Grand designs: Warren and Mahoney

Akaroa King Salmon Crackle Pie

Akaroa King Salmon is a 100% Kiwi-owned local producer that has been supplying Cantabrians with the world’s best king salmon since 1985. “We are different because we’re about the slow-growing, natural production of fish,” says CEO Stewart Hawthorn. “We’re focused on sustainability and a natural product. We are also the smallest ocean-based salmon […]

Akaroa paradise: Mt Vernon Lodge

Vows spoken amongst birdsong, nuptials set above a world-famous harbour below… this lush Akaroa lodge is a wedding party’s private paradise. Described as an “oasis of calm in an increasingly hurried world,” Mt Vernon Lodge sits atop Akaroa’s serene landscapes to soothe those stressed pre-wedding nerves. “This is your balcony seat for one […]

The power in precious metals: Commonwealth Vault

How do you make smart investment moves in uncertain times? To find out, Metropol sat down with Myles Chandler from secure bullion storage facility Commonwealth Vault. What’s been happening with gold and silver lately? After a stellar price rise in February, and a fall off for the last few months, both metals have […]

Three, two, one, grow! Terra Viva

Winter came late but it certainly came with a vengeance, writes local green thumb and garden-based business owner Peter Worsp of Terra Viva. Cold rain, record frosts, Antarctic southerlies. Winter in Christchurch makes us wonder if we’ll ever feel like venturing out into the garden again. Yet three days of sunshine plus warmer, […]

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A Darfield attraction: The Oaks of Darfield aims to impress

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