The Central Otago Pinot Noir glass has been uniquely designed to elevate the pinot enthusiast’s experience and enjoyment in a single sip. This newly shaped glass has been fine-tuned to highlight the distinctive flavour profile of New Zealand’s young wine-growing region. Unique from other Pinot Noir glasses in the Riedel portfolio, the Central Otago Pinot Noir glass accentuates the aroma and taste of the region’s typical fruit-forward and intense mineral style.

Available in June, make sure you get your hands on some of these beautiful glasses and experience the real taste of NZ Pinot Noir.

Taking place in Auckland restaurant Cassia, the exposed brick walls, mellowed lighting and rustic décor showcased the array of cooler weather styles. Guests were then invited to explore the range and place real-life Instagram ‘heart’ pegs on the styles they predicted to be the best-sellers of the season. Their forecasted favourites gave an interesting insight into the upcoming trends whilst also stirring up a little friendly competition between key fashion influencers. We can’t wait to see who’s forecasts were right!

Number One Shoes Autumn ’15 Collection is available in store and online at www.numberoneshoes.co.nz

The BRILLIANT
The year started with a bang as the team took home an AXIS award for our Number One Shoes ‘Catwalk To Sidewalk’ public stunt, an idea that saw models walk straight off the runway to hand over their shoes to the public. 2014 also saw the launch of Studio 10, our very own high-end industry showroom space in the heart of Britomart filled with local designers and apparel brands.

The AWESOME
2014 was an awesome year for rethinking the retail sector in innovatively cool ways. To re-launch the Number One Shoes Albany and St Lukes stores we threw public housewarming parties, inviting shoppers to leave their shoes at the door then wander in barefoot to find a brand new pair, for free. This type of retail stunt had never been done before and the public responded by turning up in their hundreds on grand opening day.

The excitement continued at the Albany store with Starseed’s very first fairy-tale moment. We created a public ‘Search for Cinderella’ campaign, inviting locals to complete the story by discovering the range of single heeled shoes dropped around the area then trying them on to see if the shoe was the perfect fit. Cinderella’s could then head back to the Albany store to collect the other half of their pair.

In the year of the retail booster, we also created a very special social campaign for Postie – 5 Days of Colour. This campaign challenged Kiwis to wear nothing but colour for five whole days to experience the mood-boosting benefits of bright hues. However, the biggest surprise was the success of the in-store voucher. Anyone who walked in-store wearing nothing but colour during the week received 20% off any coloured item in store, this was redeemed 3,435 times resulting in a whopping $70K boost of sales in just five days!

and The SWEET VICTORIES
Continuing to bring dreams to life, Miss Clawdy created the first ever Whittaker’s Chocolate Pie just in time for Thanksgiving. Diners were invited to give thanks by donating cans to the Auckland City Mission in order to receive an indulgently sweet slice of pie. We also helped Miss Clawdy celebrate their first birthday in the sweetest style yet, by creating a very special #cakecurrency – New Zealand’s very first social currency that saw guests Instagram a snap of Miss Clawdy’s delectable hummingbird birthday cupcakes in place of paying for their dessert.

Finally, we washed all that dessert back with a big ol’ swig of Charlie’s Straight Up Cola. An exciting social campaign which saw New Zealand turn into a nation of taste testers, giving the public the power to vote via social media on whether or not the product was up to scratch or not.

Our year of exciting creative times have certainly set the tone for the new year, so let the good times roll and bring on 2015!

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The Moët & Chandon Champagne Lounge will be open at the ASB Classic (5-10 January 2015) and the Heineken Open (12-17 January 2015).

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Each festive session costs $40 per person and includes a refreshing glass of Moët on arrival. Spaces are limited to 15 people per session and everyone in attendance is in to win a copy of Alice’s popular Alice in Bakingland cookbook, so get booking: http://bit.ly/1zDXq3p

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Miss Clawdy is hoping to get over 1000 cans this year so get collecting, give thanks and eat pie.

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In true Charlie’s style, they’ve only used straight up ingredients including actual kola nuts (yes, they exist!), real malt, natural cane sugar and a squeeze of lemon, with no numbers or nasty chemicals in sight.

You can get your hands on Charlie’s Straight Up Cola in most leading supermarkets and select convenience stores. Be sure to give Charlie’s the heads up on what you reckon.

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