Jack Tame
From a Christchurch childhood spent exploring the Port Hills on his bike to interviewing the country’s most powerful figures, broadcaster and former Cashmere High student Jack Tame talks to Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen about truth, trust and tribalism. When he was 16 years old, Jack Tame wanted to be the next Paul […]
City of fashion
Editor Nina Tucker’s favourite moments, looks and memories from Christchurch’s second Spring Fashion Festival held this October at Te Pae. Singer-songwriter Geneva AM (Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa) left me with chills when she opened and closed both The New Guard and The Spring Edit shows with Tūtira Mai Ngā […]
Savage
New Zealand’s most successful rapper and Warriors superfan turned musical mascot, Demetrius Savelio, better known as Savage, sits down with Metropol editor Nina Tucker ahead of headlining Christchurch’s biggest Tuesday at Addington Raceway’s Cup Day this 10 November. “Wherever God leads, I’ll follow.” Hip hop hero Savage features names like Pitbull and Akon […]
Cup Week Calendar – Riccarton Park & Addington Raceway
What’s on during Canterbury’s favourite time of year, New Zealand Cup Week. Riccarton Park starts the pre-party off with a roar of racing, fashion, food, and entertainment on Saturday 7 November, Barneswood Farm NZ 1000 Guineas Day, the after party with Sean Hill and Rollestxn Ave. Then there’s just two days to recharge […]
The together issue – Editor Nina Tucker
Spring is always the season that brings our city together. With one month to go, this year has felt like a masterclass. A calendar filled with opportunities for connection… sports, music, food, entertainment, fashion… it’s a springboard (pun intended) for uniting communities. From the two T20 tests between our BLACKCAPS and India at […]
Cycle the Otago Harbour – Destination Dunedin
Cycle The Loop around the Otago Harbour and visit some of the best things to do in Dunedin along the way. For a range of exciting outdoor activities, Cycling The Loop, Otago Harbour is one of the best things to do in Dunedin. Also called Te Aka Ōtākou (The Otago Vine), this 32-kilometre […]
Lemon curd cheese cake
Everyone loves a lemon cheesecake, writes cookbook author and cake shop owner Michelle Morfett. It’s the safest dessert to make if you’re not sure what to make. It’s light, easy – because you can make it in advance – and so delicious. This recipe serves 12. Ingredients Base • 250g malt biscuits, blitzed […]
Garage guise
Now you see it, now you don’t: flush-finished and cladding-matched garage doors are the next big thing in new-build homes, gracing Canterbury winners in the Architectural Design Awards for 2026. Two homes in this year’s Canterbury shortlist for the Resene Architectural Design Awards show off the sleek, contemporary feel of flush-finished garage doors, […]
Where nature shapes the neighbourhood
From organic farmland to a distinctive residential neighbourhood, Bushland Park near Westmorland, at the foot of the Port Hills, reflects nearly five decades of one man’s connection to the land. In 1979, Swiss-trained architectural designer and builder Ernst Frei purchased land in Christchurch’s south-west at the entrance to Hoon Hay Valley. His plans […]
RE:START
Fifteen years after the RE:START temporary container mall became part of Hummingbird Coffee’s story, the coffee roaster is featuring Christchurch artist Nathan Ingram’s famous work on its packaging. Following the earthquakes in 2011, Hummingbird Coffee opened a pop-up cafe in the RE:START container mall and created its RE:START coffee blend, with 30 cents […]
