimate southern cheese roll and beef
burger hybrid. Try as many burgers as you dare,
then vote for your favourite and you could win
a $200 voucher to visit Emerson’s Taproom.
dinedunedin.co.nz
Spice up your life
The best way to warm up this winter?
Get involved in Christchurch’s Turn Up
the Heat festival. Dubbed “a month of
spicy sounds, sights and bites”, expect
a programme full of comedy, cabaret,
family events, musical theatre and yep –
a whole lot of fiery food and beverages
(pictured: Rascal Bar’s Sriracha
Margarita). Suitable for anyone with an
adventurous spirit for sizzling sensory
experiences, it runs throughout August
in the central city. turnuptheheat.nz
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20.08.2022
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22 Style | Feature
Wool domination
Celebrating more than 25 years in trade, Christchurch-based clothing company
Untouched World’s success comes from finding balance between
innovation and staying true to its roots.
Interview Josie Steenhart
Launched in 1995 as a pioneer of the sustainable fashion industry, Christchurch-based clothing
brand Untouched World continues to lead the way in innovation, ethics and environmental
friendliness, all without compromising on quality or its impeccable signature design aesthetic.
Style caught up with founder Peri Drysdale for a chat about growing up on a sheep farm,
blazing international trails, staying New Zealand-made, signature fabrics, outdoor pursuits and
a memorable pair of shiny red shoes.
ABOVE: Untouched World founder Peri Drysdale.

Style | Feature 23
“The love, skill and care being poured into our garments is phenomenal,
and for us, it’s important to know that the people making
our clothes are well looked after.”
You grew up on a South Island farm, when/where did your
interest in fashion/clothing come from?
I grew up on a sheep farm at the base of the Southern Alps,
up the Rakaia Gorge.
I was always interested in wool, I learnt to spin and knit
– pretty badly – from an early age.
All our sweaters were beautiful homespun wool garments
my mother made. I made all my own clothes from about 12
years old and started my first business at that age making and
dressing soft toy animal families!
You’ve been in the garment industry since 1981, tell us
about those beginnings…
I had a very exciting and fulfilling career in echocardiography
when it was brand new in the world, but had to leave it
behind to have my two children. There was no such thing as
part-time or maternity leave in those days.
I was fairly busy with two little people in my life, but there
was a growing question in my head – what will I do with the
fragments of available time that were opening up? I couldn’t
go back to echocardiography. What else could I do?
I reflected back to the days growing up on our farm, we
had a big kitchen with a coal range in it. It was always warm
in there, so we all used to linger around the kitchen table
after meals, along with any farm workers and visitors we
had. Something that came up in conversation often was the
concern that the New Zealand economy at the time was
reliant on exporting primary products with no added value.
Raw wool was sent overseas in bales, whole meat carcasses
shipped offshore – there was no marketing innovation or
development, as both of those categories were dealt with
through single desk commodity marketing.
Around the age of six, at that same kitchen table, I learnt
about the power of a country’s brand. My mother was
emptying our three-times-weekly mail bag, when a little box
covered in brown paper tumbled out. Inside was a pair of
shiny red shoes she’d bought for me to wear to a wedding.
My mother took one shoe out, turned it over and there were
three words stamped in the leather sole.
“Made in England,” she said, “that means they’ll be good
quality”. For some reason that concept of a ‘country’s brand’
stuck with me.
I decided I would do something about the lack of value add
in our economy. I would make some cute natural wool items
for infants, wrap our New Zealand brand values of ‘clean,
green environment’ and ‘warm friendly people’ around them,
and offer them to people in overseas markets who dreamt of
living in pristine, laid-back New Zealand.
I asked a neighbour to teach me how to knit properly
so I could write knitting patterns, and started with just 10
outworkers. That quickly grew to 500 in just four years. In
the first six months, I moved from infant and toddler styles
into childrenswear, then onto adult handknits and finally adult
domestic machine knits. Selling garments only for infants and
toddlers wasn’t going to meet the yarn spinner’s minimum
run, so we had to go bigger right from the get-go.
Four years in, we moved to computerised knitting – not
something I had planned or particularly wanted to do – but I
couldn’t scale fast enough and consistently get the premium
quality we required using outworkers.
Within eight years, I was travelling and exporting to Europe,
Canada, USA, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Australia. Our season
here was very short, so this was a way I could keep our team
in work through the offseason.
How did Untouched World come about?
With all the travel I was doing, visiting most markets
once a year, it became obvious to me the planet was
in trouble. I could see more evidence of environmental
degradation from visit to visit. The various newspapers
I picked up on my travels only ever talked about GDP
and business revenue. There was absolutely no
conversation or thought at the time given to what was
happening to the environment.
I, on the other hand, fretted about it. Here I was, one
lone observer from the other side of the world, in a small
company and a woman to boot – what could I possibly do?
That’s when the idea was born for Untouched World to
be a sustainable lifestyle brand. Until then it was a certified
organic undyed knitwear story under our then parent
brand, Snowy Peak Ltd.
I wanted to model running a sustainable business and
producing sustainable products, and engage people and
leaders with more power than me to help along the way.
I would challenge the status quo, get people thinking and
asking questions, and most importantly, get people to start
taking positive action. This was back before social media
existed, so there was no influencer market to work with.

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ABOVE: Top: Canterbury’s Glenthorne Station is a ZQRX (regenerative wool) certified farm that supplies 18.5 micron wool to Untouched World for
use in its clothing; Bottom: Untouched World is 96 per cent New Zealand-made, with the majority coming out of the Christchurch workroom.

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What was the first garment Untouched World produced?
The first Untouched World garments were BioGro-certified
undyed wool sweaters. The expansion into a whole lifestyle
wardrobe came later.
Can you describe Untouched World’s core ethics/values/
mission?
Our mission is to make a positive impact in the world, so
everything we do comes back to that, whether it’s deciding on
what fabric to use or what suppliers to partner with.
We strongly believe each and every one of us can make
a difference, and that the little things combined can make
a big difference.
We are constantly working on how to be better, and rather
than following fads and trends that can often turn out to be
a bad case of greenwashing, we put a lot of time and energy
into researching the best solutions with the most minimal
impact, and share our findings with our community, so they
can benefit from the knowledge we gain along the way.
We constantly work on our own sustainable innovations.
Untouched World has always been a social and
environmental enterprise, even in the 90s when we were
thinking about such things far less – tell us a bit about that
side of things, and the challenges related to that you’ve met
along the way…
Actually, even in the 80s – we were naturally a social and
environmental enterprise long before I had ever heard the
term sustainability being used. It just made good sense to
me to treat our team and suppliers well. If they did well, we
would do well.
In the late 90s, we decided for the planet’s sake we
needed to increase the conversation around sustainability.
To do that we needed to expand our presence in the market,
so we talked to a PR person who said, “Aren’t you a bit
before your time?” My response was, “Yes we are, but if
someone isn’t, then there won’t be a time”.
Way back then, it was a real challenge finding materials
that met the sustainability credentials we demanded, while
also offering comfort, durability and style. Of course, we have
always believed so strongly in wool, and other natural animal
fibres – but coming up with amazing summer fabrics that look
great and last took longer.
On that note, congratulations on becoming a Certified
B Corporation earlier this year! What does that mean
exactly and why is it a big deal?
In a nutshell, it means we’re in business to do good.
It’s a certification that is only awarded after rigorous
investigation and assessment to ensure we’re the real
deal, so that only makes achieving Certified B Corporation
status sweeter.
It’s also a commitment to constant improvement.
We’re reassessed every three years to ensure we’re taking
steps to make a positive impact on our environment and in
our community. It ensures we stay on track with achieving
our goals and keep striving to be better at what we do
and how we do it.
What are some of the ways Untouched World is currently
working with/helping people/communities?
We educate and inspire our rangatahi to champion the
way towards a more sustainable future through our
UN-recognised Leadership for Sustainability Programmes, so
they can lead the way for future generations.
Through our Untouched World Foundation, we are helping
students realise their passions and potential, while also
equipping them with the knowledge they need to make more
informed and sustainable choices.
We also work with B1G1 to give back to communities
in need. When someone purchases a garment from our
CoolTree range, or buys a coffee in our café, we donate on
their behalf to provide access to clean drinking water for
families living in poverty.
Our Project U Collection is made by women who were
once trapped by poverty and prostitution, and have been
taught new skills to help them on the road to freedom.
What are some of Untouched World’s signature fabrics
and why are they special?
Where do I start? A personal favourite is Kapua, our blend
of cashmere, possum and mulberry silk. It is honestly hard to
beat the combination of comfort, softness and style it offers
and the fact it’s so warm yet lightweight but also utterly pill
resistant. Perfect at this time of year, when the days can swing
between warm and freezing!
Our fine, machine-washable Mountainsilk is another
crowd-pleaser. Made from 100 per cent merino, [it’s]
sourced from Glenthorne Station, a ZQRX-certified station
situated at the foot of the Southern Alps (about 110km
from our workrooms), where they are leading the way in
regenerative farming practices. This merino is grown to
the highest standards of animal, social and environmental
welfare, and is the perfect year-round layer with so many
benefits for the wearer.
Untouched World is 96 per cent New Zealand-made, with
the majority coming out of the Christchurch workroom,
tell us a bit about that…
The workrooms at Untouched World (based at our head
office on Roydvale Ave!) are like a home away from home.
The staff are like family and we have regular gatherings to
celebrate birthdays, small wins and acknowledge milestones
for our team. Some staff have worked for UW for 30 years!
Everyone that works here is very hands-on and we take
a collaborative approach to designing and producing the
garments. There is something quite special about our designers
being able to work directly with the staff producing the
garments and discuss every little detail about the garment face
to face to make sure the quality is always second to none.

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The love, skill and care being poured into our garments
is phenomenal, and for us, it’s important to know that the
people making our clothes are well looked after. It’s also so
nice to keep those wonderful skills alive.
What do you love about living in Christchurch, and
running a business from here also?
I love the ease of getting about and our proximity to nature.
You can be at the beach one minute and the ski field an
hour later. Nature is such an important muse for us, so it’s
lovely to have so much on our doorstep. With the city’s
rebuild we’re now also spoiled for choice with so many great
restaurants, cafés and bars, so that’s always a bonus.
On the flipside, what are the challenges of the same?
We’re a long way from international markets and shows,
spinning mills and fabric houses, so being ‘down under’
definitely presents its own challenges when you’re trying
to source new yarns or fabrics, particularly in a Covid
environment, dealing with various lockdowns and freight
delays. It forces us to think outside the box a lot though,
which is always a good thing!
How has being a woman in business changed over the years?
When I started out, there certainly weren’t many women in
the boardroom, and there still aren’t many in the manufacturing
industry today, but I’m pleased to say there is a lot more
support out there for women in business nowadays.
Great organisations like Co.OfWomen provide an excellent
platform for mentorship and relevant support from people
who can share from their own experiences.
How would you describe your personal style, and does
that influence the brand?
Modern, understated and timeless.
My personal philosophy of ‘less is more’ definitely flows
through to our collections, which are designed so each
piece will multi-task and dress up or down for travel,
work or play.
I love a wardrobe that can facilitate my busy lifestyle
and take me from the boardroom to the outdoors and
on to dinner after, morphing quite comfortably into
each new environment without compromising on comfort
or style.
What are some of your other passions/pursuits outside of
the business (if you have time for any!)?
I am a keen swimmer, and I used to be away off skiing at
every opportunity that I could through the winter months,
but these days I enjoy a walk somewhere in nature with
my husband, often accompanied by my daughter’s dog and
sometimes my daughter and grandchildren! Other than that,
it’s pretty much head down, tail up working in the business,
but I love it, it doesn’t feel at all like work.
What’s coming up for you and the business?
We’ve been working on a brand refresh, so we’re excited to
be rolling that out over the next wee while, and we’re also
working hard on making our digital experience world class.
Our stunning new summer collection launches in-store
and online next month, with some beautiful new yarns
and fabrics.
ABOVE: Campaign images from Untouched World’s current collection.

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28 Style | Feature
Record sales
Having bought the business the year Elvis Presley died, owners of Dunedin’s longest
surviving music retailer Disk Den reflect on 45 years in the music store game.
Words Bruce Munro Photos Linda Robertson
Hing Chin stands next to a display of vinyl album covers
spanning diverse centuries, continents and musical
tastes. Behind him is a wall bearing hundreds of brand new,
decades-old cassette tapes.
Wearing blue jeans, a grey jersey and a quiet smile, Hing
glances through to the other half of the large store where
a solitary customer browses shelves of compact discs (CDs).
‘‘Record buyers are probably the best customers you could
hope to get,’’ Hing says.
He recalls one guy, in the early 1990s, who came into Disk
Den and bought a double album. A couple of days later, the
man returned with the records buckled. He said he had been
sold ‘‘a dud album’’ and wanted his money back.
Hing was baffled and asked the customer if he might have
left the album near a heater or in the back of a car
– anywhere it might have been exposed to heat. No, the
man replied.
‘‘He was adamant and he was quite a big guy and I didn’t
feel like arguing with him. So, I just refunded his money.’’
Three years ago, for the first time in more than a quarter of
a century, the same customer walked back through the same
Princes St doors.
‘‘He came in and said, ‘I owe you an apology’.’’
There had been a situation that could have caused the
records to buckle. It had played on his mind through the years
and he wanted to make amends.
A double LP back then would have cost between $9.95 and
$16.95. Hing told the man he could give him $10.
‘‘He said, ‘No, I also owe you the interest on that’. He
insisted that I accept $50.’’

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Disk Den, 118 Princes Street. The music store with a
vintage double window frontage displaying Adele posters, Roy
Orbison albums and Led Zeppelin t-shirts has long been a
walk-in time capsule. But it is also a more than six decade long,
living thread in the warp and weft of Dunedin’s music fabric.
Owned by Hing and Noni Chin for the past 45 years, Disk
Den was, at one time, at the forefront of record retailing in
New Zealand. It also gained an international reputation as the
go-to store for Dunedin Sound music.
Today, as the eldest of this generation of Chins prepares to
retire, their store at the quiet, homely end of town is a changeless
monument to a lost era. But it remains a much-remembered,
deeply significant institution in the lives and memories of
music-lovers throughout the country and around the globe.
It was 1977. Hing was 26 and preparing for his OE, his first
overseas trip since arriving in New Zealand from Guangzhou,
China, as a 3-year-old, in 1953.
‘‘My father noticed the business was for sale,’’ Hing recalls
of what was then called Russell Oaten’s Disk Den, in Rattray
Street. He said, ‘You should go and have a look’. So I had
a look, and there we go.’’
Hing says he planned to run the music store, which had
been started by Russell Oaten 18 years previous, for a couple
of years ‘‘and then flick it off’’.
The first year, Hing increased the profit.
‘‘So we stayed for another year. And next year, we
exceeded the previous year.’’
They kept doing that – even while shifting from Rattray
Street to the City Hotel building on the southeast corner of
Princes Street and Moray Place, in 1983, and then, in 1986, to
the present site, which they bought – until well into the 1990s.
In the meantime, the store’s sales had swung from 75 per
cent vinyl to 50 per cent cassette and then, from the
late-1980s, to almost entirely CD. It was a busy period, as
people swapped their vinyl collections for polycarbonate plastic.
‘‘When CDs first became popular, they’d be buying up to
five at a time,’’ Hing’s wife Noni says.
Disk Den was the first in the country to become a Top of
the Pops album discount store.
‘‘We were $2 cheaper than The Warehouse,’’ Hing says.
‘‘Their Top 40 CDs were $26.95 and ours were $24.95. So,
we basically captured a large proportion of the market.’’
The mid-1990s was the peak. Disk Den – a single
independent music store in a city of 120,000 – had about one
per cent of the country’s music market.
‘‘There was about 100 million [dollars] New Zealand,
wholesale, [per year] of total music CD sales. We did just over
a million dollars worth.’’
Business plateaued and, early in the new millennium, the
Chins thought of retiring.
Then they noticed a resurging interest in New Zealand
music – especially Dunedin music – particularly from
overseas visitors.
‘‘Our daughter was living in London at the time,’’ Noni says.
‘‘She rang one day and said, ‘Did you know Disk Den is in
Lonely Planet [travel guide]?’
‘‘We had wondered why all these tourists were coming
in to buy New Zealand music. It was mostly Dunedin Sound
bands they were interested in – The Chills, The Bats, Tall
Dwarfs, 3Ds, The Verlaines…’’
The growth of music streaming platforms has changed
everything. It is now ‘‘a lot quieter’’.
Hing is a member of Dunedin’s Chin dynasty. Chin Fooi
emigrated to New Zealand from China in the early 1900s,
setting up laundries in inner-city Dunedin.
His son, Eddie Chin, Hing’s father, opened various businesses
including the Sunset Strip and Tai Pei cabarets, in Dunedin’s
Exchange area.
Eddie married in China, in 1949. Hing and his mother came
to New Zealand four years later. His five younger siblings
include Sam, who owned Sammy’s Cabaret, and Jones, who
owns the Crown Hotel.
Hing’s musical influences began early when his grandmother
gave him a crystal radio set. The loudest radio station was
4XD, fostering his affection for country music, particularly Kris
Kristofferson, and the music of the 1960s – ‘‘Roy Orbison, the
early Rolling Stones, just about all of The Beatles’’.
Hing was also the happy recipient of free concert tickets
given to his father, who was too busy to attend.
‘‘So as a 13-, 14-, 15-year-old, I went to Louis Armstrong
at the Town Hall here, in 1963, Marty Robbins, in ’64, and the
Rolling Stones, in ’65.’’
Noni’s musical tastes are more contemporary – The Cure,
The Smiths, Fat Freddy’s Drop, L.A.B. – but the couple have
enjoyed many concerts together, sometimes courtesy of a
grateful record company.
‘‘We go for the vibe, for the music, for everything,’’ Noni
says. ‘‘Leonard Cohen was probably our favourite.’’
Noni grew up in Christchurch. She and Hing married in
1973. They had three children; Lisa, Nathan and Lawrence.
Inevitably, the store and music were foundation stones in
the children’s lives.
‘‘When Lisa was about two she already knew all the Neil
Diamond songs,’’ Noni says.
Lisa adds that she was vacuuming and serving behind the
counter while still at primary school.
Dunedin bands became her passion, fuelled by access to
her uncle’s music venues. Her first concert was a matinee
performance by Netherworld Dancing Toys.
‘‘I would go and do the coat check when I wasn’t old enough
to work behind the bar. So, I got to see all of those bands. My
favourites were Straitjacket Fits, The 3Ds and The Chills.’’
Hing and Noni’s children, however, had no interest in
continuing the family business.
‘‘It’s a sunset industry,’’ Hing agrees.
Music and commerce, divergent arts, have been deeply
entwined in Hing and Noni’s lives, expressing themselves as a
single entity, Disk Den.
The key to running a successful music store is stocking what
your customers want rather than catering to your own tastes,
Hing says. ‘‘Because music is fashionable, the hardest thing is to
gauge what the coming trends are.’’

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During the ’80s and ’90s, when Dunedin had up to a dozen
different stores selling music in varying quantities, the
South Island had about eight record company sales
representatives who would drop in with equal quantities of
wares and opinions.
‘‘You quickly learn which ones are the ones to trust and which
ones would inflate their numbers.’’
Hing heard about a rep who told staff at Woolworths, in
Andersons Bay, Dunedin, that a new Carpenters record was
going to be a hit.
‘‘He sold the Andy Bay store 150 copies of that Carpenter’s
LP. And I think they sold about 10 or so. The manager
of Woolworths banned the rep from ever coming into the
store again.’’
Hing got good at making those calls, based on an alchemical
mix of experience, gut instinct and keeping up to date on
overseas trends.
Disk Den’s album sales record makes that clear. Bestsellers
– that is, records selling more than 2000 copies – included
Alanis Morisette’s Jagged Little Pill and Bruce Springsteen’s
Born in the USA. The store also sold more than 1000 copies each
of albums by the Cranberries, Oasis, Ace of Bass and
The Corrs.
‘‘Considering 7500 copies sold makes it a gold record,
1000 or 2000 copies is a lot for Dunedin, for one little
independent store,’’ Hing says with quiet pride.
Despite their success, Hing and Noni never aspired to own
a chain of Disk Den stores.
‘‘No, no, no,’’ Hing says. ‘‘Because once you open more than
one store you’re not a record shop owner, you’re a manager,
you’re a personnel manager. And that just never appealed to me.
We’re basically just a small family operator.’’
What has made it satisfying, the couple say, is their customers.
‘‘Record buyers are… knowledgeable as to what they want. And
just pleasant to deal with,’’ Hing says. ‘‘I can honestly say that I’ve
never had a ratbag customer in 45 years.’’
For Noni, a favourite part of the job was helping customers
find the right piece of music for a special occasion such as a
wedding, a funeral or a 21st birthday.
‘‘Once, I had this beautiful young lady come in, and she had
cancer,’’ Noni says.
The woman needed to have an MRI scan but was terrified of
the medical machine’s confined space. She asked Noni to help her
choose music to listen to during the procedure, to help her relax.
‘‘We listened to a whole lot of CDs. And we chose Norah
Jones’ Come Away With Me. That was really special. I always
wondered what became of her.’’
A number of celebrities have also passed through the store.
Billy Connolly kept his back to customers until he could buy
a couple of country music cassettes.
Jonah Lomu had his bodyguard check out the store before he
came in and ‘‘bought half my shop out’’.
Jack Johnson gave them concert tickets in gratitude for
putting his poster up in the store window ahead of a show
with Ben Harper.
As digital started to replace physical albums, Disk Den
diversified. For the past few years, it has eked out an existence
selling mostly T-shirts, posters, LPs and CDs, in that order, plus
a few knick-knacks.
Hing walks the Disk Den aisles, casting an eye over the walls
of cassettes and CDs and the rows of vinyl records.
At one time, he says, not only did he know where everything
was, he also knew half the songs on each album.
‘‘Somebody would ask for a song and I would know exactly
which album it was off. But I’d struggle to do that nowadays.’’
It has been ‘‘a very pleasant’’ 45 years. But with both of them
now in their 70s, it is time to retire. They want to travel a bit,
spend more time with their children and their grandchildren. The
business will be wound up and the doors closed.
‘‘I would envisage, towards the end of the year or next year.
There are no firm plans as yet.’’
Hing is thinking back to where it all began, and where it will end.
In August of 1977, the year they bought Disk Den, Elvis
Presley died – and immediately became their biggest selling artist
for the year.
‘‘The whole of my Elvis Presley stock vanished in one or
two days.’’ By Christmas of that year, three other albums were
top sellers – Rod Stewart’s Atlantic Crossing, Fleetwood Mac’s
Rumours and The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.
‘‘Rumours still sells and Dark Side of The Moon still sells. Atlantic
Crossing, not so much,’’ Hing says with a chuckle.
‘‘As Meatloaf said, ‘Two out three ain’t bad’.”

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Style’s most wanted
From sunshine-hued cosy coats, dazzling opal and diamond earrings and
snug-chic wool totes to clever French candles, captivating fragrances and beautifully
woven blankets, here’s what we’re coveting this month.
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5. An Organised Life x The Curve finance & investment planner, $51; 6. Città Trace dining chair in Walnut, $640;
7. Michael Hill opal, diamonds and 10kt gold stud earrings, $399; 8. Diptyque La Droguerie odour-removing candle, $103 at Mecca
9. Brent Forbes ‘Untitled’ mixed media on canvas, $890 at Little River Gallery;
10. Jo Malone London Crystal Campion cologne 30ml, $122

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34 Style | Fashion
Winter glamour
Just because it’s cold and moody doesn’t mean you can’t tap into a little glamour
this winter. Look for luxe long-sleeve dresses, sleek suits and silky sets or play with sheer/opaque/
textured tops (sparkly if possible) and tights to add a little extra protection against the chill.
Finish with decadent accessories and a glass or two of fancy fizz.
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4. Kate Sylvester X Par Ici Pearl Drop Chain sterling silver necklace, $149; 5. Moochi Mesh Skin top in Black Sparkle, $190;
6. Deadly Ponies Ripple Mini bag in Steel Python, $629; 7. Helen Cherry Manhattan wool-blend jacket in Dark Navy, $769, and High Waist
Cigarette wool-blend pants in Ink, $439; 8. Vivienne Westwood Marella necklace, $369 at Ballantynes; 9. Kathryn Wilson Sydney boots, $349;
10. Juliette Hogan Portia dress in Blueberry, $929; 11. Mi Piaci Myah boots in Black Croc, $540;
12. Meadowlark Rose gold-plated studs, $445; 13. Caitlin Crisp Heartlines top in Navy, $295

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36 Style | Wellbeing
The pursuit of appiness
Courageous Cantabrian Hannah Hardy-Jones is helping beat the global
mental health crisis, one app at a time.
Words Josie Steenhart
With a passion for mental health advocacy, a penchant
for pretty prints and the constant juggle of mum-life,
Christchurch mother-of-two Hannah Hardy-Jones might
not sit within the stereotypical idea of a successful global
tech entrepreneur – but that’s exactly what she is.
“My weeks are a juggle of school drop-offs and
pick-ups and then working in town. I try to get up at
6am to have a coffee before the kids get up but often
that doesn’t happen! I often have 8pm meetings with
UK clients and then try to get an early night,” says
Hannah, who launched her app-based start-up The
Kite Program in 2018, not with the goal, like many tech
entrepreneurs, of making millions, but instead in order
to help others.

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“It might seem counter-intuitive as technology can have
a negative impact on people, but an app is also a very accessible
and private way to work on your wellbeing.”
“After the birth of my first baby in 2013, I had a very scary
time with my mental health and was eventually diagnosed
with bipolar disorder as a result of childbirth,” she says.
“It was a long recovery and I didn’t feel like I could ever
get my life back or go back to my career. What really struck
me was the lack of support for mums with their mental
health, especially anything tailored to my situation.”
A diagnosis meant Hannah could start on the road to
recovery and learn how to best manage her own mental
health. And rather than returning to her former life climbing
the corporate ladder in HR, Hannah turned her hand to
building Kite, a mental health app platform that publishes
tailored apps for groups of people, organisations or causes.
The first app off the Kite ranks was Kite For Mums –
the world’s first personal development app for mothers
– designed to be a supportive journey for mums of all
stages by giving them the tools to cope with all aspects of
motherhood, acting as both a professional development tool
and a wellbeing resource.
“It might seem counter-intuitive, as technology can have
a negative impact on people, but an app is also a very
accessible and private way to work on your wellbeing,”
she explains.
“Kite has a beautiful design, more like a coffee table book,
and each activity takes no more than five minutes, so people
don’t need to spend a long time on their phone.”
Hannah says that launching a start-up in the tech space
was far from easy – not least because the gender imbalance
in the tech industry makes it a struggle to navigate.
“Women in tech are hugely under-represented (and
women founders in general) and of the top 150 Silicon
Valley companies only four per cent are run by women,”
she explains.
“When I first started Kite I lacked confidence in my skills
because of the perception that you needed to be a male in
his 20s to make it big in the tech world.
“I was also very aware that I was a mum and that I had to
juggle my family life whereas so many founders don’t have
to consider this. It was almost a feeling of embarrassment
and that it would count against me.
“At first it was so isolating – I was just a mum of two
young kids sitting at the kitchen table!” says Hannah.
“I still struggle sometimes as I have to run Kite alongside
being a busy mum, whereas many tech start-ups have young
founders who work long hours and can commit more time.
“I also had a tough start as I partnered with an overseas
app development firm, which cost me a lot of money and
time, and have since had to bring the technology back to
Christchurch (which has been amazing).”
Being accepted into Christchurch-based start-up and
innovation community Ministry of Awesome’s Founder
Catalyst programme gave Hannah the opportunity to
connect with other start-ups and founders, which she says
made a huge difference.
A second boost came earlier this year, when Hannah
became the deserved first recipient of Jaguar’s She Sets the
Pace community grant.
She says the $10,000 grant will go toward looking at
solutions to support women on their breast cancer journey,
including those with the breast cancer gene.
“There are many niche groups in this space that would
benefit from a tailored Kite app.
“We also have plans for an app to support the IVF
journey, to support parents in NICU and some more
specific maternal mental health options, and are
expanding more into the USA and looking at apps to
support women in leadership programmes with the
larger universities.”
An additional perk of the grant sees Hannah given the
keys to an all-electric Jaguar I-PACE SUV for three months.
“It’s really so beautiful – I absolutely love driving it!” she
says. “It’s great as I’ve never driven an electric car before
– it’s so quiet and easy to drive. It will be hard to give back
at the end of the three months!”
As well as utilising Kite, Hannah’s personal formula for
health/wellbeing includes sleep, medication, loud music and
reducing sugar, as well as making time to get outdoors.
“I take medication to manage my bipolar and this is a key
part of staying well for me – something I will continue to do
for the rest of my life. Sleep is key as well and I always write
a list for the next day before I go to sleep. I listen to music
in the car (very loud), which helps switch my brain off! And
I always notice that when I reduce sugar my mood improves
too,” she says.
“Weekends are usually spent either exploring in our
caravan (Okains Bay is our favourite place to go) or finding
new walks to go on. Living in Christchurch, I love the fact
you can easily go skiing in the winter and the beaches are
wonderful in the summer. Hagley Park is one of my favourite
places to go for a walk.”

38 Style | Wellbeing
Get a winter glow
Dunedin naturopath Deanna Copland shares some tips – and one very delicious
recipe – to help with winter skin and wellness woes.
Cold air, dry indoor heat, low humidity levels, and harsh winds can all wreak
havoc on our skin, leaving our largest organ feeling dull and dry. These
factors make it harder for the skin to maintain its natural protective oils, which
act as a barrier against environmental influences. As a result, moisture gets
pulled from the skin, leading it to look and feel dry and cracked.
DRINK UP
What can we do to keep skin happy and hydrated? In cooler weather, we
often tend to drink less liquid and what we put into our body will impact on
the hydration levels and the general health of our skin.
Ensure that you drink plenty of liquids, such as room temperature water,
herbal teas, broths and soups. An estimate of how much we should be aiming
for is 25ml per kg body weight on rest days and 35ml per kg on exercise days.
There are some really pleasant herbal teas available – ginger and lemon is a
very warming one in winter, as opposed to peppermint, which is energetically
cooling so best in warmer weather. If you work from home, you can get
several cups of tea from one tea bag by continually refilling your cup, and
warm drinks are definitely more appealing when it’s cold outdoors.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
Try to increase the amount of good fats you have in your diet by regularly
having raw mixed nuts and seeds, avocado and oily fish such as sardines,
salmon and mackerel. Avocados are back in season so these are great to
incorporate in your diet. Even if you’re not fussed on avocado, I challenge you
to try the chocolate mousse recipe. Once it has been refrigerated for around
an hour, it loses all avocado taste.
Rough, dry skin on the backs of arms can be a sign of vitamin A and
beta-carotene deficiency, which can appear as rough, raised bumps on the
backs of the arms. Liver and cod liver oil are the best sources of vitamin A,
but egg yolks and leafy green vegetables are other options.
Orange vegetables such as pumpkin, kūmara, yams and carrots, are also
good sources of beta-carotene. A tasty snack idea is to roast carrots with
a little coconut oil until soft then add to homemade hummus. Hummus is so
easy to make – put chickpeas, including the brine from the can, garlic cloves,
olive oil and cumin seeds into a food processor and pulse until smooth. Add
the roasted carrots. Have this tasty dip with veggie sticks and rice crackers or
in place of butter.
SO TOPICAL
Remember to exfoliate skin about once a week during winter. You can make
your own scrub using coconut oil and raw sugar and use it in the shower with
loofah mitts. The warmth from the shower will soften the coconut oil and
leave your skin glowing.
Try to limit your time in the shower, though, and avoid having it too hot as
this can strip extra moisture from the skin.
You may need to change a gel face cleanser to a cream one and tweak your
skincare regime to suit the seasons.
Some find humidifiers useful for adding moisture back into the air in your
home, so these can be really worthwhile for very dry skin conditions such
as eczema.
Heavenly raw
chocolate mousse
SERVES 3
INGREDIENTS
• 2 ripe but not brown avocados
• ¼ cup cacao powder
• ¼ cup maple syrup (check it’s not
maple-flavoured syrup)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ cup coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil,
softened
• Pinch of mineral salt
METHOD
Mix all the ingredients in a food
processor until smooth and velvety.
Pour into Martini glasses or ramekins,
refrigerate for at least an hour. Top with
nuts, fresh berries or coconut flakes
before serving if desired.

Taking care of a loved one
with terminal cancer
Ada Beaumont feels grateful that she
was able to celebrate her husband Gary’s
80th birthday before he passed away
from a stage 4 brain tumour in late 2021.
The celebration was a high point in what
had been a tough four and a half years for
the Redcliff couple. Gary was diagnosed
and treated for a cancerous growth in his
neck. Two years later, they were told that
Gary had a fast-growing, stage four brain
tumour.
Radiation therapy, chemotherapy and
finally hospital-level care followed as his
condition deteriorated and he lost his
mobility, sight, and speech.
“It was tough going. Before he went into
hospital care, he was falling at home and
it began to be too hard for me to look
after him,” says Ada.
During Gary’s last six months, Ada was
advised by health professionals to
take care of her health and wellbeing.
However, her focus was on visiting her
husband every day to spend quality time
together.
Supporting them through this journey
were their family GP, hospital specialists,
and the Cancer Society who supported
them with counselling and ‘check-in’
calls.
The physical and emotional pain of
caring for someone with terminal cancer
and loosing a life-long partner took its
toll on Ada, especially when he died
just months before their 50th wedding
anniversary.
“After Gary passed away, I was not
coping. I could not sleep or eat and found
it hard to do anything. I knew I needed
help,” she says.
Ada went and visited her GP for
medication and advice, and months later
she says she is doing better.
“I am slowly adjusting to being on my
own. My daughter lives in Sydney but
my son lives in Christchurch, however
I do not want to put too much on them.
Sometimes having someone to talk
with who understand the journey I went
through is great; I have really valued the
phone calls from Jenny who works at the
Cancer Society,” Ada says.
She says if she had a piece of advice for
those supporting a loved one through a
cancer journey would be to ask a lot of
questions.
“It feels good to be able to understand
what is likely to happen. Try to take care
of yourself and access counselling or
healthcare for yourself to make sure you
are in the best position to care for other,”
says Ada.
HEALTH AND
WELLBEING THROUGH
THE CANCER JOURNEY
Your GP is often the best place
to access health and wellbeing
services. Support from Pegasus
Health GPs includes:
Free GP visits for people with a
terminal illness in the last three
to six months of life, including
home visits and after hours
visits.
Mental health services
including Brief Intervention
Talking Therapy and
consultations with Health
Improvement Practitioners or
Health Coaches.
The Cancer Society provides a
helpline (0800 CANCER) where you
can talk to cancer nurses, as well as
one-on-one support, counselling,
and support groups.
There are also support
organisations for particular
cancers such as the Breast Cancer
Foundation, Prostate Cancer
Foundation and the Bowel Cancer
Foundation.
pegasus.health.nz

40 Style | Beauty
About face
Brow down
New from affordable cult beauty favourites
The Ordinary is its Multi-Peptide Lash
& Brow Serum, ($33), a concentrated,
lightweight serum utilising four separate
peptide technologies a well as tea tree, red
clover and larch wood extracts, caffeine and
actives designed to promote the look of
thicker, fuller and healthier lashes and brows.
After cleansing and drying the application
area, apply a thin layer along the lash line
and eyebrows morning and night.
Winter warmer
Elevate your shower experience with Soap & Glory’s Perfect
Zen Warming Body Scrub ($20 at Mecca). Applied to wet
skin, this innovative, pampering polisher scented with lavender
and tonka bean creates a unique warming sensation while
scrubbing away dead skin cells, dirt and impurities to leave
skin looking radiant and feeling superbly smooth.
Make a splash
Hit dry skin with a splash of
Clinique’s juicy new Moisture
Surge Hydro-Infused Lotion
($72), containing an exclusive
aloe vera bio-ferment and
hyaluronic acid complex for
fast-acting and long-lasting
hydration and skin-smoothing.
Use twice daily after cleansing and
before serums and moisturisers, or,
for an immediate hydrating hit,
soak a cotton pad then leave on
the dry area for 3-5 minutes.
Lashing out
A gentle and refreshing way to cleanse
lashes, brows and eyelids, RevitaLash’s
newly formulated Micellar Water Lash
Wash ($54) utilises aloe, chamomile,
anti-ageing botanicals and natural
humectant panthenol to draw out
impurities, removing makeup, dirt and
oil without drying the skin. The oil-free
formula is suitable for sensitive eyes, lash
extensions and contact lens wearers.
Plum power
The latest Vitamin C power
product from Antipodes,
Gospel Vitamin C Skin-
Glow Gel Cleanser ($44)
promises healthier-looking,
brighter skin via its unique
combination of Kakadu
plum (which contains up
to 100 times the Vitamin C
of oranges) and the brand’s
signature antioxidant-rich
Vinanza Grape & Kiwi
compound. Massage onto
damp skin in the morning
before rinsing with water, for
a delicious fresh clean.
Natural healing
Protect coloured hair and the
environment at the same time with
Kiwi brand Holistic Hair’s new Quinoa
Pro NPNF Colour Protect range
($37 each). Made in New Zealand
in 100 per cent recycled plastic
bottles, the plant-based shampoo and
conditioner are formulated to slow
hair colour wash-out for improved
colour retention and contains natural
goodies such as murumuru and mango
butter, New Zealand harakeke flax
leaf extract and marshmallow root to
support hydration for softer, stronger,
glossier, easier-to-style hair.

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Where did that new wrinkle come from?
And that age spot? Or the sagging in my left cheek?
Reality hits: We are ageing, and our skin is too.
as a skin therapist at Lovoir day spa Christchurch, i’ve heard
it all! sentiments from customers about the desire to look
young forever, the urge to edit a not-so-flattering photo, the
insecurities and fear of judgement. it happens to the best of
us – you, me, and a customer who i met recently, stephanie.
Before coming into our salon, stephanie considered herself
blessed with flawless skin throughout her 20s. apart from
the occasional pimple after an all-nighter, she had relatively
problem-free skin and naively assumed it would be this way
throughout her life. However, once she hit her mid 30s, she
started noticing early signs of skin ageing.
it was easy to spot a few wrinkles across her forehead, fine
lines around her eyes, and sun spots on her cheeks. nothing
too alarming, but something she knew was preventing her
from looking her best. Unavoidably, a lot of her skin issues
were caused by her daily sun exposure from walking to work
on weekdays and enjoying the beach on weekends. still,
it was an insight into an inevitable truth – she was getting
older and her skin wasn’t recovering the way it used to.
“i’ve tried so many skincare products and online tips!”
stephanie told me in frustration. while they did help her
skin, the improvements were only surface-level and never
lasted for more than a week. But still, she persisted, because
she understood that beauty came with patience, and so she
settled for what she could get. Unfortunately, that meant
spending a chunk of her time and money to maintain a daily
beauty routine that achieved only mediocre results.
Book today for Better skin tomorrow
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we’ve heard this common misconception countless times in our day
spa. many of our customers invested in general store products, believing
their promises and hoping for the best. and more often than not, their
stories are the same: they would experience some change in their skin
almost immediately, then suddenly hit a plateau (or worse, a breakout!)
after a few weeks of using them. this is often the case with mainstream
skincare products that contain low-quality ingredients, or simply do not
have enough active ingredients to significantly improve the skin.
while we understand the allure of beautifully packaged skincare products
or celebrity endorsements, not many people know this truth – and
stephanie was one of them. she felt like she had no better option –
that is, until she tried a beauty product that left her skin worse than
before. Her skin went from the occasional wrinkle here and there to a
full-on skin breakout – acne, blackheads, dry skin, redness, the whole
shebang. naturally, her self-esteem dropped and her insecurities were
inconsolable. But in hindsight, she said that experience was exactly what
she needed to come to this realisation:
Before
When it comes to something as personal and
delicate as your skin, it is best to trust the
professionals to give it the best kind
of care and attention.
Contrary to what we are made to believe, we don’t need to settle for
expensive products that barely do the job, or think we can experiment
on skincare without any risks or consequences! Because the truth is,
everyone’s skin is unique - some may have wrinkles in their 30s, while
others may breeze through life without skin problems until the wrong
product comes along. so when it comes to addressing our skin issues,
there is no one-size-fits-all solution, no matter what general storebought
products say in their packaging!
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that day we met stephanie, she stepped into our day spa having
tried everything to no avail. and, much to her surprise, she left with a
treatment plan and homecare regime that worked so much better (and
faster!) than her multiple skincare products combined. she now comes in
for monthly anti-aging facials and continues to enjoy smoother, clearer –
and best of all, pain-free – skin that improves with every session.
if you’re dealing with a similar skin concern or at least felt the same
frustrations as stephanie, our team at Lovoir would love to help you
out! whatever it is you’re dealing with, our job as skin therapists is to
recommend a customised treatment plan for anyone dealing with any
skin issue. whether it’s ageing, acne, rosacea, or just simple pampering,
we aim to make you look and feel your best – all while removing the
guesswork of trying over-hyped products and risky at-home tips!
you can start by visiting our website to learn more about our treatments.
you’ll see that we offer everything from gentle, holistic facials to
advanced treatments like iPL and microneedling to relaxing services like
massages and mani-pedis. when you’re ready to start your skin journey,
book your appointment or give us a call at the salon. we can’t wait to
meet you!
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44 Style | Promotion
Getting real (estate)
Tall Poppy’s Cheryl Etheridge on shifting roles to real estate, top tips for selling
homes, and why living in Christchurch has something for everyone.
You were previously an international student director at
a local school, what drew you to real estate?
I’ve always liked change! People and their stories are a passion
of mine. In the past I have been a nanny, a counsellor, a swim
teacher and I spent 10 years working with both exchange
and international students. Moving to another country to
study is a lot like buying or selling a house in that it can be
a challenging undertaking.
Helping people navigate their journey, whatever it may be,
brings me a lot of joy and satisfaction. I also get to meet some
fantastic people along the way. Real estate is all about change,
people and their stories. So it was a perfect fit for me!
Why did you choose Tall Poppy?
I really admire the values-based culture of the company and
its drive to challenge the way real estate is being done. Not
just in a business sense, but also the way it treats its people.
The company values at Tall Poppy set the standard for building
trusting and supportive relationships within our sales team and
with our clients and buyers alike.
Tall Poppy has also made selling your home an accessible and
easy-to-understand process. It sounds corny, but values like these
mean a great deal to me personally. I believe business needs to be
good for humans! Tall Poppy is showing me this is possible.
What made you decide to join Debi Pratt’s team?
As soon as I met with Debi to talk about joining her team, I was
struck by her honest, open and authentic approach to life and
her business. Her reputation and vast knowledge of the real
estate industry along with her approachability made me feel
I had found a mentor I could trust. I learn something new about
real estate from Debi every time we talk.
Debi creates a team environment that’s second to none and
great fun. She shares her knowledge willingly and you know that
she truly wants the best for you and your clients.
What are some tips/advice you always try to share with clients?
The first piece of advice I give potential clients is to choose
a sales consultant and company you like and trust to help you
sell your home.
The next tip will often be about presentation. Do looks really
matter? Yes! When it comes to homes they do. The old clichés
of getting rid of the clutter, tidying up the garden, finishing repairs
and clean, clean, clean really do work! First impressions count.
Make your home look as appealing on the outside as possible. Pull
out the weeds, clean down the paths and paint the front fence
if it needs doing. Doors that don’t shut property, holes in walls,
peeling wallpaper and leaking taps are just some of the things that
can turn off buyers and are relatively easy to fix.
What do you love about living and working in and around
Christchurch?
The people! Seriously, I have met some fantastic people since
moving here. Ōtautahi has proved to be a resilient and caring
community over the 13 years I’ve lived here. Three years ago,
my family and I moved onto a lifestyle property just outside
Christchurch, in the Selwyn district. Before that we lived in
Halswell for 10 years.
Our daughter is horse mad, so we moved to get more space
to house the horses. It’s amazing being able to live rurally but be
in the city in 20 minutes!
I also love the opportunities to be outside and walk with my
dogs while taking in the breathtaking scenery we have around
Christchurch. I love the changing of the seasons here and the
blossom trees in the Botanic Gardens take my breath away
every year.
It is such a special place to live, and my husband and I feel so
lucky to be raising our daughter here.
cheryl.etheridge@tallpoppy.co.nz
Photo: Etta Images by Juliette Capaldi

AUCKLAND | WELLINGTON | CHRISTCHURCH
BOCONCEPT.COM

Brighter days ahead
Muted tones remain in vogue today, but Resene’s colour forecast
shows things are about to get much more vibrant.
A
fter a couple of bumpy years fraught with uncertainty, the world is slowly
opening up again – and with that comes the triumphant return of fashion
weeks, major design shows and plenty of exciting new product launches. With
so many of these events having been cancelled in recent years, colour and trend
forecasting has been tricky.
Here’s a taste of some of the new trends to help you get inspired for your next
decorating project:
The sky’s the limit
The world’s all-time favourite colour,
blue, is always relevant. Evocative of
the sea and sky, no hue is said to be
more relaxing or restful. Blue stands for
integrity, power, tranquillity and health,
and is considered as beneficial to the
mind and body. Plus, our natural light
and relatively temperate climate make
blue an appropriate and evergreen
choice for any room.
Whether on your walls, floor, ceiling,
furniture or accessories, there’s simply
nowhere blue won’t do. And given
Resene’s wide-ranging and diverse options,
it’s a hue that makes it easy for us to keep
finding fresh and exciting alternatives to the
shades of previous seasons.
Cool, greyed and classic coastal blues
such as Resene Nepal, Resene Frozen,
Resene Blue Moon and Resene Midnight
Express remain popular picks for interior
decorating. But just like many of today’s
popular hues, there’s plenty of indication
that warmer varieties are set to make
a big splash.
RESENE
NEPAL
RESENE
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS

RESENE
WILD WEST
Down to earth
The decade-long obsession with motifs, colours, materials
and silhouettes popular in the 80s has waned and made
way for 1970s influences. This is playing out through
colours but also with textures through earthy, handmade
artisanal elements such as pottery, macramé and dried
floral arrangements.
Given the natural beauty inherent to wood grain, it’s no
wonder that timber walls, ceilings, flooring and joinery are
all trending.
When it comes to colours, look to browns from suede
to espresso such as Resene Dusty Road and Resene Felix,
rich adobe terracotta such as Resene Sante Fe and Resene
Tuscany, avocado greens such as Resene Avocado and
Resene Lichen, and biscuit beiges such as Resene Double
Biscotti and Resene Half Akaroa to bring today’s tones to
your walls, flooring and furniture.
The word terracotta is borrowed from Italian and
translates to ‘baked earth’, so it doesn’t get much toastier
or earthier than these clay-coloured hues. It’s the
oxidisation of the iron rich soils used to create the porous
pottery that shares the moniker that you can thank for
the colour, which is undeniably warming when used in
quantities both large and small.
Channel the warmth of the Mediterranean with a subtly
mottled paint effect in earthy hues. Wall and large vase in
Resene Wild West with Resene FX Paint Effects medium
mixed with Resene Sante Fe, floor in Resene Blank
Canvas, table and daybed base in Resene Korma, arch in
Resene Wild West, plant pot in Resene Sand, pendant
lamp in Resene Alabaster, artwork in Resene Nero. Rug,
cushions and glass from Città, bag from Blackbird Goods.
Bring a touch of elegance to warm paint colours by
pairing them with brass or gold metallics, white marble
finishes and rich fabrics like leather, velvet or raw silk. Wall
and floor in Resene Half Scotch Mist, vases (from left)
in Resene Half Scotch Mist, Resene Leather and Resene
Lemon Twist. Table and daybed from Contempa.
Timeless and classic
There is a good reason classic designs are called timeless. These
colours and shapes evade the normal waxing and waning of
trends because they quite simply always look good, no matter
what year or season it is. However, it doesn’t mean that classic
designs don’t continue to evolve.
Today, traditional colour palettes and motifs are being blended
with more pared-down, contemporary forms rather than overly
fussy or shapely furnishings, resulting in a hybrid style.
Perennially popular hues like dusty blues, greys and whites
such as Resene Duck Egg Blue, Resene Forecast, Resene Regent
Grey and Resene Sea Fog continue to endure in these settings,
with carefully curated pops of hues in red, periwinkle or navy,
such as Resene Fahrenheit, Resene Ship Cove and Resene Blue
Night, being used to add extra style points and interest.
Added dimension
Adding more texture to a space is
a sure-fire way to up the interest
in a room, and tongue-and-groove
panelling and battens are highly
fashionable ways to add literal
dimension to your walls and ceilings.
However, decorators are coming
up with more creative methods
to incorporate them, moving past
more predictable grids or dado rails
in favour of designs with a clever
twist or a more free-form attitude,
upcycling old picture frames to
create a unique look.
For more ideas and inspiration visit your Resene ColorShop, resene.co.nz/colorshops

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
with Tim Goom
Goom Group
goes for Gold!
It is the winter season but it is also awards season for the Goom
Group! We have recently entered four projects for awards and are
awaiting the results with anticipation. I’m very proud of our team
and delighted to give you a taster of our entries.
Registered Master Landscapers Landscapes of Distinction
Awards 2022
Goom Landscapes entered two projects across 3 categories: Design,
Construction and Horticulture. Senior Landscape Architect, Emma
Johnston, designed both- which are dramatically different and showcase
the scope of her talent.
SPASA Awards of Excellence 2022
by Goom
Compass Pools Christchurch, part of the Goom Group, entered two
stunning projects in the upcoming SPASA Awards. The Landscaping was
completed by Goom Landscapes simultaneously with installation, which
lead to a finished result with thrilled clients.
Hillside Oasis
Our client asked us to install a pool on a hillside below their house
with views to the pool from the house and against the backdrop
of the nearby hills with an outlook over the city. This included an
entertainment space within the pool enclosure with built-in heating and
seating. We exceeded the client’s expectations by remaining on budget
and within the timeframes specified.
Secluded Gem
After holidaying in Bali but not being able to holiday overseas since
(due to Covid) our client wanted to ‘bring the holiday home’. It was
vital to the client that the Balinese aesthetic flowed from inside to
outside. Creating a tropical oasis in the cooler Canterbury climate was a
challenge as was incorporating the existing pool into the design with its
unique shape and proximity to the house. The results are outstanding.
Huntsbury Haven
This project was on a very difficult access site into which we needed
to lift significant materials using a crane. We had to drill large piles into
bedrock to create the stabilisation for the ring foundation and platform.
From the impossible, our team made the vision of the client possible,
through careful planning and design. In doing so, we created a haven for
the family to enhance the enjoyment of their outdoor space and extend
their living into the outdoors.
Watch this space!
Renaissance Revival
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Canterbury cliffhanger
Wānaka writer Wayne Martin takes the time for a detour
and ends up a little worse for wear.
Words & photos Wayne Martin
The approach to Omarama’s Clay Cliffs has an
old-school Kiwi flavour: a rutted gravel road through
grassy paddocks flanked by pivot irrigators, a farm gate to
open and close behind you, a scattering of visitors, and an
honesty-box charge pitched at the price of a cup of coffee.
The cliffs grace the western skyline from State Highway
8 as you near Omarama from the Lindis end; a sweep of
vanilla scars gouged into the distant hills. I had driven past
the turn-off on the Twizel side countless times over 30-odd
years, intrigued, but was always too time-pressed to make
the detour. Recently, I put that right.
At the car park an interpretation panel corrects my
notion that the cliffs were carved by 19th-century gold
sluicing, like those of Bannockburn or St Bathans. The
formations are the silt deposits of an ancient braided river,
uplifted and tilted by the Ostler Fault that abuts the hills and
eroded by wind and rain over millions of years.
A wide, well-formed gravel path winds through bramble
and wild rose hip bushes, rising gradually towards a great
wall of fluted pillars, towering mesas and craggy ridges
looming like a hilltop castle.
The trail narrows, steepens and grows rougher as it
approaches a 1.5m gap between two steepling walls of
stone. It looks like something from a cowboy movie, the
kind of gap where horseback riders thunder through in
hot pursuit or desperate flight. Passing through, I enter
a majestic amphitheatre of rock, its high ridge outlined like
the crater rim of a dead volcano.
The canyon’s life story is written in its slanted layers. A
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bands of honey-coloured silt, capped in turn by a conglomerate of stony
fragments embedded in a mesh of silica-rich cement.
Ahead the track climbs steeper still and the ground is more rutted
and rubbled. Skirting a cluster of pinnacles, I reach a narrow saddle that
serves as a kind of a base camp. Surprised by the height gained, I soak up
imperious views across the Ahuriri Valley. The sunlit flatness of the alluvial
plain contrasts with the shadowed verticality of the canyon.
Surrounded by the canyon walls it feels like another world. More
Martian than moonscape, with echoes of Colorado’s Monument Valley.
These are classic badlands – a geographic term for severely eroded
wastelands rather than the Hollywood construct I always assumed.
Leaving the safety of the saddle I round a rocky spur and gaze up to the
head of the canyon, crowned by streaks of cloud radiating like a romantic
painting of Calvary Hill. The heights are defended by raw geology; screestrewn
slopes, rain-scoured ravines and a graveyard of jagged outcrops.
There is no formed trail in evidence and of the five other visitors, none
has ventured this far. With a weighty camera around my neck, I’ve had
a few near-slips already. I don’t know if it’s the endorphins of the climb,
the pull of the scenery or a sense of challenge that drives me on. My wife
later suggests another explanation: stupidity.
Going up is manageable, leaning into the slope, maintaining three points
of contact, including a death-grip on any small tussocks within reach.
Clambering on, footfall by faltering footfall, I reach the upper canyon’s
stone-studded cliff-face of impossibility. I now share the sky with the
circling hawks and the lofty spires of this roofless cathedral. But it’s time
to turn back.
Looking down, I’m suddenly nervous. Feeling like a cat who has climbed
on to some high roof and needs rescuing by the fire brigade.
The descent is a trial. In retrospect,
I should have lowered myself backwards,
keeping three points of contact. I inch
further down, occasionally disconcerted
by a slip here, a half-stumble there, each
a vague foreshadowing, like a grumbling
appendix or a pre-earthquake tremor.
Still I have this pocket of the canyon to
myself and its enveloping silence seems to
amplify the sound of the trodden gravel
and my quickening pulse.
The first fall was a warning shot – not
too far, camera still intact and nothing
more serious than a bruised backside.
Reversing down would make even more
sense now, but I persevere with the
front-forward technique.
Five metres from base camp, a strange
confidence comes over me. Complacency
perhaps. Then it happens. Loose stones
turn my shoes into sudden roller skates
and I hit the ground as if a rug is pulled
from under me.
Pain stabs from multiple angles. A
wrenched shoulder re-activates a 30-
year dormant cricket injury. A fingernail
snapped at the quick; the finger skin torn,
bloody and accompanied by an intensity
of pain I usually associate with a broken
bone. The camera clatters against a rock.
Gingerly I assess myself and the camera
for permanent damage. Neither seems
serious, though the finger, a strange
combination of numbness and pain, is
hard to assess.
“Still in one piece?” a young man in
a blue shirt asks, as I reach base camp.
“Yep, all good,” I lie.
I pick my way down the lower slopes,
shaken but glad to be on better ground.
On the pathway back I realise the lens
cap is missing from the camera. Not
a big deal, if that is the worst of it.
Through the pain I manage to enjoy
the last stretch of the trail, the sun, the
stillness and the views to the Ahuriri
River plain below.
Soon there comes the sound of heavy,
urgent footsteps behind me. Like the very
hoofbeats I imagined thundering through
the gap into the canyon. I spin around,
and the man in the blue shirt skids to a
halt. “Is this yours?” he asks, holding out
a Canon lens cap. I accept it gratefully.
We stop at Twizel for lunch, heading
first to the chemist.
“He had a fall,” my wife says, explaining
to the pharmacist why we needed so
many dressings.
“I didn’t ‘have a fall’,” I say. “I fell. There’s
a difference. Only old people ‘have falls’.”
“I rest my case,” she says.

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STYLE STAYS
Chateau on the Park, Christchurch
From stained-glass foxes in The Den Bar and ducks in the moat to
warm cookies, celebrated 70s architecture and super comfy rooms,
this unique South Island institution is ready to welcome guests once again.
Words Josie Steenhart
THE LOCATION
Right across the street from the huge and lovely Hagley Park
(home to Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Canterbury
Museum) and just 3km from the city centre. For those sans
car or if the weather’s not up to walking, there’s a free
scheduled local shuttle.
THE LOWDOWN
With its distinctive turrets, internal moat (you heard me),
park-like setting and unique design features by pre-eminent
architect Peter Beaven, Chateau on the Park has been
something of a local institution since it opened its
castle-esque wooden doors in 1975.
In 2016, the 192-room hotel got an $8 million
refurbishment and rebranded to a DoubleTree by Hilton,
somewhere early in Covid-times it was converted to an
MIQ facility (one of the more sought-after I would imagine),
and just last month was refreshed and reopened to the
general public.
THE EXPERIENCE
Peter Beavan passed away a decade ago in 2012, and the
neo Gothic-inspired/70s-influenced hotel remains one of his
last standing buildings after several were sadly destroyed in
the Christchurch earthquakes, so being able to have a solid
nosey around is worth the stay on its own.
But turns out it’s also a highly comfy experience,
with elegant rooms overlooking the garden and warm,
welcoming staff. You also get a piping hot cookie on arrival,
which I very much appreciated with a cup of tea on the dark
and chilly winter afternoon I checked in.
Garden lovers will be in heaven whether admiring the roses
from the comfort of their room, taking a stroll in the sunny
gardens after breakfast or checking out the impressively large
weeping willow sweeping across the internal yard.
There’s also a heated outdoor pool and a fitness room
should either urge take you.
EAT/DRINK
I can’t stress enough not to miss out on having a drink at
The Den Bar, not least for the amazing decor (think
Art Deco meets olde English pub meets late 70s meets
something pretty unique), while the Garden Court Brasserie
(or GCB as it’s apparently fondly known) has been offering
relaxed al fresco dining since way back (another local
institution I’m told).
The buffet breakfast is also highly worth a visit in the
morning, with a plethora of options to suit a variety of foodie
foibles and preferences.
THE NITTY-GRITTY
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A weekly meal plan
for winter that makes
shopping and cooking
easy and affordable.
Zero food waste and
nutritionally balanced.
TUES
Fish chowder
THURS
Shepherd’s pie
MON
Sloppy joe
WED
Vietnamese-style omelette
FRI
Friday night sticky
lemon chicken
Shopping List
Produce
5 onions
2 leeks
9 carrots
1 iceberg lettuce
600g potatoes
600g mushrooms
2 lemons
800g kūmara
1 red onion
1 apple
1 broccoli
Butchery
800g beef mince
400g skinless chicken breast
Chilled
1L milk
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Grocery
170g can tomato paste
410g can whole corn kernels
410g can creamed corn
400g can baby corn
425g can tuna in springwater
1kg jasmine rice
10-pack eggs
6-pack hamburger buns
Frozen
1kg frozen peas
1kg frozen green beans
Pantry Staples *
Garlic – fresh bulbs or crushed garlic
Ginger – fresh or crushed ginger
Paprika
Worcestershire sauce
Salt
Pepper
Flour, plain
Dried mixed herbs
Oil, for frying
Sweet chilli sauce
Butter
Soy sauce
Cornflour
Honey
Your favourite nuts, seeds, dried fruits
Your favourite salad dressing
Fish sauce (optional)
*
These items are usually found in your
pantry and not included in the budget.
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shopping and cooking easy and
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Winter meal plan
The recipes in this meal planner are designed for winter as they use seasonal produce
but can be made at any time of the year with seasonal substitutions.
• We recommend cooking the sloppy joe before the
shepherd’s pie as the mince mixture is shared between
the two meals. Other than that you can cook the meals
in any order you like.
• If cooking the sloppy joe later, store the buns in the
freezer to maintain freshness and move into the fridge
the night before to begin defrosting.
• Broccoli stalks can be eaten and are loaded with
MEAL PLAN TIPS
nutrients. We’ve used them in his week’s recipes – just
be sure to peel off the outer layer, which can be tough
and woody. If preferred, the broccoli stalk can be grated.
• When freezing leftovers, label the container or storage
bag with a date and the name of the item.
• There will be some leftover frozen green beans and peas
this week – you can add more into the recipes or use in
other dishes.
Sloppy joe
A simple and budget friendly American-inspired take on
classic mince on toast. Our deliciously hearty mince is
packed with hidden veges for a nutritious meal suitable
for the whole family.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 35 mins
Serves:
4
Skill level:
Easy as
Note
The mince quantities here are doubled to use in the
shepherd’s pie. If you’re not making the shepherd’s pie,
halve the quantities for the mince mixture.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon oil
2 large onions, finely diced
6 garlic cloves, grated or finely chopped or 3 teaspoons crushed garlic
1 tablespoon paprika
170g can tomato paste
800g beef mince
1 leek, white and green parts thinly sliced and washed thoroughly
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 cups water
410g can whole kernel corn, drained
5 large carrots, grated
600g (4 cups) frozen peas*
Salt and pepper, to taste
To serve
½ head lettuce*, shredded
4-6 hamburger buns, heated if desired
Method
1. Heat oil in a large frying pan or pot on the stove over mediumhigh
heat. Sauté onions until softened, add garlic and paprika and
stir-fry until fragrant. Add tomato paste, stir, and heat through.
2. Turn heat to high and add beef mince and leek. Cook until the
beef has browned, stirring occasionally. Add the Worcestershire
sauce and carefully pour in the water, gently stir, and cover with a
lid. Bring to a boil, remove the lid and simmer for 5-10 minutes or
until the mixture has thickened slightly, stirring occasionally.
3. Mix through corn, carrots, and frozen peas to heat through. Test
taste, adding salt and pepper as desired.
4. Set aside half of the mince mixture to use in the shepherd’s pie
later in the week. Keep in a sealed container in the fridge.
5. Serve sloppy joe with lettuce on the buns and topped with the
mince, or with lettuce on the side.
Cooking tip
Add your favourite spices and herbs for extra flavour. If you like it
spicy, add chilli powder or flakes for extra heat.
*Some ingredients will be used across more than one meal in a week. These ingredients are all marked with a * so you know not to use all of the ingredient in one meal.

Ingredients
2 teaspoons oil
1 large onion
3 garlic cloves, minced or grated or 1½ teaspoons crushed garlic
1 leek, white and green parts thinly sliced and thoroughly washed
2 large carrots, cut into small cubes
1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
750ml (3 cups) water
875ml (3½ cups) milk*
600g potatoes, cut into 2cm chunks
410g can creamed corn
425g can tuna in spring water, drained and flaked
225g (1½ cups) frozen peas*
Salt and pepper, to taste
3 tablespoons cornflour mixed with ¼ cup water
Fish chowder
Creamy and comforting, this fish chowder is perfect
to feed the whānau on a cool winter evening. Using
canned tuna and seasonal veges, this hearty and
flavourful recipe is easy and affordable too!
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Cooking tip
If desired, replace the
water for your choice
of fish or chicken
stock and reduce
the salt added.
Serves:
4
Skill level:
Easy as
Method
1. Heat oil in a large pot on the stove over medium-high heat.
Add onions and sauté for around 5 minutes or until softened.
Add garlic and stir-fry for a minute or until fragrant. Add leek and
carrots and cook for around 5 minutes, or until the leek
has softened.
2. Carefully pour in water and milk and mix. Turn heat to high,
add potatoes and creamed corn, stir and cover with a lid.
3. Bring to a boil while stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn’t
catch at the bottom of the pot, reduce the heat to a simmer.
Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the carrots and potatoes
are cooked, continuing to stir occasionally.
4. Stir through tuna and frozen peas to heat through. Bring to
a simmer, add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Add cornflour and water mix into the pot while stirring,
continuing to stir until the chowder has thickened.
Ingredients
300g jasmine rice*
2 tablespoons oil, divided
1 large onion, thinly sliced
300g mushrooms, sliced
300g frozen green beans*, defrosted
400g can baby corn, drained
9 large eggs*
125ml (½ cup) milk*
Salt and pepper, to taste
Lemon chilli sauce
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 teaspoons sweet chilli sauce
1 garlic clove, grated or ½ teaspoon crushed garlic
1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional) or soy sauce
Cooking tip
This recipe is a
great way to use up
leftover vegetables
or whatever is in
your vege drawer.
Vietnamese-style omelette
This recipe is inspired by the Vietnamese bánh xèo, a
savoury rice pancake stuffed with prawns and salad.
Our vegetarian version is made with an egg crêpe, filled
with stir-fried vegetables, served over rice and topped
with a lemon chilli sauce.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins
Serves:
4
Skill level:
Easy as
Method
1. Cook rice according to packet instructions. Combine the sauce
ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan on the stove over high
heat. Stir-fry onion, mushrooms, green beans and baby corn until
the vegetables are cooked to your liking. Set the vegetables aside.
3. Return the empty frying pan to the stove, add a quarter of the
remaining oil and turn heat to high.
4. Beat eggs with milk and season with salt and pepper. Divide into
four to six portions. Once the pan is hot pour in one portion of
the egg and cook for 1-2 minutes or until it has set, then flip over
to cook the other side. Transfer cooked egg onto a serving plate.
Continue this process with the rest of it oil and egg mixture until
all the egg is cooked.
5. Fill each egg crêpe with the stir-fried vegetables, drizzle with the
lemon sauce, fold over, and serve with rice.

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Ingredients
800g kūmara, cut into 1cm chunks
15g (1 tablespoon) butter
Salt and pepper, to taste
Oil, for greasing
½ (or remaining) sloppy joe mince mix
Side salad
½ head lettuce*, shredded
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
1 apple, thinly sliced
1 cup of any combination of your favourite
nuts, seeds, and dried fruits (optional)
Your favourite salad dressing (optional)
Cooking tip
The pie can be
cooked in a ceramic pie
dish, oven proof pan, or
casserole dish
if you don’t have
a baking dish.
Shepherd’s pie
A classic family favourite with a Kiwi-style twist, this
super easy recipe is topped with a tasty kūmara mash
instead of mashed potato. The nutritious mince filling
is packed with hidden veges that even the fussiest of
eaters will love.
Prep time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 45 mins
Serves:
4
Skill level:
Easy as
Method
1. Boil kūmara until softened, drain water. Add butter and season with
salt and pepper, to taste. Mash until smooth. Add a splash of milk if
you prefer a creamier mash.
2. Heat oven to 200ºC bake or 180ºC fan bake.
3. Grease a large baking dish with oil. Transfer the cooked mince mixture
into the dish and spread out evenly. Top the mince mix with the
kūmara mash using a spoon and spread out evenly. Bake for 30 minutes
or until the filling is hot and the kūmara mash is slightly golden.
4. As the pie bakes, combine the salad ingredients and toss with your
favourite dressing. Set aside. Remove the pie from the oven and
leave to sit for 5 minutes before serving with the side salad.
Friday night sticky lemon chicken
A quick and easy baked chicken dish inspired by Chinese takeaway-style
lemon chicken. The tender chicken is coated in a deliciously finger-licking
sticky lemon sauce and served with ginger stir-fried veges.
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 35 mins
Serves:
4
Skill level:
Easy as
Ingredients
300g jasmine rice*
1 large egg*
2 teaspoons soy sauce
400g skinless chicken
breast, cut into strips
or chunks
¼ cup cornflour
Sticky lemon sauce
Zest and juice of
1 juicy lemon
½ cup water
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons oil
3 garlic cloves, finely
chopped or 1½
teaspoons crushed garlic
2 teaspoons cornflour
mixed with 2 tablespoons
water
Ginger stir-fried veges
1 tablespoon oil
20g ginger, thinly sliced or
grated or 1 tablespoon
crushed ginger
1 large onion, thinly sliced
300g frozen green
beans*, defrosted
2 large carrots,
thinly sliced
1 broccoli, florets and
stalks roughly chopped
300g mushrooms, sliced
Method
1. Cook rice according to packet instructions. Beat egg and soy sauce
together in a large bowl, add chicken, gently mix to coat. Cover and
set aside to marinate.
2. Heat oven to 200ºC bake or 180ºC fan bake and prepare a baking
tray by greasing it with oil.
3. Once the oven is hot, dip and coat chicken pieces in cornflour, shake
off any excess flour and place on the baking tray in a single layer. Bake
for 10-15 minutes or until cooked through and slightly browned.
Sticky lemon sauce
4. Combine the lemon juice, water, soy sauce and honey in a bowl.
Heat oil in a saucepan on the stove over medium-high heat, add
garlic and fry for a few seconds until golden. Carefully pour the
lemon mixture into the saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer. Test
taste, adding more seasoning ingredients if needed. While stirring,
gradually pour in the cornflour mix and continue stirring until
thickened. Turn off heat and set aside.
Ginger stir-fried veges
5. Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok over high heat, sauté onion and
cook until slightly softened, add ginger and fry for 1-2 minutes or until
fragrant. Add remaining veges and stir-fry until cooked to your liking.
6. To serve place cooked chicken in a large bowl and pour the sauce
over top, toss to coat. Serve sticky lemon chicken with rice and
stir-fried veges.

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Style sips
Christchurch-based mixologist Meredith Earle was the deserved
South Island winner of Roots Dry Gin’s recent Show Us Your Roots cocktail competition
for her deliciously captivating cocktail Rōhi – juicy, sweet, salty, complex, compelling,
with a hint of peppery warmth and a hit of rose. Here she shares the secret recipe along
with the inspiration behind her winning drink.
Rōhi
INGREDIENTS
• 45ml Roots Marlborough Dry Gin
• 30ml Mere’s rose cordial
• 12 drops horopito/salt solution
Mere’s rose cordial
• 4g dried rose petals
• 2g pink peppercorns (ground with mortar and pestle)
• 2g grapefruit zest
• 60g sugar
• 100ml water
• 1g malic acid
• 1g citric acid
Horopito/salt solution
• 2g foraged horopito leaf (dehydrated then ground
with mortar and pestle)
• 2g pink Himalayan salt flakes
• 100ml water
METHOD
1. Shake all ingredients and fine strain into a Riedel Nick
& Nora glass or similar.
2. Garnish with a fresh horopito leaf.
Rōhi means Rose in Te Reo Māori – a name passed down from
my nana, Alice Rosie Williams nee Te Atawhai Hema to my
mother, Joanne Rose Earle.
My homemade ‘Mere’s rose cordial’ is inspired by them –
these two women are my roots and have made me the woman
I am today.
I’m incredibly proud to have made this drink in honour of both
of them, especially my mother, who passed away from her battle
with pulmonary artery hypertension on July 14 last year.
The salt reminds me of the Clevedon oyster farm on the way to
Kawakawa Bay, just after our family Mataitai urupā where I feel at
home, while the horopito represents my Māori heritage roots, as
Māori would use it for medicinal purposes.

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The modern preserver
Marmalade, sauerkraut, spiced carrots and more with internationally renowned
queen of all things deliciously pickled and preserved, Kylee Newton.
Interview Josie Steenhart
Celebrated foodie, author of two cookbooks (with
another on the way) and guest chef at this year’s The
Food Show, Kylee Newton has – lucky for us – recently
resettled in New Zealand after more than two decades in
London. Here she shares some mouthwatering inspiration as
well as a few of her sought-after recipes.
What are some of your favourite things to pickle/preserve
right now?
We are mid-winter, so citrus is a preserver’s best friend at
this time of the year – I’ve really enjoyed walking around
and seeing all the orange, grapefruit and lemon trees in
everyone’s front gardens. So that means marmalade season.
If jam is not your thing then it’s a great time to make
sauerkraut – I prefer to make kraut in the cooler months
where I can have more control over the temperature, so
a slower ferment.
Otherwise pickle anything in season – beetroot,
cauliflower, carrots.
And how are you enjoying these once created?
Marmalade is a great addition to brighten up a bread and
butter pudding, or steamed puddings.
With kraut I’m finding myself adding it to the top of my
winter-warming soups along with a dollop of crème fraîche
and some toasted pumpkin seeds, for a bit of texture.
I’m currently creating a turmeric-pickled cauliflower recipe
that’s destined for crispy battered cauliflower to eat with a
dip of harissa yoghurt.
What’s your go-to dish when you really want to impress?
This changes, there’s no true ‘go-to’ in my repertoire –
bravely (and probably a little insanely) I like to try out new
things when guests come to visit. Since I was young I loved
to stick my head into my favourite cookery book of the time
and just play.
My husband is a great cook too, in his spare time, and
recently we have been pulling our own handmade biang
biang noodles – there’s always a bit of theatre when visitors
come over for that.
Otherwise a ‘go-to’ would be handmade pasta – people
are always impressed when you don’t just buy it dried or
pre-rolled and cut. Pasta is a crowd pleaser and acts as
a great base for a variety of sauces and/or ingredients.
What is a less popular ingredient that you think deserves
more appreciation?
Vegetable leaves and stems. Over years of marketing people
have stopped eating the leaves and stalks/stems of vegetables
and this perplexes me immensely.
Supermarkets remove the outer leaves of cauliflowers,
where the leaves and stems are delicious baked in a few
Moroccan spices. Carrot tops can be added to salads or
made into pesto, chermoula or salsa verde. Radish and
beetroot leaves are perfectly delectable in salads, while
beetroot stalks can be pickled. Turnip tops create a bitter
twist run through a nduja-spiced spaghetti and celery tops
add to your stocks/broths.
I can not encourage people to ‘eat it all’ enough. Why are
we aimlessly wasting good edible food? The era of waste has
to be addressed.
What can we expect to see from you at The Christchurch
Food Show?
Expect to see a whole lot of pickling – I thought this would
be a good way to show people how easy it is to get started
if new to preserving.
I’ll be running through a few recipes of fruit and vegetable
vinegar brine pickling. There will be sweet pickled pears,
quick pickled radishes, spicy pickled carrots, pickled beetroot
and gin pickled cucumbers.
I’ll go through what a quick pickle is compared with
pickling to preserve, what vinegars are viable to use, spices
and uses of your homemade pickles in everyday meals.
There will be tasting – smoked fish paté on toast topped
with pickles of recipes I’ll make on the day. I’m doing two
45-minute demos, one on Friday at 1pm and one on
Saturday at 2pm.

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Gin pickled cucumber
MAKES 1 X 500ML JAR
INGREDIENTS
• 1 cucumber
• 1 banana shallot
• 3 sprigs mint
• 350ml white wine vinegar
• ¾ tablespoon caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
• 10 juniper berries
• 3 tablespoons gin
METHOD
1. Prep the cucumber by slicing into 3mm-thick
discs. Peel and slice the shallot into 2mm discs.
2. Pluck the mint leaves from the stalk and tear
into pieces if large.
3. Make your vinegar brine by combining the
vinegar, sugar, salt, chilli flakes and juniper
berries in a pot, bring to a simmer, dissolve the
sugar and salt and allow to cool.
4. Stack the cucumber discs, layering in bits
of shallot and mint, without squashing, into
a cooled sterilised jar.
5. Add the measure of gin and pour over the
brine to completely submerge.
6. Tap the jar on the bench to release any
bubbles, and seal.
Keeps for 6-8 months sealed – once opened, keep
in the fridge and consume within 4-6 weeks.
Spiced pickled carrots
MAKES 1 X 500ML JAR
INGREDIENTS
• 300g carrots, peeled
• 300ml white wine vinegar
• 40ml water
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• 2 teaspoons chilli flakes
• 2 teaspoons black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• zest and juice of 1 orange
METHOD
1. Prep the carrots, by slicing into discs or into batons.
2. Make your vinegar brine by combining the remaining
ingredients in a pot, bring to a simmer, dissolve the
sugar and salt.
3. Pack the prepped carrots, without squashing, into
a sterilised jar and pour over the warm brine to
completely submerge.
4. Tap the jar on the bench to release any bubbles,
and seal.
Keeps for 6-8 months sealed – once opened, keep in the
fridge and consume within 2-3 months.
Pickled beetroot
MAKES 1 X 500ML JAR
INGREDIENTS
• 300-400g raw beetroot, peeled
• 350ml white wine vinegar
• 50ml water
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• ¾ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cloves
• 3 green cardamom pods
• 2 strips pared lemon zest
METHOD
1. Prep the beetroot, by slicing into thin discs or into cubes
or wedges.
2. Make your vinegar brine by combining the remaining
ingredients in a pot, bring to a simmer, dissolve the sugar
and salt. Add the beetroot and simmer for a minute.
3. Pack the beetroot, without squashing, into a sterilised jar
and pour over the warm brine to completely submerge.
4. Tap the jar on the bench to release any bubbles,
and seal.
Keeps for 12 months sealed – once opened, keep in the
fridge and consume within 2-3 months
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64 Style | Drink
Mix & mingle
Style’s merry band of beverage reviewers taste-test the latest and greatest.
Cheeky lager
For those partial to a
cheeky lager, new-to-market
Southern Alps Brewing Co
(the second new brand
from MOA Brewing Co)
has just launched with
two refreshing releases –
Alpine Lager and Low Carb
Alpine Lager. While, like
most lagers, these won’t
knock your socks off when
it comes to big or bold
flavours, the combination of
all New Zealand ingredients
– Gladfield malt (the world’s
purest malt) and Nelson
Sauvin, Motueka and
Wai-iti hops – gives a clean,
fresh taste and smooth
mouthfeel. To round off the
Southern Alps experience,
SABC has partnered with
Kea Conservation Trust,
supporting the organisation
with an annual donation
and helping with key
conservation projects.
Exclusive reserve
For serious rum lovers,
this has to be a staple in
the cabinet. Diplomatico’s
Reserva Exclusiva has been
aged in oak barrels for up
to 12 years. It showcases
a characterful sweet nose,
showing notes of fruit cake,
vanilla ice cream, cocoa,
toffee and sweet spices.
This all leads onto the
palate, which is rich and
extremely well balanced
with some chocolate,
orange and nutty flavours
also emerging. It is deep,
vivid and the perfect
post-pudding tipple.
Fashioned with two tumbler
glasses, this is an ideal gift
just in time for Father’s Day.
Think pink
Nothing says fabulous
fun like pink gin, but if
you prefer your partying
without the alcohol,
Lyre’s have whipped up a
premium non-alcoholic pink
gin alternative, Pink London
Spirit, crafted to capture
the authentic essence and
flavours of a pink gin, sans
booze. “Lyre’s was created
to be true to taste to match
the world’s most popular
spirits in a non-alcoholic
format, each as close to the
original premium spirit as
possible,” explains Lyre’s NZ
ambassador Andrew Down.
Use as you would standard
gin for pretty pink drinks
and no ugly hangovers.
Forged in Scotland
Hailing from the peaty
whisky capital of Islay, the
Machir Bay from Kilchoman
encompasses the signature
style of a rugged Islay
malt. On the nose, fresh
peat smoke mingles with
a soft, cooked stone fruit
sweetness, with layers of
smoke. The palate then has
a surge of tangy peat and
a vanilla pudding sweetness
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66 Style | Art
Ode to the south
Renowned writer, poet, artist and curator Gregory O’Brien on his latest
projects and his love of regional New Zealand.
Words Rebecca Fox
Provincial New Zealand has played a much greater part
in the arts than it might give itself credit for, writer and
artist Gregory O’Brien says.
The idea that New Zealand’s art history narrative is
a provincial one rather than a metropolitan one
fascinates him.
“It hasn’t been a Picasso in Paris or Max Beckmann in
Berlin. It’s been like Toss Woollaston at Māpua, it’s been
Colin McCahon in North Otago, or Ralph Hotere at
Port Chalmers… Don Binney at Te Henga, Rita Angus
in Hawke’s Bay ... Joanna Paul in Whanganui, Laurence
Aberhart living in Russell.”
Added to that, top-notch regional cultural institutions
such as the south’s Hocken Library, in Dunedin, and Gore’s
Eastern Southland Gallery and it makes a powerful case for
the regions’ place in New Zealand art history, he says.
“On a national level, these artists have gone to outlying
areas of our nation – that is where this really strong art,
not all of it totally but a hell of a lot of it, has come out,
out of the regions and provinces.”
ABOVE: Gregory O’Brien, ‘Poem in the Matukituki Valley I’, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 915 × 1220mm.

Style | Art 67
“New Zealand art that is
exciting, artistically,
is so often from the regions.
It is really rooted in
place with imagination
and creativity.”
It is an echo of New Zealand’s place at the bottom
of the world, isolated, giving it an independence
of thought and creativity and a strength of character,
he says.
“These artists go out into the wilderness to discover
who they are, to make their statement. New Zealand
draws that out of people. Places that offer galvanising
solitude, a sense of place and time.”
This is despite the perception of provincial New
Zealand as being small-minded conservative backwaters
or dull.
“New Zealand art that is exciting, artistically, is so
often from the regions. It is really rooted in place with
imagination and creativity.”
Gregory’s conclusions are based on nearly three
decades in the art world as a writer, painter and curator,
after starting out as a journalist in Auckland. He recently
published a book of his poems featuring his own
illustrations called House & Contents.
He has also written books on significant New Zealand
artists including Hotere, Graham Percy and Pat Hanly and
is on the home straight with what he calls a “monster” of
a book on Don Binney.
Binney has dominated his life for the past few years as
he put together the monograph and biography on the
artist, who died 10 years ago in September.
“Don Binney’s is by far [the] biggest book I’ve done in
my life.”
He was drawn to write the book as he felt Binney, like
the others he has written about – the pioneer generation
of modernist New Zealand artists – helped define his
interest in the arts from when he was young.
“Don Binney is almost the final one of that group [from]
when I was a teenager, that shook me up and around and
changed the way I saw the world.
“Binney spent his life putting this stylised modernist bird
in the sky above Aotearoa. When I was a kid, I found it
bracing and now I’m 60 I still find it bracing.”
Gregory also felt the questions Binney asked in his
paintings were similar to what he himself asked about art.
He had also spent time at Bethells Beach where Binney
did a lot of his painting. So it felt like unfinished business.
“He used the bird as his great motif to articulate the
questions: ‘where are we, what are we doing here? How
do we feel about this place? How do we see it? How do we
look after it? What is [the] past, present and future of it?”
ABOVE: Gregory O’Brien takes every opportunity to spend time in Central Otago.

68 Style | Art
He had plenty of material to base the book
on as Binney kept much of his correspondence,
wrote huge diaries and even a 150,000-word
unpublished memoir.
“What interests me, is how all that
information completely charges up what his
paintings are saying.”
It also highlights how chance encounters can
change the course of a person’s life. In Binney’s
case it was as a teenager seeing one of his
classmates shoot a bird on the beach for no
reason at all.
“Binney didn’t say anything; he was crippled
with guilt for the rest of his life. So Binney
spent the entire rest of life avidly, and often
noisily, speaking out on behalf of birdlife,
because of that one thing that happened.”
It is discovering stories like this that Gregory
loves about writing.
“It is one of the great pleasures of an art
writer, to bring things out into the open, to
find things in the back room of culture or back
cupboards and bring it out.
“For every book I’ve written, I’ve learnt a lot.
I don’t write these books because I know a lot
to start with, I write to find out things, to go
somewhere new and take people along with me.”
It is writing that gave him the two most
significant events in his life in the past decade,
a trip to the Kermadec Islands as part of
the Kermadec arts project and receiving the
Henderson House residency, in Alexandra, in
2018 alongside his wife, poet Jenny Bornholdt.
For Gregory, the residency was his first chance
to spend significant time in the South Island,
despite visiting regularly for exhibitions and when
writing the book on Hotere.
“To me it was all about being inland, this
mineral, physical, very visceral, very gripping
[place]. Then suddenly understanding the kind
of painting Rita Angus did in Central Otago and
that McCahon did and that Grahame Sydney’s
still doing today.”
These days the couple take every
opportunity to spend time in Central Otago,
having made that connection with the land and
spirit of the place.
Just like he did on his Kermadec adventure,
which opened his eyes to the connection of New
Zealand to the Pacific Island and to the islands
north of the country.
“I went on to Tonga, subsequent to that I
went to Niue, New Caledonia, Easter Island, and
as far away as Chile. It was a big consciousness
expander for me as I came to realise New
Zealand is part of a powerful oceanic reality and
a lot of our art is infused with that – the likes of
Robin White, John Pule, Ralph Hotere, people
like that.”
Two burning cars,
one afternoon
Balclutha fire crews were called out to two vehicle fires in
quick succession yesterday afternoon . . . . Both fires were
extinguished without injury or further incident. Balclutha fire
station officer Stacey Verheul said although it was unusual to
have two such incidents on the same day, engine fires were
more prevalent in spring . . . . ‘Vehicles that haven’t been used
for a while can quickly become a home for nesting birds . . .’
— Otago Daily Times, 18 October 2018
Nature is as
nature does, the fire chief
explains. A car is nothing but
an aviary
and all roadworthiness
ends in ruin –
whether you are talking
a Mark III Zephyr
or Mercedes Benz – the bird singing
beneath the bonnet
will find them all.
The car runs out
before the road,
the season
before its bird-life.
In almost-Spring
an engine compartment
offers ideal nesting
and nature is always
held accountable
for the shape of things
gone west
or elsewhere
or otherwise
up in smoke, leaving
our combustible selves
staring skywards
unfeathered, undusted,
supposedly ‘without injury or
further incident’, no mention of
two parents gone
within one season of a year.
No nest, no nothing.
OPPOSITE: Gregory O’Brien, ‘Ode to the preservation of southern waterways’, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 1220 × 840mm.

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The Spaniards of
Italian Creek
Speargrass above Lake Dunstan,
Central Otago
Urchins of this raised
undersea, at once
ocean-bedded and blue sky’d,
your foreign accent
we forgive you,
your barbed inflorescence
upon which our wits too
are sharpened. In this
the gleaming hour or
golden age of
such things, the water race
that runneth under
low land and lupin, speargrass
and shotgun shell,
chattering, as if to say
we were expecting you
mid-morning, clad in
edelweiss, spinescent.
Bluebells and coral
lichen make up your bed,
the coolest of linens upon which
this armada sails, these
syllables worn and pressed,
sea eggs of the stratosphere
in snow’s pocket.
Poems and artwork from House & Contents by Gregory O’Brien.
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70 Style | Promotion
Cello virtuoso
Christchurch welcomes back classical music star Catherine Kwak next
month for an unmissable solo performance at the much-anticipated Corpus Medicorum
concert supporting the Canterbury Charity Hospital.
Interview Josie Steenhart
Having first picked up a cello at age seven, Catherine Kwak
studied part-time at the University of Canterbury from
the age of 12 before completing a Bachelor of Music at 18,
and recently added a further string to her bow after graduating
medical school.
This September, she returns to Christchurch as guest cellist
on the Corpus Medicorum orchestra’s South Island tour.
An Australian medical orchestra founded in 2002 by violist
and cardiothoracic surgeon Phillip Antippa, Corpus Medicorum
has played to critical acclaim around the world, and has raised
more than $1m for charities all over the world.
The recipient of the Christchurch Corpus Medicorum concert
is the Canterbury Charity Hospital, which provides free medical,
surgical, dental and counselling services to Cantabrians in need.
The Christchurch symphony concert will feature works by
Weber, Elger and Brahms, with a solo performance by Catherine.
Style caught up with the talented 24-year-old, who also works
as a first-year doctor at Middlemore Hospital, to find out more.
When did you first pick up a cello, and what do you love
about it?
I started learning when I was seven years old. I was drawn to the
deep, rich sound that the cello has, and I love the ability it gives
me to express myself, share music and connect with my audience.
At the age of just 12 you became a part-time student at the
University of Canterbury…
At the time, I wanted cello to become my career pathway and
to achieve that, I knew I had to invest more time into practising,
learning, going overseas to festivals/competitions and more.
My teacher at the time was a senior lecturer at the University
of Canterbury so when I was given the opportunity to take some
papers there I took on the challenge!
And then at 15 you studied for a Bachelor of Music, before
going on to study medicine and become a doctor…
I made the decision to leave high school at the end of year 10
and pursue full-time university studies.
After completing my BMus, I made the decision to keep music
as something I did purely out of passion and not for a living.
I decided to go into medicine because I wanted to find a
different way to help others, and I was intrigued by the science
and humanistic art of medicine.
How do you find time for both music at this level and a career
in medicine?
Cello to me is not a hobby or a job, but something I turn to at all
times – it’s a form of stress relief, expression and joy, and lets me
experience emotion to a different level.
I feel fulfilled when playing the cello, especially when performing,
and so I’m always able to make time for something I love.
Congratulations on your New Zealand National Concerto
Competition win, what does it mean to you to win such
a prestigious accolade?
Thank you. Winning this competition means a lot to me as it
signifies years of hard work and my continued endeavours to
keep music as a big part of my life.
What can audiences expect from you at this concert?
Audiences can expect to be taken on a sensational musical
journey full of emotion.
Elgar Concerto is a work that is dear to my heart; it is one of
the most heart-wrenching yet beautiful concertos that showcases
the cello to its full potential. This will be followed by the Brahms
Symphony No.2, which is very well known to be an expressive
masterpiece, and these two works will be preluded with the
exquisite Weber Der Freischütz Overture.
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72 Style | Read
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Over a decade since his last collection of new stories,
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Renowned Palmerston North writer and sheep and beef farmer
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George Orwell
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Animal Farm is a timeless
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It’s 1839, and Martha Pengillin
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Huw’s connection with Colonel
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Huw’s relationship with Hineroa, an outcast from her
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Seventeen is the 17th in a line of assassins who originated
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