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Teenager James Constable writes his own lyrics, releases music online and performs live. We caught up with him to find out what inspires this young musician.
We all love our smartphones and nearly 95% of adults in New Zealand own one. But they’re very personal. We load them up with our favourite apps and use them in different ways. In this new series we ask North Canterbury people to share how they use their phones with us.
During World War II over 4000 women joined the NZ Women’s Land Service and helped to manage the country’s farm whilst the men were overseas. Here one of those women, Sadie Lietz, shares her fascinating memories with us.
Down-to-earth mum Gabi Barlow thought an Essence makeover would be like The Devil Wears Prada. Was she right?
We all love our smartphones and nearly 95% of adults in New Zealand own one. But they’re very personal. We load them up with our favourite apps and use them in different ways. In this new series we ask North Canterbury people to share how they use their phones with us.
Cantabrian Matthew Dickie went from scrubbing pots in an Akaroa restaurant to cruising the Mediterranean and working on a super yacht.
Lockdown was proof, if we needed it, that technology can be amazing when it comes to keeping in touch with family and friends. And it’s just as useful to senior citizens – increasingly we’re finding that grandma has an i-pad and our great aunt is playing poker on her tablet.
We all love our smartphones and nearly 95% of adults in New Zealand own one. But they’re very personal. We load them up with our favourite apps and use them in different ways. In this new series we ask North Canterbury people to share how they use their phones with us.
Growing up in a small town in Hungary, Viktoria Doocey never imagined she would be bringing up her own children on the other side of the world.
“There are so many misconceptions about this country”, this attractive blonde 24 year old told me when she was recently home in New Zealand, getting her visa for her next adventure.
The Gloriavale Christian community is an isolated religious group based on the West Coast, about 80 km from Greymouth. There are currently over 600 people living there, and many of whom were born there and have never known life on the outside.
Sitting at his laptop in t-shirt, jeans and jandals at Christchurch’s Bizdojo workspace, Glen Herud looks focused. He’s on his third coffee of the day and was at the gym at 7am.
If you’ve ever spotted a smart looking 1934 Studebaker cruising around North Canterbury, the chances are it belongs to this Rangiora couple…
With the help of a dedicated team of volunteers and a supportive community the Kaiapoi Food Forest has become a fabulous spot tucked away in the former red zone…
In a first floor workshop four goldsmiths are all at different stages in their respective projects…