Earth Organic Hairdressing

The personal touch: Earth Organic Hairdressing

Traci Aylmer of Earth Organic Hairdressing says the reason her clientele base is growing and remaining loyal is because clients appreciate a totally one-on-one service where they’re warmly welcomed and treated as if they’re the most important person in the room. “People are tired of feeling they’re on a conveyor belt, being […]

Polished Diamonds

Creating something extraordinary: Polished Diamonds

Today, they’re ubiquitous and any nuptials would seem incomplete without them. Weddings and the rings that signify a hand in marriage may be common, but with the revolutionary technology utilised by Polished Diamonds – Jewellery Design – you can get something extraordinary.       Using CAD technology, which has revolutionised the […]

Striking new city store

Fresh, bright and bursting with the colours of her new Kraftwork collection, renowned New Zealand fashion designer Kate Sylvester’s vibrant new store in the city centre is now open.     Situated at 112 Cashel Street, the store is the brand’s second in Christchurch, with a Merivale store that opened in mid-2016. […]

Concussion Recovery Successes: Gill Redden Cranio

Gill Redden constantly sees the consequence of concussions or bad head knocks that were never identified at the time of the initial accident. That’s because an impact anywhere always sets up a chain of events, which the body tries to accommodate for as long as it can.     Gill uses full […]

Make way for the groom boom: Face Value

While aesthetic medicine has traditionally been seen as female focused, there continues to be a considerable shift towards the male market. Those in the industry describe it as the ‘groom boom’ and adopt terms such as ‘brotox’ when describing male anti-wrinkle injections. Face Value’s Dr Phil Frost is seeing an increasing number […]

Relief from headaches & migraines: Muscle People

Most people will experience a headache at some point in their life. Not all headaches are the same as they can range in severity, frequency and cause. Headache disorders may significantly impact a person’s ability to function and reduce their overall quality of life. Correctly differentiating between headaches and types of migraine […]

Your life starts with you: Transform You Coaching

Life coaching is a personal journey of transformation – a way of helping people to help themselves and become more confident and resilient.     “Focusing on what is most important in our lives, reducing chaos and the overwhelming, is the starting point for finding balance and achieving happiness,” says life coach […]

Understanding IBS: The Gut Foundation

It’s the gut condition that is extremely common and yet talked about behind cupped hands – if it is talked about at all. Metropol caught up with The Gut Foundation Trustee, Professor Richard Gearry to find out more about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).     One of the most misunderstood and poorly […]

Sexy & slim for summer!: Skin Rejuvenation Clinic

Summer is around the corner and it’s harder to hide all those bulges and wobbly bits under a summer dress or white t-shirt!     Most women would say they have a stubborn pocket of fat that no diet or extreme exercise plan can budge. Whether it’s inner-thigh fullness, bingo wings, back […]

Step into style: Style Footwear

Summer is fast approaching and colour is filling the shelves at Style Footwear in Ashburton.     Melissa and Trudy are thrilled with the range this year and know you will find a favourite amongst the selection of wedges, heels, slides, sandals and athleisure styles. A new range of fashion jewellery and […]