Playing the wild game: Canterbury Pet Foods
Raw pet food from wild game might be better for your pet and helps our native flora and fauna. It’s common knowledge that New Zealand’s fragile native wildlife and ecosystems are under significant threat from the overpopulation of introduced species such as deer, goats, wallabies, possums, rabbits, and hares. These animals damage forests, […]
Raising eyebrows: Face to Face Aesthetics
Want effortlessly beautiful brows that enhance your features? Think ombré eyebrows. Tired of battling with your brow pencil every morning to get just the right shape? Or finding that the years have thinned out and faded your brows? Ombré eyebrows might be the beauty game-changer you’ve been waiting for. A semi-permanent cosmetic tattoo, […]
Power, purpose, & the gift of midlife: Petra Bagust & Niki Bezzant
Midlife gets a bad rap – often portrayed as a slow descent into elastic waistbands and forgetting why you walked into a room. Television personality Petra Bagust and acclaimed journalist Niki Bezzant tell Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen that finding yourself in your fifties might be the best chapter yet. Midlife is a […]
Read or rust: Novelist Kate De Goldi says books are critical to our wellbeing in an AI age
Award-winning author and Aotearoa’s new Te Awhi Rito reading ambassador Kate De Goldi says our brains are under siege – by screens, algorithms, and the distraction of ever-pinging phones. The WORD Festival guest tells Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen that the solution is beautifully simple: sustained reading to rebuild attention, empathy and imagination, […]
Private parties perfected: Crowne Plaza Christchurch
If you need a truly elevated space for special gatherings, read on for a sophisticated hidden gem… More than a venue, 1851 Social Bar and Lounge was crafted with elevated events in mind. Exquisite surroundings coupled with impeccable hosting and a tantalising menu promises that this is an ideal place for your next […]












