New Zealand Fashion Week Day 2 Wrap with Mima Lewis Gourdie
Day 2 wrap with New Zealand Fashion Week Head Dresser and Metropol’s NZFW correspondent Mima Lewis Gourdie TUESDAY, Coming to you from Shed 10, the MainStage for NZFW! It’s day two of fashion week, and the show schedule is well and truly underway. We had Caitlin Crisp opening the week out at […]
Team Deyn
The Christchurch property market is full of opportunity but achieving a premium result takes far more than simply putting a home online. Meet the agent connecting people and property with heart, energy and expertise. Anthony Deyn and his team specialise in strategic marketing, expert negotiation, and connecting the right buyers with the right […]
For dads & dudes
Shining the spotlight on two local groups lifting up Canterbury men, in honour of Father’s Day. Christchurch Dads’ Stroller Club, @dadbehaviour on IG Local dad MJ Meafou, alongside his wife Brittany Meafou, fosters a community for fathers through local initiatives like a Stroller Club and events like ‘Beards and Braids’, while documenting his […]
New Zealand Fashion Week Day 1 Wrap with Mima Lewis Gourdie
Start your engines… New Zealand Fashion Week is here. This is your daily wrap with New Zealand Fashion Week Head Dresser and Metropol Magazine‘s NZFW correspondent Mima Lewis Gourdie! @mimalg_studio MONDAY – OPENING NIGHT ‘The Art Of Style’ In it’s 25th rendition, NZFW is on the resurgence after new ownership, and it’s gotten […]
The fight against homelessness: Christchurch leaders swap warm beds for cardboard
On one of winter’s coldest nights, 13 August 2026, more than 40 leaders and key figures in the Christchurch community will swap warm beds for cardboard at an inaugural sleepout inside One New Zealand Stadium, in a bid for public donations and to raise awareness for Ōtautahi’s alarming homelessness figures. The Big Sleepout […]
Pottery pastimes: Ruffshuffler Ceramics
As the colder months encourage us indoors, finding a fun and creative activity to enjoy with friends has never been easier. The Addington studio of Ruffshuffler Ceramics is a hive of activity, offering a range of experiences for anyone keen to try their hand at working with clay. Best of all, there’s no […]
Portrait artist Caroline Kelly
Inside the creative hum of The Arts Centre, Caroline Kelly paints from her upstairs atelier. Ahead of her gallery’s grand opening, she sits down with Metropol. “It’s a dream come true to open a gallery in such an idyllic place,” says portrait artist Caroline Kelly, standing in a space awash with light, which […]
The screen fatigue fix: Anstice Optometrists
Why the right lenses may matter more than the right coffee. By 4pm, your eyes have made thousands of tiny adjustments – shifting between monitors, phones, documents and fine print – long before the sports pickup, evening plans or final meeting. That heavy-eyed, headachy feeling isn’t always tiredness. Often, it’s visual fatigue caused […]
Otautahi’s pet ‘furtographer’
A Christchurch pet photographer (‘furtographer’) has spent 10 years travelling the world taking photos of dogs in iconic spots for his latest book, Dogs of the World. For almost a decade, Ōtautahi photographer Craig Turner-Bullock has wandered the globe with camera in hand and dogs in his heart, capturing the spirit of nearly […]
Steve’s scene: Steve Guest
Your Christchurch arts and culture round-up from global music consultant and Dolly Parton’s local publicist, Steve Guest. E ven in the cold and wet of winter, Christchurch does not disappoint. This city is becoming more vibrant than ever. The All Blacks v France game was a recent highlight, I was lucky to attend […]
