The Influencers: Alison Adams
Inspiring progress Kia ora Ōtautahi! This is my debut column for Metropol as the new chief executive for ChristchurchNZ, the city’s economic development agency. One of the first official duties I had the privilege of performing was welcoming all eight of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 teams just before they played […]
The Influencers: Ross Steele
Onwards and upwards Opening a convention centre, a place designed to bring people together, during the middle of a pandemic probably sounds like a bad idea. While during the pandemic, at times it has felt an uphill climb, here we are, having opened Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre and we have found the […]
The Influencers: Lianne Dalziel
Enriching our lives This year’s anniversary of the terrorist attack of 15 March 2019 leads us to the words Love, Peace & Unity – Aroha, Rangimārie and Kotahitanga. Rather than hold a remembrance service, the local Muslim community wanted to focus on these themes through Islam Awareness Week leading up to, and Unity […]
From the editor: 3 March 2022
Marching on Almost a quarter of the way through 2022, and already many aspects of life as we know it have changed, once again. Change is not necessarily a bad thing and there are many ways to adapt to it and even take advantage of it. History and nature have shown us time […]
Dancing the night away
Inspired by cheap Champagne, faux luxury, and the destruction of our natural world, choreographer Jessie McCall brings four dancers to the stage for a joyful yet confronting dance-theatre work Daybreak Estate, playing in Christchurch on 17 – 19 March. Daybreak Estate was created in 2020 and premiered in Experimental Dance Week Aotearoa in […]
On and off the stage
Actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and director, Mark Hadlow wears many hats and is one of New Zealand’s most loved and well-known performers. His outstanding appearances in musical theatre and plays, as well as television and movie roles have lead to him receiving multiple awards for his work. Metropol writer Georgia Summerton chats […]
An entertaining entrepreneur
Thespian, entrepreneur, entertainer, and friend. These are just a few words that describe celebrated Christchurch actor Peter Rowley. Metropol’s Kia Dirkson caught up with him to see what is the next phase for one of the country’s most enduring comedians. On a bright summer afternoon, a warm smile greeted me at the door. […]
Colouring our world
Colour, pattern and design are all hallmarks of Christchurch business woman Vicki Ogden-O’Fee. Metropol editor Lynda Papesch talks with her about the how and why. Surviving for more than three decades in the cut and thrust of the hair, beauty and fashion industry is no mean feat. Expanding and diversifying a multi-layered business […]
Focusing on forward: Ricoh
Work is about what you do, not where you do it. Changes to workstyles and workplaces have been accelerated by external factors and the requirements for businesses to support their employees have changed with them. Helping businesses move forward locally is Ricoh NZ Christchurch. “We take time to understand your business, your people […]
Print and paper: facts vs fiction
Paper has proven an integral part of our lives since it was invented, sometime between 50 and 120 AD, primarily to record data and to keep knowledge safe for generations. Centuries down the track, magazines such as fortnightly lifestyle magazine Metropol are still doing just that, despite misconceptions that paper is wasteful, detrimental […]
