Brilliant bathroom additions: Athena Bathrooms

Every home needs a soothing sanctuary where you can wash away the cares of the day. Athena Bathrooms’ new range offers soft sweeping curves and a calming nature-inspired colour palette. Crafted for long-lasting durability, this bathroomware range brings biophilic design into your home. The Fleet Vanity (above) is a modular design with clean […]

Expand your living space: Galaxy Home Décor Christchurch Ltd

From entertaining guests to settling in with family for a cosy get-together, home is often the preferred venue for many people. Setting the scene varies from indoor entertaining spaces, to outdoor settings, the latter being most popular during the warmer months.  Short on ideas? That’s where Galaxy Home Décor Christchurch Ltd can help. […]

Home show ideas hub

Christchurch is full of vibrant venues, old and new, where people can catch up, connect, and reconnect. Find inspiration beforehand at the Canterbury Home Show Ideas Hub. This innovative platform is dedicated to educating visitors on the latest trends in home renovation and design. Featuring a diverse range of articles covering topics such […]

Appliance heaven: Midea

A house would not be a home without appliances to help it run efficiently. Imagine a kitchen without its fridge, dishwasher, oven, or microwave. Luckily in Christchurch there is a global home appliance giant, making it easy to fill out the bones of your kitchen with the best of all manner of appliances […]

Deluxe bedding: Silk Sensation

Silk Sensation are proud to offer a range of premium silk and hemp duvet inners that are sure to provide you with a comfortable and restful night’s sleep. It uses the highest quality 100 percent natural long strand mulberry silk, which is renowned for its softness and durability. These products are hypoallergenic, making […]

Convert those cars

To accelerate the global move toward sustainable vehicles, Toyota is suggesting simply replacing the inner workings of vehicles already on the roads with cleaner technology. “I don’t want to leave any car lover behind,” says chief executive Akio Toyoda, from Tokyo. Mr Toyoda says it will take a long time for all the […]

Fabulous Ferrari: Eyrewell Forest Motor Company

Regarded as one of Maranello’s greatest hits, the Ferrari F355 is already a modern classic. If you’ve always wanted a classic car or a Ferrari, then check out this ‘New Zealand new’ 1999 355 F1 Spider, currently for sale by Andrew Farrow of Eyrewell Forest Motor Company. Its 3.5L naturally aspirated 380hp V8, […]

St Andrew’s student wins top national award

One of St Andrew’s College’s most exceptional academics, Corin Simcock (Year 13 in 2022), has been named as one of the top 11 students in New Zealand, after winning a Premier Award in the 2022 NZQA Scholarship examinations. Corin (pictured), is one of only two South Island students to achieve this honour, after […]

The bloom of art: Sue Knowles Art

With the world on pause during Covid-19, Christchurch artist Sue Knowles was freed up from her day job in marketing to focus on her art. The paintings that evolved during this time as she captured her floral specimens on canvas, have resulted in her forthcoming solo exhibition The Painterly Fragrant Garden, being hosted […]

Changing the game

Winning the Rugby World Cup was the end goal for the Black Ferns in 2022’s competition, but taking the victory together is something Alana and Chelsea Bremner will never forget. Metropol’s Nina Tucker catches up with the Little River rugby stars about what the win means for women’s rugby, how life is looking […]