Welcome to the Brown Bear Indulge Christchurch blog! Here is where you'll get the inside word on what's hot in Christchurch and who's been doing what. This is your hotline to Brown Bear, so if you've got questions, fire away.

Destitute Diva? Show Week Style Tips

Well, it’s that time of year again – Cup and Show Week is just around the corner and we are on the edge of our seats waiting to see how it will all unfold this year. But for some of us, it’s been a tough twelve months, and a new outfit might seem a bit extravagant.

Mucking In Forecast for the 2010 Ellerslie International Flower Show

Those with green fingers will perk up at the news that Gold award-winning Ellerslie International Flower Show garden designer Carl Pickens will be calling on the Christchurch community to help create his exhibition garden for next year’s show.

Release Private Retreat – Pure Adventure, Pure Indulgence

I’ve been lounging around with my ears open and heard about a simply luxurious adventure opportunity to be launched this summer. Combining the twin poles of bearish pleasure, sophisticated luxury and adventure, Release Private Retreat look to have all the bases covered for a holiday experience par excellence!

World Buskers Festival, Christchurch, 21 – 31 January 2010

In just a few months the World Buskers Festival hits town again! This celebration of fun on the footpath takes place in Christchurch in late January every year; 17 years since it began, it’s become the largest street theatre festival in Australasia and amongst the top five in the world.

Tis the season for… Asparagus!

One of my favourite vegetables is finally in season. Asparagus is one of those vegetables that you either love or hate.

Brown Bear Indulge new guide out now!

I hope you realise just how lucky you are to be in this wonderful little city of ours. If I could give Christchurch a big old bear hug, I sure would.