Elevate your garden
We often focus on perfecting the interior décor of our homes, but it is equally important not to neglect our gardens. Garden sculptures, whether they are statues, water features, or totems, require careful consideration. First and foremost, think about where you will place your garden sculptures. Look at the overall design and layout […]
The Wind Cries Maserati: Maserati Grecale Launch Report
Its no secret that Maserati has been undergoing something of a renaissance in recent years. With a raft of new products leaving the doors of the luxury Italian marque, the Trident arm of Stellantis is showing no signs of slowing down. The biggest recent sensation by far was the new MC20 supercar but […]
Lexus’ New Wave: New RX and All-Electric RZ First Drive
After many months of waiting and speculation from those of us in the specialist motoring press, Lexus have at last launched their first purpose-built production BEV, the new RZ450e, along with the new fifth generation RX SUV. Metropol were invited to attend the launch. Here is how it went down. The setting would […]
Dame Suzie Moncrieff
World of WearableArt (WOW) founder Dame Suzie Moncrieff, founder of epic arts event “World of WearableArt” (WOW), talks to Metropol’s Céline Gibson. The years roll back as Dame Suzie recalls the show’s premier launch, at Wakefield’s William Higgins Gallery, in 1987, as a night of mud, gumboots and umbrellas. “That first show was […]
Nikki Connors, propelling herself onwards
Christchurch businesswoman Nikki Connors talks to Metropol editor Lynda Papesch about business battles, troubleshooting, and consolidation. Thanks to her own investments, positive attitude, and hard work, property queen Nikki Connors is forging ahead after taxing times. In 2022, the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department (IRD) put two companies owned by Nikki and her […]
For cookie lovers
Metropol editor Lynda Papesch catches up with Christchurch businessman Guy Pope-Mayell, whose cookies are among New Zealand’s most trusted brands. Earning the nation‘s trust is no mean feat, even in little old New Zealand. Yet trust, by the bucketful, just like his iconic cookies, is what entrepreneur Guy Pope-Mayell has reaped. In Reader’s […]
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