Expertly working together: Ngatahi Real Estate
“That feather duster isn’t just a microphone you know”. It’s not the advice you want to hear, but it’s the kind of thing you should be hearing if your real estate agent is up to the mark. Once you decide to sell a house, you want it sold quickly and for the best […]
The hub of the home: DJ Hewitt Builders
Balanced symmetry updates this Christchurch kitchen with warmer aesthetics and sleeker functionality – another pristine DJ Hewitt Builders project. A white-upon-white kitchen was all the rage 13 years ago when the owners’ Waitakiri home was built. Now transformed with wood-toned luxury and black negative detailing, inviting is the feeling for the hub of […]
Seasonal style
Tis nearly the season for tinsel and pine, although traditional Christmas decorations don’t fit everyone’s style. Adding a bit of festive flair to your home doesn’t need to mean classic red, green and gold decorations hung on every possible surface. Check out Metropol’s tips for creating a more stripped back, modern Christmas look. […]
Stocking up for Christmas: Big Daddy’s Liquor
With the festive season upon us, Metropol writer Nicholas Henare reminisces and also looks ahead to some of the special whisky treats at Big Daddy’s Liquor. I have memories of visiting my grandparents on Christmas day. Along with the usual festive cheer, myself and the cousins were allowed blackberry nip, a lower alcohol […]
More than meets the plate: Auditing Solutions
When you’re enjoying brunch at your favourite café, doing your weekly grocery shop or grabbing a quick coffee on the run, you have probably never stopped to think that all of these are subject to a very strict and complex set of food safety regulations. It is critical that the food and drinks […]
Dine out in style: Eliza’s Manor
Eliza’s Manor, on Bealey Avenue, is now also home to an exciting new restaurant, Miro at the Manor. One of Christchurch’s historical Victorian gems, Eliza’s Manor was recently purchased by well-known restaurateurs Francesca Voza and James Sumner, who opened the new restaurant there in early October. Since arriving in New Zealand in 2010, […]
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