Nelson-based Brad McNeill (left) paid an early visit to the new Blenheim office of Johnston Associates South where he is pictured with three members of the Blenheim team – from left, Ben Halliday, Rob Rowe and Adrian Ferris. Ben says the larger premises will enable the company to grow in Marlborough. BY FRANK NELSON READ MAGAZINE … 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
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