Miriama’s mahi: We chat with Miriama Kamo

Miriama Kamo might just be our next mother of the nation – at the least the closest we’ve got to Mother Earth. Metropol editor Nina Tucker catches up with the multimedia journalist and sustainability savvy maven. Much has changed for Miriama Kamo since Sunday, the current affairs show she anchored, fell over in […]

Shooting for the stars: Canterbury’s aerospace industry

Is aerospace the key to our future prosperity? Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen reports on plans to quadruple the value of our region’s aerospace industry in just 10 years while honouring the values of sustainability and diversity. Is the future prosperity of Canterbury found in the stars? Leaders in the region’s aerospace sector […]

Canterbury’s bold B Corp businesses

Can you imagine an economy that’s designed to support people and planet? That’s what the B Corp movement is about and Canterbury has a hard core of companies determined to do better business. Metropol deputy editor Tamara Pitelen goes in search of Canterbury’s B Corps. What’s a B Corp? It refers to a […]

Reuse, relove: The challenge for the fashion industry

The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of the world’s carbon emissions – sending roughly 92 million tonnes of textile waste to landfill, of the 100 billion tonnes produced each year. Metropol editor Nina Tucker asks three industry leaders what it means to be a sustainable fashion brand in New Zealand. Fashion is […]

World-class care: Muscle People

Christchurch has fast become a hub of community, positivity, and good health. Radiating those values and nestled within some of the city’s most giving spaces, is a physiotherapy clinic reshaping what it means to offer world-class care. When you step inside the Muscle People clinic, you expect state-of-the-art service – because that is […]