WIN with New Zealand Fashion Week’s Spring Fashion Festival!
Always wanted to see behind the scenes at New Zealand Fashion Week? Well now is your chance! We’ve teamed up with @nzfashionwk to send you and a friend on a money-can’t-buy backstage pre-show experience for either The Iconic Presents The New Guard, Caitlin Crisp x BONNIE, or The George Presents The […]
Survivorship: Stylist Jessie Kirk on facing breast cancer
Jessie Kirk received a career-defining Fashion Quarterly content creator of the year award and a stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis within just a few weeks of each other. The fashion personality, and our cover shoot stylist, shares her story with Metropol editor Nina Tucker. What does bravery look like? If you’re Jessie Kirk, […]
Best dressed: Racing fashion queen Gemma Kirk
Countless contestants. Thousands of dollars. One sash. Cantabrian Gemma Kirk knows just how fierce the racing fashion industry can be. This year, the current holder of Addington Raceway’s best dressed returns on the judging panel of The Crossing’s Fashion Competition, and shares her journey to judging with Metropol editor Nina Tucker ahead of […]
Christmas dinner countdown
Celebrating at home this year and want to showcase your home harvest on the dinner table? Here are four classic crops to plant now – that will prove their worth come the festive season. 1. Pumpkins & squash Tasty and versatile, pumpkins are easy to grow and can look the part in your […]
Critical scan access for Cantabrians: Reform Radiology
Public patients across Canterbury now have access to advanced PET-CT imaging closer to home. The scan is critical in finding many difficult-to-detect cancers. At their central Christchurch clinic on Kilmore Street, Reform Radiology’s Molecular Imaging and Therapy Centre is now accepting referrals through the public health system. The new clinic will significantly reduce […]
Hurunui’s $25 million climate adaptation loan
In a first for New Zealand, Amberley Beach residents are to be relocated in response to sea level rise driven by climate change. The Hurunui District Council has secured a loan of $23.5 million from the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA) for climate change adaptation and relocation of residents from Amberley Beach, due […]
Bringing your unique lifestyle property to market: Liane Bean
It is a big decision to bring your precious home to the market. The emotions vary with the sales situation, but they are always there and a great real estate agent has to have more than the hard commercial skills. They must also bring empathy and a passion for your property and its […]
Fashion that’s evergreen
Growth and renewal. Life and harmony. Nature and calm. Stability and security. Wealth and prosperity. Green represents everything we want and nothing we don’t – just like these lavish local finds. In honour of the late Dr. Jane Goodall’s favourite colour, leave it to green for your staple pieces this season.
Riverside lifestyle with Greymouth’s new boom: Smart Project Management
Be part of Greymouth’s new chapter in a high-quality development built for prestige and performance. Greymouth Mawhera is undergoing a bold revitalisation. A resurgence of mining with proposed port infrastructure enabling Trans-Tasman trade, has seen the town diversifying into new sectors of health, medical, hospitality and tourism services. At the heart of the […]
Red carpet ready hair: Haar Design
Volume! Length! Cohesion! Christchurch hair stylist Caro Haar shares the inside scoop ahead of spring event season. It’s that time of year,” Caro says, alluding to the pre-Christmas thrill of events from Cup Week and galas to weddings and formals, plus this year’s inaugural Christchurch Spring Fashion Festival. Caro explains how crucial it […]











