admin Business Accelerator Judges and Advisors: L to R: Rick Farr, Emma Thompson, Manoli Aerakis, Matt Peacey, Matt Stringer, Julie Baxendine, Conal Beban. Photo Ana Galloway BY ANNABEL KEMPLEN READ MAGAZINE Entries are now open to the 2017 Top-of-the-South Business Accelerator competition that offers a $35,000 prize package of consultancy services from local business experts. The … Read more
By Eddie Allnutt, Photo by Ana Galloway READ MAGAZINE My Education Full speed ahead for canny Scot Liam Sloan, NMIT’s Director of Learning, Teaching and Quality, isn’t shy of a challenge. The Scotsman not only represented his country in badminton, he represented England in dressage as well. After being written off by his teachers at … Read more
Matt Lawrey, Nelson City Councillor, Green Party candidate and writer. READ MAGAZINE Doubling our housing What is your big idea? To increase the quality and quantity of Nelson’s housing stock by giving people the right to turn their existing house into two dwellings or to build a second dwelling on their property, as long … Read more
Fraser Dayman and Chris Chapman BY BRENDA WEBB PHOTO ISHNA JACOBS READ MAGAZINE Chris Chapman and Fraser Dayman are determined to make Nelson and Marlborough houses warmer. Their family business Chapmanz Central Heating, which has been installing central heating since 2005, specialises in radiators and underfloor heating which, they say, are effective and economic … Read more
READ FULL ARTICLE BY SANDRINE MARRASSÉ PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARION HUGHES NML’s Business Performance Analyst Nigel Brabyn and Resources Forester Marion Hughes Hayden Barnes – Endurance Logging Ltd (left) and Wayne Wells – Nelson Operations Team Leader for Nelson Management Ltd review the 18-month harvesting schedule for Endurance Logging Nelson Management Ltd Managing Director … Read more
Fraser Dayman and Chris Chapman BY BRENDA WEBB PHOTO ISHNA JACOBS READ MAGAZINE Chris Chapman and Fraser Dayman are determined to make Nelson and Marlborough houses warmer. Their family business Chapmanz Central Heating, which has been installing central heating since 2005, specialises in radiators and underfloor heating which, they say, are effective and economic … Read more
READ FULL ARTICLE BY SANDRINE MARRASSÉ PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARION HUGHES NML’s Business Performance Analyst Nigel Brabyn and Resources Forester Marion Hughes Hayden Barnes – Endurance Logging Ltd (left) and Wayne Wells – Nelson Operations Team Leader for Nelson Management Ltd review the 18-month harvesting schedule for Endurance Logging Nelson Management Ltd Managing Director … Read more
Photo by Peter Burge READ MAGAZINE BY MAIKE VAN DER HEIDE “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.” This quote from early childhood education and nature pedagogy expert Claire Warden is in regular use at Jan’s Preschool in Blenheim, where great emphasis is placed on exploration of the natural world. Come … Read more
Photo by Ana Galloway READ MAGAZINE BY SADIE BECKMAN HotHouse is a collective of creative professionals who are passionately curious about technology, innovation and contemporary culture. Leading-edge thinking lies behind this progressive little company, a literal hothouse of strategic activity that delivers meaningful brand design and marketing solutions across web and print. Based in … Read more
Linda Bamford with Angeline Cousins (l) and Jill Philipson (r) Photo by Ana Galloway READ MAGAZINE Law offices situated in the Grand Mercure Nelson at Monaco may not seem the obvious location, but for Linda Bamford, Registered Legal Executive, it is the perfect setting for a client-focussed business. “We are committed to service and to … Read more