Creative and wearable hat designs will be exclusively showcased at this year’s Cup and Show Week for the first time. Although hats have always been a focus at the races, this year will see a competition specifically celebrating just the shoulders up. The Hat and Hair Art Awards originated in… Read More »Hair today . . . art tomorrow
Hannah Warner is hoping to spell her way to $5000 at the national spelling bee final. Hannah, 14, who attends Villa Maria College and placed third in the regional final, will travel to Wellington this month with two other Christchurch high school students who made the cut. Just 16 year… Read More »Kids hope to spell their way to $5k prize
In true Cantabrian fashion, warm red and black socks are on standby for Michelle Bennett. The mother of two is one of four finalists to win a trip to Antarctica as part of the Freeze Out competition, where participants answer Antarctic-themed questions. Finalists claim to be more than ready for the… Read More »Freeze Out contest starts heating up
Christchurch parolees’ stories are being told through contemporary dance as part of the city’s Body Festival. Hagley Dance Company’s show Forward and Beneath opened this week and included 11 dance pieces linking the stories. The students interviewed parolees from the Salisbury Street Foundation who were either on parole or had… Read More »Stories of jail and parole told through dance
For male politicians it is as simple as picking a tie colour, but for their female counterparts outfits need to be picked to perfection, down to the size of the shoulder pads. “People are much more critical of women than they are of men,” said public relations practitioner and former… Read More »Female politicians up their dress game
Jess Pullar reports that only one in 10 UC students has opted for the university’s free flu vaccinations.
By Jess Pullar, reporting for the Christchurch Mail University of Canterbury students are crushing and heating rocks to test whether it is possible to make concrete on Mars. Matt Brabazon and Shaun Molloy’s study, titled ‘Spacecrete II: The Wrath of Serpentine’, aims to determine whether a concrete substitute can be… Read More »Students cook up test concrete for Mars
By Jess Pullar, reporting for the Christchurch Mail Attending fashion school for a six-month scholarship in Milan has given Christchurch’s Duncan Chambers-Watson a new outlook on design. The former Cashmere High School student, now 24, spent the summer at Milanese fashion school Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) as part of… Read More »Italian jaunt fuels passion for fashion
