Shacking up

Unravelling Threads

With so many social media platforms to choose from, it can be hard to tell which (if any), you should be investing any time into either personally or professionally. Metropol’s tech guru Ian Knott takes a look at ‘Threads’ – Meta’s answer to Twitter. As the band Weezer once sang, “If you want […]

Pet clothing for a cause

A special canine clothing collaboration between three accomplished business founders is helping to raise funds for abused and neglected pets. Dame Denise L’estrange-Corbet, Julie Chapman, and Rachael Staples are creating custom pet apparel for dogs, designed by Mr Soft Top, to raise funds for Pet Refuge. Pet Refuge offers temporary shelter and care […]

What business wants: Leeann Watson

We see in the news every day how different policies affect households. What often falls by the wayside is how Government policies affect business, which of course keep most New Zealanders’ households employed, drive our economy, and pay for our infrastructure, health, and education. Leading up to the general election, amid ever-present election […]

Super bowls touchdown: Walker Architecture

Cantabrians are being bowled over by the Elmwood Park Bowling Club’s new clubrooms. The $3 million rebuild of the club has recently been completed, and is “second to none”, says club president Pete Smith, who is full of praise for the design, its architect, and the builders.  Designed by Walker Architecture, the new […]

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