This year’s Westfield Style Pasifika: Best of Pasifika is celebrating the World Cup with a Rugby Inspired International Designer Collection.

The collection will showcase garments by leading fashion designers from each of the 19 nations participating in the Rugby World Cup.

Three historic and unprecedented glacial calvings, massive floating icebergs and many ‘blue ice’ sightings were all part of the most magnificent season in the 35 year history of the Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake, according to Aoraki Mount Cook Village Limited General Manager Tourism De

Mild temperatures in June, following on from a record warm May, have resulted in Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area delaying the start of its 2011 season.

When I think of dragons, words like fiery, fierce and ferocious come to mind - definitely not friendly or companionable. So it can be hard to see the similarities between the fairytale monster and the similarly named flower – the snapdragon.

Onions are a staple ingredient in my kitchen. My bean spectacular – as I like to call it, butotherwise known as Chilli Con Carne – lacks flavour and fullness without them. Can you tell I’ve been watching the cooking channel lately?

Nearly 4,000 people turned out to take on the challenge of the relocated SBS Marathon course at Lincoln on the outskirts of Christchurch on Sunday and the support for the USAR Search Dog Association was terrific with $10,000 becoming a reachable target as funds continue to come in.

The search is on for “The Shortest Ever Disaster Movie”, a competition Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is running to challenge school students to get creative and make a short film with a clear, creative message on how to be safe in a disaster.

Three School of Fine Arts lecturers feature in a significant new exhibition of contemporary art opening at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa on Thursday 9 June.

CRC Speedshow fans can enjoy an exciting new dimension at the upcoming 2011 event when some of New Zealand’s best drifters get behind the wheel to show off their talents in Speedshow’s live action arena.

So you think you have a good idea for the Central City? Why not put it to the test and see what others think?

Magnetic South, a 27 hour online game to discover the best ideas for the future of Christchurch, goes live at 9am Tuesday 14 June.