Stan Walker hits the high note: Q&A with Stan Walker
It’s been the biggest year of Stan Walker’s life; he has fought and won the battle against stomach cancer. Now he’s getting back to what he loves, with a 12-date New Takeover tour that will see him performing across New Zealand’s main centres throughout October and November. Metropol caught up […]
Nourishing young tummies: Eat My Lunch
They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch and yet free nutritious lunches for local children in need are the basis of a social enterprise that is helping to nourish young tummies and minds. The concept is simple – get online, buy a lunch, which is delivered to […]
Stroke of luck: Dean Harrison
Dean Harrison is one of the luckiest people in Christchurch, perhaps even the country. But he doesn’t see it that way. In fact, he sees all his success as a direct result of ‘applied optimism’. A life philosophy centred around the concept of the glass being half full, Dean is […]
Editor’s Perspective: October 11th Issue
“Keep your heels, head and standards high,” Coco Chanel For almost as far back as human memory can recall, horse racing has had a strong connection with fashion. A sport of nobility, it is believed to date back to the 1500s, when British aristocracy wanted an excuse to mix and […]
A pioneering property
As we celebrate the 125th anniversary of New Zealand becoming the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote this month, the Christchurch villa where a lot of the legwork behind the campaign took place has been put on the market. Kate Sheppard’s former four-bedroom, three-bathroom […]
Edgy + sophisticated space: Stockman Group
Office space in Christchurch central is changing. These days we are seeing a move towards shared office spaces and the benefits that it brings to incubators, entrepreneurs and small businesses. Stockman Group has taken advantage of this opportunity and brings you its newest project at 38 Southwark Street, due to be ready […]
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