Enjoy a good soak: Reece Plumbing and Bathrooms
The bathroom has been a focal point for famous moments in history. Cleopatra was said to bathe in sour milk, Winston Churchill worked from his bath and Hollywood star Grace Kelly bathed in baked beans for charity. Reece Plumbing and Bathrooms will help you choose the right bath – for water, as baked […]
Sunny days, balmy nights
Incoming dreamy summer weekends, consisting of lounging in the sun, soaking up rays and maybe taking a dip, then easing into a night of socialising outside with friends, be it in the backyard around a barbecue or heading out to sip on cooling cocktails as the sun sets. In the warm weather, fashion […]
From the editor: 25 November
Summer festivals have lift-off Government backing for large summer events brings some financial certainty towards ensuring fun out and about in the coming months. Numerous Christchurch events are already canned or postponed because organisers became daunted with the prospect of suffering huge financial losses, due to Covid-19. The new Events Transition Support Scheme […]
A date with destiny: Sally Pomeroy
An obsession with buying a home since the age of 14, realising that dream at 24, marrying a builder and sharing a love of architecture and design, trips overseas to study the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, and building a home. It is obvious Sally Pomeroy had a date with destiny when she […]
Helping heritage live on
Throughout her life, Dame Anna Crighton has been interested in art and architecture. She talks with Metropol editor Lynda Papesch about the past, the present, and the future. ‘Heritage’ is derived from Middle English and old French, heriter to ‘inherit’ – to inherit valued objects and qualities such as property and cultural traditions […]
Women of influence
Poet and media entrepreneur, Julia Strelou, is a finalist in the Women of Influence Awards. She talks to Metropol about the awards and what inspires her. Growing up on a commune without a television or electricity, Julia Strelou was always drawn to the media industry. In those days she was only allowed to […]
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