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Inside the Christchurch Spring Fashion Festival

Runways! Designer showcases! Industry events! Christchurch’s fashion festival – our city’s own New Zealand Fashion Week – returns to the spring calendar for 2026 from 15 to 18 October. Here’s everything you can’t miss out on. Taking the runway to a new venue this year, state-of-the-art convention centre Te Pae will host the […]

What’s new this spring? By Made in the Shade Fashions

Between custom-designed prints and vibrant spring colours, we track the latest collections and seasonal styles to this longstanding fashion location on Colombo Street. “A transeasonal wardrobe is rather important,” says Ali Donn in between unpacking spring additions for the Made in the Shade shelves. “Choose fabrics and colours that float seamlessly between winter, […]

Artscene

A snapshot of exhibitions to catch from now until November. Now – 11 October: An Taigh / The House: Held – Fifty Years of Friendship This exhibition showcases the remarkable support and generosity of the Friends of the Aigantighe since their foundation in 1976. Founded in August 1976, Friends of the Aigantighe have […]

Inside the artist: Fine Art Studio with Marek Maciejewski

Multidisciplinary artist and fine art photographer Marek Maciejewski sits down with Metropol. Q: Marek, tell me about your journey into the industry – where it began and how it flourished? A: This is both a simple and a difficult question. Simple, because photography has been part of my life for many years. Difficult, […]

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