Southern View: July 06, 2023

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Thursday July 6 2023
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Store makes it easier to feed the family
NEW
STORE:
Prime
Range Fresh
offers a full
range of
top-quality
lamb, beef,
pork and
chicken,
at 303
Colombo St.
RESIDENTS ON the south side
of the city – and right across
Christchurch – now have the
benefit of a brand-new butchery
where they can buy exportquality
meat at affordable prices.
Prime Range Fresh, which
opened in June at 303 Colombo
St, offers a full range of topquality
lamb, beef, pork and
chicken, as well as an extensive
selection of fruit and vegetables
and convenience food items.
Frozen products are generally
in 2kg packs, while more fresh
meat options – as well as fruit
and vegetables – will be added
over the next few months.
For barbecue enthusiasts,
the store also has a dedicated
Pitmaster Bar offering brisket,
ribs, boneless pork cuts and
tomahawk steaks, plus there’s a
delicious selection of Rum and
Que meat rubs, garlic and truffle
butters, sauces and meat juice to
add extra flavour to the grilled
meats.
Parent company Prime
Range Meats was established in
1914, with the knowledge and
expertise gained over generations
in the meat industry available to
today’s customers, along with the
significantly lower prices.
“In these tough economic
times we are offering our
customers true value for money,”
says store manager Jess Smit.
“Along with our everyday
pricing, we offer six weekly
specials making it easy to feed
the family on a budget. These
specials always include familiar
household staples from a range
of chicken, pork, lamb or beef
products. With our value packs
covering most of the basics, it
is possible to feed a family for a
week.
“As a proud New Zealand
company, we will also be
celebrating New Zealand’s
special days such as Mother’s
Day, Father’s Day, Matariki,
Anzac Day and many more, so
customers can look forward to
those.”
The main branch of Prime
Range Fresh is located in
Invercargill, and the store has
enjoyed phenomenal success over
the last few years, says Smit, not
only for its significantly lower
prices and customer service, but
also because of a new purchasing
option being added.
“During the Covid pandemic
our online service was born out
of necessity to both keep our
staff in a job and to feed our loyal
customers during the lockdown.
Today, we are the only frozen
meat online service in New
Zealand providing everyday
meat and food items to people in
most areas of the country. People
lead busy lives these days, so we
are pleased to provide this great
service.
“For our Christchurch
customers we will be offering an
online pick-up in due course, but
in the meantime they can take
advantage of our online delivery
out of Invercargill by choosing
from the selection on the website,
which is sourced from our
modern export factory.”
Staff at Sydenham’s Prime
Range Fresh are all local people,
and the store will be supporting
and sponsoring local community
events.
“We are thrilled to now have
a store in Christchurch offering
our quality, value and service,
and our team looks forward to
meeting and serving all our new
customers,” Smit says.
• Prime Range Fresh is
open seven days a week at
303 Colombo St.
www.primerangefresh.
co.nz
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New complex marks centenary
for funeral directors
The 100th anniversary of funeral
directors Lamb & Hayward is not
only being proudly celebrated by this
Canterbury owned and operated funeral
company but has also been marked with
the opening in April of the company’s
new Halswell facility.
Located on the corner of Halswell
Junction and Wigram roads, Oaklands
offers a 200-seat chapel, with extra
space for another 100-plus people, and
the Centennial Lounge where family
and friends can gather for refreshments
after the funeral service.
Views of the Port Hills from the
chapel and of the Southern Alps from
the Centennial Lounge bring a special
Christchurch character to Oaklands,
while creating a peaceful environment
for those attending services there.
Lead funeral director Liz Mills says
she and her fellow funeral directors,
Julie Harrington and Cara Hall, are
thrilled that Lamb & Hayward is now
offering services for families in the
south-west of Christchurch.
“We are all local, so we are familiar
with the community, and we are very
happy to be here for the local people,”
Liz says.
“Residents from around the area
have been watching our complex being
built, so it’s very pleasing for everyone
to see it completed. It’s one of the first
purpose-built funeral homes to be built
in the city for a long time.”
The Oaklands team, from left, Julie
Harrington, Cara Hall, and Liz Mills.
Lamb and Hayward’s new
purpose-built Halswell facility.
The two-hectare site not only provides
parking for 175 vehicles, it also features
beautiful landscaping and planting.
“Lamb & Hayward is well-known for
the beauty of its grounds, and Oaklands
is following in the tradition, with daily
landscaping,” Liz says, adding, “The new
plantings are already attracting bird life,
too.”
Providing a peaceful, calming
environment, the grounds also include
the Waka Trail, which is a continuation
of the Longhurst Trail.
“Since we opened, Oaklands has
already hosted several funerals,
and the feedback has been lovely,
with people commenting on the
community feel, and describing it as a
green oasis,” Liz says.
She and her team invite people to call
in to have a look around and ask any
questions they may have about funeral
services.
“We want people to feel it’s their
place, a familiar space, so when they
need to call on our services for family or
friends, they will feel comfortable here.
That’s very important to us.”
Oaklands is located at 500 Wigram
Road, phone (03) 244 0234, email
oaklands@lambandhayward.co.nz
A water feature brings
a sense of calmness to
the environment.