Why Parnell 2018 & 19?
Leading Auckland publications tell us why Parnell is The Space to Be, from endless hospitality options to leading design.
Explore some of our press coverage for 2018 and 2019.
Gift To Prince Charles
New Zealand Herald (Bay of Plenty Times) 19 November 2019
National Party leader and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges gives the Prince of Wales a 125g jar of Colony’s native Pohutukawa honey.
Retail NZ Awards 2019 - Winners
“Forme Spa & Wellbeing’s Parnell Store was named overall Supreme Large Retailer as well as winning the Customer Experience Award (Large Retailer), while Black Door Gallery was named Overall Supreme Small Retailer, as well as taking the honours in the Visual Merchandising Award,” Greg Harford, Retail NZ’s Chief Executive announced at the 2019 Retail NZ Awards on the 23rd July.
Jesse Mulligan Reviews Nem, Parnell's New -Look Vietnamese Restaurant.
Jesse Mulligan says this cosy, welcoming space has the formula just right — the food tastes and looks exciting. Newly named NEM is now a restaurant that feels simultaneously cosy, private and welcoming as soon as you arrive.
The Metro Peugeot Restaurant of the Year 2019 is...
Metro magazine has just announced that Ed Verner’s Pasture has taken the Supreme Award for his intimate six-seater parnell restaurant, as well as winning Best Chef in the 2019 Metro Peugeot Restaurant of the Year awards.
The Metro Peugeot Top 50 Restaurants of the Year 2019
Metro magazine has released its annual list of the top 50 restaurants in Auckland and once again there are several Parnell restaurants featured. To earn a place in the prestigious top 50, restaurants must excel not only in terms of food, but also service, drink quality, atmosphere, design and character.Finalists include Pasture, Rosie, Han and Woodpecker Hill.
Viva Restaurant Review: Pasture Parnell
Jesse Mulligan recently visited Pasture for a Herald Viva Magazine restaurant review, and labelled it “world class” and gave it a perfect rating.
Dining by precinct: Our favourite places to eat and drink in Parnell
Denizen tells us their favourite places to eat and drink in Parnell, from early morning to late at night. “Parnell is experiencing something of a second coming. The beautiful suburb, long admired for its sleek homes and refined residents seems to be adding more and more culinary destinations to its ranks, and we’re not mad about it”.
These iconic, German appliance brands have a beautiful new home in Parnell
Denizen introduces UnserHaus, the Parnell-based showroom displaying the latest in German-made, home appliance technology and, according to BSH Managing Director Darryl Robinson a unique concept designed to help the consumer “choose the right products for the right space in their home, at the right time in their lives.”
Set to be our go-to for any and all appliance-based queries, UnserHaus is offering the simplest way for us to see some of the finest brands (such as BOSCH, Gaggenau and NEFF) in action and understand why their reputations for excellence have stood the test of time.
AN UNCONVENTIONAL SICHUAN-INSPIRED EATERY ARRIVES IN PARNELL
Concrete Playground 4 Oct 2018.
The opening of Fang comes with its own wacky backstory inspired by 1970s rock opera Quadrophenia. Concrete Playground encourage patrons to sample the ten-hour braised pork and crystal skin dumplings, out of the box creations including dumplings filled with smoked gouda; roasted cauliflower and broccoli topped with sesame mayo, puffed buckwheat and shaved parmesan; plus a trio of mini nori cones filled with salmon tartare, avocado puree and caviar.
New restaurant Fang is “pulling the pin on a Sichuan flavour grenade”
Denizen interviewed the husband and wife duo Aaron Carson and Fran Mazza who have opened a new eatery on average every 10 weeks with the latest addition to their stable being Chinese fusion restaurant, Fang in Parnell.
A descriptor for the restaurant is ‘Pop-Asian Quadrophenia’ and Fang — READ MORE
Win a residency for your business at the exclusive new Textile Lofts in Parnell
Denizen profiled the ‘handsome workplace’ on the fourth floor of the Textile Centre and interviewed the team behind this ’boutique private members workspace’, to find out what really set Textile Lofts apart. Besides their considered approach to residents and various membership options, they concluded that being surrounded by Saint George’s Bay Road’s ‘ever-expanding lineup of design-orientated businesses and eateries with the right kinds of people to frequent them, it’s certainly a good vibe down that part of Parnell.
Bandied about as the game-changing new phenomenon, hot-desking, it would unequivocally seem, is the way forward in workplace trends.
Vietnamese street food masters Hello Mister have just landed in Parnell
Long been a go-to for easy, quick and accessible lunchtime fare. But for those that don’t work or live in the CBD, a quick bite of classic their signature street food hasn’t been so easy to come by. Luckily for Parnell, Hello Mister has extended its reach and laid down fresh roots on the corner of Faraday Street, bringing its tasty menu further afield – READ MORE
Neighbourhood Watch: Where To Eat, Shop & Visit In Parnell
VIVA features Parnell as the neighbourhood to watch for charming boutiques, weekend markets and lots of good eating. With the likes of Euro-Latin-style tapas bar Barulho, nature inspired Pasture, smokey Texan barbeque paired with zingy Asian flavours at Woodpecker Hill and cafe options such as Winona Forever, Rosie and Bowl and Arrow theres lots to choose from. Combine with a visit to Hattitude, New Zealand’s only traditional men’s hat shop and bespoke tailor Doran and Doran for a day out.
