Julie Catchpole

The refurbished Suter Art Gallery has just won the People’s Choice title at the 2017 Nelson/Marlborough Architecture Awards – a fitting tribute to the dedication of its director, Julie Catchpole. Yet there’s more to her than art, Di O’Donnell discovers.   READ MAGAZINE The heart behind art   The refurbished Suter Art Gallery has just … Read more

Matt Lawrey

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

Liam Sloan

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

Nelson Management Ltd: World-first approach to harvesting crew management

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

Chapmanz: Bringing warmth to Nelson & Marlborough homes

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

Nelson Management Ltd: World-first approach to harvesting crew management

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

Chapmanz: Bringing warmth to Nelson & Marlborough homes

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

Bamford Law: Loving what I do

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