Made It
Words Denise Irvine, Images Ashlee DeCaires I’ve been a Made Market regular since opening day last November, joining the vast crowds through its new front doors on Grey Street, Hamilton East, and probably contributing to the local traffic jam over that weekend. There is a lot to like about the transformation of the rambling Waikato […]
Hamilton CBD Sweet Temptations
The Perfect Package
Downey Designer Homes have been building dream homes in Hamilton and the wider Waikato region for 25 years. Owner Jeff Downey says, “When you build with us, you’re building a relationship with a successful family-owned business that not only has strong ties to the region, but also has a proven history of delivering fantastic homes […]
Say Cheese, Just Not Feta or Gorgonzola
Words Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Ashlee DeCaires The process of making cheese is an ancient artform and is thought to have happened by accident in the Middle East when a shepherd carried milk in a bag made from a sheep stomach. Despite the dizzying array of cheeses now made, the method remains simple: bacteria or acid […]
The Flower Crate
Words Megan Lyon, Images Ashlee DeCaires Alex Bedford, owner and director of The Flower Crate, cradles her handmade Richard Beauchamp stacking mug, admiring its aesthetic qualities. She has returned from neighbouring café Space Cadet, also down Lovegrove Lane, off Grey St in Hamilton East, with her two staff’s morning coffee in an assorted collection of […]
Loving the City Centre
Words Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Brydie Thompson Julie Hammon, owner of Hammon Diamond Jewellers believes “the outlook and future for the Tauranga city centre is exciting, and we are so looking forward to the invigoration that is ahead”. Tauranga’s longest established jeweller, Hammon’s have been in the city centre for nearly 40 years, so it is […]
Subtle Complications
Words Megan Lyon Jennifer Duval-Smith, the botanical artist behind the fennel watercolour illustration gracing our spring cover, was delighted to work with Nourish again. Previously, Jennifer had been approached by editor Vicki Ravlich-Horan to design Nourish: The Cookbook 2 which went on to win an international award for cover design. Although outside her realm of […]
Vetro Hamilton Celebrates Four Years
Words Denise Irvine, Images Ashlee DeCaires On September 14, bang on the fourth birthday of Hamilton’s Vetro store, owner Anna Greentree will celebrate with a spring festival outside her building on Rostrevor Street. “We want to bring people together for a good time,” she says. The programme includes live music, stalls stocked by some of […]
Falling in Love
Words Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images by Courtney Hoorwood In a past life I was a wedding caterer, so when he ‘put a ring on it’, I knew a few things for sure. It was going to be a small, intimate affair, maximum 80 guests. I’d seen far too many big weddings which stretched budgets and the […]
Growing Community
By Charlotte Graham Resourceful women taking action are the driving force behind the Te Awamutu Food Forest and Cambridge Street Harvest projects. Looking for a sustainable way to support and connect the community, Megan Priscott (TA Food Forest) and Elise Badger with Nicola Turner (Street Harvest) turned to an age-old point of connection: food. Te […]