Mother of fashion: Dame Pieter Stewart

Dame Pieter Stewart founded New Zealand Fashion Week in 2001 – an event that would revolutionise the local industry and become a creative benchmark. She tells Metropol editor Nina Tucker of its evolution and the satisfaction that comes from watching what she built succeed without her. These days, Dame Pieter Stewart spends less […]

Celebrating Canterbury’s finest homes: Canterbury Region Master Builders House of the Year Awards

Standout local builders have received top honours in the recent Canterbury Region Master Builders House of the Year Awards. Here, we highlight our pick of the best. A closer look at the craftsmanship, design, and vision behind this year’s winning homes. The Canterbury Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards recognise and […]

The truth about collagen

Collagen is everywhere – beauty powders, supplements, bars, and drinks – and New Zealand might be about to change the game with the world’s first most complete collagen, thanks to sheepskin. First, what is all the hype about collagen? Why is it suddenly in everything from snack bars to skin cream? Collagen is […]

Reboot for men in midlife

Creating community is the answer for helping men in midlife reclaim health and purpose. Midlife is supposed to be the time when years of effort has paid off and the wheels of life are nicely oiled and spinning smoothly. For many men, though, it feels more like the wheels are falling off. Between […]

Green thumb

With spring comes a whole host of new gardening tasks to tackle. Upcoming workshops and expert speakers answer those thorny gardening questions. 2 SEP: GARDEN LIFE Peter Langlands is one of Aotearoa’s most respected foraging experts with a lifelong passion for the outdoors, and is the guest speaker for the evening rendition of […]