Climbing the ladder: Jonny Nicholls

He spent two years stacking supermarket shelves to pay his bills while working 12 hour days as a fledgling real estate agent. Now, he’s in the top one percent of Harcourts’ global performers. Metropol catches up with Harcourts Grenadier’s Jonny Nicholls about what it takes to get to the top – before […]

Pilates at home: Freedom Health Pilates

Have you heard about reformer Pilates but thought the equipment looked too hard or scary? Worried it may not help your specific injuries? Or just can’t find a class time and location that works for you? Freedom Health Physiotherapy and Pilates owner Cath Julius tells Metropol why reformer is good for everybody […]

Goodbye loose bottles, hello handy sachets: Unichem Prestons Pharmacy

Say goodbye to loose bottles and traditional pill organisers with Unichem Preston’s Medication Sachet System.   Packed into convenient tear off sachets, with your name, medication, date and dose time printed on each individually, the team at Unichem Prestons take the stress out of organising your daily medications. With options from weekly, […]

Shoes and so much more: Rangiora Shoe Lines

When Rebecca Barker became proprietor of Rangiora Shoe Lines in June, she was thrilled to be taking on a respected business with a long and loyal clientele.     The iconic shoe store is an independent business that’s been in the heart of Rangiora’s shopping precinct for over five decades, with previous […]

Slip, slop, slap and reap the rewards

Modern day facial sunscreens are not only for avoiding sunburn and long term skin damage. They brighten and enhance complexion, nourish and protect against aging and melanoma, and give a gorgeous silky coverage – a priceless beauty package.     Facial sunscreens are not created equally to the potent-smelling, greasy sunscreen you […]

Is there something in your teeth? Dentistry on Merivale

Dentistry is one of the very few medical professions where a foreign material is placed in a patient’s body and then left there permanently for years, if not decades. Add to this the fact that the environment in which this happens is routinely subject to extremes of abrasion, temperature, acidity, bacteria, enzymes […]