Spirit Magazine Mid Canterbury

Gary Hood loves his eye-catching, two-door, left-hand-drive 1958 Ford Custom – the body is all beautiful two-tone paintwork and gleaming chrome -it looks very much as a 1950’s cruiser should, but you can instantly tell by the look and the sound...

words & images: Rosa Watson After years in the corporate world, Mac McElwain made a bold decision to leave his profession and fulfill a dream to build guitars. He shares his...

                                   words & images: Judy McAuliffe Malcolm Tarbotton is looking forward to summer, when he can host social gatherings in his new Cawton Grove home.  He’s only been here two months so there are still a few...

  words & images: Leanne Gichard It is fair to say that David has a passion for Plymouths.  This passion started many years ago when his family owned a 1947 Plymouth, which they sold when the gearbox...

For Yvonne Harrison, life hasn’t always been a smooth path, in fact you could say there’ve been times when it was an uphill battle, but there’ve been very few times when her...

words & images: Leanne Gichard When my sister phoned out of the blue to suggest we go to the Eagles Concert in Dunedin earlier this year, without hesitation I jumped at the chance!  The Eagles were constantly...

Don’t overlook Hotel Ashburton when you’re looking for a meal out, or accommodation for friends and family.  There’s been a quiet revolution going on at Hotel Ashburton over the last months, and you’ll be delighted to find...

  words & images: Judy McAuliffe That’s the question that artist Tina Yeatman and her contractor husband Nick faced ten years ago when they first decided to build their dream home. Nobody could decide on the answer,...

words & images: Leanne Gichard Anyone who knows my family, knows that we are a very close, tight knit bunch who just love catching up with each other regularly. Throw together a sunny day, stunning scenery, delicious...

words & images: Liz McMillan I have been lucky enough to have had a number of visits to Japan. I spent a year as an exchange student there, worked on a skifield for a season and...

INTO THE WILD words: Judy McAuliffe images: Brent & Josh Green Hunting is a way of life for many kiwis and has...