03 Magazine: February 03, 2025

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Most summers of my childhood, we would pack up the 

car and head over the dreaded Takaka Hill (spew emoji, 

IYKYK) to Golden Bay’s Tata beach, to spend as many days 

or weeks as circumstances permitted at the bach rented each 

year by my aunt and uncle. 

By my adulthood, they had upgraded to their own larger, 

more contemporary property just down the road, and we 

still go whenever possible, but reminiscing now, the OG 

family bach was (for better or worse) the absolute epitome 

of a classic Kiwi crib. Old-school as. 

Ligar Bay, one beach back towards town, had, and still has, 

an equally eclectic mix of architecture, so it did make me 

laugh a little when Greg Young, the architect of this month’s 

stunning cover property, told me they had totally ignored all 

existing buildings in the area in their design process. 

But perhaps with good reason – the focus instead was 

capturing the breathtaking vistas available in every direction 

and bringing to fruition the clients’ “modern treehouse” 

brief (and of course, they’d hired Greg specifically for his 

signature aesthetic) – and inarguably with a great outcome. 

Despite a personal penchant for the nostalgia of poky 

windows, salt-stained walls, tacked-on toilets and floors that 

have a seen a lot of sandy feet, it’s hard not to be charmed 

by the resulting holiday home, that a year or two on from 

completion now nestles without ostentation among its 

diverse assortment of companions. 

Whatever your preference when it comes to holiday 

accommodation, it certainly has me dreaming of another 

stay in the Bay very soon – may it provide getaway 

inspiration in some form for you too. 

Enjoy! 

PUBLISHER 

Charlotte Smith-Smulders 

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EDITOR 

Josie Steenhart 

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DESIGNERS 

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PROOFREADER 

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 

Janine Oldfield 

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CONTRIBUTORS 

Dawn Hunt, Helen Templeton, Jason 

Mann, Josip Bojcic, Katherine English, Marieke 

Macklon, Peter Janssen, Peter McIntosh, 

Rebecca Fox, Ridhwaan Moolla 

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6 Magazine | Contents 

In this issue 

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FASHION 

32 Filling her boots 

A shoemaker swaps Otago for Oklahoma 

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COVER FEATURE 

22 Bay dreams 

Inside a fantastically functional 

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HOME & INTERIORS 

18 Most wanted 

What the 03 team are coveting 

this month 

36 An English garden 

A late-blooming florist’s 

creative Christchurch garden 

ARTS & CULTURE 

28 A record of time 

Port Chalmers musician Nadia 

Reid has been making big moves 

48 Pearls & perseverance 

Angela Tiatia’s moving image 

homage to Pacific Island women 

60 Book club 

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Big Goals 

I’ve always loved the beginning of 

the new year. There’s something 

deeply cleansing about the prospect 

of a fresh start and a feeling of 

achievement for previous success 

and the momentum that brings. 

There’s also a sense of personal 

forgiveness for all that may not have 

been attained – despite the best of 

intentions. 

The word ‘intention’ creates a perfect 

reminder. It means an aim or a plan, 

something to be accomplished or 

acquired, and I work with a set of daily 

intentional habits which I read every 

morning and review weekly. For as long 

as I can remember I’ve dedicated time 

to working on what I wanted my life to 

consist of and having a plan for how to 

achieve this has become a significant 

part of every new year. Some people 

think of this as setting New Year’s 

resolutions, but a quick Google search 

is all that is needed to prove that many 

resolutions don’t make it past the first 

month, let alone lasting the year. 

If you are serious about moving 

forward in any given year and want 

to make progress, whether it’s in your 

occupation, health, family, friendships 

or personal wellbeing, I’d encourage you 

to do something about it now! Setting 

goals and then creating new habits is 

hard, as is reflecting on where you are 

and where you might want to be. For 

years I’ve spent time with family, friends, 

strangers and colleagues discussing 

and demonstrating how despite the 

internal discomfort (and external, if you 

are including exercise) the process of 

having goals helps. It's been interesting 

to see people’s early, rather reluctant, 

involvement turn to something much 

more accepting as they flourished, 

seeing the benefits of discussing and 

then documenting their goals as they 

work towards their accomplishment. 

If this sounds like something you’d like 

to start, or maybe just quietly consider, 

in 2025 I’m happy to give the following 

advice: 

1. Just start. Start today. Stop 

procrastinating and telling yourself any 

of those well-worn excuses that we can 

all conjure up. “Success is the product 

of daily habits – not once-in-a-lifetime 

transformations” (James Clear, Atomic 

Habits). And delaying means stopping 

yourself from being the very person you 

have always dreamed of being. 

2. Write it down, don’t just keep things 

in your head. Documentation keeps you 

accountable, whilst providing a visual 

reference point and context. I have 

journals both personal and family that 

include big goals, family dreams and 

business aspirations in order from the 

last 25 years and if the house caught on 

fire, I’d save these along with the family 

pictures. They are a treasure trove of 

small wins, large victories and things 

that have given our family timeless 

memories. 

3. You don’t have to go big – start small. 

There’s a beautiful concept called the 

micro-step, which says it’s the small, 

incremental moves, often layered on top 

of each other, rather than massive leaps 

that take us closer to our goal. 

So, with this in mind, let me wish you 

a happy New Year. May it bring you a 

sense of purpose, lots to smile about 

and some time to yourself. 

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OUR COVER 

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54 In season 

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and seasonal recipes from her new book 

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Newsfeed 

What’s up, in, chat-worthy, cool, covetable and compelling right now, 

specially compiled for those in the south. 

Watch this space 

After a brief hiatus to secure new funding 

and revitalise its vision, Christchurch’s 

truly awesome Flare street art festival is 

back for 2025 (February 27 to March 

9), bigger and better than ever. This 

year’s line-up will see seven artists – Nick 

Lowry, Berst, Fluro, Haser, Jacob Yikes, 

Jessie Rawcliffe and Ysek7 – working their 

magic on walls around the city as well as 

a bunch of exciting new elements. 

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To market 

Fed up with the search for a market bag that’s both 

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Ride on 

Get your fanciest frocks and smartest 

smart-casual attire at the ready, as the 

Lexus Urban Polo returns to Hagley 

Park, Christchurch on February 15. 

Played on the very special f3polo grass 

arena, Lexus Urban Polo provides 

a contemporary spin on traditional 

polo with a shorter, faster paced and 

simplified form, creating a more exciting 

version for spectators. The only New 

Zealand polo event set in the heart of 

the city, expect an unforgettable day of 

sport, music, fashion and food. 

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Wine not 

New Zealand’s longest running food and wine 

festival is back this year on February 8, featuring 

the best local bevs, bites and beats (2025’s 

headliners include Mitch James, Ladyhawke, Hello 

Sailor, Sweet Mix Kids), as well as masterclasses 

from the likes of foodie legend Al Brown. “We 

have over 30 wineries and 20 food providers,” 

says event manager Loren Coffey. “It’s a unique 

festival in the fact that it is both big and bold but 

also boutique. And February is a lovely time of 

year to have a weekend in Marlborough, with a 

mellowness after the holiday rush.” 

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Bow down 

It-girls the country over already know when it comes to bows 

– go big or go home – and the reigning queen of the oversized 

bow is local designer Caitlin Snell. Each handmade from 

deadstock fabric, the latest collection features a broad range of 

bags, hair accessories and clothing in a spectrum of chic shades 

(including the season’s vibrant must-have, a standout tomato red). 

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Newsfeed | Magazine 13 

Back with a bang 

Ōtautahi’s favourite free all-ages fireworks extravaganza returns 

to North Hagley Park for 2025 on February 8, celebrating its 

42nd year, and featuring the equally brilliant accompaniment of 

the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. Gather your friends, 

whānau and picnic accoutrements to enjoy a stunning string 

of lively tunes both old and new, and soak up the inner city 

summer spirit. Forgot your snacks? No worries – on‐site 

food vendors will be cooking up a range of yummy kai. 

Entertainment from 6.30pm, main show 7.30pm to 9.40pm, 

with the fireworks display set to start at approximately 9.30pm. 

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Wool house 

The Canterbury Museum at CoCA has come over all woolly with 

the arrival on-site of contemporary taonga ‘Wharenui Harikoa’. 

Made from 5000 balls of neon yarn and crocheted by hand, this 

full-size wharenui (Māori meeting house) has been wowing audiences 

across Aotearoa. Artists Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole spent three 

years making the work, the name of which translates to ‘house of 

joy’. “This project is a tribute to our tūpuna (ancestors), a celebration 

of our culture and a testament to the healing power of art,” say the 

duo. “We aim to connect cultures, heal hearts and spread joy – one 

loop, one stitch, one community at a time.” Runs until April 27, 2025. 

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Shine on 

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as avid sun-seekers this drop is a particular delight. 

Eight years in the making, the Sunceutical SPF 50 

Mineral set marries invisible mineral zinc oxide sun 

protection with a luxurious skin feel and advanced 

skincare-enhancing benefits. Formulated with a 

complementary system of ingredients (including 

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ability to shield against both UVA and UVB rays 

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skincare technology EL is renowned for, the dynamic 

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Centrepieces 

From delightful local jewellery brand 

Honeybloom comes its latest collection, 

Horizons – a fresh and inspiring range 

designed to celebrate new beginnings and 

limitless possibilities, and featuring both delicate 

and bold designs in materials from natural 

quartz to freshwater pearls. “Each piece tells a 

story of reinvention, empowering women to 

step confidently into the future with elegance,” 

says co-owner Arabella Mitchell. 

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Patty time 

Fans of food served between buns, gear up your tastebuds 

– Burger Nation, the nationwide burger bonanza, has now 

commenced for 2025. Eateries from the Bay of Islands 

to the Catlins (including 50 across the South Island) have 

signed up to participate in the second-ever event, cooking 

up wild and wonderful burgers (think Fiordland crayfish, 

truffled pork belly, miso mushrooms, Korean brisket, cheese 

fondue injected with a syringe and bacon-wrapped pickles 

to note just a few inclusions) to feature on their menus 

through to March 2. Designed to be an affordable incentive 

to get Kiwis into their favourite local hospo spots this 

summer, Burger Nation burgers have to fit into one of four 

categories: Meat, Seafood, Chicken or Plant-based, with a 

winner in each category – decided by you, the people – 

and the top burger being crowned Supreme Winner 2025. 

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Newsfeed | Magazine 15 

Wine & dine 

Dubbed “the coolest little wine festival”, the North Canterbury 

Wine & Food Festival has achieved cult status among those in 

the know as the event to sip, slurp and be seen at each summer. 

Showcasing nearly 30 of the region’s celebrated winemakers and 

beer producers, and incredible feasting options from the likes 

of 5th Street, INATI, Earl and Greystone (to name but a few), 

there’s also great music and plenty of free-range family-friendly 

fun on offer, not to mention a bus service (book early) with 11 

stops between Christchurch central and Glenmark Domain, 

Waipara, to remove transport dramas. Sunday March 9, 2025. 

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Sumner lovin’ 

Sumner’s historic post office has been given a deliciously chic 

new lease of life this summer, transformed into the beachy 

Christchurch suburb’s latest eating and drinking hotspot. 

With all-day eating options available from 11:30am, including 

small and sharing plates and wood-fired pizzas showcasing 

the best and freshest local ingredients, brews provided by 

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Go roaming 

Serious winers and diners – another one for your 

summer calendars! Running over two days on 

February 15–16, Roam Central promises a deliciously 

decadent Central Otago weekend of “wine, food 

and discovery”. Hosted in one of the world’s most 

dramatic and inspiring wine regions, Roam offers an 

exclusive opportunity to connect with the region’s top 

winemakers and producers, indulge in unforgettable 

wine and food experiences and delve into tastings 

featuring rare wines you may never encounter again. 

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Tutus on tour 

A RNZB crowd-favourite pliés into another season. 

This year’s Tutus on Tour continues the company’s 

tradition of presenting classical favourites alongside 

more contemporary works, and includes two showstopping 

pas de deux: the elegant and sophisticated 

‘Grand Pas Classique’, and the charming ‘Wedding pas 

de deux’ from Act III of Coppélia; the stage premiere 

of ‘Limerence’: a work for four dancers by former 

RNZB dancer Annaliese Macdonald, originally created 

for the Ballet Bites digital season in 2022 and now reworked 

for live performances; and ‘The Way Alone’, 

a neoclassical work by Australian choreographer 

Stephen Baynes, first performed by Hong Kong Ballet 

and now seen in New Zealand for the first time. 

South Island dates include Blenheim on February 25 

and Nelson from February 28 to March 1. 

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Loud forever 

Southern Shihad fans, consider yourself warned that 

this is your last chance to rock that air guitar until 

your fingers bleed, scream along to Jon Toogood and 

generally pay tribute to the Kiwi music hall of famers 

as they take to the road for their final-ever tour. 

Shihad first started hitting stages in the late ’80s, and 

soon had themselves a line-up that music journalist 

Karl Puschmann says “would change the face of New 

Zealand music and earn the enviable reputation as 

Aotearoa’s most formidable live band”. Dubbed Loud 

Forever: The Final Tour, 1988–2025’, catch the farewell 

show in Nelson February 7 or Christchurch March 1. 

“We need to pay homage to the legacy of this band 

and also to the people that have supported us,” says 

Jon. “We’re gonna f*cking hit it!” 

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Feature | Magazine 23 

Bay dreams 

Little boxes on the hillside this 

award‐winning Ligar Bay holiday house 

might be, but there’s nothing ticky-tacky 

about these chic cubes, where form meets 

family and it’s all about taking in the 

sea views in style and laid‐back comfort. 

WORDS JOSIE STEENHART 

When looking to design and build a new bach 

in classic Kiwi holidaying hotspot Golden Bay, 

an obvious starting point would be to look to the 

existing architecture. 

“We actually completely ignored everything around 

it,” says architect Greg Young of Young Architects, 

when asked about the inspiration behind the striking 

new, already award-winning Ligar Bay holiday house he 

designed for Perth-based clients Mark and Liz Ahern. 

“[In Ligar Bay] there are some traditional, old baches, 

which are really full of character… and then there’s your 

typical kind of… suburban spec houses, plonked on 

site… but we focused on what the site allowed us to 

do, and why they [the clients] had that site,” he explains. 

“And that site is all about the surrounding bush and 

the views over the ocean. So that was the focus.” 

Aside from the dictations of the location, the initial 

brief was “modern treehouse”. 

Presenting a spectrum of views across the bay – 

take your pick from Tata peninsula, the Abel Tasman 

monument or Wainui Hill, or drink in the entirety 

of Ligar Bay and beyond – Greg also describes it as 

a “lookout”, designed to reflect and blend with the 

surrounding environment. 

Mark (who was born and raised over the hill in 

Motueka and spent childhood summers in the Bay) 

has a building background, and as well as owning 

restaurants in Australia with wife Liz (who also dabbles 

in interior design) he runs a concrete business. 

Needless to say the couple contributed strongly 

– Mark particularly in sweat equity, Liz aesthetically – 

despite, at times (for reasons from Covid restrictions 

to work and family commitments), having to head back 

across the ditch. 

Photo: Jason Mann

“Mark’s a builder, and knew what would 

work on site, to a point. And Liz has done a 

bit of interior design, she has a very good eye 

for design. They gave me a sketch of what 

they were thinking, from which we used bits 

that worked and changed bits that didn’t, 

effectively,” says Greg. 

Starting with a steep, scrub-covered 

site, they wanted their build to be first and 

foremost a comfortable family bach – but one 

with the flexibility to offer separate space for 

extra guests, whether paid or invited. 

So as well as the main house, an intentionally 

organic set of steps crafted from wire caging 

and stone leads to a ”pavilion suite” sitting 

at the top of the site, offering privacy and 

seclusion when required (not to mention a 

fabulous outdoor kitchenette and decadent 

floor-set tub – more on that in a moment) or 

merely as overspill for larger gatherings. 

“This home boasts a very strong, elaborate 

form, elevated above the neighbouring homes 

and seamlessly integrated within its natural 

setting,” reads the judges’ citation from the


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Photo: Jason Mann 

BOTTOM LEFT & LEFT: 


“Despite being designmagazine-ready, 

it’s still 

a family beach bach at 

heart, with plenty of 

room to be less than 

precious and all the 

essentials of a classic 

Kiwi seaside abode.” 

2024 ADNZ Resene Architectural Design 

Awards, where the bach scooped the award 

for ‘New Home between 150m² and 300m²’. 

Judges went on to say its “distinct modules 

create a hierarchy of spaces, each offering 

breathtaking sea views, ensuring every part of 

the home enjoys a unique connection to the 

surrounding landscape”. 

“The thoughtful landscaping, highlighted by 

the path linking the two forms, enhances the 

home’s connection to its environment and 

promises to become even more integral over 

time as the vegetation matures and flourishes. 

“A private retreat, featuring a bedroom and 

bathroom with a luxurious sunken bath, allows 

occupants to unwind while fully immersing 

themselves in the serene scenery.” 

You’ll notice the bath keeps coming up 

– for good reason. Possibly more of a very 

small swimming pool, the spacious tub is 

cleverly set flush with the bathroom floor, 

positioned front and centre to the full-height 

windows. It’s next level, by any standards, 

including the renowned architect’s. 

“It’s quite a deep bath, so it’s more of a 

soak tub”, says Greg. 

“I’ve done some of those, but I haven’t 

done one flush with the floor like that before. 

“I took my family through it when we were 

holidaying in the area, and that was the first

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thing my daughter did, jumped in the bath, and just 

kind of sat there looking at the views. 

“It is pretty special.” 

Fans of mid-century modern architecture, and 

more specifically the ‘Christchurch Style’ pioneered 

by the likes of Sir Miles Warren from the mid-1950s 

might recognise elements of this celebrated aesthetic 

in the Ligar Bay bach. 

“The Christchurch Style influences a lot of 

my work,” says Greg, who recently also led the 

challenging restoration and revitalisation of Sir 

Warren’s famous/infamous Dorset Street flats, 

severely damaged in the 2010/11 earthquakes – 

which nod to this new design, albeit 70 years later. 

Bold, boxy shapes, vast panes of floor-to-ceiling 

glass, clean lines and raw and ready materials, to 

name but a few. 

“If you look at the driving factors of the Dorset 

Street Flats, it’s about the honesty of the building 

materials, and the simplicity of the form,” says Greg. 

“This is also important in the Ligar Bay bach. The 

concrete is exposed, as is the timber. The windows 

are simple, and focused on their purpose.” 

Inside though, the style takes a more 

contemporary turn, with lashings of natural timber, 

cool curves and organic textures and shapes, as 

directed by Liz. 

And despite being design-magazine-ready, it’s still 

a family beach bach at heart, with plenty of room 

to be less than precious and all the essentials of a 

classic Kiwi seaside abode – a wooden bench and 

sink for fish filleting, a spot to barbecue, a garage full of 

water toys from kayaks to paddleboards, an outdoor 

showerhead to rinse off salt and sandy feet. 

What does Greg think makes it so special/unique/ 

award-winning? 

“It isn’t just one thing – it’s a result of many factors, 

in my opinion.” 

“The house is specifically crafted for its 

environment, and for my clients’ requirements. It’s an 

individual, just as my clients are, and as the site is. 

“It focuses on simplicity… which ironically is 

very tricky to achieve. In the modernist style of 

architecture, there’s nowhere to hide, so the details 

are critical.” 

And “it isn’t just about the architecture – this home 

is as much about the views and its setting as it is 

about the building”.

A record of time 

Two daughters, four albums, a record label, a global pandemic, 

multiple tours and one major move to the other side of the world – 

it’s been a big decade for Port Chalmers muso Nadia Reid. 

WORDS JOSIE STEENHART 

PHOTOS MARIEKE MACKLON


Lately, Otago-born-and-raised musician Nadia Reid 

has been thinking about the past decade. It has been 

10 years of “documenting my life in song,” she says, and 

“the highest privilege”. 

The recording and release of her fourth album, 

Enter Now Brightness (out this month locally on her 

own Slow Time Records and new international label, 

Chrysalis Records, for the rest of the world) has 

prompted the contemplation. 

“You have points in life that when you look back, you 

see were a time of almost cellular change,” she says. 

Indeed, much has changed since Nadia’s previous album 

Out of My Province was released in early March, 2020. 

She toured the record “as best I could,” put her plans 

to move abroad on hold, and in July of 2021 gave birth 

to her first daughter, Elliotte. 

Her second, Goldie, arrived this past spring. Shortly 

before, Nadia finally relocated to the UK, settling in 

Manchester – “a big life move that had been on the cards 

since 2019”. 

“I gave birth to two little girls. Life is full and domestic 

and glorious. Both girls have been on the road with me 

and that is an incredible privilege, to have them close.” 

In November 2024, they popped home for Nadia to 

tour local hotspots from Leigh to Lyttelton, with a side 

gig in Melbourne. 

For the new album, and for the first time in her career, 

Nadia hit the studio (with long-standing guitarist Sam 

Taylor and producer Tom Healy, who also works with 

the likes of Tiny Ruins and Marlon Williams) without 

songs fully written and ready to record. 

“There was a revelation of: it doesn’t have to be 

finished, it doesn’t have to be a perfect song before it’s 

taken to the band,” she says. 

It also took three years to make. 

“Partly out of necessity,” Nadia explains. 

“We were in and out of lockdowns and I was trying to 

use my time as wisely as I could. It also took me longer 

to write for whatever reason. Pregnancy, lockdown, 

writer’s block. It was worth waiting that out, and bit by 

bit it came together.” 

The resulting body of work sees Nadia moving further 

from her earlier folk stylings and towards something 

more uniquely her own. 

One track where this is strongly evident is ‘Hotel Santa 

Cruz’, which she wrote on a trip to the Canary Islands. 

“I wrote this in Tenerife and it turned out to be quite 

hooky,” she says. 

“It’s just a series of questions. I feel quite moved at 

the end, with the line ‘You are everything I’d like to be’. I 

always give myself goosebumps when I perform that line. 

But I’m not sure who I’m referring to. Sometimes I think 

it’s [partner] Angus or my children, or maybe this is a 

God thing, or it’s just my imagination.” 

Was the different vibe and sound intentional or 

something more organic? 

“Possibly both,” she says. 

“I don’t want to make the same album twice. There 

are some familiar themes but sonically there is a bit of 

a departure from the lonely folk-singer to perhaps a bit 

more pop. Putting the guitar to the side for a moment 

and focusing on singing and the words. It was an 

interesting thing to experiment with.” 

Pregnant during the creation of the album – there are 

photos of her asleep on the studio couch and she still 

has memories of vomiting between takes – she found 

impending motherhood, and then motherhood, brought 

a new focus for songwriting. 

This focus runs through the tracks on Enter Now 

Brightness – including the first single released, ‘Baby Bright’.

30 Magazine | Feature 

“When my first daughter was born she had these massive 

bright blue eyes – she still does,” says Nadia. 

“And when she was born I did have this really intense 

drive to create; I felt very invigorated. Everything felt sharper 

and accessible and it all came to the surface.” 

“I think for me, becoming a mother brought all of [the 

issues of] the inner child and all of my own mothering right 

back up to the surface,” she says. 

“A lot of women say that when they’ve had babies they’ve 

said to their own mums ‘Thank you so much!’ because they 

have this revelation of what their mother has sacrificed for 

them. And I guess I had that in a different way.” 

Nadia says this latest album has served as a reminder that 

songwriting can be “the most useful thing to do with pain 

and joy and thoughts and feelings and anger.” 

“I’m so much better off now that it exists. Now feels like 

a new time.” 

Asked if she has favourite tracks on Enter Now Brightness, 

Nadia says “they all resonate with me in different ways”, but 

that “‘Baby Bright’ feels like an important song as it’s one 

that I began writing while I was still at high school”. 

“It sat with me all those years and then in 2021, I finally 

finished it, in a small writing room in Kingsland, Auckland.” 

On the subject of high school – what has a childhood in 

Port Chalmers meant for her life journey? 

“Having lived in Manchester for over a year now, I really 

notice myself missing the hills and the ocean,” she says. 

“I grew up with both, and being in a flat area with no hills 

means I lose perspective on where I am. 

“When I lived in Dunedin, if I had a day where I felt 

cagey or not quite right, I would drive to St Clair beach, 

or Aramoana, and soak up the sea air and get some 

perspective. It generally always worked. 

“That strong sense of place and the land is an important 

part of me and has no doubt influenced my writing.” 

“We were in and out of 

lockdowns and I was 

trying to use my time as 

wisely as I could. It also 

took me longer to write 

for whatever reason. 

Pregnancy, lockdown, 

writer’s block. It was worth 

waiting that out, and bit by 

bit it came together.”


Filling her boots 

From cutting her shoemaking teeth in Dunedin, Otago, to finding her niche 

crafting one-of-a-kind cowboy boots in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Flora Knight is 

emerging as a (fiddle-playing) force in the slow fashion industry. 

INTERVIEW JOSIE STEENHART 

Flora, you were born in Canada but grew up in Dunedin… 

My family are Canadian, my brothers and I were all 

born in Ontario. When I was six, my dad got a job at 

the University of Otago and our family immigrated to 

New Zealand. 

When/how did you get into shoemaking? 

I got into shoemaking in my early twenties, and began 

learning how to make them about eight years ago. I had 

been asking shoe repair places if they’d take me on so I 

could get familiar with the processes and machines in a 

repair shop setting. 

While I was working at Ayers Shoe Repairs in Dunedin, 

I met a woman called Lou Clifton, who had created her 

business – Shoe School – in Dunedin. Lou offered to help 

me learn about shoemaking, and in return I helped her 

with her shoemaking classes. 

What was the first shoe you made? 

I was working on a farm in Ontario, and I had been 

learning how to raise animals and grow food. I had been 

doing all kinds of homesteading and craft projects, and 

shoes seemed like a bit of a mystery to me. 

A maple tree had fallen down and I took a couple of 

chunks of the tree and whittled them into some soles for 

a pair of clogs. 

A Mennonite neighbour who made leather collars for 

farming with draft horses gave me some scrap leather 

to nail to the tops of my bases to make clogs. I nailed 

the (way too thick) piece of leather to the primitive sole 

bases with carpenters’ tacks. 

My first pair of shoes was a very asymmetrical, very 

chunky pair of wood and leather clogs. 

And when did you discover your passion for cowboy 

boots specifically? 

My background is in music, and the American utilitarian 

attire has long since made its way into the fashion of 

musicians and artists, so I was familiar with cowboy 

boots and engineer boots and was showing an interest in 

learning about making those styles. 

I was seeking further education in my bootmaking 

when Lou from Shoe School told me about the 

American cowboy boot-makers, and I got hooked on 

the style and the endless ways different people use their 

craftsmanship to merge art and utility. 

Tell us a bit about being a shoemaker in New Zealand… 

I was just starting out as a shoemaker in New Zealand, 

so I was taking on all kinds of different projects and trying 

different approaches. 

I worked first in shoe repair shops doing stitch repair, 

then found jobs related to shoemaking such as doing 

some time at the McKinlays shoe factory and I did work 

for costume departments for films. As I learned the craft 

I began to make bespoke shoes of varying styles for my 

early patrons. 

New Zealand hasn’t got a huge population, and there 

isn’t quite the excess for luxury items and bespoke 

services that there is elsewhere, so when I wanted to 

specialise in a specifically American craft, I knew I had to 

go to the source. 

And about Guthrie, Oklahoma, and how you found 

yourself there? 

Guthrie is an historic town in middle America, where 

my first cowboy boot-making mentor Lisa Sorrell lives 

and works. 

I went to Guthrie to learn from Lisa, and found that 

there was another master bootmaker Ray Dorwart also 

practising his craft there. I was lucky enough to learn 

from both of them. 

There’s also a decent concentration of world-class 

musicians in the area, and being a fiddle player I was thrilled 

to find that there was a thriving music scene here also. 

I originally came in 2019 for a few months, and while I 

was in Guthrie, I met someone and I returned at the end 

of 2020 to pursue that relationship, and when I moved I 

was able to learn and hone my craft. 

Can you describe your current work space… 

Currently I have the great privilege to share a shop 

with my mentor Lisa. She has cornered off a part of 

her shop with all the tools and machines necessary for 

bootmaking. Bootmaking has some pretty big overheads 

and sometimes the equipment and tools are hard to find.


Lisa has given me a fully functioning space to practise 

my craft, and it has given me the luxury of being able to 

do so, while slowly piecing together everything I need for 

my own shop one day. 

I like it here because it’s nice to have the company of 

others, and Lisa often invites other bootmakers to come 

work and visit, so there are a lot of ways to stay inspired. 

It’s so cosy and nice here, it’s going to be difficult for 

her to get rid of me! 

And tell us a little about the process of making a boot… 

In short – I start by taking eight measurements from each 

foot and leg, doing tracings and foot prints. 

From these measurements I build a ‘last’ (the form the 

boot is made around) and if it goes well it will fit your 

foot perfectly. The last is very important – there isn’t 

much room for error with the fit of a cowboy boot as 

there are no adjustments or wiggle room with elastic or 

laces or anything and you want it to be beautiful as well 

as have function. 

Then I make a pattern for the top of the boots, and 

play around with design based on the requests of the 

client. I will make leather choices and design choices and 

then begin cutting out raw materials, taking them from 

2D to 3D. 

I put the tops together and then pull them over the last. 

Then I build out the structure of the bottom of the boot 

that ensures that it is balanced and the function of the 

boot is such that you will walk with comfort and ease. 

There’s as much time that goes into the function and 

structure as there is the aesthetics and then beauty of 

the boot. My boots take me between 60–100 hours 

from start to finish. 

What are the biggest challenges of a career as 

a bootmaker? 

I think the biggest challenge for bootmakers in the 

modern age is that it’s difficult to fit into the wheels 

of commerce in a way that makes sense in how it’s 

generally experienced. 

There’s more than enough work to go around where 

I’m living – that’s not the issue. The issue is that as a 

craftsperson who makes the boots from start to finish – 

it’s slow and laborious. We live in a world of fast fashion 

and exploitative labour. There isn’t as much room for 

economic growth in the typical sense in the shop of a 

craftsperson – unless of course we take the route of 

outsourcing and cutting corners. 

The craftsperson faces the challenge of having to 

maintain the integrity of the craft and practise it in such 

a way that is aligned with their values, staring down the 

reality of an economy that encourages growth and excess. 

Do you have a favourite pair you’ve made? 

Oftentimes my favourite pairs are the ones that I’ve just 

finished. As with art, sometimes an idea is executed and 

then that urge is satiated and it’s time to build on it and 

move forward. 

My favourite pair currently is a pair of boots that I 

made for myself that are 20” tall and are made from 

Benedictine French calf with a single row of sea foam 

stitching. They aren’t necessarily my ‘favourite’ work 

I’ve ever done but they are special to me because they 

were an experiment in trying some new methods and 

ideas, and they represent a significant turning point in 

my creative life. 

What have been some career highlights so far? 

Being able to something that I love and get to interact 

with people, knowledge and art the way I do is 

meaningful to me in a way that trumps all of the 

acknowledged forms of success. 

I’ve been blessed with the amount of support and 

encouragement I’ve received privately and publicly. 

Accolades and articles and what-not are always a thrill 

but the slow and steady building and practising of a 

creative life will always be the lasting thrill. 

From time to time, fun things come along like getting 

to make items for films and be worn by fancy people, or 

Lyle Lovett liking my posts on Instagram. 

But once upon a time Lisa Sorrell was my bootmaking 

hero – and I got to become friends with her and learn 

the craft from her, so that’s a pretty big highlight already 

in my view. 

Do you get back to Dunedin much? 

Dunedin and New Zealand are my home. My family and 

community are very much there, so I tend to jump on 

any opportunity to come back. I’m lucky that I’ve been 

able to come back once a year or every other year. 

What have you got planned/coming up for the year ahead? 

I’ve got way too much planned for the year ahead! 

Firstly I have my patrons to keep up with who I will be 

continuing to make boots for. They’re my top priority. 

I have a couple of art-piece boots to make that will be 

featured in a museum exhibit. 

I have plans to create a collection of boots to exhibit 

that will be presented as a physical show. 

And 2025 will be the year I formally ‘launch’ my 

business and curate its direction for the future.

Feature | Magazine 35

An English garden 

Christchurch florist and fine art photographer Katherine English came 

late to realising where her creative passion lies, but has made up for lost 

time with a perfectly imperfect cottage garden and a natural talent for 

unique arrangements that also often result in stunning artworks. 

WORDS & PHOTOS KATHERINE ENGLISH


“I call it a cutting garden, which means that everything 

in it has to be either useful or if not, I have to 

absolutely adore it for it to earn its keep. Ideally both!” 

he most regretful people on earth are those who 

“Tfelt the call to creative work, who felt their own 

creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither 

power nor time.” – Mary Oliver 

When I first read this quote I sobbed. I would have 

been in my early 40s and I had a sadness that always sat 

within me. I could feel that I had more of me that wasn’t 

being expressed, and that I had lived a big part of my 

life being the person that I thought I needed to be to be 

loved and approved of. I felt like I had let myself down, 

and that felt like a grief, and sadness. 

I longed to express the part of me that feels nourished 

by beauty, and use what I hoped was a ‘good eye’ in some 

way. But had no idea of what medium that might be. 

It was during our first lockdown, when I was 54, that 

I had time to sit with that feeling of creativity within me 

and what it was connected to. All I really could feel was 

that I wanted a life that was slower, more connected to 

the seasons, making something with my hands and using 

my eye. All of which were not in the admin work that I 

had always had. 

Within two weeks of feeling that longing for this, and 

being open to change, as if by complete serendipity one of 

my daughters sent me some info about floristry training. 

Honestly, I had no idea before that that it was possible 

to train as a florist. I felt myself saying such a clear yes to 

this, it felt right in my heart. I had no idea how it would 

work out, but I had to try. I’m not someone who makes 

rash decisions but I’m thankful that I listened to my heart 

on this one. 

People often wonder if I have a garden, given that I 

am awfully shy about sharing it. I’ve hesitated in sharing 

it for lots of reasons, but mostly it’s a perfectly normal 

nervousness. It’s not a designed garden, and is really just a 

hodge-podge of bits and pieces. 

It’s fairly new, most of it was planted 18 months ago. 

Before that it was a sparse little border along one edge 

that I inherited from previous owners, along with an 

abundance of nasty agapanthus. Why anyone would 

plant them in New Zealand is beyond me, they were the 

absolute devil to remove. 

It was only when a friend took pity on me and sent 

round a man that she described as “The Viking”, that they 

were wrenched from the earth with immense strength. 

I call it a cutting garden, which means that everything 

in it has to be either useful or if not, I have to absolutely 

adore it for it to earn its keep. Ideally both! 

There have been many plants that have come, stayed 

a season and then been unceremoniously pulled out, 

because they have not proved themselves. Many now are 

still ‘on trial’. 

A dear friend Ilse described my garden perfectly: “Your 

garden serves a completely different purpose to most 

others, it’s a garden, a flower pantry and a research plot 

all in one. The interest for the visitor is not in being a 

cohesive whole but more a plant collection with interest 

and variety and some strange and unusual things dotted 

in between”. 

The building beside the garden is my little studio, and 

as you can see it’s a garden that is also a clothes drying 

place and a vegetable, herb and fruit garden. 

It’s definitely not big, but not small either I think, but 

I guess that’s all relative to what you have. It’s still very 

much a work in progress. I’m hoping that in five years it’ll 

be what I imagine, but it’s likely that by then I could have 

new ideas.


“If I happen to be feeling in 

a bit of a funk, then time 

immersed in flowers is a magical 

remedy that works every time.” 

One of my favourite ways to make an arrangement 

is to limit myself to only what is from my garden. 

It’s not a big garden at all, and it’s still filling out. 

I’ve planted as many perennials as I can, but I still 

left space for a few annuals. 

When this photo was taken it was one of those 

in-between parts of the season – roses were all 

but finished their first flush and hardly any dahlias 

were out. However I did have two of my absolute 

favourite flowers, campanula takesimana and 

echinacea pallida. 

This gathering was about keeping the colour 

palette limited, but within it there are shades of 

foliage that become something special.

More than anything I adore time exploring colours, form and 

movement in a little arrangement. 

This treasure of a bowl handmade by Zoe Isaacs is a dream for 

flower arranging with just a few snippets. 

All it needs is a flower pin and maybe a little chicken wire too, 

then it becomes a perfect vessel for flowers. 

Once I learnt that we do not have to limit ourselves to ‘proper’ 

vases it opened my eyes to seeing more possibilities. 

A perfect day is having time to carefully choose just a few stems, 

considering their colours, forms and how they relate to each 

other, and then arranging alone and in beautiful mindful silence. 

The joy is in the process as much as the result, and then 

through the documenting of it with my camera. 

If I have time I could happily spend two magical hours making 

and photographing one small bowl. 

And if I happen to be feeling in a bit of a funk, then time 

immersed in flowers is a magical remedy that works every time. 

It’s a way of expressing what I feel inside me. Each stem is 

considered, connections between colours and the balance of 

them, creating movement, lightness and it being cohesive but still 

with enough to spark a little curiosity. 

Feature | Magazine 39

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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 

with Tim Goom 

THERE’S STILL PLENTY OF SUMMER LEFT: 

Time to transform 

your garden! 

The Christmas rush is behind us, the festive lights packed away, 

and long summer days stretch ahead. For many of us, this is the 

perfect time to take stock of the garden. Whether you’re enjoying 

a staycation or just looking for a post-holiday project, summer 

isn’t slowing down anytime soon – and neither should your 

garden plans. 

The months following Christmas often bring some of the best 

weather. With balmy evenings and extended daylight hours, it’s 

the ideal time to tackle those landscaping projects you’ve been 

dreaming about. From creating a lush outdoor entertaining space to 

planting vibrant summer blooms, there’s still plenty of summer left 

to make your garden shine. 

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Pub crawl 

On the release of a new edition of his celebrated guide to classic 

Kiwi pubs, we asked renowned travel writer Peter Janssen to 

share eight of his favourite historic South Island watering holes. 

WORDS PETER JANSSEN 

PHOTOS PETER JANSSEN & JOSIP BOJCIC 

MOSSBURN RAILWAY HOTEL, MOSSBURN 

With the expectation of the railway reaching Mossburn 

in 1885, George Beer moved his hotel from Castle Rock, 

near Lumsden, to Mossburn. Unfortunately for the aptly 

named Mr Beer, the depression of the 1880s delayed 

construction, and although the line started in 1880, it 

didn’t reach Mossburn until January 21, 1887. The line 

quickly provided access to the outside world and the pub 

flourished – along with the town – as the line ran next 

to the hotel (just to the left of today’s pub). 

After the old wooden hotel burned down, the present 

hotel was opened in May 1923, and this time it was 

constructed in brick. A second storey was added in 

1935. However, the good times were not to last and 

after the passenger service was axed on October 4, 

1937, Mossburn slowly declined. 

Notable New Zealand poet Bill Manhire was born 

in Mossburn; the son of the publican, he grew up in 

the pub. He retains both fond memories and a strong 

connection to his childhood town, and the pub 

has a dedicated display to their most famous son, 

along with a Nigel Brown painting illustrating Bill’s 

childhood dream. 

For quite some time the hotel was mainly used 

to house contractors working in the area, but the 

dramatic rise of tourism has boosted the fortunes of 

both the town and the hotel. The lovely dining room 

evokes an earlier era and features historical photos 

on the wall, while the main bar opens onto a garden 

bar centred on a beautiful old spreading elm. This 

is one hotel worth the short detour off SH94, near 

the junction with SH97 (Queenstown to Te Anau). 

Food: Pub meals that are a cut above the average 

and include burgers, wraps, pizzas and bar snacks. 

Accommodation: Ten rooms, some ensuite and 

some with shared facilities. Across the road in a 

separate building that used to be a diner are eight 

rooms, all with ensuites.

Travel | Magazine 43 

OPPOSITE: Mossburn 

Railway Hotel, Mossburn. 

LEFT: The Portsider (Marine 

Hotel), Port Chalmers. 

BELOW: Gantley’s Tavern, 

Queenstown. 

GANTLEY’S TAVERN, QUEENSTOWN 

At the height of gold fever sweeping Central Otago, 

the Packhorse Hotel opened in 1863 on a key junction 

between Queenstown, Arrowtown and the road to the 

Shotover goldfields. Little is known of the hotel in its 

first decade, until in 1874 the larger-than-life character 

Patrick Gantley purchased 80 hectares of land at 

Arthurs Point that included the hotel. 

That Gantley had no previous experience in the hotel 

business is an understatement. Born in Ireland, at the 

age of 20 Gantley joined the British Army and spent 

most of his adult life in the army, serving in India, Burma, 

Hong Kong, Australia and the Crimea. After 21 years he 

left the army with a pension of 13 pence a day, and in 

1865, at the age of 47, he immigrated to New Zealand 

with his young wife, Bridgette, and their two children. 

After arriving in New Zealand, Patrick took up the 

position in charge of the single-cell gaol in Queenstown, 

until in December 1873 he resigned as gaoler. Clearly 

wanting a change, the following year Mr Gantley quickly 

settled into the hotel business, which he did for the 

next 22 years. 

Patrick died in 1896, aged 80, and his wife died the 

following year. Their son Francis took over the hotel, 

which he renamed Gantley’s Hotel, and ran it until 

1920, when the hotel closed. 

For the next 50 years the hotel was used as a farm 

building until it was renovated and opened in 1970 as an 

award-winning fine dining restaurant, The Packers Arms. 

In more recent years the old hotel has seen many 

changes, first becoming Gantley’s Restaurant for a 

short time in 2018, then Marvel Grill, then Cargo at 

Gantley’s Restaurant and now Gantley’s Tavern. 

Away from the supercharged atmosphere of 

central Queenstown, Gantley’s Tavern is a haven for 

locals to socialise, eat and drink, and it is hard to think 

of a better spot to do all three. 

Today Gantley’s is a stylish mix of the old and new, 

with the original stone hotel now the main restaurant. 

Behind the old building is a wonderful space, with 

the main bar opening out onto a spacious terrace 

and down into a garden area with tables, a stage and 

room for everyone. The BBQ, cleverly constructed 

out of an old boiler, is a treat. 

Food: Comfort food that’s a fusion of the 

traditional and the contemporary, and plenty of 

Otago wines by the glass. Opens for breakfast, lunch 

and dinner.

44 Magazine | Travel 

THE PORTSIDER (MARINE HOTEL), 

PORT CHALMERS 

Port Chalmers was already a thriving port town in the 

1870s when young Gordon McKinnon was contracted to 

design and construct the new Marine Hotel and radically 

rebuild the Royal Hotel. Unusually, both buildings still 

survive in Port Chalmers’ main street. The Marine Hotel 

is a popular local pub, now known as the Portsider, and 

the Royal, which is diagonally across from the Portsider, 

now houses Atelier Royale (which makes handmade hats) 

as well as offices. 

In April 1880, the Otago Daily Times glowingly 

described the Marine Hotel as “… so fine a building 

being erected from the designs of this meritorious 

and rising young artist. The edifice is of the most solid 

character, being composed of Port Chalmers bluestone 

foundation, with brick and cement upper works.” 

However, the hotel did not live up to its classy 

architecture, and right from the start was a rough 

port pub, with the publican appearing in court in the 

same year as the pub opened on charges of permitting 

disorderly conduct, selling liquor out of hours and 

supplying alcohol to someone who was intoxicated. 

As for the meritorious Mr McKinnon, unfortunately 

the two hotels sent him bankrupt and forced him 

to leave Dunedin to set up a new and subsequently 

successful business in Sydney. 

It was no surprise that Port Chalmers voted to go 

dry in 1902, though the voters quickly changed their 

minds and voted to go wet just three years later (nearby 

Dunedin remained wet). Despite a total ban on alcohol 

sales, clearly things hadn’t changed much in 20 years, as 

in 1904 Mrs Cecilia Furk, wife of the publican, ended 

up in court after she supplied, at breakfast time, two 

undercover policemen with beer and whiskey. 

In 1967, the hotel became a tavern, and a decade later, 

in 1977, it was renovated and reopened as the Portsider 

Tavern. Although altered over the years, the Italianate 

façade has survived since the hotel opened, though the 

interior has changed considerably. 

The pub is now in the capable hands of Pip Honeychurch 

and Hans Dekker, and today the ground floor is a spacious 

bar/dining area, enhanced by the extensive use of warm 

timbers and a cosy wood burner in the centre. 

Food: A small but perfectly formed menu, all fresh and 

made on site. 

DUNTROON HOTEL, DUNTROON 

When Benjamin and Jessie Walsh opened the 

Duntroon Hotel in 1881, the pub was quite a bit smaller, 

consisting of just the eastern half of today’s building. In 

around 1915, the hotel was considerably enlarged, with 

the western half of the hotel added. 

Not the first or only hotel in this small town, today it 

is the only survivor, but it has had more than its share 

of near misses. The hotel escaped several major fires 

in the 1920s that wiped out most of the commercial 

heart of the small town, including the Empire Hotel. It 

also had several close calls, including a log rolling out of 

the fireplace and burning a hole right through the floor. 

However, it wasn’t until the 1950s that the hotel was 

finally coated in roughcast, a common 20th century 

method of fire prevention. 

In 1976, the hotel became a tavern, but the recent 

rise in tourism, and particularly the opening of the 

Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail and the fascinating walks 

around the local limestone formations, has given the 

Duntroon Hotel a new lease of life. 

Upstairs, the rooms have been stylishly renovated and 

bathrooms added, while downstairs is now a spacious 

bar and dining area that opens out into a courtyard with 

all-day sun. All the best historical features have been 

retained or enhanced, from the old ceiling timber used 

for the front of the bar, to the bar top which is beautiful 

mataī timber recycled from an old house. 

Food: Cafe during the day and more substantial fare 

at night that ticks all the boxes at prices that won’t break 

the bank. 

Accommodation: Seven stylish rooms, all ensuite, with 

one two-bedroom apartment. 

MAKIKIHI COUNTRY HOTEL, MAKIKIHI 

Like so many old hotels, fire claimed the original twostorey 

Makikihi Hotel, which stood on the other side of 

SH1. Constructed to service the railway line, this was 

also the coaching stop where the horses were changed, 

so the hotel had to provide grazing, stables and a 

blacksmith in addition to accommodation and food. 

Rebuilt in double brick in 1929, over the years the 

hotel went into decline, but in recent years the hotel has 

undergone a renaissance. 

Retaining many of the best original features, such as 

the wood panelling in the foyer and main bar, the interior 

was carefully modernised so that today the Makikihi can 

claim to be a great classic Kiwi pub. 

The handsome main bar facing the main road still 

has the original fireplace, plus a wood burner to warm 

up the coldest South Canterbury night, while a small 

north‐facing terrace takes advantage of the sun. 

Beyond the bar is a separate pool room, and from 

there the hotel opens up to a wooden deck and an 

attractive garden bar centred on a fine old spreading elm, 

the ideal spot on a hot summer afternoon. 

Food: Very good country home-cooked meals, with a 

reputation for excellent steaks. 

Accommodation: Excellent rooms, clean, stylish and 

comfortable, with shared facilities. Seven rooms inside 

and four cabins outside. 

TAI TAPU HOTEL, TAI TAPU 

One of the South Island’s oldest hotels (1856), the 

Tai Tapu has never burned down or moved, though it 

was originally named the Ellesmere Arms and was an 

important coach stop on the old road from Christchurch 

to Akaroa. 

In addition to catering for the coach horses (the new 

function centre is on the site of the old stables), the hotel 

also owned several paddocks to accommodate cattle and 

sheep being driven to and from the Addington stock yards. 

Over the years, the pub has had several additions,

Travel | Magazine 45 

TOP: Duntroon Hotel, Duntroon. 

ABOVE: Makikihi Country Hotel, Makikihi. 

though the heart of the old pub is still very clearly marked by a 

substantial beam running through the main bar, which replaced 

the original external wall. 

Light and airy, the main bar runs along the north side of 

the building, with views over green paddocks to the Port Hills. 

Along the back of the pub is a substantial and attractive dining 

room, which retains the old name the Ellesmere Arms, and an 

old brick fireplace along with a section of the old kauri floors 

boards, polished up and looking like new. 

Leading off the dining rooms is a garden bar to beat all garden 

bars. Stepping down from a wide terrace, the huge area is 

beautifully laid out, with tables and umbrellas among the trees 

and hedges. Off to one side is a large bouncy castle, perfect for 

the little ones to wear themselves out while mum and dad relax. 

Affectionately known to locals as The Tap, this is one of 

Canterbury’s most popular country pubs. 

Food: No ordinary pub meals here, but an extensive 

contemporary menu as well as lighter meals and snacks. The 

food is complemented by a carefully constructed wine list. 

WOODSTOCK HOTEL 

(ROYAL MAIL HOTEL), HOKITIKA 

Once 100 hotels jostled side by side in Hokitika’s 

Revel Street, competing for business during the gold 

rush era that began in 1864. Hokitika was the main 

port, but small settlements sprang up all over the 

goldfields, and Woodstock, on the southern bank of 

the Hokitika River, was typical of such settlements. 

When the bridge across the Hokitika River 

opened in March 1869, Harry Gaylor built a 

hotel at Woodstock to service the passing trade, 

modestly naming it Gaylor’s Hotel. Further down 

the hill from today’s hotel, the pub was then only 

the size of the current public bar. 

When the road was extended south to Ross it 

was decided to move the hotel 200 yards to the 

new road, and the entire pub was hauled uphill by 

cart horses, using beer barrels as rollers. The new 

location also meant a new name and, as the hotel 

now serviced the mail coaches travelling south to 

Ross, the Royal Mail Hotel was appropriate. 

Damaged by fire but never been burned 

down, the hotel has had a long, colourful history, 

including often doubling as the local morgue. 

Accidental deaths were common in the mining 

industry, and the custom was to take the deceased 

back to the nearest public house for an inquest, 

because the cool cellars for storing beer were 

also useful for holding the occasional corpse. The 

mates of the victim would lay out the body for the 

coroner in the back parlour and sit through the 

inquest before adjourning to the bar for the wake. 

When the railway line was extended south 

in 1909, the mail service by horse-drawn coach 

ended, but the single-lane bridge handled both road 

and rail traffic until the 1970s, when new bridges 

were built at Hokitika. The loose wooden decking 

rattled so noisily that the bridge was nicknamed the 

‘longest xylophone in the world’ and the ‘clickety 

clackety’ bridge. The bridge was finally closed in 

1978 and replaced by a new road bridge, and

46 Magazine | Travel 

Top House Hotel, 

St Arnaud, 

Nelson Lakes 

Woodstock became and remains a quiet backwater. 

Much later, the hotel’s name changed yet again, with the 

addition of the locality Woodstock, though the old name 

still proudly runs across the façade, a testament to the 

only survivor in a township that once boasted 12 hotels. 

There’s nothing shabby about the Woodstock Hotel 

today. Typical of goldfield hotels, the high façade shields 

a low wooden building, opening out to the northwest 

on a wide wooden veranda with amazing views over the 

river, farms, bush and mountains. Liberal use of polished 

wood for both fittings and furniture give the pub a 

warm glow, while the log burner provides real warmth 

on chilly winter nights. 

Late on cold, windy winter nights a faint spectre of a 

man is sensed at the end of the bar, and although the 

ghost visits quite regularly, no one really knows who it 

might be. 

Food: Excellent pub food, including venison, a choice 

of steaks, burgers and pizzas. 

Accommodation: Four self-contained motel units 

right next to the hotel. 

TOP HOUSE HOTEL, ST ARNAUD, NELSON LAKES 

Just 6km from St Arnaud, this Heritage Category 1 

building is the only surviving guesthouse of a series of 

similar guesthouses through the mountains that were 

built to provide basic food and lodgings for travellers and 

drovers between Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury. 

A licence for a hotel was granted in 1844, and the 

original Tophouse was built in 1846 on the road from 

Nelson to the lakes, taking its name from its position at 

the top of the Wairau, Motueka and Buller Rivers. 

After the original fell into disrepair, a new hotel was 

built in 1886 by ex-ship’s carpenter Ned James, and 

both internal and external walls are entirely constructed 

of cob. There is an exposed section in the hallway that 

shows the method of building with cob. 

Tophouse was the scene of a grisly murder/suicide 

in 1894, when the brother of the publican’s wife fell 

in love with the governess of the publican’s children. It 

was not a happy ending. 

On a more cheerful note, Tophouse holds the 

record for having the smallest bar in New Zealand. 

Originally the bar was a cupboard inside the house, 

until Licensing Commission laws insisted on a ‘proper’ 

sized bar being built in 1926. The owners complied 

with an addition at the end of the house made with 

old packing cases. Decorated with memoirs from the 

past, the bar still operates out of the tiny space. 

Today this unique hotel has a cosy and welcoming 

feel, and is surrounded by a magnificent, landscaped 

garden, which is especially colourful in summer. Like 

the hotel itself, the restaurant is unique, with all diners 

seated around one table. The meals are based on fresh 

seasonal produce. 

Food: A short, fresh, European-style menu served as 

a unique and intimate three-course dining experience. 

Bookings are required 24 hours in advance. 

Accommodation: Four stylish bedrooms with 

shared facilities, plus four two-bedroom self-contained 

cottages, and space for campervans. 

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Pearls & perseverance 

Utilising swimming pools, pearls, hydraulic lifts and fuchsia-pink frocks, 

artist Angela Tiatia’s compelling new work on show at Dunedin Public 

Art Gallery pays homage to the Pacific Island women of the 1960s. 

WORDS REBECCA FOX

Arts | Magazine 49 

THIS PAGE: Angela Tiatia, The 

Dark Current, 2023 (installation 

view). Courtesy of the artist 

and Sullivan + Strumpf, Sydney. 

It’s a stunning close-up image of a woman’s eye with a 

pearl in the corner. 

“That was quite literally the seed of the idea – I love all 

the symbolism behind the formation of the pearl in the 

natural world … it’s like the pearl is this precious gem 

that is formed or birthed out of an irritant in the flesh 

of an oyster,” Sydney-based New Zealand artist Angela 

Tiatia says. 

For her it can mean the perseverance that is needed 

to get through life’s challenges, and how pushing through 

those can form something beautiful and strong. 

“It can also be the visual representation of the idea 

that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It sits within 

quite a vulnerable place on the body.” 

From there, her three-part moving image installation 

The Dark Current began to develop and started to 

become a reality when she received the 2022 Ian Potter 

Moving Image Commission, Australia’s most significant 

commissioning award for contemporary moving image art. 

“The very first image that formed the foundation of this 

work was that close-up of the eye with the pearl.” 

But before she could make that a reality she had to work 

out if it would be possible to do without hurting someone. 

“I tested that idea on myself first to ensure safety.” 

That then led to a frustratingly long search for the 

perfect model to open the work. 

Angela wanted strong Samoan features and hair and 

eventually found that in model Cassaerea Jesus. 

From there the planning involved in creating the work 

was intensive, requiring the input of a costume designer, 

film crew, musician, choreographers, post-production 

and animators. 

“It’s quite a big undertaking.” 

But it’s Angela’s happy place. For about 20 years she 

worked as a model and an actress but also had a passion 

for art, so she studied at Auckland University of Technology. 

Although comfortable in front of the camera, it was 

behind it that inspired her art. Back then, moving image art 

was a relatively new genre thought of as experimental. 

“What I love about moving image is that it encompasses 

all of the disciplines of art,” says Angela. 

“It’s sculptural because of the set building, there’s 

colour theory, textures, sound, lighting, performance, 

all the mediums possible available to make work from. 

Moving image is the perfect medium for artists that don’t 

want to choose a particular medium.” 

Angela says The Dark Current is a perfect example “as 

it required a swimming pool to be built on set as well as 

a hydraulic lift that would slowly immerse Cassaerea, in 

a bright fuchsia-pink 1960s-style dress and lying on pink 

carpet, into the water”. 

The opening scene took the whole day of filming 

to get right. To get the shots she was after required a 

‘robotic’ camera attached to a manual crane. 

“The camera had to be choreographed alongside the 

choreography of the woman, and timed specifically, so the 

camera had to be at a certain point before the platform 

dropped so that we get the sense of the water rushing in.” 

The idea was to break the film into three parts – past, 

present and future. It pays homage to the strength and 

perseverance of Pacific Island women of the 1960s, an era 

when many migrated from the Pacific to New Zealand. 

“You can see on her face, it should be a weird thing 

with water rushing in around her. Like, she should be 

shocked by that. But to me, the water represents great 

change and she looks almost unbothered by it.” 

The present day is represented by learning and relearning 

histories such as the significance of the important, sacred, 

UNESCO World Heritage site Marae Taputapuatea, a large 

marae complex at Opoa in Taputapuatea, on the eastern 

coast of Raiatea in French Polynesia. 

“I like to have a way to disseminate about our histories 

as well.” 

In this section of the installation the pink from the first 

part is interspersed with images of nature. 

“I wanted a pink that was quite difficult to look at, 

almost garish. A pink you can find in nature and also 

looks artificial. And so that strong pink, for me, has an 

association with feminine energy but is a little bit more 

masculine or darker than the lighter pink.”

50 Magazine | Arts 

LEFT: Angela Tiatia, The Dark Current, 

(photographic still) 2023. Courtesy of 

the artist and Sullivan + Strumpf, Sydney. 

The third section, which took 18 months working with 

an animator, is situated in a hyper-real world, which has 

been created using 3D gaming software. This landscape 

is constructed out of the remains of extractive industries 

and labour practices that re-shaped the Pacific following 

colonisation and features performers reclaiming those places. 

The complexity of creating these sorts of images is 

what drives Angela. 

“That’s what I love about this work, it is the challenges 

of choreographing those long, uncut, moving shots that 

has become a signature style of my work and practice.” 

She has used many of the elements of Hollywood 

cinematography to make the installation compelling 

viewing, “so that alongside the composition of the music 

it’s all delicately balanced in a way to hold the audience 

member in this space.” 

Whereas at the beginning of her practice her works 

were a lot simpler, just her and her camera, and she 

could be more spontaneous as a result. 

“They were more agile, a lot cheaper to make, 

whereas The Dark Current is more like a large scale, 

moving painting that requires a lot more people to 

be involved.” 

Directing all those moving parts feels empowering, 

she says, although she credits all the creatives involved 

in the project for enabling it to happen, many of whom 

she has worked with since 2017. 

Angela decided to “break the fourth wall” and show 

some of the behind-the-scenes work in the filming of 

the installation so the audience could appreciate what 

goes into it. 

“The audience sees the finished work, they don’t get 

to see the entirety of the production and who’s involved 

and the feeling of what it’s like to be on set.” 

Having worked in front of the camera she knows how 

scary or intimidating it can be for some and likes to think 

she’s able to coax performances out of people because 

of her own experience. 

“And I try really hard on the sets of these works that 

everyone feels seen and feels just as empowered as they 

make me. 

“When I see this work finished, I’m also seeing the 

entirety of the production.” 

She completed the work in 2023 after an incredibly 

difficult time in her life when her mother died and she 

adopted her severely intellectually disabled twin sister. 

“I almost gave up on making the work. It ties back to 

the symbolics of the pearl in the eye, to persevere in 

such a difficult year.” 

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52 Magazine | Arts 

Yona Lee, ‘Fountain in Transit’, 2024. Stainless 

steel and objects. Collection of Christchurch Art 

Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, commissioned by the 

Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation to celebrate the 

20th anniversary of the Gallery building; purchased 

with special thanks to Joanna Hickman, Charlotte and 

Marcel Gray, Janice Cowdy, Dame Adrienne Stewart 

and other generous individuals, 2024. 

Work on water 

Combining the intimacy of a domestic bathroom with the exuberance of a civic 

fountain, a compelling new artwork to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 

Christchurch Art Gallery building has been unveiled. 

Installed in early December 2024, the new sculpture 

by Yona Lee, called ‘Fountain in Transit’, connects 

Te Puna o Waiwhetū Christchurch Art Gallery 

visitors with the history and architecture of the 

Gallery building. 

“It seemed appropriate to celebrate the Gallery’s 

20th anniversary by generating more art, and we 

liked the idea of commissioning a site-specific artwork 

that would speak to the building’s history and 

architecture,” says director Blair Jackson. 

“We chose Yona Lee because we knew she would 

create a thoughtful work that would add something 

exciting to the experience of visiting this building.” 

Yona, who lives and works in Tāmaki Makaurau 

Auckland and Seoul, South Korea, has an increasing 

international profile. Her distinctive sculptural 

style combines flowing arrangements of welded 

stainless steel tubing with unexpected, but 

commonplace, objects that connect us with the 

experience of everyday life. 

The Gallery’s name, Te Puna o Waiwhetū, was 

gifted by Kāi Tahu and can be translated as ‘water in 

which stars are reflected’. It also refers to a nearby 

tributary of that name and makes an association 

between the Gallery building and a puna, or 

wellspring, of creativity. 

The curving lines of the building’s architecture 

represent the path taken by the Ōtākaro Avon River 

through the city. This is echoed in Yona’s sculpture, 

which combines a playful selection of everyday 

objects related to water and light: a bathtub and 

sink, shower curtains, shower heads, an umbrella, 

a wall of plants and a combination of fixed and 

festoon lighting. 

Yona spent time in the Gallery watching how 

people used the space, becoming familiar with 

the building’s different entranceways and large glass 

façade and later bringing this sense of movement 

into her work. 

“With light, movement and the sound of water, 

Yona’s site-specific sculpture brings a dynamic but 

tranquil energy,” says Blair. 

“It’s fantastic to have it come to life, and a 

wonderful way to mark the anniversary. 

“We’re very grateful to the Te Puna o Waiwhetū 

Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation for getting 

behind this commission so enthusiastically, and to the 

generous supporters who have funded the purchase.”

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54 Magazine | Food 

In season 

From a Dunedin childhood eating homegrown veggies, learning the 

ropes at London’s celebrated River Cafe, a caravan at the Otago 

Farmers Market and a column in the ODT, the latest delicious chapter 

in Alison Lambert’s foodie life is a cookbook celebrating the seasons. 

WORDS REBECCA FOX 

PHOTO PETER MCINTOSH 

Despite the popular misconception, Alison Lambert is 

not vegetarian, nor is she vegan. 

Not that there’s anything wrong with either diet 

choice, but Lambert is horrified by the thought of any 

restriction on what she can eat. To her, being able to 

choose from nature’s bounty – whatever is in season and 

tasty, whether plant or animal – is what drives her. 

“That would take the joy out of life, wouldn’t it?” 

But she understands how people might have got the 

impression. For the past 15 years she has contributed 

vegetable and fruit-forward recipes to the Otago Daily 

Times’ Fresh section under the title ‘In Season’. 

The idea came from what she was creating in the 

Otago Farmers Market caravan every week to celebrate 

the market’s producers and products. 

At the time the job was perfect. She was just 

back from Europe with a young family and trying to 

re‐establish herself. While away, she had been exposed 

to many different cuisines and a bounty of vegetables – 

some of which she had never seen or heard of. 

She remembers as a young chef being sent to do a 

stocktake in the fridges of the famous River Cafe, which 

served Italian food in London, and realising she didn’t 

know what half the vegetables and fruits were. 

“I stood in there and cried. It was so overwhelming. I 

didn’t know where to start.” 

But it was there, alongside a young Jamie Oliver, that 

she got her first taste of keeping things simple and letting 

the “fantastic” ingredients shine – something she still 

follows to this day. 

The ODT column allowed her to showcase that love 

even after she left the market kitchen and moved on to 

working in cafes and restaurants around Dunedin. 

It became a team effort too, with husband Simon 

Lambert, also a chef, developing his food photography 

skills to showcase the recipes and her three children 

acting as taste-testers for her latest dishes. 

This year, she decided to take a break from full-time 

work, which gave her the luxury of time – time she used 

to write her first cookbook, aptly named Seasons. 

“It’s very exciting.” 

The book pulls together recipes from her ‘In Season’ 

column into seasonal groups: spring, summer, autumn 

and winter, which she hopes people will find handy when 

they get their chosen protein out – whether it be beef, 

fish or tofu – and wonder what to have with it. 

“That’s what most people’s challenges are – I don’t 

know what to do with the vegetables or I don’t know 

what to put with that. 

“You can have your main bit, your protein and then 

you can open the book and go voilà, I’ll do that to 

accompany it.” 

Putting the book together also highlighted that her 

passion for food and cooking has not waned. 

“I’ll never lose that. I love it more and more, actually. 

I just go through different phases and I think I’ve always 

been on that mission to make good food for everybody 

and make it affordable. That’s a really big thing.” 

Her time in Europe living in places like Spain and 

Greece (where she met Simon), where it seemed 

everyone could eat well without paying a lot of money, 

reinforced to her that people should be able to do that 

in New Zealand too. 

Yet her childhood experiences growing up in Dunedin 

as the youngest of seven fed by a large vegetable garden 

(grown by her father) no longer seemed so common.

“My mother did all the cooking. She taught me how to 

cook and that whole enjoyment of cooking food to share.” 

There was never any question that Alison was going to 

be a chef. Ever since she could read, cookbooks were her 

first choice. When video recorders came in, she recorded 

every episode of Alison Holst’s cooking show. 

“I’d think, one day I’m going to be her. I used to play it 

and then go back to get the recipe.” 

Her mother, now 85 and still baking for the family, 

recognised how much she loved food so spent hours 

teaching her how to preserve, and to make scones and 

Victoria sponges. 

“Everything had to be perfect though; if it wasn’t 

perfect the chickens got it. Which has probably paid off. 

Everything had to be neat and tidy.” 

When Alison left school she got a job with Jan Tomlin 

at Dunedin’s Blades restaurant, who trained her in all the 

“old-school classical chef techniques”. 

“She worked around New Zealand and I followed her. 

She’s still my mentor really.” 

As soon as she finished her polytechnic training, Alison 

“hit the road”, which had always been her goal. 

“I just didn’t expect to be away for so long. Once I 

saw how fantastic the world was – and the food! – I 

just kept going.” 

And she hasn’t stopped even now. Despite the time 

off she’s helping friends out with a small cafe, as well as 

activities and promotion around the launch of her book.

56 Magazine | Recipes 

PAPA AL POMODORO 

(tomato & bread soup) 

I still remember tasting this soup 

for the first time when I worked at 

London’s River Cafe. I had never 

encountered a soup that used bread to 

absorb into it, creating a silky texture. 

The simplicity of this soup is that it is 

so pure. It needs to be shared. 

Serves 4 

Preparation time: 30 minutes 

Cooking time: 40 minutes 

1.5kg ripe tomatoes 

90ml olive oil 

3 garlic cloves, cut into slivers 

Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper 

300ml water 

300g stale bread (ciabatta or 

sourdough), crusts removed, 

torn into bite-sized pieces 

1 generous bunch basil, torn 

Extra virgin olive oil for finishing 

Begin by removing the skins from the tomatoes. Using 

a small knife, remove the eye (green core). Lightly make 

an incision through the skin on the top of the tomato. 

Place the tomatoes in a heatproof bowl and cover with 

boiling water. Leave the tomatoes to sit for a minute 

to allow the skins to peel away. Drain and peel off the 

skins and discard. 

Using a large pot over medium heat, add the oil and 

garlic. Cook gently for a couple of minutes to allow the 

garlic to infuse the oil. 

Add the tomatoes and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring 

occasionally. You want the tomatoes to become pulpy 

and soft and the juice to have reduced a little. 

Season lightly with salt and pepper. Add the water and 

bring to the boil. 

Add the bread and push into the tomato liquid so the 

bread absorbs the liquid. 

Remove from the heat and add the basil. 

Finish with a drizzle of olive oil. 

NOTE 

It’s important to allow the soup to absorb the flavours 

(15 minutes) so the bread softens and becomes spongy 

before serving. Traditionally this soup is served at room 

temperature, but it works any which way you please.

Recipes | Magazine 57 

SKEWERED COURGETTES, 

HALLOUMI & LEMON 

This recipe is fresh, fun and a great way 

to enjoy the first of the courgettes. The 

combination of courgettes, lemon and 

fragrant spring herbs works effortlessly, and 

by adding a little halloumi cheese in between, 

the slices melt together perfectly. Courgettes 

seem to be the gift that just keeps on giving. 

Serves 4 


Cooking time: 10 minutes 

4 long skewers 

500g firm courgettes 

80g fresh breadcrumbs 

20g freshly grated parmesan cheese 

1 tablespoon fresh spring herbs such as mint 

and dill, roughly chopped 

1 teaspoon sea salt 

Freshly cracked black pepper 

2 lemons 

Extra virgin olive oil 

180g halloumi cheese, cut into thin slices, 

then cut in half 

Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C bake). 

Slice the courgettes into 3–4 mm thick slices and 

place into a bowl. 

Add the breadcrumbs, parmesan, herbs and 

seasoning. Toss well to coat the zucchini. 

Squeeze over about 2 tablespoons of lemon juice 

and a light drizzle of olive oil. Mix through. 

Get 2 rounds of zucchini and push onto the 

skewer, followed by a slice of halloumi, and repeat 

about 5 times. Continue with remaining skewers. 

Place the skewers on a baking tray. 

Bake for 5 minutes, turn, then continue baking 

until the edges start to colour up and the 

halloumi is meltingly oozy. 

Serve with more lemon, extra virgin olive oil and 

a pinch of sea salt.

Seasons is a celebration of many years 

of creating easy-to-prepare recipes 

that highlight our region's produce. 

It is also a huge thank-you to everyone 

who has given their support over the 

years, and especially to the mighty 

producers who never give up, despite 

all that Mother Nature throws at them. 

Alison x 

A celebration of the year 

58 Magazine | Recipes 

STRAWBERRY CAKE 

Strawberry cake is such a beautiful thing. The simplicity of this cake, with 

its juicy bursts of heavenly baked strawberries, is a thing of beauty. It also 

gives us a peek of the oncoming surge of fresh ingredients. So exciting. 

Serves 8–10 


Cooking time: 45–50 minutes 

115g unsalted butter, softened, plus 

extra for greasing the tin 

70g sugar, plus extra for topping 

70g brown sugar 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Zest of 1 orange 

2 eggs 

255g flour 

2 teaspoons baking powder 

½ teaspoon salt 

180ml unsweetened natural yoghurt 

200g fresh strawberries, hulled and 

cut in half 

Preheat the oven to 160°C fan bake (180°C bake). 

Cream the butter and sugars until light and creamy. 

Add the vanilla and half of the orange zest. Beat well 

to combine. 

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each. 

Sift the dry ingredients and add alternately with the 

yoghurt, beating gently to just combine. 

Fold in half the strawberries. 

Transfer the batter to a prepared 22cm cake tin. 

Toss the remaining strawberries with the remaining 

orange zest and 1 tablespoon of sugar. 

Scatter the strawberries over the top of the cake. 

Bake for 45 minutes or until the cake is golden brown 

and the sides are just starting to come away from the 

sides of the tin. 

Cool completely in the tin before removing. 

ALISON LAMBERT 

SEASONS 

ALISON LAMBERT 

SEASONS 

Recipes extracted 

from Seasons by Alison 

Lambert. Published by 

Otago Daily Times, $50.

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