Your water purified: Prima Plumbing
Christchurch’s pristine drinking water was our pride and joy for so many years… We knew how lucky we were, we missed it when we travelled away, and we hoped it would always be the same. It came as a very rude shock to have our water treated with chlorine, and years later we […]
Coming to NZ – Seagliders
Bureau Veritas is planning to bring its revolutionary zero emission REGENT seaglider to New Zealand. The company believes that the speed, cost, small size and simple berthing process will prove invaluable for high speed maritime transport throughout the Pacific. It is working in partnership with REGENT, Ocean Flyer and Maritime New Zealand. Ocean […]
Electric E-Dirtbikes: E-Mega Store
Are you a keen weekend warrior in the outdoors wanting a new toy to add to the collection for you and the teenagers? Look no further than the Australian Electric Dirt Bikes: Talaria. These silent little beauties are taking the world by storm, and you can see why with the specs they boast […]
Torque talk
When the Christchurch City Council’s draft of its new proposed transportation plan for the city was made public a few weeks back, it raised a few eyebrows. The plan outlined new low emission zones, higher parking levies and yet more cycle lanes. Surprise, surprise. However, the aspect of road pricing is additionally baffling. […]
A new yardstick
There is an old saying: “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This does not apply to the new Aston Martin DBX707. Like the regular DBX, the 707 has a 4.0L twin scroll turbo V8. However, the 707 gets a reworked onboard ECU and those twin turbos are much bigger. As a result, total power output […]
From the editor: 1 September 2022
Every vote counts Having a say in local body politics is important in shaping our region’s future infrastructure, and so too is having a choice about who makes those decisions. Throughout New Zealand, many mayors, deputies, and councillors are not standing for re-election on 8 October this year, meaning new blood entering the […]
Operatunity
New Zealand’s three tenors – Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua, Derek Hill and Kalauni Pouvalu are back singing together, after a long break due to Covid-19. The Operatunity trio is touring nationally with Music for Inspiration, and will give two performances in Christchurch in mid-October. Known for their soaring voices and cheeky personalities, the tenors will […]
Turning inspiration into reality
Christchurch is full of success stories, such as furniture and interior design store Trenzseater. Metropol editor Lynda Papesch talks to its general manager Ben Lewis about inspiration, and the road to success. The harder you work the luckier you get, and there is no substitute for hard work. That is the creed that […]
Kinetic CEO
Earlier this year Alison Adams took up the reins as the Chief Executive Officer for ChristchurchNZ, charged with leading the city’s sustainable economic development. Several months into the role, Metropol editor Lynda Papesch catches up with her to see how it’s progressing. Alison is an innovative thinker and great communicator, willing to experiment […]
Flourish
Christchurch’s Women’s Health 2 Wealth (WH2W) seminar on 15 September is a chance to hear several inspirational women speakers. Metropol editor Lynda Papesch caught up with two of them prior to the event. The Flourish Doctors advocate lifestyle, health and wellbeing and those are the messages they’re spreading to the women of Christchurch. […]
