Health and wellbeing has a new home in Christchurch. The Welder brings all aspects of a healthy life under one roof in Welles Street.

Trendy Welles Street has a new hotspot, The Welder, the first health and wellbeing centre of this scale in the country. It’s a place where you can celebrate all parts of wellbeing, expanding further than just healthy eating into physical wellbeing, mindfulness and sociability. Balance is at the core of The Welder, which is located in six beautifully repurposed character buildings dating back to 1880. Some days you might pop in for a yoga class and a salad, other days you might eat pastries and drink beer. Or get a new hairdo.

Who’s at The Welder?

O-Studio Get the most from your body and mind with yoga, flotation, meditation, ice baths, infra-red saunas and personalised coaching programmes.

GoodFor Stock up on pantry goods without the wasteful packaging that comes with it.

Great Pastry Shop Expect refined indulgence from Rhiannon and Elsie’s top-notch patisserie treats.

Barefoot Eatery From the team behind Greenroots Juicery comes Barefoot Eatery, offering plant-based organic goodness.

Salut! Salut! A tapas bar inspired by the Spanish tradition of sobremesa, a post-meal interlude for chatting and relaxing.

Bar Yoku Former All Black Andy Ellis has teamed with Sam and Sally Hooper of Sister Kong and Pot Sticker Dumpling Bar on this yakitori restaurant.

Grizzly Baked Goods This modern craft bakery will entice and delight with its epic lineup of sweet and savoury treats.

Two Raw Sisters Margo and Rosa Flanagan serve up tasty plant-based morsels and also run cooking workshops.

Corkin + Friends No neighbourhood would be complete without a hair salon, and Stewart Corkin brings over 20 years’ experience in the industry to his spot in The Welder.

Flourish Foliage These guys specialise in brightening up other people’s spaces with their indoor plants.

Tom Newfield The hospo hitmaker has an Italian-themed eatery coming to the complex, so watch this space!

Felt. A homewares store that features locally produced and other ethically made items.

Noble & Savage Tea House Modern-day tea merchants Noble & Savage create bespoke tea blends.

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