3 trending interior styles
According to the Pinterest trend report, the rest of 2025 is all about “elevating the everyday, making every corner an inspiring, unique escape – no matter your square footage or budget.” Here are three trends shaping our interiors: Statement tiles Bold ceramics are being used to inject joy and personality into walls and […]
The Showroom: Christchurch European
At 522 Blenheim Road lives the latest of everything luxury in the automotive world. The Showroom is a dedicated, new undercover space showcasing an even larger selection of our luxury vehicles,” says Christchurch European managing director Niki Mills. “This impressive new site allows us to display an additional 60 luxury and classic vehicles, […]
G-whizz. The 2025 Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ Technology
Whether roughing it in the most inhospitable climates or ferrying the Kardashians through Beverly Hills, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is a legend. Metropol writer Ben Selby puts the G580 to the test. With the launch of each new generation, we have seen the same square-jawed profile of the Gelandewagen, or G-Wagen for short, injected […]
Catching up with Lianne Dalziel
On the fifth anniversary of her husband Rob’s death, former Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel was back by the tree where she married him for another milestone moment. She tells Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen about life at the golden age. She might be eligible for her bus pass, but former Christchurch mayor Lianne […]
Sonja De Mari: Fashion for a cure
What if you could travel the country celebrating New Zealand’s best in fashion, to save lives? Metropol editor Nina Tucker caught up with Sonja de Mari, the woman behind charitable trust Breast Cancer Cure, who has spent a decade striving to reduce our one-in-nine breast cancer statistic. Sonja de Mari has spent the […]
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