Lighting up the dark
In times of darkness we all just need to have a good laugh, says South African-Kiwi Urzila Carlson. And the multi award-winning comedian is certainly up to delivering on that brief. She speaks to Metropol about how humour can get us through. From her Sydney hotel room on the last […]
Dancing home, from afar
Forced to reimage dance in a contactless, Covid-19 world, Switzerland-based Sumner-raised contemporary dancer Emma Murray has been selected for Christchurch-based Movement Art Practice (MAP)’s residency, which will be run and shown digitally for the first time at the end of this month. Emma found her feet as a dancer at […]
Festivities all grown up
Adult musicians – and the musically curious – are invited to join an educational and entertaining festival at the Christchurch School of Music next month. The new Festival of Adult Music Learning will run from September 7 to 13 in collaboration with Adult Community Education NZ (ACE) and its Year of […]
Parenting Unfiltered
Book a babysitter, because a hilarious, unfiltered and acclaimed play about raising children is coming to town. Based on the hugely popular book of the same name by blogger Emily Writes, Rants in the Dark is running at The Court Theatre this September. The show takes aim at the pressures […]
The Art of living
He proved us wrong about reality TV. Now married to the woman he met on the show, Matilda, the couple is about to celebrate their son’s first birthday. Cantabrian and former The Bachelor New Zealand, Art Green, speaks with Metropol about love and life in the limelight, and moving his business home. […]
From the Editor: 20 August 2020
“A good half of the art of living is resilience.” – Alain de Botton I was going to start this, my first column as editor of Metropol, writing about beginnings. After a bit of googling I had found a lovely quote from spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle about the magic of […]
Giving back to a good bunch: Daffodil Day
When she was diagnosed with renal cancer, Christchurch woman Angie Milner’s immediate thoughts were making sure she supported her family. The Cancer Society made sure she was supported, too. Not many people expect a cancer diagnosis. And especially not Angie, who had no risk factors when told she had a […]
A charitable endeavour: Hohepa Canterbury
Hohepa Canterbury is building a new future for those in its care, with a capital fundraising campaign aiming to raise $2.2m for two new purpose-built homes on their main Barrington Street campus. A residential community and learning centre providing education and social therapy for adults with intellectual disabilities, the only […]
Gritty Pretty
When it may be months until we can fully trust an early morning clear blue sky or the slippery frosts they bring, a chunky Chelsea boot is a chic way to take no chances in these changeable climes. Thick, flat and platformed, a rubber-soled stomper adds grit to the most […]
