Wahine in Property - South Frame tour

Last week, Team Hutchinson Ford had the pleasure of being part of the Wāhine in Property tour of the South Frame Greenway.

Part of the Central Christchurch Recovery Plan, the South Frame project was established with the objective of hemming in and catalysing the south side of the city centre with a network of lanes and gathering spaces between Tuam and St Asaph Streets.

Those who have visited the dealership in the past couple of years, have likely walked the laneway that sits between our showroom and workshop (chances are you've enjoyed a coffee at our cafe, Parts & Labour!), which is part of this project.

Team Hutchinson Ford's Chris Damsteegt, met with members of WIP and Urban Designer Sophie Burt to tour the laneway and discuss key takeaways from the project.

CEO John Hutchinson commented that ‘ When we first heard about the Recovery Plan and the need to effectively cut our site in half we were horrified. We’ve been on our site for over 100 years and couldn’t imagine how it could work for us. Fast forward to today and we really like it. The Greenway has been really nicely planted with natives and people walk, run, bike and scooter along it all day. It brings a relaxed energy to the area and having our own Café on site makes it pretty unique for a car dealership’