Avenues
City of flowers
KIM NEWTH
Top Canterbury gardens, handpicked by the Canterbury Horticultural Society, open for Ellerslie International Flower Show.Old English classic
"A succession of intimacies" is how Vita Sackville-West's husband, Sir Harold Nicolson, once described the formal structure of separate enclosures the couple created in their garden at Sissinghurst Castle, now recognised as one of the most influential English gardens of the 20th century.
Super sammies
The perfect sandwich doesn't happen by accident. We went searching for sandwich nirvana.
Competitions
Be in to win a Deutz prize pack valued at $640 or whisky, too.
Plans for our city
Avenues asked local architects to share their ideas for the new Christchurch, in part one of this two part series.
Bic Runga reborn
Christchurch songstress Bic Runga talks about motherhood, her latest album and upcoming tour.
Mistletoe and wine
This Christmas holiday season promises joy, mirth and festivities aplenty to help us unwind.
Book a brunch
November is the month for the fashionistas and party animals
Living history
PHOTOS KELLY SHAKESPEARE
Rosa Shiels tours a property once owned by suffragette Kate Sheppard.Pre-race party time
PHOTOS NEATPLACES.CO.NZ
We mix bubbles with our brekkies and imagine we are off to the races.The Carlton reincarnated
Something's popped up where the old Carlton once stood. A new bar worth checking out?
All dolled up
PHOTOS FRANK SEW ATJON
Avenues stylist Lee Hogsden finds some amazing looks for Cup Week.
Chef Graham Brown
Match a master chef - Loburn's Graham Brown - with the best food products New Zealand has to offer and you've got a potent vehicle for promoting Kiwi cuisine to the world market.
Head chef at 20
Sara Bunny talks to three young Christchurch chefs about dealing with the pressures of the kitchen.
Cook like a master chef
Kim Newth joins a cooking class for some tips on taking the stress out of hosting a dinner party.
Fush 'n' chups
Restaurants have been asked to dish up their own version of the classic Kiwi "fush 'n' chups".
Testing out Sumner's Clink
REVIEW: Sara Bunny decides it wouldn't be so bad to be stuck in the Clink...
Artists making their mark
Avenues talks to some up-and-coming artists about getting on with business following the quakes.
Your art, caffeine and fitness fix
Avenues pinpoints the best places for art and coffee, as well as the places to fight "girth-quake".
A murder mystery
Despite having plenty of clues, super-sleuth Kim Newth finds solving a mystery is harder than it looks at Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre.
Governors Bay Hotel
Sara Bunny found the country hotel bar more harbour views and cut lawns than old broads and hairy bikers.
Lawrence Arabia
Lawrence Arabia at the Chch Arts Festival
Christchurch musician James Milne, aka Lawrence Arabia, serves up his own sound.
Gold-medal mussels
chef Sam Wilson
Fans of this slippery seafare will fall in love with this medal worthy meal.
Open for business
Gifts, snowgear, furniture & more
Earthquake-affected businesses are turning over open signs in new locales or enjoying being back behind familiar doors.
Top chefs dish it up at your place
Who needs restaurants?
There are at least two good things to emerge since the quakes, you can now turn your home into Restaurant Schwass and order take-out from White Tie Catering.
The Running Bull
Riccarton Rd is boasting a new place to hang your hat.
Biscuits, dough by dough
Your favourites, and nana's
Avenues takes a bite out of New Zealand's favourite food group.
Add some anchovy
Anchovy pangritata and cream cheese straws
Make a little fish go a long way with these side dishes.
What's open in our city
Avenues Insider
Check out where to find food, fashion, art and a good beautician.
Lyttelton recoups
The port-town community is finding ways to adapt, while it contemplates the future post-earthquake.
Jonny Schwass serves pork, apple, cabbage and walnuts
Jonny's dishes for Avenues follow no set rules; they're inspirational and designed for sharing.
At the foot of the hills
Cashmere abode
ROSA SHIELS
An interior designer's home at the foot of Cashmere Hill is a tribute to her rich life of art, song and dance.The Grill: "Hot Jeremy", the Sign Language Guy
aka Jeremy Borland
Since the February quake, Jeremy has developed quite the fanbase.
