Articles in ‘People in Business’

Are you looking for something just a little bit special for this Christmas? Either for your own home or for that special friend? Whether you need delightfully different Christmas bling for your festive table or a unique gift that has the wow factor you need to check out the range hand picked by Toni Charteris at The Bespoke Living Room. · Located at 128 Stan Wright Rd, Karaka, a visit to The Bespoke Living Room is an indulgent foray into…

It started photography from my childhood. My mother photographed a lot and she developed her own images. She had a unique ‘reporters’ style of photography. Looking back now as an adult I remember photography parts and camera covers were my toys in very early childhood! At the age of 12 I bought my own camera with my first ever saved money and shortly after I registered to the photography club where I learned to photograph and develop film and…

The Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards is the building industry’s most prestigious competition and the competition is fierce. This year saw builders from throughout the country do battle for gold, silver and bronze awards across both new and renovated builds in a number of categories. · This year the team at Navigation Homes Counties came away with GOLD in the Master Build 10 Year Guarantee Multi Unit…

Novature was born out of a desire to create “new age”, bespoke quality homes that can be easily built and transported to sites across New Zealand! · Greg, Brent & Hayden, joint directors of Novature collectively possess in excess of 100 years building experience. Their vast building and business knowledge has seen them develop government infrastructure projects, large scale community housing, hospitals and schools in the south pacific. Coupled…

elocal returned to the Cutting Edge Plastic Surgery building at 11-13 Roulston Street to talk about skin checks as summer approaches. e This must be your busiest time of year? Things do get busy as the Summer approaches. Shirts come off, bits of skin that have been covered up all winter start to see the light of day and changing moles get noticed. We’ve already been busy with patients who are thinking about beach bodies too. They’ve been…

Baker’s Shoes in Waiuku has been a family run business for almost three decades and this month celebrates 30 years in business. The shop was opened by Grace Sullings in 1967 then subsequently bought by Harry and Pam Latta in 1980 and has always been a shoe shop. Fiona and Clark Baker bought the business in 1992 and changed the name to Baker’s Shoes and More. Whilst the store and the style of what it sells has undergone some significant changes,…

Mike Wilson from Stroud Homes in Pukekohe is a man on a mission. Stroud Homes has experienced tremendous growth in recent times and is building a brand-new show home to showcase the latest styles and features that Stroud can offer. He has been building homes for over 17 years, ensuring every customer is given the very best level of service which is reflected in the growing number of families in the Franklin area that are choosing to build with…

elocal returned to Roulston Street, Pukekohe to find out a bit more about the Cutting Edge Plastic Surgery team. · e After last month’s profile in elocal people are asking what’s different now? · It’s just that now, 11 years after coming to Pukekohe, we can give a better service and add more depth to what we do – like skin cancer screening, all in our own purposely renovated building. We have a studio in which we take a 30 picture sequence…

My decision to stand this year as a Franklin Ward candidate for Auckland Council reflects my view that voters must have the opportunity for a fresh voice and a fresh set of eyes. · The role of a councillor is to represent to the Council the views and voice of residents, not the other way around and I will do that. Our community is gripped by the worst cost a living crisis in a generation and Franklin residents and businesses cannot simply pay…

Bruce is married with two teenagers and has lived in Pukekohe for the last 18 years. Growing up in Taranaki with two older brothers; his father was a mechanic, mother a part-time cleaner at the local school. He Completed an Electrical apprenticeship upon leaving school, then later moved to Auckland. Bruce has a philosophy of self-reliance, personal freedom, and believes in the rights of the individual to make their own choices. He believes it…