Photo by Ishna Jacobs   BY BRENDA WEBB READ MAGAZINE Michelle Robinson and Maree Boyce love the beautiful things in life. Being the Nelson representatives for personalised gift company Recognise & Reward means they can indulge in their passion at any time. Recognise & Reward is a one-stop solution company that specialises in providing beautifully wrapped … Read more

Kay Chapman READ MAGAZINE Blazing a trail in staff relations From tomboy to Supersize business entrepreneur, Nelson-based Kay Chapman has always followed her own path. Born in the shade of Paeroa’s big brown bottle, she ventured into the army, then to London and back. Lynda Papesch follows her new trek into an HR app. When … Read more

BY JACQUE WALTERS Photos by Tim Cuff READ MAGAZINE   General Manager Darrell O’Brien inside the Polytecnik Energy Centre   Shane Johnson and Bryan Phillips   The Windsor continuous wood drying kiln   Boiler/Kilns team leader Don Boon, right, with Polytecnik engineer Marcin Maczollek from Austria   Boiler/Kilns team leader Don Boon looks into the furnace … Read more

Photo Ana Galloway   BY MAIKE VAN DER HEIDE   READ MAGAZINE Two young chiropractors have created a unique and successful fusion of the old and the new at Nelson’s oldest chiropractic practice, the Loveday Clinic. Dr Adam Mokhtar and Dr Chelsey Liew both bring a modern approach to chiropractic health that is backed by … Read more

BY JACQUIE WALTERS Photos by Tim Cuff READ MAGAZINE   General Manager Darrell O’Brien inside the Polytechnik Energy Centre   Shane Johnson and Bryan Phillips   The Windsor continuous wood drying kiln   Boiler/Kilns team leader Don Boon, right, with Polytechnik engineer Marcin Maczollek from Austria   Boiler/Kilns team leader Don Boon looks into the furnace … Read more

Photo by Ishna Jacobs   BY SADIE BECKMAN   READ MAGAZINE It’s all very well being good at putting together the materials that make a house, but while Kennedy Construction are indeed experts in this, they are an example of a building company that actually looks beyond it to the conceptual level of creating an environment … Read more

Kiwi musician, Kings in his recording studio for 12 Questions.  Photograph by Dean Purcell. BY LYNDA PAPESCH READ MAGAZINE From tomboy to Supersize business entrepreneur, Nelson-based Kay Chapman has always followed her own path. Born in the shade of Paeroa’s big brown bottle, she ventured into the army, then to London and back. Lynda Papesch … Read more

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

PHOTO ISHNA JACOBS BY BRENDA WEBB READ MAGAZINE   Dynamic husband and wife designing duo Myles and Margarette Sellers work closely with clients to create spectacular rooms whether it’s a kitchen, entertainment space or any other room you may have. Their aptly named business, The Sellers Room, offers a full service from consult and design through … Read more

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