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A pop culture icon: 2018 Ford Mustang review
Last year’s Cup Week I was selected by Hertz as an Ambassador for the 2017 Ford Mustang. It was a great insight into the passion Ford owners have for the iconic motor vehicle. All week questions fired at me would have me running to Ford to fill the gaps of knowledge. There’s Facebook […]
Bang for your buck: Mitsubishi 2018 ASX review
This year’s new model Mitsubishi 2018 ASX was a real surprise to review. It’s a small SUV but what I discovered was the only small thing about it was the price, with a cost of only $26,000. For that price, one might expect low end features; the ASX was anything but. At 112 […]
A sporty little number: Mercedes A180
I drove up to the film set of ‘Monster Man’ in the Mercedes A180, a film I play a pretty rough Maori fella in. Not quite the picture you get of a driver of this refined, elegant little vehicle is it? Gumboots, unshaven with a Swanndri and beanie: quite the contrast to this […]
Editor’s Perspective: On feminism and changing perceptions
“The higher you go, the fewer women there are,” – Wangari Maathai. A university lecturer once asked me and a group of my female peers how many of us were feminists. One hand of the 12 present went up. That was just seven years ago; 118 years after women got the vote, 92 […]
Inject me skinny
If you’ve been struggling with stubborn excess weight for years, the new crop of injectable weight-loss drugs might seem like a gift from heaven. Is there a catch? Metropol writer Sophie Lapsley investigates. For anyone who has struggled with weight loss or become trapped in a cycle of yo-yo dieting, injectable weight‑loss drugs […]
Inspire: Paul Wright
“Practise 20 seconds of courage every day.” That’s the advice of businessman Paul Wright to conquer every challenge in life – exemplified by his own success in a leadership team taking Harcourts from 12 branches nationwide to almost 1000 across 10 countries. Metropol editor Nina Tucker talks to the man investing all his […]
Historic photo mysteries: Rangiora Museum
Can you help staff at Rangiora Museum identify any of the people in a collection of historic local photos? Words: Tamara Pitelen | Images: Courtesy of the Rangiora & Districts Early Records Society Did a ghost at the historic Rangiora Museum help solve the mystery surrounding an unknown couple in two old photographs […]
Cats and council chambers: Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon
Recently engaged to be married and newly elected for a third term, Waimakariri mayor Dan Gordon is a man with plans. Words Tamara Pitelen Just when you thought life couldn’t get any busier for Dan Gordon – three-term mayor of Waimakariri, vice president of Local Government New Zealand, and a familiar face around […]
Create a kitchen garden
Convenient and lovely to look at, a kitchen garden is a great way to level-up your cooking and outside space. A kitchen garden is a dedicated, often small garden space for raised beds, planters, or a backyard plot, to grow vegetables, fruit, herbs, and edible flowers for daily cooking. Positioned close to the […]
Barely coping: Dr Jo Prendergast
Juggling too many balls? Struggling to keep on top of everything? You’re not alone. Women across Canterbury are living on the brink, caught in the #coping epidemic. “I kept hearing the same phrase from clients,” says Christchurch psychiatrist and comedian Dr Jo Prendergast. “They’d say, ‘I’m coping… but only just. Not thriving. Not […]
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