Editor’s perspective: WOW

As this month’s front cover indicates, it’s a WOW of a time, and not just in Christchurch. Wellington is the home of WOW, the World of WearableArt spectacular, and tickets are already on sale now for the September/October event.

Our capital city is an amazing place to visit, so if you’re heading to WOW, we have a few suggestions further on in the magazine, that might pique your interest.
Not up to a trip away? Let’s not forget that Christchurch has its own WOW factor and plenty of it, ranging from parks and gardens, to cafes, restaurants and beverage outlets, retail boutiques, adventure activities, and heaps more.

Just what the city and its surrounds offer locals, visitors, and tourists has been under the spotlight recently, and the end result is the new Ōtautahi Christchurch brand and vision. The path to the new branding has been lengthy, with a load of consultation, and now it’s time for locals to step up and support it.

Christchurch is a vibrant, creative hub for retail, hospitality, and innovation, and it’s time for it to evolve and take it place with the movers and shakers of the world.

Present-day Christchurch is vastly different from its predecessor, and how exciting are the opportunities that presents for business, residents, and our local economy. Move forward, seize the day, and embrace change.

Lastly a big, well-deserved, wow and congratulations to the Metropol team, its advertising clients, and readers. At the recent annual Community Newspaper awards, Metropol won the Best Magazine Cover award, and was runner-up in Best Magazine. A great team effort.