Keep your home cool this summer
We look forward to summer all year round. Family barbecues. Beach days. Backyard cricket. But keeping the house cool during the warmer months can be a challenge. Here are five ways to make your home that little bit cooler this summer: Open windows in the evening and early morning When it’s 30-odd degrees […]
That’s a wrap!
Summer will forever be my favourite season. Not just because it welcomes the Christmas holidays and seemingly never-ending celebrations, but because it’s the blueprint for what life in Canterbury is all about. Sunshine and ocean swims sprinkled between special moments with loved ones – this is the ‘Kiwi summer’ we so fiercely protect. […]
The making of a Muay Thai misfit: Kaitlyn ‘Misfit’ Millington
Timaru’s Kaitlyn ‘Tornado’ Tucker started Muay Thai kickboxing at 21 when she needed a new challenge. Success swiftly followed, yet after a bitter defeat for a world title earlier this year, Kaitlyn took a break from fighting to work on a new version of herself – and get married. On 6 December in […]
Shand House stands again
A building beloved to the Timaru community – and its school’s Old Girls – Shand House is in the final stages of resurrection. Words by Nina Tucker. Images supplied. “Watching a building with so much history come back to life has been a truly rewarding experience,” Craighead Diocesan School’s Chief Operations Manager Renae […]
“I’m not here to tickle spiders” – Nettles Lamont
Nettles Lamont is not afraid of speaking up or seeking change. The entrepreneur, philanthropist, trusted governance figure, mother, and past Riccarton Cup Day fashion competition judge has now added newly-elected councillor to her list of achievements – and no shocking government shake-up will stop her from smiling. Metropol editor Nina Tucker chats with […]
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