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. […]
Art Battle is back
If you enjoy art, then save this date. Sunday 25 September is Christchurch’s second Art Battle, a live competitive painting event where 12 artists battle the clock, and each other, to paint a canvas in 20 minutes. Organiser Janet McDermid saw her first Art Battle in Vancouver in 2017 and “fell in love” […]
The Influencers: Leeann Watson
Make your voice heard It’s that time again when election hoardings appear on our streets and leaflets appear in our mailboxes. Every three years, we have the opportunity to re-elect and refresh our local representatives. It is important that voters have sufficient information to make well-informed decisions, because local government affects all of […]
The Influencers: Alison Adams
Learn from others With borders opened and the visitor economy reviving, this is the time to redefine our place. The Garden City has been a big part of Christchurch’s identity, but with a refreshed Ōtautahi what else defines us and how do we, as a community, want to be represented in the future? […]
The Influencers: Ross Steele
An industry feast It has been amazing to watch confidence returning to our industry and see conference delegates in and around our city during the the past few months. Recent reports show hotel nights are up, we’re seeing people are heading out and about more, and at Te Pae Christchurch our booking calendar […]
The Influencers: Lianne Dalziel
A city on show It’s spring and Christchurch is ON SHOW again! This is the time of the year that we celebrate everything our city has on offer during spring. There are a large number of events to look forward to from September to December. I was showing a newcomer to the city […]
From the Editor: The Chill Factor
Crisp days, lots of pristine snow even down to sea level, and mostly fine weather bring with them exciting opportunities to appreciate our region’s winter wonderland and its amazing outdoor adventures. We’re now in what are arguably some of the coldest weeks of the year, especially with temperatures dropping well into the minus […]
Shake That Tree
Queenstown-based Olivia Wensley is one of New Zealand’s loudest voices for female empowerment. Julia Strelou catches up with her about her latest projects. A catalyst of the #metoo movement in the legal industry, and the CEO of Startup Queenstown Lakes Olivia Wensley is now looking to add “mayor” to her roles. If successful, […]
