PremiumAnne GibsonProperty Editor·NZ Herald·10 Sep, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Ben Stewart of Calder Stewart describes their partnership with Lactalis in opening its new distribution centre in Hornby Quadrant, Christchurch.Land that once grew apple trees and vegetables on the outskirts of Christchurch is becoming large-format warehousing to store goods ranging from Glassons’ clothing to cheese, milk, butter and milk powder.

Properties that were once the Kain brothers’ Apple Fields orchards, a 61ha plot from Heinz