Inner city’s creative pop-up: The Kowhai Collective

The Kowhai Collective has opened a pop-up store in the CBD, run by a group of local artists, crafters and designers. The collective was formed after the recent closure of the Pay it Forward Design Store in Mairehau, an initiative set up by Neighbourhood Trust, where profits from the store were used to support community […]

Art for children’s sake

A is for axe heads created from K’ Road kauri tiles, B is for beehives woven from straw, C is for ceramic rock-pops complete with ceramic sprinkles and wrinkled wrappers… all these and more will be available on 8-10 November when Sculpture on the Peninsula opens.     Sculptors throughout New Zealand are drawing on […]

Time for a girl’s weekend!: MickeyRaes

Just imagine it; a group of your best women friends gathered together, stitching, sewing and crafting to your heart’s content. Better yet, you’re out of the city, away from all the hustle and bustle, relaxing in the jewel in Canterbury’s crown – Hanmer Springs.     Because although Hanmer Springs is an attractive year-round holiday […]