Hollie Reedy is the founder and designer of NZ based Age Eyewear. She established the business more than a decade ago and now runs it from her office at home. She lives in Auckland with her partner and 8-month old son and juggles life, motherhood and great eyewear design.

This is a love story. It’s a story about a man called Chris who set eyes on a woman named Julie many, many moons ago. At the time, he swore that he’d met the girl of his dreams. But the timing wasn’t right. Thirty years passed before the two met again by chance and, then and there amongst the chip packets and ice cream cones of a corner dairy, Chris declared his intention to marry Julie and whisk her away to Paris for their honeymoon. And that’s exactly what he did.

We talk to lots of local business people and we’re frequently bowled over by their work ethic, knowledge and passion for what they do – whether that’s providing legal services or making great coffee. But regardless of the industry, many business owners struggle with cashflow.

We caught up with Wongi Wilson, the awesome mural artist who has worked on pieces all over Canterbury, including the Triangle in Ashburton, Twizel and several in Christchurch. We wanted to find out a bit more about what goes into creating a mural and his approach to the art form.

When Selese Rowe and her partner, Michael, first spotted their two-storey house in Timaru – it was the bedrooms that were the deciding factor. Bringing together a blended family  – space was essential. But the location was a close runner up – near to school, the beach and the supermarket.

It’s two o’clock in the afternoon and Lee Barrington, cook and owner of iconic Kaiapoi café Out The Gate, is tucking into a sausage sandwich. Is that breakfast, lunch or dinner?

Many of us work from home at some point, whether it’s a day a week or full-time. We might spread out on the corner of the kitchen table or take our laptop to the spare bedroom. But architectural designer, Josh Newlove, has created a home office that ticks all the boxes – great views of Mt Peel, close to the house, but far enough away to avoid disturbances.

From Rangiora High School Student to global baking magnate - we caught up with North Canterbury born Dean Brettschneider to find out the secrets of his success.

Fashion retail can be fiercely competitive but one young entrepreneur from Fairlie opened his first store at just 18 and now he’s expanding his range. We caught up with him to find out what he loves about the business of retail.