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Caring for your pride and joy: KBL Automotive

When it comes to taking care of your German car, look no further than KBL Automotive. KBL, formerly Kevin Burt Ltd, really is the definitive one stop shop for your Mercedes, BMW, Audi or Volkswagen.     Incorporating all the latest dealer diagnostic equipment, your C-Class, A4 or 3-Series will be well […]

A model makeover: Honda Cars

The Honda CRV has been with us for many a moon, and for many SUV owners, it remains a crowd favourite. The CRV has been given an automotive nip and tuck for 2021, so what exactly has changed?   Well the outside benefits from a few styling tweaks, such as a redesigned […]

The power of positivity

Sometimes all it takes is a friendly prod to get those projects started that, for some reason, we haven’t quite got around to. Christchurch author and, now, podcaster Rebecca Simons had just such a friend, and thanks to her, Rebecca stopped procrastinating.   “My friend kept reminding me I had the knowledge, […]

Eat. Teach. Love

Fionna Heiton could be Christchurch’s very own Julia Roberts. From getting over a relationship breakup by leaving her job in New Zealand and travelling to the Himalayas, to finding her future partner and starting her own international charity in Nepal: It feels like Eat. Pray. Love got a Kiwi revamp. Our main […]

An acoustic ambition

At just 19, local singer-songwriter Amber Carly Williams is set to perform at the Bay Dreams music festival in Nelson this summer. Metropol catches up with the first-year Ara Music Arts contemporary vocals student about her musical journey. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR GENRE AND MUSICAL BACKGROUND? I enjoy writing and recording […]