Christchurch's top 10 post-earthquake heritage restorations by Nat Voisey

Christchurch’s iconic heritage buildings have experienced differing fates
in the 10 years since the earthquakes struck. But some of the city’s most
famous sites are being saved.

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Brews with views at new central Christchurch rooftop bars by Nat Voisey

Popular overseas, the rooftop bar experience has arrived in Christchurch.

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Rooftop bar coming for restored art deco Christchurch Public Trust Office by Nat Voisey

One rooftop bar in Christchurch is not enough for these developers.

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New Harley Chambers to house medical hub in ex Christchurch cop shop by Nat Voisey

A disused Christchurch police station will be converted into a medical and technology research centre.

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Former temporary cop shop in central Christchurch bought for $25m by Box 112 by Nat Voisey

The cop shop joins an old glass factory, a 1960s office block and an old printing press on Box 112's roster.

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Box 112 acquires Christchurch’s former temporary police station by Nat Voisey

The former central Christchurch temporary police station at 56-68 St Asaph Street has been sold to South Island investor Box 112 for around $25m.

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To 2019 go the spoils: What is opening this year? by Nat Voisey

The gaps between developments continue to be filled around Christchurch, slowly bringing a sense of completeness to the city's rebuild.

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Chorizo and turkey roasts for vegans? Flip's got you covered by Nat Voisey

Flip Grater's vegan food outlet another small businesses capitalising on industrial Sydenham.

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Construction Begins on Christchurch Hotel Conversion Project by Nat Voisey

Construction has begun on the conversion of a mid-20th-century office building in Christchurch into a new 40-room hotel. The building was severely damaged in...

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Work starts refitting heritage office building for hotel by Nat Voisey

Work has begun converting a 1950s office building into a new hotel with shops underneath and a rooftop bar.

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Developers promise 'something special' for MED building revamp by Nat Voisey

New laneway part of "special" plan for old electricity building in central Christchurch.

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Conditional agreement reached on 200 Armagh Street by Nat Voisey

Ōtākaro Limited and developers Box 112 have reached a conditional agreement for the sale and purchase of the former Municipal Electricity Department (MED) building at 200 Armagh St, Christchurch.

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Central Christchurch to gain a $5M creative hub by Nat Voisey

Christchurch's reputation as an artistic and creative city continues with the announcement that Yoobee School of Design and Design & Arts College New Zealand (D&A) will merge into a completely renovated state-of-the-art campus in central Christchurch in mid-2019.

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Hundreds of students to return to central Christchurch by Nat Voisey

Yoobee School of Design will bring up to 700 students into downtown Christchurch from mid-2019.

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Christchurch's first high-rise rooftop bar offers 'spectacular' views by Nat Voisey

The sixth floor balcony atop a 1960s modernist office block has views of the Port Hills and the Southern Alps.

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Modernist secret and remains of a legacy hidden atop a Christchurch office block by Nat Voisey

A secret rooftop pavilion harbours a story about Christchurch and one of its most celebrated architects.

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CBD a Culinary Hotspot: The CBD is emerging as a space that packs a culinary punch by Nat Voisey

Amid the concrete and glass of Christchurch’s sparkling new city, the CBD is emerging as a space that packs a culinary punch. Because, although deciding where to have dinner can be a tough decision, the central city has become a hotspot for the hungry with all types of foods and cuisines including Thai, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Japanese and everything in between.

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'South Town' Christchurch's coolest neighbourhood, thanks to private development by Nat Voisey

From kombucha bars to boutique apartments, "South Town" may be best place to be in central Christchurch.

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